The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

"Camille, how can you say that? She has a good mother who's ambitious. Even if Sadie wasn't born a Russell, she can still rise
in the world."
The guests were quite audacious. After all, they were all from more powerful families than the Russells.
Rita had not expected things to escalate to this extent.
Camille fell silent.
"Alright, how long do we have to keep up this farce? Please, go home, all of you," said Rita. Sach Th FindNøvl.nt website on
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Vince remained silent with a grim expression while Rita attended to the remaining guests. Karen, on the other hand, was too
ashamed to lift her head. Even her carefully prepared tears had dried on her face. Having shared a bed with Vince for so many
years, she knew that the thing he cared about the most in the world was his reputation.
When Vince first moved Karen and Sadie, he was still in his honeymoon phase, unable to think clearly. However, after years had
passed, he finally came to his senses. He knew that many people in his circle sarcastically called him a 'savior' for marrying
Karen.
Outwardly, he always pretended not to care. Deep down, however, he cared very much indeed.
Thus, no matter how affable he tried to appear, he could not help but feel a surge of anger inside when someone exposed him
like this in front of everyone in a dinner party he hosted in his own home. 'This is all Karen and Sadie's fault!' thought Vince.
After all the guests had left, he chuckled coldly and asked, "Do we still need to look for your precious bangle?"
Karen felt a chill run down her spine, and she forced herself to say, "Forget it. Even if it's an heirloom given by my late mother, it's
not as important as Rita's reputation. Surely some naughty kid must ve taken it out to play and misplaced it. I't go back and have
the family look for it again properly. What if it's just tucked away in some corner?"
"Hmph, blaming it on the children's mischief? You must've misplaced your brain somewhere, too! You just had to go looking for
that worthless bangle of yours in front of so many guests. Did I not buy you enough jewelry? Did I not wire you enough money?
Why did you have to embarrass me in front of all of the guests?"

"Vince, you're mistaken. I didn't mean to embarrass you. What if it was one of the guests' kids who took my bangle away for
fun?"
"Even if your bangle is precious, you
can't just announce in front of so many guests that they should stay to help you find your stupid bangle! You've embarrassed me.
Do you
think I'm your broke ex-husbandnet
The Russell family is wealthy, and your bangle is just chump change to us! We don't want or need your money. So what if you
lost a bangle? I can buy you ten or even a hundred bangles, but what you shouldn't have done is cause a scene at the dinner
party!"
It was only then the realization hit Vince of how stupid he was to let Karen do whatever she wanted with the guest. He should
have been firmer and let the guests go. He truly regretted his decision.
"Rita, you too. Even if you hold grudges toward Karen, you shouldn't have caused a scene. You should know very well that your
stepmom is someone who can't control her temper. Look at how ugly things have become now. The guests will probably be
laughing about us tomorrow!"
Rita was not even surprised at
Vince's reproach. She scoffed and said, "Dad, if your wife can't stand any sort of injustice, then what makes you think I can? I've
already said I didn't take the necklace, and if you don't believe me, fine. I have work tomorrow, so I'm not going to stay here and
continue on with this farce!"
"How dare you speak to me like that? Is this really the attitude you should have toward your father?"