Annie was at a loss for a moment. She had met many people who were full of themselves, but she never met someone so insufferable. Gibby was delusional enough to believe that he was a promising individual, and it was as if he was oblivious to his multifaceted flaws!
A burst of displeasure welled up within her, but Annie stopped herself from being rude to him since he was the son of her mother's friend.
Gibby misconstrued Annie's silence as surrendering to his profound wisdom. He smiled with what he deemed to be a mature and charming expression, saying, "To be honest, you don't have to introduce yourself. I've learned about your background from your family. I'm not disgusted by you, so please don't feel inferior in any way. Let's date and give each other a chance."
Annie was utterly speechless. She never imagined him to say something so outrageous. "Did you just say I don't disgust you? What could I have done to disgust you?" she retorted.
Gibby responded, "I heard that you got engaged once and almost married, but there was a commotion at the wedding and it was eventually called off."
Annie nodded to confirm his statement. "That's true. What about it?"
"Don't try to convince me that you're mature and stable. I've met men who were genuinely mature and stable, and those men have nothing in common with you! Oh, and so what, if I'm not highly educated? My family's rich! I don't need to excel academically to have a comfortable life. I can buy whatever I want because my family dotes on me! Jealous?
"I was almost married once, but the keyword here is 'almost'! Do you understand what the word 'almost' means? If you can't comprehend such a simple word in the English language, you might want to go back to elementary school! Your degree is worth nothing if you can't grasp a basic concept! And to think you had the nerve to criticize other people for lacking academic qualifications? Please!"
The criticisms that Annie leveled at Gibby left him fuming with anger. "How dare you!"
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The readers' comments on the novel: The Day I Kissed An Older Man
This book is a good book, but it’s too short. I hope it has a part two👍🏾...
This book is getting boring now. I loved Jeremy, Corinne, Sonny and Lucas. The story needs to end. or bring back more of Jeremy, etc....
I haven't skipped any chapter at all. Though the story is good, it keeps going back to base one. I think this has no ending at all and somehow after reading more than 2500 chapters it's kinda tiring already. They have drained all the thrills....
Great writing! I almost cried when Helen hit Melody! So sad! 😭 can’t wait to see how the relationship with her and Lucas develops though. So tired of the repetitive problems with different people....
Yikes my body tenses so much, my moods change as the scenes change. It leaves me wanting to continue reading....
my heart breaks for melody, so many ups and downs, i shed a few tears when lucas walked by melody carrying thalia, and melody stayed quiet while watching them leave. i find myself getting into character as if im one. i dont remember ever feeling like that in any other books. im thankful the 10 chapters/day. waiting for the next 10...
We have updated progress from 7 chapters/day to 10 chapters/day.<3...
i love grandma Beatrice, there needs to me more people like her in the world straight forward and to the point, no beating around the bush and worrying about offending anyone, why pretend to be someone your not....
looking forward to more chapters, The same thing is happening to Melody as what happened to Luna, if Luna was back maybe she would set Lucas straight, can't wait to see how Lucas handles the situations that will arrive. Poor Melody....
ya Lucas pay more attention to Melody lets see what happens waiting for more chapters thanks...