Denny sighed. "Why are you so stubborn? You don't want to trouble us, yet aren't you always there for us when we're going through something? If it weren't for you back then...there might not be the Denny you see now. Sometimes, showing a little vulnerability doesn't mean you're weak. You're just too strong-willed; that's why those two women always get the upper hand. At the end of the day, your dad is just an ordinary man, and no man can ever resist feminine wiles. I think you need to adjust your strategy a bit."
Rita laughed as she listened to Denny's earnest advice on how to deal with Karen and Sadie. "We're not in some kind of soap opera. There's not that much scheming and plotting in real life, you know?"
"Trust me, all the things I'm teaching you will come in handy someday. So just keep them in mind, yeah?"
"Alright, alright. How about we focus on getting my makeup done first, so that I can at least get through tonight's dinner party?" Rita closed her eyes tiredly. "I'm going to take a quick nap... I didn't sleep well last night."
"Go ahead. Rest assured you're in good hands. I promise to make you look a hundred times more elegant than that mother-daughter duo!"
Denny could not help but sigh when he noticed Rita had fallen asleep in under a second. He then could not help but grit his teeth as soon as he touched her flawless face.
'She claimed she didn't sleep well last night, but there's not even a hint of dark circles under her eyes! That's so unfair!' he thought.
By the time Rita woke up, Denny had prepared her outfit.
"Umm, how long did I sleep? It feels like it's been ages."
Rita's beauty was something he could ever fully capture. Yes, he could enhance her beauty through the use of makeup, but it was not something he could ever fully capture.
"Every time I do your makeup, I feel both delighted and frustrated. Delighted because your natural complexion is so good that it allows me to freely showcase my skills, but frustrated because you're already so beautiful that my makeup just adds a tiny fraction of enhancement," Denny said.
Rita immediately gave him a glare. "Nonsense! My complexion looks terrible, but after you do my makeup, I look like I've had ten hours of sleep every day! Alright, could you leave the room? I gotta change into my evening gown and call the driver to pick me up. Otherwise, Dad will start lecturing me again. You know, the older he gets, the more he loves to repeat himself. It's annoying."
Even though she was complaining, there was a faint smile on her face, which reassured Denny. No matter how Rita's family dynamics changed, as long as Vince, her father, still cared about her, that was enough.
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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...