All the guests were all somewhat surprised. They had not expected Rita to smile and carry on with such ease and humor after experiencing such a situation. They could not help but feel that she truly lived up to the status of being a well-bred young lady of the Russells.
In contrast, Sadie was fuming in the background. 'Who does Rita think she is to steal the spotlight like this? What a shameless, despicable person! She had been accused of stealing Mom's bangle, yet she could still smile. This chick's mental resilience is remarkable.'
"Rita, are you trying to get away by changing the topic? You haven't given Mom an explanation yet," said Sadie.
It was no wonder the others thought Sadie was a less well-bred version of Rita.
The guests could not help but wonder if they needed to stick around and wait for them to resolve the matter. Even if Rita did break Karen's bangle, so what? What did it have to do with them?
They had shown enough face to the Russells by staying this long. Rita had graciously suggested they leave, yet Sadie decided to stir up trouble again.
"I think that's enough," said Camille, Rita's longtime friend. "So what if Rita, the prestigious scion of the Russell family, broke her father's mistress' bangle? It's not really that big of a deal."
Originally, Camille wanted to speak up for Rita, but she had been constantly silenced by Rita. It was only then she found an opportunity.
Immediately, Vince's and Karen's faces darkened. Sadie, on the other hand, began to clamor at her like an angry hen with its tail feathers on fire, disregarding the refined image she usually maintained as the second Miss Russell.
"How shameless. What nonsense are you spouting there? Who do you think you are? How dare you speak like this? Who gave you the right to appear in our house!"
Camille was not someone easy to deal with; she always spoke her mind regardless of the time and place.
"You jest, Camille. This is completely Sadie's fault for not knowing who you are. You know, she only moved here with her mother when she was in her teens. She doesn't know a lot of people yet. I'll make sure to discipline her so things like this won't happen in the future again," said Vince.
Vince's words were like a slap to Sadie's face. She had been utterly humiliated in front of so many people. Even if she wanted to pretend that she was familiar with the guests there, deep down, everyone knew who it was that had struck it rich.
In other words, she was an outsider who did not belong to their circle. Sadie felt like she had been slapped hard in the face. No matter how hard she tried, she could not blend in.
The night's party had many heirs and heiresses from various families attending. They could not help but turn their heads away and chuckle when they saw Sadie's face turn as red as a cooked shrimp.
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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...