"Mister Vince, it's a downpour out there. Miss Rita will get sick if she runs around outside," said Donna.
"It's her own fault if she gets sick," remarked Vince stiffly. "No one told her to go out."
Sensing a slight softening in his tone, Donna quickly interjected, "Why don't I help her? That painting is a cherished memento for her, so it's understandable for her to be so anxious about it."
In the end, Vince sighed and waved. Donna immediately followed Rita outside.
It was partly the servants' fault that the painting went missing. They only knew that the painting, which had been hanging for over a decade, was suddenly being taken down, but they completely overlooked where it had been put.
'Oh, what a mess this has turned out,' thought Donna.
She could not bear to see Rita distressed. Thus, she ran into the rain without hesitation.
Finally, Rita found her painting in a small building next door, used for storing junk. She saw the usually clean frame carelessly thrown on the ground and completely covered in dust. It was as if she alone cherished the memories of their family's past.
Unable to hold back any longer, Rita lowered her head and burst into tears. "Mom, I miss you so much..."
Rita returned to the mansion in a daze. Only Donna was there to accompany her. Not even her father, Vince, came out to help her look for the painting.
Donna tenderly wiped Rita's soaking wet hair. "Goodness, Miss Rita, you're soaking wet, and you've always been easy to get sick! You'll definitely catch a fever tomorrow."
'Maybe Karen is right. My family of three had become a thing of the past, and only I remained immersed in it, unwilling to face reality. Mom is dead, and Dad has a new family… I shouldn't dwell in the past anymore,' thought Rita.
She clenched her fists and gritted her teeth as she looked toward a particular direction. She would make Karen pay for this.
Rita stormed toward Karen's room.
Donna followed closely behind, trying to stop her. "Rita, you're not a child anymore. You shouldn't act so impulsively! What if your father sees you? He'll blame you again."
"Donna, why does my father treat me like this when I'm his daughter?"
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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...