The unconscious Rita, on the other hand, was unaware of what her father had done, which left her unable to face Sherman for quite some time.
Meanwhile, Sherman, who had left the hotel but was still concerned about Rita, had no idea that Vince—whom he had no regard for—would try to match him with Rita. Without Vince's interference, Sherman might have developed feelings for Rita.
With Vince's involvement, their relationship did not even have a chance to begin normally. He detested being trapped in a marriage controlled by others and despised being manipulated like this.
Rita woke up bewildered, not knowing where she was but aware that something had happened. As she moved her fingers slightly, Vince, who had been by her side all along, woke up as well. Although he temporarily trusted Karen, he still insisted on staying by Rita's bedside. He told Sadie to take Karen home.
"Rita, you're finally awake. You nearly scared me to death," said Vince, wiping his face and immediately ringing the bell for the nurse to come in to check on Rita.
Rita allowed the nurse to examine her body. Confused, she asked, "Dad, what happened to me? I remember I was at work. How did I end up in the hospital? And why are you here? Did something happen? Did Sherman come? I thought I heard his voice…" She tried to recall what happened, but it only made her feel dizzier.
Vince immediately stopped her. "Don't think about it too much now. I'll tell you everything in detail once you're feeling better."
Vince sighed. "Do you know you were drugged while you were at work? I don't even want to think about what might have happened to you if Sherman hadn't arrived in time."
Fear overwhelmed Rita's face. "What do you mean? Dad, are you joking with me? I was drugged? What does that mean? Is someone trying to harm me?"
The fact that Rita had not jumped to the worst conclusion yet showed that she was still too young and not cautious 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...