The two of them embraced as they looked into each other's eyes.
"Thank you, Karen. Do you know how happy I am?" said Vince.
Karen's eyes were also tear-glossed. "We finally have our own child. This child has made us wait for too long."
Rita looked on coldly while Sadie walked up to hug her mother.
"Mom, Dad, soon we'll welcome a little brother. Our family will be even more complete," said Sadie.
Suddenly, Vince seemed to remember something and let go of Karen. He wiped away the tears at the corners of his eyes. He really had not expected Karen to give him such a big surprise.
"Maybe you'll have a little sister instead. Whether it's a boy or a girl, I will cherish them as my treasure."
With tears in her eyes, Karen nodded. "Yes, you're right. Boy or girl, the child will be our treasure."
The three of them completely ignored Rita lying on the hospital bed.
Vince was too overwhelmed with joy to remember his eldest daughter was still recovering from trauma.
Karen and Sadie took away the attention from Rita on purpose. Especially when the three of them hugged each other, Sadie deliberately glanced at Rita as if showing off to her, 'Look! We're more of a family to your dad now!'
However, what she did not realize was that too much had happened over the years. Rita was no longer the child who cried and demanded to be held by Vince.
"Ah!" groaned Rita, her expression twisting as if in pain.
Once they were all gone, Rita sighed in relief. Finally, some peace and quiet. There was never a moment of that whenever the mother-daughter duo was around.
Even though she knew her father had always wanted a son, she never expected Karen to conceive after so many years of trying.
Rita lowered her gaze before she then reached for her phone to send a message to Sherman. She needed to know what had happened that day.
Sherman's call came quickly as if he had been waiting for Rita's message all along. However, after everything that had happened, Rita did not know what to say. Sherman remained silent too.
Eventually, Sherman broke the silence. "Why aren't you saying anything?"
His deep voice echoed through the phone, sending a slight tingle down Rita's spine as if she had been shocked. "You saved me," she finally uttered.
Comments
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...