The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Sophia then walked past Lilin and her mother.
Lilin’s mother did not know what to do about Sophia’s attitude toward her, but that did not mean she could not teach her own
daughter. She bent down to her eye level and patiently said to her, “Lilin, what’s the matter with you today? Why were you so
rude to Sophia? You should’ve welcomed her back with open arms.”
“But Mommy, she called you a homewrecker!” whined Lilin. “Why do I have to treat her with respect when she doesn’t treat you
with respect?”
Lilin’s mother was speechless.
She heard what Sophia called her too, but she pretended not to because she did not want to start a fight with Sophia, the
daughter of Adam and his ex-wife.
Understanding Lilin’s feelings, she did not say anything more. Instead, she led Lilin to find Adam.
The two of them came to the pond and saw Adam ordering his men to do something with a stern expression on his face.
Lilin’s mother knew her husband very well. She only needed to take one look at his expression to know that he had murder in his
mind, which she did not like him to do, especially at his age.
She only approached Adam after she saw his men had left.
“Brian, what did you say to your men just now?” she asked.
Adam’s original name was Brian Addison. Only a few people who were closest to him knew that, and the only person who dared
to address him by his original name was his wife.
Adam’s previously murderous expression morphed into one of gentleness when he saw his wife and little daughter.
“Oh, nothing. I just asked them to look into someone.”
Lilin’s mother frowned. Wanting to get to the bottom of it, she asked again, “Why would you suddenly want to look into
someone?”
Adam did not dare to lie to his wife as he worried she would mistakenly think he was fooling around with other women outside.
Thus, he smiled sincerely and said, “Don’t get me wrong, Mel. I just want to know more about the girl who stole Jeremy from

Sophia. That’s all.”
The woman’s name was Melinda—which meant beautiful and sweet—Vander.
Melinda’s brow remained knitted at her husband’s explanation. “So why are you looking into her? Are you going to get rid of her
for Sophia?”
She understood her husband well; she knew he was going to get rid of any obstacles in Sophia’s way despite her disapproval.
“Well, I don’t have a choice, do I? She’s my daughter after all, and she doesn’t want any other guy except for Jeremy. Who’s
going to help her if not for her own father?” said Adam.
“Brian, I know Sophia is your precious daughter, but you can’t force matters of love. It doesn’t mean Jeremy will accept Sophia
even if you got rid of the poor girl who stole him away from her,” advised Melinda worriedly.
“Mel, you know I owe Sophia a lot. Her mother died when she was young, and I only cared about making money then, so I
passed her off to be raised by her grandparents. I just want to make up for not spending enough time with her.”
Even though Melinda could empathize with her husband’s feelings, she still said, “There are other ways of making up lost time
with her without hurting others. Jeremy chose that girl to be his wife, and I even heard she’s pregnant with his kid. It would be
terrible to separate them now.”
Adam dearly loved his wife, but his daughter’s wish was important to him too. “Let’s not talk about this anymore. I know what I
have to do when it comes to Sophia, so don’t you worry. By the way, have you decided on a school for Lilin?”
Melinda knew her husband was trying to change the topic so she shook her head and sighed with resignation. “When are you
ever going to stop your shenanigans so that Lilin and I can stop worrying about you?”