The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Chapter 1813

Lilin skipped out the ward hand-in-hand with Melinda.

Only Corinne and Emily remained in the ward, looking at each other shyly.

Emily was the first to break the silence. She smiled gently and said," Moonie, do you still...remember me?"

Corinne stared at Emily silently.

Emily sighed with self-blame. "I'm sorry for leaving you all alone for so many years. I'm so sorry..."

As Emily’s tears fell, Corinne's eyes reddened as well. She shifted her gaze to Emily's bandaged forearm and asked, "How did you get hurt? Is the wound serious?"

glanced at her own forearm

complex and bitter. She was not a child anymore, and it also seemed that it was

you two days ago?

head. "No, no! Moonie, why would I want to avoid you? I just felt ashamed because I hadn't done what a mother should do

redder. "Why... Why did you leave me alone back then? Why didn't you come back

after me, and I thought keeping you with me would be too risky. That was why I left you in Marvin's care for a while to keep you safe. After the danger had passed, I went back to find you. I swear I did! But Marvin told me you had died from an illness. He even gave me your ashes,

perseverance paid off as

held

paler, and she seemed very reluctant to answer

her reaction. "It was the Riveras, wasn't it?

reddened as she emotionally croaked, "Moonie, they were only after me, not

said, "At this point, does it really matter whether they were after you or me? They were the reason we were torn