The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Sadie pretended to be magnanimous and considerate, which only disgusted Rita further.

"I'm only going to say it once: I didn't do it. Even if you and your mother want to falsely accuse me, I didn't do it. I don't know how you managed to retrieve this surveillance footage, but Dad, I'm telling you, I didn't do it. If you want to suspect your own daughter, then I guess nothing I say can ever change your mind," said Rita.

She looked squarely at Vince, giving her father one last chance.

Since Rita had said so, Vince had no choice but to brush the matter aside quickly. After all, there were so many people watching their family's drama.

"Alright, maybe you accidentally misplaced the bangle somewhere? Maybe it got knocked under the table accidentally? Quickly have the servants search for it. Everyone, there's no need to stay here. This is just a joke between my wife and daughter. Goodbye, now."

He could not wait to send the guests away. After all, if they lingered any longer, who knew how much gossip would arise in their next day's idle chatter?

Karen was not going to

that so hard? I know I'm her stepmother, and no matter how much I do for her, others will only say I'm just a stepmother. But haven't I been good to her? Why does she treat me like this? Since I married you, I've been enduring one grievance after another. Even my daughter has no choice but to swallow her pride like me. I've endured

getting on in age like him. The older he got, the more he needed to feel like he was needed. "Rita,

things at home?' She could not imagine just how much Rita had suffered over the

you being

really did steal the necklace, and you're forcing her to apologize? Isn't that a bit too much?" Gina, with her affluent background and long-standing acquaintance with them, spoke bluntly, but Vince was somewhat

so butt out," Vince said,

in Vince's embrace,

to offer a few more words of defense, but Rita grabbed her arm and gave her a reassuring smile. "It's okay, Miss Gina. You don't need to speak for me. I know you care about me." However, when Rita looked at the seemingly 'loving' couple,