The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Anya shakily grabbed Lucas’ legs.
“No, Lucas. It’s not like that... Corinne’s ghost made me say all those things! Even in death, she insists on making life hell for
me! This is what she wanted! She won’t stop until everyone leaves me! Lucas, you can’t let her fool you!”
Lucas looked down at her condescendingly and frowned with disgust. He then lifted his leg to make Anya let go and stepped
back to distance himself from her.
Not caring how pathetic she looked, Anya crawled toward him again, hoping he would eventually come to her rescue as usual.
However, mid-way through, she heard Beatrice’s voice coming from the door. “Anya, stop being so stubborn. Just admit you
were wrong.”
This stopped Anya in her tracks. She turned toward the door, and her eyes widened in shock when she saw Beatrice walking
through the door with Corinne supporting her. A split second later, Cedric also appeared with his personal butler.
‘Is that Corinne? Isn’t she supposed to be dead?!’ Anya snapped her head back to look at the dead body with the mangled face.
It was right there!
However, Corinne’s ‘ghost’ was nowhere to be seen. In fact, the only soul standing where the ‘ghost’ used to be was Francine,
who glared at her with her arms crossed.
‘How is this possible? Corinne’s supposed to be dead! The phone even flew through her body when I threw it at her! What is
going on?! It can’t be a coincidence for everyone to be here while I said all those things... Corinne must’ve planned all of this!
That means she wasn’t dead!’
Amid Anya’s inner turmoil, Cedric and Beatrice slowly walked up to her. Once they stopped in front of her, Beatrice sighed and
said, “Anya, your grandfather and I heard everything you said to Corinne. There’s no use arguing your way out of this.
“We’ve given you nothing but love over the years partly because you do look a little like Luna, but you should know you’re every
bit as much as our precious granddaughter as she is! We’ve never seen you as just her replacement. We love you for who you
are.
“Especially your brother, Lucas. You should know better than anyone how much he’s cared for you, protected you, and spoiled
you for the past twenty years! How could you say all those mean things about him?

“And in what world is it right to use other people? Seriously, you need to get your sense of entitlement in check! I bet it was your
mother who taught you all these ridiculous values!”
Anya shook her head rapidly and said tearfully, “No, Grandma! It’s not like that! I didn’t...”
Cedric scoffed. “Give it up, Beatrice. There’s no saving this one. She’s becoming more like that scheming, unscrupulous, and
unrepentant mother of hers.”