The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Chapter 316
Both Anya and Sunny had taken the car driven by the family’s personal driver to the police station, but moments later,
Sunny had no choice but to go back in the same car after Lucas asked him to go back home to study. Thus, Anya ended up
going home in Lucas‘ car.
After getting into Lucas‘ car, Anya immediately saw the amulet hanging off the rearview mirror. The amulet was consecrated by a
spiritual master from the Empyrean Temple which was located on top of the mountain of its namesake, Mount Empyrean.
There was a small photo of less than an inch of a little girl and her mother inlaid in the middle of the amulet. The little girl had the
same cherry–red mole in between her eyebrows as Anya.
Anya knew that Lucas never believed in things related to spirituality, but even so, he was still willing to ask for a safe blessing for
the mother–and–daughter duo. How important the mother and daughter were to him was self–evident.
However, the people in the photo were not of Anya and her mother but the previous madam and young miss of the Rivera family
who had been missing for many years. Meaning to say, the ex–wife of Anya’s father, and the daughter who was born to them,
Luna.
“Lucas, why do you still have a photo of Luna hanging in your car?” asked Anya in a sour tone.
Lucas had just started the car and his hands were on the steering wheel. He looked up at the amulet, and his cold eyes softened
for a second. “So that I’ll never forget them.”
Anya’s doe eyes flickered with disappointment. “No fair. Why don’t you have a photo of me and Sunny, then?”
“You shouldn’t compare yourself with her,” Lucas said calmly.
“Why shouldn’t I? Is it because deep down in your heart, Sunny and I’ll never be as important as Luna to you?” Anya asked with
a frown.
Lucas detected the hurt in Anya’s voice. He slowed down the car, raised his arm, and gently patted her on the head.
“Silly girl. Aren’t I always by your side? I can see you anytime, so there’s no need to hang a photo of you in my car. Meanwhile,
Luna has been gone since she was five years old, and we have no idea how she’s been doing all these years. As a brother, I
should’ve kept her safe, but the only thing I can do for her is to pray that she’s safe and happy.”

Anya frowned and anxiously advised, “The fact that she hasn’t been by your side all these years is all the more reason for you to
let her go. Besides, I don’t think Luna would’ve wanted to see you living under the shadow of their disappearance. There’s also a
high chance they’re not of this world anymore.”
Lucas‘ eyes darkened, and he put his hand back from the steering wheel. He never liked to hear such unlucky words from others
because he never wanted to believe that Luna and her mother were no longer alive. He would rather believe that they had
changed their names and were living happily in another corner of the world.
He would have asked the person who said all those unlucky words to get out of the car if it was not for the fact that it was Anya
who said them.
Anya did not notice Lucas was angry. She stared at the amulet and said coquettishly, “Lucas, I want you to hang a photo of me
and Sunny in the car as well! That way, you’ll always think of us when you’re driving. Okay?”
Lucas snorted. “Forget it. Why would I want to be reminded of Sunny? That kid only scored three points in his final math exam.”
Anya was speechless and felt a little embarrassed for that idiotic little brother of hers. “Lucas, Sunny is actually quite smart. It’s
just that his heart isn’t in studying.”
“Does he think he can get away with studying just because his heart isn’t in it? The family has hired so many tutors for him, and
he only has a score of three points to show for all that? Why, he should be ashamed to call himself a Rivera! I know I definitely
would.”
“Fine. We’ll leave him out of the photo and just put mine, okay?”
Lucas sighed helplessly. To date, he had never not given in to Anya. “Okay, I will hang a photo of you in the car tomorrow so that
I’ll think of you every time I’m driving. Happy?”
Anya nodded and beamed at him. “Yeah, I’m happy now that we all got the same treatment from you.”