The Day I Kissed An Older Man novel Chapter 2705

The person did not expect Gina to support Rita in such a manner and declined to take up that challenge. After all, the stock market was unpredictable, and no one could share the same level of confidence as Gina when it came to that.

"We've known each other for so many years, Vince. Let's leave today's events as it is. Rita would never stoop to such a level, and you should at least try to trust your daughter a little more," Gina implored.

Vince knew that it was a gentle reminder from one of his first wife's closest friends. Gina only said that because she acknowledged that her best friend once loved that man.

However, Karen was crying incessantly, leading Vince to wonder if the bangle truly held that much sentimental value from her late mother-in-law.

Vince looked at Rita hesitantly. "Be honest, Rita. Did you do it? I promise I'll trust whatever you say."

Rita stared at her father in disbelief. He said he would believe her, yet his act of posing such a question in public had amounted to a blatant distrust.

After a prolonged silence, she offered a bitter smile and replied, "What sort of answer do you want from me?"

Even if they did that, there was no reason for Vince to distrust her. She was his biological daughter, yet he chose to side with Karen and Sadie. It was almost as if she was their enemy, whom they had no hesitation casting aspersions upon in front of so many outsiders.

Even though her mother was no longer alive, Rita had never doubted her father's love for her. She had a happy childhood and firmly believed she grew up in a loving environment. As she grew older, however, she began to doubt her initial judgment. She started to question if her past was an illusion and if everything that she understood was merely a figment of her imagination.

"I know that you have a close relationship with Rita, Aunt Gina, but the evidence from the surveillance video is clear enough. You can't argue that it's not," said Sadie. She then turned to Rita and said, "We're family. We can put this behind us as long as you return the bangle."