The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Aaron took the chocolate from Annie’s hand. Instead of eating it, he simply stared at it.

“Did you buy this? Or was it Marcus?”

“Actually…Marcus bought it for me,” said Annie truthfully.

Aaron raised an eyebrow. “So he won you over with this cheap chocolate? He might as well not buy it. Only chocolates from master chocolatiers are good enough to eat!”

Annie did not like his attitude. “Mister Aaron, you can give me back the chocolate if you don’t want to eat it. But you should know not everyone is rich or can spend thousands on a box of chocolates like you.”

Aaron smiled at Annie. “Well, that certainly doesn’t apply to you. Your Uncle Jeremy can even hire a master chocolatier to go to your house to create custom chocolates right in front of your eyes, no?”

Annie’s eyes flickered. “I can do that, but…Marcus can’t! His family isn’t that rich, so he can’t be wasting money on frivolous stuff like chocolates!”

chuckled softly. “How is it wasteful when he’s buying it for his

I say I want it, but I don’t want him to be

chocolate on the coffee table, stood

to be frugal once or

the one who told me that Marcus came from a very good

that from the perspectives of other female employees in the company. How

moved on to another guy

for the rest of my life. In other words, money’s not really my

and said, “Annie, even if you don’t choose me, you cannot be won over by a guy who gives you cheap chocolate. You deserve better

laughing wryly. “Thank you for thinking so

money to spend on you and not willing to spend money on you

by that. Frowning, she said, “I never thought