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

it, but I don’t want him

his head. He then put the chocolate on the coffee table, stood up, and looked down on

best not to marry someone poorer than you? Sure, you can try to be frugal once or twice, but as time goes on, you’ll come

am I marrying someone poorer than I am? Weren’t you the one who

the company.

on to another guy very fast. It was not like they

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

could not believe how naive she was. He leaned in closer and said, “Annie, even if you don’t choose me, you cannot be won over by a guy who gives you cheap

red. She instinctively backed away before laughing

You shouldn’t trust men so easily. Not having the money to spend on you and not willing to spend money

Frowning, she said, “I never thought I’d hear those words coming out of your