The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Xante smiled. “You’re overestimating yourself. Newmoon Group can more than afford to lose the business you bring us. I appreciate all the romantic gestures you’ve done for me tonight, but you should know I’m not the young girl I once was. Frankly, these things embarrassed me.”

Shawn felt a pang of hurt in his chest. Frowning, he said, “Xante, I…”

Xante did not want to hear what he had to say anymore, so she shouted toward the private room, “Aaron!”

“Coming!” Aaron immediately ran out of the private room.

Xante threw a set of car keys toward him. “You haven’t drunk any alcohol, so you can drive me home. Bring the car around, and let’s get out of here.”

Aaron caught the car keys and said under his breath, “What does she think I am? Her driver?”

Aaron and walked toward the entrance. She waited for

arrived with the car, and

the important person he thinks he is, but his phone does

him, then? You can exchange all the resources you

way! I’m straight,

Xante ignored him.

in contact with him in the first place. However, she knew he would think he still had a chance with her if she continued

as a bargaining chip, and that would make Xante’s life even more difficult. Thus, cutting him off was

when I was young,’ she thought. The only feeling she had toward a manipulative man like Shawn

the car was not