The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Maxwell's voice had not changed much. It was deep and pleasant as always, with a touch of change.

Emily-who had just sighed in relief-was surprised to see Maxwell. Before she could stand up, he sat down beside her.

Since there was no chance of escaping, Emily decided to calm down and looked elsewhere. "May I help you?"

Although Maxwell was sitting next to her, he kept a distance from her so he could take a good look at her.

"I just want to clear the misunderstanding between us," said Maxwell while looking at her.

"Okay, go ahead," said Emily without looking at him.

Maxwell sighed and started to explain, "Back then, there were simply too many misunderstandings between us. You thought that I cheated on you, and I thought that you'd fallen in love with someone else. Tha was why we were always fighting.

swear, I've never cheated on you. I was too young and short-tempered back then, so when my parents chased you out of the house because of the rumor, I didn't stop them because I was angry with you at that time. The truth is, I've never doubted you and I knew you'd never

you left. Only recently, I found that Phoebe, the woman I was forced to marry, had been interfering in our relationship. She even sent people to kill you in my name... I'm sorry, Emily. You suffered

show any trace of emotion

anything you'd like to know

thank you," replied Emily calmly as if she had no interest

and asked cautiously, "Sunny told me that Moonie is going to travel the world for her honeymoon... So I've been thinking. Since we missed Moonie's childhood, maybe we should join the trip and take care of the kids for them? Consider it as making up for lost time with her. What

the kids. I can do it myself! Besides, Moonie won't take you

them, will they? I bet

for a minute, then answered calmly, "I'll think about it. Besides, I haven't talked about it with Moonie either. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to check on my grandchildren. Don't follow me!" She then stood up and

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