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.

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

you everywhere since 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.

of emotion on

and said, "Yes. Is there anything you'd like to know

as if

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

you to look after the kids. I can do it myself! Besides, Moonie

he was ashamed, Maxwell persisted. "The kids won't mind having another person spoiling them,

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to check

in our garden are blooming again. Would you like to