The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Then, Claire would naturally announce her relationship with Sherman in her next interviews with other reporters. She wanted the other women to know that Sherman had her beside him, so that they would think twice before trying to get close to him.

"Have you bought the pastries I asked for?" asked Claire.

Serena handed her an exquisite basket. "Yup! You said they were hard to get, so I lined up before dawn. Luckily, I went early because it didn't take long for them to sell out as soon as the store opened."

Claire looked at the exquisite pastries in the basket with a faint smile. "He likes sweets. Seems quite contradictory to his appearance, doesn't it?"

"Yes, it's quite contradictory indeed..."

As they talked, they arrived at the entrance of the Parr Group building. To avoid attracting attention, they both took the underground passage.

Claire looked at the dimly lit underground parking lot. As they walked toward the elevator, she envisioned a day when everyone would see her walk openly through the main entrance of Parr Group and into Sherman's office.

He did

you in? Have you forgotten the most basic manners?

up to see Claire's smiling face. He was somewhat surprised. "What are you doing here? Weren't you supposed to be doing

find you!" Claire handed him

of pastries and smiled ruefully. "I'm not a child

get that stereotype from? Scientists say eating moderate amounts of sweets can help you maintain a positive mood throughout the day, so this brought this out of consideration for you. Look how irritable you were just now. I bet you

of the pastries to taste. After chewing for a moment, he replied, "If Lucy dared to barge into my office without knocking, she'll be walking out of

implying that she was special, causing her to blush and

work hard, but you shouldn't be so grumpy all the time. You're already light years ahead of anyone else, so

She then stood behind him and placed her hands on his shoulders as if she were going to

up. He turned to face her. "Don't you have other