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 not even lift

you in? Have you forgotten the most basic manners?

was somewhat surprised. "What are you

you!" Claire handed him the pastries. "Look what

of pastries and smiled ruefully. "I'm

because you're not a child doesn't mean you can't enjoy sweets! Where did you 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

Sherman opened the basket and casually grabbed a piece 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 the building the next

that she was special, causing her to

you shouldn't be so grumpy all the time. You're already light years ahead of anyone

pushed Sherman onto the sofa. She then stood behind him and placed her hands on his shoulders as

turned to face