The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Rita continued, "I'm the one who's been investigating you! Sherman has nothing to do with it! If you want to take someone's life, take mine!"

Her outburst prompted Sherman to yank her back. He turned her toward him and said in exasperation, "What's gotten into you? There's no point in reasoning with someone like that. He's not going to be moved by your words!"

"But you were dragged into this because of me! You wouldn't have investigated with me and ended up getting trapped here if I hadn't done anything. I can't bear to see you lose your life because of me," said Rita in anguish.

Esmond burst out in laughter when he saw their affectionate display. "Awww... Look at them act. It's almost as if they were genuinely willing to die for each other, but the truth is, if you put a knife to their neck, I can bet you they'll sacrifice the other person at the drop of a hat. Don't pretend. I've seen all this before. Lots of young couples split up because of money and greed."

no prior conflict with each other. You claim that Rita and I are motivated by greed, but your motives aren't any purer than ours. Let's be clear: I came here to address the land deal you

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them raked in a huge profit. If he looks past this issue, we might be able to strike a cooperation with Parr Group in the future. He's the most promising young investor right now.

came via a slap to the back of the lackey's head. "You fool. Is it worth losing your dignity over a tiny sum? Do you take me for the kind of person who lets

Group last year was so much more than we could earn in a lifetime," the lackey persisted,

his word and look past the land deal. Although they seemed to have had the upper hand