The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Sherman eventually caved in and nodded after seeing Rita's gaze. "There's no stopping you, is there? In that case, I have one request. If there is ever a time when your safety is threatened, you're to withdraw yourself from the investigation right away."

Rita was a little surprised when she managed to convince him. She was practically leaping for joy as she ran up to Sherman. "Of course! I'm not an idiot. You don't know how much this means to me! I didn't expect you to agree. Thank you so much!"

"Well, how could I refuse when a certain someone declared in my face that her original intention for becoming a reporter was to get justice for people? I can't dampen her spirits after that..." Sherman smiled faintly when he saw Rita's glee.

"By the way," Rita's tone became more serious, "I investigated Esmond's schedules. He'll likely show up at some club tomorrow, but I'm not sure if the owner is one of his people, I haven't found much about that person. Would you like to check it out?"

Sherman was surprised by her resourcefulness. Her ability to find out that much information simply with her own means.

"That club you mentioned, who owns it? I had my men check his affiliates, so there's a chance the person might be on the list."

"The owner's name is Payton Waford."

got some tricks up your sleeve, I see. I'm surprised you managed to

found the place rather surprising. It had karaoke bars, clubs, pool bars, amusement parks, and all sorts of other entertainment

got involved in the property business in the past few years. The revenue from his

entering that sort of place?" Rita frowned.

make money. If he was even remotely concerned about that, he wouldn't have set up shady businesses. Now that

"But you can't wear a suit and leather shoes. It'll make you

for such events, and even if he did, he only

Rita asked in surprise. She was leaning in front of Sherman's computer to look at the screen, so the two of them were very close when they faced each other. Rita noticed Sherman's raised eyebrow

said, "Well then, let's give you a break from business attire! I'll