The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Sherman felt even more disgusted when he saw Rita's eyes widen as she continued to emphasize that he did not need to pay for the meal.

"Did you and your father plan this, with one playing good cop and the other playing bad cop? You can drop your act now. If it weren't for your tacit approval, how could he have made such a demand? I didn't want to come to this dinner, but after what your family did, I couldn't help but ask you about it. Or did you get close to me with impure intentions from the beginning?"

Rita could no longer afford to keep her smile. She felt as if she were pinned to the spot by a pillar of shame. She did not even understand what Sherman was talking about, but she understood it had something to do with her family.

Her only true family member was her father.

"If my family did something that you find unacceptable, I don't know what they did, but if that's the case, let me apologize to you first, okay? Can you please stop speaking so harshly to me?" Rita pleaded. Sherman leaned forward. "Who do you think you are, and what right do you have to speak to me like this? Did you ever think about the damage your father's words would cause my family before you made such a request to me?"

to him in a

Sherman, feeling both aggrieved and anxious. She did not know what had caused Sherman's sudden change in

became even more certain that her father must have done

my family. If possible, could you please tell me what exactly happened. I'm sure you're aware I've been staying in the hospital for the past few days, so I'm completely out of the loop when it comes to what my family is

explained, trying to seek Sherman's understanding. During their last phone call, everything seemed pleasant between them. She hoped Sherman could remember even a bit of that and not treat her like

was a cold

father shouldn't have any knowledge