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?"

this before. She apologized to him in a fluster, "I'm sorry, I really don't know

and anxious. She did not know what had caused Sherman's sudden

became even more certain that her father must have done something

a deep breath, trying her best to regain her composure. "I don't know what happened, but I still want to apologize on behalf of my family. If possible, could you please tell me what

understanding. During their last phone call, everything seemed pleasant between them. She hoped Sherman could remember even a bit

was a cold

your father shouldn't have any knowledge of them. So it possible for him to know if you hadn't told him? At the end of the day,