"When you say 'responsibility', what is it that you're referring to?" Sherman asked. "I recall explaining everything in vivid detail to you back then, and I left only after I ensured Rita's safety. Why are you now presenting this surveillance footage to me and demanding I shoulder some form of responsibility?"

He shrugged and stared at Vince, unable to fathom his intentions. "Did you even seek Rita's consent before coming to my place today?"

"No, of course not," Vince retorted, a wry smile playing on his lips. "I purposely refrained from doing so because I know she'll try to stop me. I'm sure you're aware of how much damage gossip can inflict upon a young woman. That is precisely why I am asking you to take responsibility. I believe she'd be a suitable match for you."

Sherman could not help but be entertained by Vince's audacity. He lounged on the sofa and glanced at the shameless middle-aged man before him. "And what makes you believe that?"

intended to disparage Rita, her father's coercion left

soured. "You can look down on me right now, but once the surveillance video makes

asked callously as

you don't have any feelings for Rita, right? Why else would you go all the way to the hotel from your company just to rush to her aid? Young people tend to

you could make such a request, Mister Vince. The Russells' fortunes must've gone through a tremendous

Sherman's approval. If that remained out of grasp, then Vince would happily reach out to Sherman's family, and

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