The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Lucy remained as icy as ever, almost like a robot.

Puzzled, Rita asked, "I've never taken any photos with Mister Sherman, nor have I been to the city hall. Where did this marriage certificate come from?"

Lucy adjusted her glasses and replied, "I used the information I collected from you to register your marriage. There are some things that Mister Sherman doesn't need to handle personally." "Oh... I see. Guess I learned something new today."

Lucy nodded. "If you have no further instructions, I'll head back. I still have a lot of work waiting for me at the company."

Rita nodded quickly. "Of course, go ahead."

Alone at last, Rita cautiously opened the marriage certificate. Looking at the photo of two young people leaning close together, she smiled faintly and gently touched the image.

really our marriage certificate?' she

she felt like their hearts were

once more. Everything seemed to be to her advantage at Sherman's expense, yet she could not find a way to repay him.

whether she should talk to Sherman about it, perhaps framing it as a loan from their family. Once her health improved,

in person made her carefully weigh her words. Did she even have the right to bring

but her enthusiasm for it had waned. Despite Esmond's case still unresolved, she found herself feeling tired for the first time in her career as a reporter. She questioned in this

paused his task of pouring

at him and then lowered her head. "It's nothing, just personal

your energy into work. While I hope you'll conduct more interviews and write more articles, I'm not that heartless. It's important to find a

said, considering that Rita was someone Sherman had taken an interest in. He made sure to look after her