The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

"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?"

Though Sherman never intended to disparage Rita, her father's coercion left him little choice but to push back.

Vince's expression soured. "You can look down on me right now, but once the surveillance video makes its rounds, you'll still have no choice but to marry her."

asked callously as he tapped

to the hotel from your company just

request, Mister Vince. The Russells' fortunes must've gone through a tremendous decline lately, and you seem to be rather anxious

steadfast in his mission to get Sherman's approval. If that remained out of grasp, then Vince would happily reach out to Sherman's family, and he believed that Sherman's elders would not stand to

isn't about my

plummeting stocks," Vince

that a man should bear. If

plummet. In this day and age, integrity and morality are

The shareholders will be sorely disappointed if the president of the Parr Group

characteristics of ummet.

aimed squarely at Sherman, not