"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."

trying to force me into marrying her?" Sherman asked callously as he tapped his fingers

would you go all the way to the hotel from your company just to rush to her aid? Young people tend to have a lot of shared interests, so nurturing a relationship after marriage will probably come

request, Mister Vince. The Russells' fortunes must've gone through a tremendous decline lately, and

had sensed Sherman's reluctance, he remained steadfast in his mission to get Sherman's approval. If that remained out of grasp, then Vince would happily reach

isn't about

plummeting stocks," Vince

responsibilities that a man should bear. If this video surfaces, it

this day and age, integrity and morality are

if the president of the Parr Group displays such blatantly irresponsible

characteristics of ummet.

a weighty threat that aimed squarely at Sherman, not that

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