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."

into marrying her?" Sherman asked callously as

for Rita, right? Why else would you go all the way to the hotel from your company just to

chuckled softly. "Only you could make such a request, Mister Vince. The Russells' fortunes must've gone through

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

about my

plummeting stocks," Vince

want you to embrace the responsibilities that a man should bear. If this video surfaces,

day and

shareholders will be sorely disappointed if the

characteristics of ummet.

words carried a weighty threat that aimed squarely at Sherman, not that Sherman was moved by