The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Thus, Annie had no choice but to return to her seat. “You’ve crossed the line this time!”
Aaron smiled and said softly, “Just stay and enjoy the lunch with me.”
After that, the waiter brought in one fancy dish after another.
Annie ate without really tasting the food. All she could think about was how to explain what was going on to Marcus.
The restaurant was not that far from Newmoon Group. In fact, it would only take Marcus 15 minutes by car to get there.
Marcus smiled when he saw Annie in the room, but his smile froze when he realized Aaron was inside the room as well. He
looked at Aaron, then back at Annie.
“Annie, why are you having a romantic lunch with Mister Aaron?”
Annie smiled awkwardly. “Umm... It might look like a romantic lunch, but I can assure you it’s just a casual lunch. Here, have a
seat, Marcus. Order whatever you want. It’s Mister Aaron’s treat today,” she explained as she patted the seat next to her.
Marcus chose to believe Annie, but he still felt pressured to be in this kind of setting with Aaron. After all, this was the first time
he had ever been so close to his boss. Thus, he bowed slightly and said, “Thank you, Mister Aaron, for the lunch.”
After that, he pulled out his chair and sat down.
Aaron smiled warmly while he gracefully cut his steak.
“Marcus, I heard you asked for a half-day leave because something happened to your family?” he asked casually.
Marcus’ expression became sheepish. “Umm, well... I...”
Was there anything more embarrassing than being caught red-handed in a lie by the boss?
Annie could tell Marcus was embarrassed, so she retorted, “His girlfriend could be considered to be his family, too! Plus, it’s
perfectly normal for a guy to take some time off work for his girlfriend!”
Aaron glanced at the both of them. “Yes, you’re right. It’s perfectly normal,” he said with a chuckle.
To vent her anger, Annie called over the waiter so that she could order the most expensive dishes in the restaurant for Marcus.
Only then would she be able to lessen the resentment she had for Aaron.

Thinking it was not appropriate to do that, Marcus tried to stop her, but Annie stubbornly insisted on doing things her way.
After the steak was served, Marcus cut a piece of it and blew on it before feeding it to Annie. “Here you go, Annie. Try some of
my steak.”
As embarrassed as Annie was to be fed by her boyfriend, she was equally more afraid that Marcus’ feelings would be hurt if she
turned him down. After some hesitation, she opened her mouth and chomped down on the steak.
“Mmm, it’s delicious! Thanks, Marcus. But you don’t have to worry about me. I got plenty of food myself.”
There was no reaction from Aaron. However, the sound of him cutting the steak sounded just a little louder after that.
Somehow or rather, the three of them managed to finish their lunch under the awkward atmosphere.
Before they left the restaurant, Aaron ordered some takeout for Corinne.
“Mister Aaron, is it okay if you go visit Corinne alone? I think I should hang out with Marcus since he did take time off work for
me. I’ll drop by Corinne’s place later in the night,” said Annie after they walked out of the restaurant. How could she not, when
she saw Marcus looking at her with his puppy eyes?
Aaron narrowed his eyes. Ignoring Annie, he looked at Marcus quietly. “Marcus, I’ll just treat this as your lunch break and not
dock your pay off the leave if you go back to work now.”
Marcus was first happy at the offer, but he decided to turn down the offer after looking at Annie.
“Thanks, Mister Aaron. I appreciate the kind offer, but I’m sure the meeting is already over, so there’s no point for me to go back
now. I might as well take full use of the leave to spend time with my girlfriend.”