The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Marcus assumed Holden Group must have exerted pressure on the media companies to stop them from covering Jeremy’s
death.
“Someone must’ve set him up! Why else would he go to an abandoned factory?” sobbed Annie.
“Did he go alone?” asked Marcus.
“His right-hand man and the driver went with him,” answered Annie in a hoarse voice.
“Then are those two still alive?”
Annie shook her head. “No one knows where they are right now.”
Marcus frowned. As much as he felt sorry for Annie, he did not know how to help her since he was not familiar with how things
work in the lives of the elites.
However, Annie did not go to him for help. What she really wanted was for him to comfort her.
“My family is a mess right now, and my parents forbid me from telling anyone about this. But I’m so...so sad. Uncle Jeremy doted
on me ever since I was little. He might be a little fierce sometimes, but he never says no to me when I ask him for something!”
Marcus patted her hand gently before sighing helplessly. “Annie, I know you’re sad, but I really don’t know how to comfort you.
All I can give is my condolences.”
Annie wiped her tears away again. “I’m actually better off than Corinne since I can cry and talk to you about it, but she... She
doesn’t even know Uncle Jeremy is dead. As soon as I got the news yesterday, I wanted to call and tell her, but Mister Aaron
stopped me. He said the shock might send her into premature labor, so it’s best to keep the news from her.”
Marcus was stunned, not at the fact that Corinne still had no idea about Jeremy’s death but because Annie was with Aaron
yesterday. However, he knew it was not the right time to pursue the matter.
“But they’ve broken up, right? If I remember correctly, Miss Corinne was unwilling to forgive Mister Jeremy, so I don’t think she’d
be that sad. Don’t worry too much about it, Annie,” comforted Marcus.
Annie shook her head stubbornly. “No! They might look like they hate each other, but everyone could tell they still love and care
about each other very much. I’m sure they would’ve gotten back with each other once the misunderstanding was cleared up!”

Marcus was about to say something when he saw someone walking toward them. He quickly stood up and said awkwardly, “Hi,
Mister Aaron.... Are you here to get some coffee too?”
Annie blew her nose, turned around, and saw that it was indeed Aaron who had come.
Aaron raised his arm and pointed at the watch on his wrist. “Marcus, lunch break is almost over. You’re going to be late if you
don’t head back to work now.”
“I’m sorry, Mister Aaron. I must’ve forgotten the time since I was trying to comfort my girlfriend. There’s been a death in her
family,” explained Marcus.
Aaron looked at Annie, and then back at Marcus. “It doesn’t matter what your reason for being late is, the company will still dock
your pay for being late,” he said with a superficial smile.
Marcus could feel the unbearable pressure coming from Aaron. “Alright, Mister Aaron. I’ll go back right away.”
Turning to Annie, Marcus said apologetically, “Sorry, Annie, but I have to go back to work now. I’ll call you after I get off from
work. Be a dear and stop crying, okay? Mister Jeremy’s not going to come back even if you keep crying. And remember to eat
something.”
He then rushed off to get back to work.
Aaron sat on the seat Marcus vacated. “You shouldn’t have told an outsider everything,” he chided softly.
Annie could not stop her tears. “He’s not an outsider! He’s my boyfriend,” she said sulkily.