The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Xante adjusted her gold-rimmed spectacles calmly and said, “Francine told me that our boss encountered Sophia when she went
to pick up the children today.”
Aaron’s expression froze. “When did that woman return to the country? None of our people noticed that.”
Xante narrowed her eyes thoughtfully and replied, “She obviously knows that we’ve been keeping an eye on her over the years.
She has a strong sense of vigilance, and her family power in Molomia is such that they are fully capable of avoiding us. She has
every means of returning to the country undetected. According to Francine, she claimed to be married and was holding a child in
her arms. Francine came to us because she wants us to find out who her husband is.”
Aaron sat across from Xante and mused, “I didn’t think she got married so secretively. Our men have been keeping an eye on
her, but no one has ever seen any man with her. Could it be—”
Xante was well aware of what Aaron was insinuating and immediately cautioned, “We can’t jump to any conclusions just yet.
Have someone to find out several things: the hotel she’s currently staying in, her husband’s background, and the reason for her
return to the country.”
Aaron raised his hand and made an ‘OK’ gesture. “Consider it done.”
Aaron left the room to make the necessary calls. After a few minutes, he returned and reported, “I found out that Sophia’s family
of three is staying at Exeter Hotel in the city center. They’re accompanied by about a dozen of Adam’s most professional
bodyguards.”
Xante raised an eyebrow in intrigue. “And her husband’s identity?”
“There’s hardly any usable information at the moment.” Aaron shook his head. “I only found the name Zachary Finnix.”
That name brought disappointment to Xante. They made some progress in finding out the name of the husband, but it was not
the person they had been for many years.
Aaron added, “I also received some reliable information that Adam is considering retirement and plans to hand over the entire
family business to his daughter, Sophia. She’s willing to take over her father’s business, which is why she returned to the country
to sell off some of the company’s assets. She wants to pull everything out of the country and never return.”
Xante pondered over that information in silence. The domestic market held significant potential for growth, yet Sophia was willing
to dispose of those assets completely.

At Exeter Hotel.
It took Jeremy an hour to finish his shower. He had limited use of his legs and feet, so dressing up was a very time-consuming
task. After he had put on his clothes, he returned to his wheelchair and spent some time drying his hair before leaving the
bathroom.
Sophia had already fed their son, Benjamin, and put him to sleep. Seeing the man emerge from the bathroom, she wore a
disappointed frown as she said, “I understand you’re concerned about your physical disability, Zachary, but you and I are
husband and wife. I’m not put off by what happened. It’s dangerous for you to take a bath alone, so please don’t avoid me like
this. Let me take care of you. Please just give it a try!”
The man rolled the wheelchair to the bed and glanced deeply at his peacefully sleeping son. “I just don’t want to be a burden to
anyone.”
Sophia could not hide her sorrow and inadvertently raised her voice. “You’re not a burden to me, Zachary!”
The sleeping child frowned, seemingly disturbed by the conversation. Zachary, too, frowned and brought a finger to his lips. He
gestured for Sophia to speak softly and extended his hand to pat his son’s back. In doing so, he wanted to encourage his son to
sleep peacefully.
The boy’s frown gradually relaxed, and he sank into a deep slumber.