Ch. 1531..1540

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1531-Corinne recalled David's housekeeper telling them he was with a friend when they arrived. Thus, she decided to believe Jason for the time being.

"So you're friends with Doctor David, huh?" said Corinne.

Jason smiled cheekily. "Of course! I have lots of friends since I'm such a good guy."

Corinne's lips twitched out of annoyance. "Sure, sure."

Jason dangled his car key in front of her. "Let's go. I'll give you two a ride home."

Corinne looked around at the taxi-less neighborhood, and then at the dazed Benjamin in her arms. After thinking about it, she decided to take Jason up on his offer.

"Okay, thanks. I appreciate the help," she said.

Jason sighed. "Corinne, how many times do I need to tell you that you don't have to be so formal with me? We're friends."

Corinne glanced sideways at him. "We might be friends, but we're still members of the opposite sex. It's best to keep a little distance between US so that other people won't talk."

"Fine…" In truth, Jason wished others would mistake them for husband and wife.

Corinne carried Benjamin out of the park. Together, she and Benjamin got into the backseat of the car while Jason got into the driver's seat.

Jason drove the car slowly out of the quiet neighborhood. It was not long until he started chatting again.

"Corinne, I heard you recently bought the piece of land on Serenity Bay."

"Yeah. Who did you hear it from? Lucas?"

Jason chuckled. "Nah, he's not the type to tell me these kinds of things. I heard it from a friend of mine who works in the auction house. Like I said, I have lots of friends."

"Looks like the auction house doesn't take their clients' confidentiality that seriously at all from the way their employee reveals them so easily. I bought the piece of land under Holden Group's name. What's the matter? Did you have your eyes on that piece of land, too?"

Jason smiled. "Yes. I want to ask you what you plan to do with that piece of land."

Corinne looked out of the window at the passing scenery. 'I haven't really decided. Since that piece of land was bought using Holden Group's name, I'll need to use it according to what would be most beneficial to the company. I'm going to hold a board of directors meeting soon."

"I understand. The location is certainly perfect for developing a landmark commercial area. Can we work together if Holden Group decides to do just that?" asked Jason.

Corinne turned to look at him. ’Talbot Group wants to work with Holden Group on this project?"

"I do have that intention in mind," said Jason honestly, "because Talbot Group also has a piece of land near Serenity Bay, but it isn't as big as the one Holden Group has. Due to the size, it's really hard to do anything about it. It'll be a winwin if Holden Group can work together with Talbot Group to develop the two pieces of land together."

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1532-'So Jason has an ulterior motive for finding me…’ thought Corinne.

She was not against Jason's idea. In fact, she felt relieved.

She was initially afraid that Jason was going to ask her to give him a chance, so she was rather relieved to find out he wanted to talk business with her instead.

Corinne had not forgotten how Jason helped her when she needed it the most.

Since she could not return his feelings, she promised she would help him out whenever he needed it in the future.

Thus, she did not want to turn down his business proposal since he took the initiative to ask. However, this was not something she could decide alone. She would still need approval from the company’s shareholders before giving him an answer.

"I'll give your proposal some thought, and I'll also go check out your piece of land when I'm free. You have my word that I'll try to get the shareholders on board if the project is feasible,” said Corinne.

Jason smiled and nodded. "Thanks in advance, Corinne. You have no idea how much of a headache that piece of land is, so it'll be great if my company can work with yours."

"Don't thank me first. I only said I'll try to get the shareholders on board, but it's still up to them whether we'll end up working together," said Corinne.

Jason smiled again at her from the rearview mirror. "I understand. The outcome isn't really that important; it's enough that you're willing to help me out."

Their eyes met for a second, causing Corinne to frown and look out of the window.

"Keep your eyes on the road."

"Will do."

After that, Jason kept his eyes on the road, but he never stopped talking to Corinne about random things.

As much as Corinne found that annoying, she thought it would be ungrateful of her to ignore him since he did help her out in the past. Thus, she would give him monosyllabic replies from time to time.

30 minutes later, they arrived at the Holdens' mansion. By that point, Bryan had long fallen asleep in Corinne's arms.

Jason opened the door for them like a gentleman and reached out his hands to help carry the little boy out. However, Corinne shook her head and slowly carried him out of the car herself.

She did not have the heart to wake him up, thinking he must have been through a lot today. It must not have been easy for him to fall asleep, so she did not want to risk waking him up by having another person carry him.

Jason stood helplessly by the side as he watched her carry Benjamin out of the car.

Corinne adjusted Benjamin's weight around to make herself feel more comfortable before politely thanking and saying goodbye to Jason.

However, to her surprise, Jason said, "That's all I get for sending you home?

Aren't you going to ask me in for a cup of coffee?"

Corinne frowned in annoyance. "Do you really think that's appropriate?"

Jason shrugged. "I was kidding. Just go in. I'm leaving now. Remember to update me about the piece of land in Serenity Bay!"

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1533-Corinne nodded and watched Jason leave before entering the mansion gate with Bryan in her arms.

As soon as she walked in, she saw Francine, who had been secretly watching them from behind a tree.

Francine walked up to her and asked with a frown, "Corinne, I thought you went out with Annie? Why did Jason drop you off instead? Are you still in contact with him?"

Corinne glanced sideways at her. "Annie is still at her friend's place. I happened to run into Jason, and he offered to give me a ride home," she said without

breaking her stride.

'They happen to run into each other?' Francine thought in disbelief. "No way am I going to believe that."

Corinne raised an eyebrow. "Why not? Are you saying you don't believe me, or are you saying you don't believe Jason?"

Francine could tell she was a little angry, so she quickly waved her hands." No, no. Of course I believe you, Corinne. But we all know Jason has a crush on you, so I think it's best if you stay away from him in the future."

"Even if it's not a coincidence, he only came to look for me this time because he wanted to talk about our two companies working together. So don't think too much about it," said Corinne.

Francine followed Corinne from behind. "What? I didn't know Holden Group had a project going on with Talbot Group."

Corinne did not want to explain too much to Francine since nothing was set in stone yet. She glanced sideways at her and asked, "What are you doing out here alone? Where's Joey and Christine?"

Francine pointed to the garden. "They're over there flying a kite. A few of the servants are keeping an eye on them. I was with them too just now, but I slipped away when I saw Jason dropping you and Bryan off."

Corinne looked toward the garden, and Joey and Christine were indeed flying a kite. She looked up and saw the kite was in the shape of…

"How did you manage to get them that kite?" she asked in shock.

Francine lifted her chin proudly as if asking for praise.' Hehe. So you can tell that the kite is the same as the one Bryan ran off to find! I asked my friends where I could buy it and then got someone to bring it back from abroad. Bryan has been feeling down lately, right? I'm sure he'll be happy to see this kite."

Corinne was touched by Francine's gesture. It was obvious Francine loved the kid as much as she did, but…

Corinne looked down at the sleeping child in her arms with eyes filled with mixed emotions. 'The kid I'm holding right now isn't Bryan, but the kid I lost three years ago.' In other words, she was carrying Benjamin, the boy with the kite during their picnic. He might not be happy to see something he already had in the first place.

Meaning to say, Francine was going to be disappointed.

Before Corinne could say anything, Francine said excitedly, "Corinne, Corinne, wake Bryan up now so he can check out the kite! Hahahaha! I bet he'll be so happy that he won't even know what to say!"

Corinne shook her head. "No, he had just fallen asleep, so he'll only be grumpy if we wake him up now. Let's wait for him to wake up by himself. You go play with Joey and Christine first. I'll find you later."

After that, she carried Benjamin into the mansion.

'But Bryan never wakes up grumpy…' thought Francine while scratching her head. After that, she took out her phone to call Annie.

"Hello, Annie? What's going on? Didn't you say your therapist friend can provide counseling for Corinne? How did it end up with Jason sending her home? Aren't you afraid he'll steal Corinne away?"

"It's Corinne who didn't wait for me. She ran out of the house with Bryan before I could say anything. I was just as confused as you are. Did you see Jason drop her off?" said Annie.

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1534-"You bet I did! Jason had the longest crush on Corinne since forever. His eyes will shoot out little love hearts whenever he sees her. God, it's so annoying!"

grumbled Francine.

"Francine, there's been no news from Uncle Jeremy for three years, so I think it's time we do something about Corinne's love life. Jason's not a bad guy, and he seems to really like her. More importantly, he doesn't mind that Corinne is a mother to three kids. That alone puts him above the rest. I'm not going to stop him if Corinne's willing to give him a chance," said Annie.

Francine was not happy about that. "I'll stop him, even if you don't!"

Annie was still at David's place, so she was not in the mood to deal with Francine at that moment. "Go ahead and stop him, but this kind of matter isn't really up to US. It all comes down to what Corinne wants. That's all I'm going to say on the matter. I gotta go now. Talk to you later."

"Hello? Hello?! D*mn it!" At the disconnected tone, Francine put away her phone helplessly and went over to play with Joey and Christine.

Back at the hotel's presidential suite, Jeremy was watching cartoons on the television with 'Benjamin' while Sophia was making coffee in the kitchen.

While waiting for the water to boil, she kept on observing the boy sitting beside Jeremy.

After a while, the hotel's room service delivered a fruit platter, and she brought it over for Jeremy and the boy to eat.

They were watching a cartoon that 'Benjamin' never watched before.

Suddenly, Sophia had an idea. She picked up a piece of cantaloupe and fed it to Benjamin'.

"Benjamin, why are you watching this cartoon? I thought your favorite is the one with the robots and iron giant," she asked with a smile.

'Benjamin' turned and glared at her. "Those are getting boring. Why can't I watch new cartoons?” Sophia's smile froze. She nearly lost her temper but managed to compose herself at the last second. "Of course you can. I was just curious, that's all."

'Benjamin' continued glaring at her. He did not eat the fruit she fed him, and after a while, he went back to watching the television.

Sophia secretly gritted her teeth. She then took out a toy figure from his toy box and asked him, "Benjamin, do you remember who bought you this toy?"

Benjamin' got irritated whenever he heard her voice. He glanced at the toy figure. "You did!"

Who else could it be since Jeremy could not go out?

Sophia was about to say something else when Jeremy beat her to it." Sophia, why not just let the kid watch the television?"

'So he thinks I'm annoying, too?' thought Sophia with a frown. She turned to look at him. "Zachary, I'm just worried. It won't be good for Benjamin's eyes if he watches the television for too long."

"He won't watch it for long. He already promised me that he'll stop after this episode," said Jeremy calmly.

Sophia's face turned red. 'He's making it sound like the kid is none of my business. But how can he not be? He's my kid too, and I'm the woman of the house!' After thinking it over, she moved closer to Jeremy and said softly," Zachary, I can't help but feel that Benjamin has changed. Do you feel the same way, too?"

Jeremy looked at her with complicated eyes, then back at 'Benjamin' nonchalantly. "Nope. I don't think he's any different than before."

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1535-Sophia looked deeply into Jeremy's eyes but found no signs to make her think he was lying. Thus, she believed him.

"You're right. I'm probably overthinking things," said Sophia with a smile. She then picked up another piece of fruit with her fork and fed it to him." Here you go, Zachary. You should eat more fruits. They're good for your health."

"Thanks," said Jeremy. He then took the fork from her hand.

Sophia was naturally happy to see he was willing to accept her gesture. She decided to let her guard down.

"You two stay here to eat the fruits while I check what to make for lunch. It's the weekend today, and I just happen to be free," she said as she got up.

"Okay,” said Jeremy. He then made sure she was out of sight before putting the fruit back on the platter without taking a single bite.

Sophia did not see him doing that at all. She walked straight into the kitchen and looked through the fridge for something she could cook when her phone rang.

She answered the call with her free hand. "Hello?"

"Miss Sophia, it's me," came the voice of Adam's right-hand man.

Sophia instinctively glanced over at the living room to make sure Jeremy was not paying attention to her before whispering back, "How did the investigation go?"

"We've already looked into it. It seems like the kid you have with you now isn't Mister Benjamin."

'So I was right after all,' thought Sophia with a frown. "How is that possible?

Explain everything to me right now!"

"It turns out that Corinne gave birth to triplets three years ago. Two boys and one girl. On the day you took Mister Zachary and Mister Benjamin to the park, Corinne also happened to be there with her kids. And according to you, Mister Benjamin started showing changes in behavior from that day onward. My guess is you and Corinne unwittingly took the wrong boys home on that day."

‘Yes! That's exactly when Benjamin became even more resistant toward me,' thought Sophia. 'So I got the wrong boy? And Corinne gave birth to triplets?' No wonder she felt her 'son' had turned into another person, but because he still looked the same, she could not figure out why. The mystery had finally been resolved-Corinne gave birth to triplets with two of them being identical boys!

Sophia thought she had won because she got Jeremy and Corinne's baby, so she did not really keep herself up to date with what happened to Corinne and the Holdens after that. After all, who would have imagined that Corinne would give birth to triplets?

Now that I know the little boy with US isn't really Benjamin, the question is, how could Zachary not know? He's the one who knows him the best. So could he be faking it?' wondered Sophia.

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1536-Jeremy had no idea he had other kids apart from Benjamin since he had been brainwashed by the hypnotherapist Sophia hired.

'Sh*t! If he knew Benjamin wasn’t Benjamin but pretended not to know about it in front of me…that means he's beginning to suspect something,' thought Sophia.

Sophia's eyes darkened. She was the type that would rather destroy the very thing she loved if it meant no one else could have it.

Corinne placed the still-sleeping Benjamin on the bed and went to the bathroom to take a shower. After that, she changed into some loose clothes.

Benjamin was still sleeping when she came out. She walked over to the window and watched lovingly at Joey and Christine playing in the garden.

It was only after she summoned a servant to watch over Benjamin that she went down to the garden to check on Joey and Christine.

It was not noon yet, but the sun was scorching hot.

Corinne looked helplessly at the two children, who did not seem to mind the sun at all, before walking over to stand under Francine's umbrella.

"Alright, kids! Time to come in. You two are going to get sunburned if you don't stop playing outside now!"

The two children, who were fighting over who got to hold the kite spool, immediately turned to look at Corinne when they heard her voice. They then threw the kite spool to the ground and ran over to her.

"Mommy, you're back!" said Joey while holding her hand happily.

Corinne smiled and nodded. "Yup. Here I am."

Christine wrapped herself around Corinne's legs. Her cute face was so bouncy that it did not look at all burnt from the sun.

"Mommy, what took you so long? Did you bring any gifts back for me and Joey?"

she asked, looking up at her and reaching up her hands.

Corinne patted her little hands. "You've been playing the whole morning. Isn't that enough? Are gifts all you can think about?"

Christine immediately knew she was not getting any gifts. "Mommy, you only brought Bryan out to play…and now you forgot to bring gifts back for me and Joey?" she said with a pout.

Corinne did not forget, but she was embarrassed to ask Jason to bring her to the toy shop before dropping her home.

'I shouldn't have promised her lightly,' thought Corinne. She squatted and pulled both Joey and Christine into a hug. "Mommy didn't forget. I didn't get you two anything because I'm planning to bring you two out so you can choose what gifts you want, okay?"

The children were naturally happy to get to choose their own gifts.

"Okay! Okay!" cried Joey and Christine happily in unison.

Christine wrapped her arms around Corinne's neck and rubbed her nose on it.

"Mommy, I love you so much!"

Corinne's heart nearly melted. "Do you love Mommy or the Mommy who buys you gifts?" "Mommy, of course!" said Corinne with a straight face, "But I love the Mommy who buys me gifts more. Hahahaha!"

Corinne was speechless. 'Oh well, she is my daughter.’ Francine stood looking at them from the side. "Corinne, do you know they were only willing to put down the kite after you're back?" she asked with a pout. "You have no idea how much I tried to coax them to come in, but they completely ignored me! They said they hadn't finished playing. Look at my skin! They're all burnt. The sunscreen I've put on has already worn off!"

Corinne looked up at Francine and said sincerely, "Thanks, Francine. I really appreciate you babysitting them. You should head back in to rest. I can look after them now."

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1537-At that moment, Francine wanted nothing more than to take a bath and slather on some skincare since she had a date with Chester the next day. She did not want him to see her all sunburnt! That being said…

"Corinne, are you taking the kids out for shopping later? How about I go, too?

That way, you'll have one more pair of eyes looking after them," she said.

Corinne nodded. "I'm thinking of taking them to the toy shop nearby after Benj— Bryan wakes up. It'll only be a while, so you don't have to come. Go do whatever you want to do."

She nearly spilled out Benjamin's name. It was a good thing Francine did not catch it.

Francine nodded. "Okay then. I'm going to take a bath now. Call me if you need anything." "Okay. Enjoy your bath."

Francine went back to her room happily and bathed.

Corinne's phone rang with a message not long after Francine left. She took out her phone, and her pupils immediately shrank when she read the message.

Christine instantly noticed Corinne's reaction, so she frowned and asked,"

Mommy, what's the matter?"

Corinne snapped out of her shock, shook her head, and nonchalantly replied, "It's nothing. Let's go change your clothes, and we'll go shopping for your gifts after Bryan wakes up." "Yay!" cheered Christine and Joey.

Meanwhile, at Newmoon Group.

It was lunch break.

Xante spent the whole morning working and was starving. She looked at her watch and decided to ask Aaron whether he would like to have spicy tacos with her for lunch. For some reason, she was craving them.

She stood up and pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses. She was just about to pick up her suit jacket from the back of the chair when someone knocked on her door.

She picked up her suit jacket and raised her head at the door. "Yes?" "Miss Xante, there's a 'Mister Rivera' here to see you. He said he's a good friend of yours. Should I let him in?" asked her secretary.

Mister Rivera?' Even then, she instinctively got goosebumps whenever she heard the name, it must be Sunny.' Sunny had certainly changed a lot over the past three years. His skills in bed, in particular, improved by leaps and bounds.

Frightened, Xante did not want to see him. She sat back in her chair and pinched the bridge of her nose. "No. Tell him I'm not in." "Yes, Miss Xante,"

replied her secretary before leaving the room.

However, a few minutes later, Xante heard her secretary saying, "No, you can't go in… Gah!"

Her door then opened.

Sunny swaggered in with both his hands shoved into his pockets. He looked at her mockingly and said, "Just how much do you not want to see me? Why did you ask your secretary to tell me you're not in when you obviously are?"

Xante looked up at him unhappily. "Mister Sunny, it's true you've become more mature, but don't you think you've become ruder as well?"

Sunny walked over and pulled out a chair. "It depends on who I'm talking to, and I see no need to be polite to you."

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1538-Xante was, of course, upset by the condescending tone Sunny adopted toward her.

At that moment, her secretary was still standing anxiously by the door for failing to stop Sunny from barging in.

Xante gazed at Sunny for a while before turning to and waving her hand at her secretary, signaling her to leave.

Her secretary sighed with relief, quickly got out of the room, and closed the door.

There were only Xante and Sunny left in the room, so she decided not to hold back anymore.

"If I'm not worthy enough for you to be polite toward me, why did you come to see me?" she questioned with a scoff. 1 Sunny smiled. "You're mistaken, Miss Xante. I was only joking! Isn’t that what you used to do to me in the past, too? Don't tell me you're the one who can't take a joke now. What's the matter? Are you really mad?"

Xante looked at him expressionlessly. "No. So what brings you here? And no more bullsh*t, okay?"

Sunny was in no hurry. He leaned back in his chair like a boss and looked around the office. 'This place hasn't changed at all; he thought.

He remembered how he used to go there every day three years ago, only to get the cold shoulder from Xante. He also remembered when Xante's exboyfriend came out of the bathroom half-naked.

Seeing Sunny not saying anything, Xante knocked on the table impatiently."

Mister Sunny, you can see yourself out if you’re not going to say anything."

It was obvious she was kicking him out.

Sunny turned his attention back to her. He looked her up and down like a hungry wolf, but they both knew he had no serious intention at all.

"I've come to reminisce about old times. So are you free?" asked Sunny.

Xante knew very well what he meant when he said that. She calmly pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses and said, "Sorry, but I do have something I need to do."

A hint of ridicule flashed across Sunny's eyes. "Are you that busy? Anyway, it's lunch break right now. We can go to a hotel nearby. Even though one hour isn't enough time, it's still better than nothing."

Xante smiled. "I'm not busy."

Sunny naturally assumed she was willing to spend more time 'reminiscing about old times' with him, so he smiled and said, "That’s even better. I’m not busy either. We can do it all day long if you're up to it."

Xante drummed her fingers playfully on the table. "Sorry, I'm not busy, but I've already made plans with someone else, so I can't 'reminisce about old times' with you. How about we do it another day?"

Her tone was flirtatious and mockingly polite at the same time. It was infuriating, to say the least.

Sunny’s face darkened. "Is that so? Who did you make plans with?" "That has nothing to do with you, Mister Sunny. There's no point in you asking me so many questions. If you can keep this casual, that is."

Sunny's face froze, but he then scoffed. "Of course I can keep this casual.

What I meant was, I haven't had a threesome before, so if the person you've made plans with is a woman, then…"

Xante immediately frowned. She almost picked up the cold coffee on her table and threw it at his face.

"Mister Sunny, I see you have a high tolerance for this sort of thing.

Unfortunately, I have no interest in a threesome."

Sunny crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes at her. "Oh? I thought you were very open-minded about this kind of thing. So you do have a line you won't cross."

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1539-Xante's gaze hardened. "And I'm sure you're not the type who'd overstay his welcome, right? It's time for you to leave now that you know I've made plans with someone else."

Sunny raised an eyebrow and put his feet up on her table. "And what if I don't want to leave?"

Xante frowned. 'It hasn't even been two minutes since I praised him for being more mature, and now look what he's doing,' she thought.

"You can stay here if you want, but I'm going," said Xante. She stood up, picked up her suit jacket, and strode out of her office.

She did not have the energy to continue arguing with Sunny as she was starving. ’He should be gone by the time I come back from lunch,' she thought.

To her surprise, Sunny stood up and ran up to block her path.

"What are you doing? I need to go now. It'll be rude to make my friend wait!

Plus, I don't have a habit of arriving late," said Xante impatiently.

Sunny stepped closer to her inch by inch, forcing her to retreat step by step.

Xante could feel the danger emanating from his body.

"Mister Sunny, you said you're now a mature man, correct? A mature man would never behave like the way you're behaving right now, so step out of my way!"

said Xante.

Sunny forced her until her back was against the wall. He then trapped her between his two arms before saying, "Do you really think there's such a thing as a mature man in this world? Let me tell you something, all men will act childishly in front of the woman they like."

Xante was taken aback. "So you're saying you like me?"

Sunny lifted her chin. "Of course! otherwise, why would I want to reminisce about old times with you?" he asked teasingly.

He did not sound like the old version of him from three years ago, where every word that came out of his lips was sincere and truthful.

Xante snapped out of her trance and smiled nonchalantly. "What an honor it is for me to have you thinking of me at all times."

Sunny squeezed her chin. "That's right. You should feel honored. It's rare for me to like a woman this much. So don't you think it'll be a pity if you walk away now?"

Xante tried to turn her face away, but he would not let her.

"Mister Sunny, as tempting as your offer sounds, I'm afraid my priority still goes to the person who I've made plans with first." "Even so, you can ditch your plan with whoever it is! Isn't that what you did to me back then? So it's not like you're doing anything out of your character!

Xante could not offer up a retort since that was exactly what she did to him last time. She would sometimes forget she had a date with him, and it ended up with him waiting for her for hours.

'He sure knows how to hold a grudge…' thought Xante.

"Unfortunately, the person I'm meeting later is very important, so I can't just ditch them. Please, Mister Sunny, won’t you step aside? I promise I'll ask you out another day," said Xante.

She did want to resort to begging him, but he was stronger than he was three years ago, so she could not break free from him at all.

Sunny's face darkened. "No! I won't take no for an answer! It must be today. I don't care how important that person is to you! Just ditch them!"

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1540-Xante was so angry that she laughed. "What? You cant keep up your mature man act anymore?"

To his credit, Sunny stayed calm as he moved his face closer to her until their lips were mere inches apart. "I don't have to act around you."

Xante pushed his face away. "Fine. Let's go have lunch."

Sunny narrowed his eyes. "You're going to have lunch with me?"

Xante raised an eyebrow. "I don't see anyone else here. Plus, you've made it very clear that you won't take no for an answer."

Sunny smirked. "That's more like it. It'll be my treat since you're being such a good little girl."

Xante poked his shoulder. "So can you stop aside now?"

Sunny put his arms down and let her go.

Xante straightened her shirt and walked out of her office. Sunny followed behind her with both his hands in his pockets.

Aaron was just coming over to look for Xante when she walked out of the office.

"Hey Xante, what do you want to have for lunch?" he asked.

He only saw Sunny after the last word left his lips. His face froze, but he then teasingly said, "Well, what do we have here? Are you two going out on a date?"

Xante glanced sideways at him. "Do you want to join US, too?"

Aaron smiled. "Can I? I don't want to be a bother, though."

Xante, of course, knew what Aaron was alluding to. "You're not going to be a bother. Let's go."

Aaron raised an eyebrow and glanced at Sunny before saying, "Don't mind if I do, then."

Sunny frowned. It was obvious he did not welcome him at all.

Aaron felt it and decided to have a little fun at Sunny’s expense. He moved next to Xante and put his arm around her shoulders. "So what do you want to eat, Xante?" "I feel like having some spicy tacos. What do you think?"

Before Aaron could answer, Sunny squeezed between them and said, "I think it's a great idea!"

Xante glanced sideways at him and looked down again at her phone.

Aaron chuckled softly. 'It sure is fun being a third wheel.' After the three of them got out of the lift, Xante walked to her car first.

Sunny slowed down his steps and stopped Aaron. "Hey, dont you have any better to do than to follow US to lunch?"

Aaron looked at him innocently. "Xante was the one who invited me. You must've heard it, too. Plus, we often have lunch together while you're not here, so why are you making a fuss about it now?"

Sunny frowned. "I don't care if you two often have lunch together, but I'm buying her lunch today. So don't follow us!" "Tsk! Mister Sunny, why are you being so stingy? It's not going to bankrupt you if you treat me to lunch too. Fine, I'll pay for myself later."

After that, he tried to walk around Sunny to go to Xante's car.

Sunny grabbed his arm again. "This isn't about money. Aaron, you should go see Annie if you're so free. I've been gone for three years, and you still haven't won her back yet! Are you perhaps losing your touch?"

Aaron's face froze for a second before breaking out in a self-deprecating chuckle. "Appreciate your concern, but you don't have to worry about my love life."

Aaron stayed in contact with Annie over the last three years, but there was no progress between them.