"That was my home!" Virgil's emotions flared up again.
The only thing Rita could do was to comfort him.
"You must hold firm to the belief that those developers will be punished by the law one day. The law won't let anyone who exploits loopholes off the hook. Let's end the interview here. Sorry, I shouldn't have kept asking you about the past or reopening old wounds. I'll look into Esmond Parr through other avenues. Don't worry; there has been progress. Another person I know might have connections with him, and I might be able to uncover a lot from her."
"Really? Does this mean I can soon return to my family?" asked Virgil.
Seeing him so excited, Rita nodded solemnly. "Yes. Trust me, you'll be able to go back to them soon."
As Rita drove away, her face turned solemn. It would not be easy to uncover the truth about what happened back then, especially since she could hardly figure out what evidence was left behind.
Relying solely on herself would not be enough.
'But what if I bring Sherman in? With his family backing him, hardly anyone would dare to oppose him, right?' thought Rita.
She suddenly recalled the last time Sherman told her not to intervene in this matter anymore. He and his family had already begun investigating the developer. Did that mean they had been misled, too?
'Sherman should be able to uncover the truth very quickly if he involved himself in the matter!'
The more Rita thought about it, the more excited she became, so she went straight to Sherman's company to find him.
Rita thought she would have to wait downstairs for a long time before getting to meet Sherman. To her surprise, the receptionist smiled and ushered her into an elevator as soon as she showed up.
"Miss Rita, Mister Sherman said that from now on, you can go straight to his office to wait for him."
Rita waved repeatedly. "Lucy, I hadn't even told Sherman I was coming. Is it really okay for me to wait here like this? You know what? Just tell him I'm not coming anymore."
"Don't worry, Miss Rita. After your last visit, Mister Sherman mentioned you don't need to make an appointment to see him. However, the current guest in his office is a bit special, so you might need to wait a little longer."
"Oh..." Rita nodded somewhat confusedly.
Even when Lucy closed the office door behind her, Rita still had not quite grasped why Sherman was giving her such special treatment, especially since they were not even that close!
Even so, she could not help but feel a surge of warmth flowing into her heart.
'Does this mean I hold a special place in Sherman's heart?' she wondered.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Day I Kissed An Older Man
This book is a good book, but it’s too short. I hope it has a part two👍🏾...
This book is getting boring now. I loved Jeremy, Corinne, Sonny and Lucas. The story needs to end. or bring back more of Jeremy, etc....
I haven't skipped any chapter at all. Though the story is good, it keeps going back to base one. I think this has no ending at all and somehow after reading more than 2500 chapters it's kinda tiring already. They have drained all the thrills....
Great writing! I almost cried when Helen hit Melody! So sad! 😭 can’t wait to see how the relationship with her and Lucas develops though. So tired of the repetitive problems with different people....
Yikes my body tenses so much, my moods change as the scenes change. It leaves me wanting to continue reading....
my heart breaks for melody, so many ups and downs, i shed a few tears when lucas walked by melody carrying thalia, and melody stayed quiet while watching them leave. i find myself getting into character as if im one. i dont remember ever feeling like that in any other books. im thankful the 10 chapters/day. waiting for the next 10...
We have updated progress from 7 chapters/day to 10 chapters/day.<3...
i love grandma Beatrice, there needs to me more people like her in the world straight forward and to the point, no beating around the bush and worrying about offending anyone, why pretend to be someone your not....
looking forward to more chapters, The same thing is happening to Melody as what happened to Luna, if Luna was back maybe she would set Lucas straight, can't wait to see how Lucas handles the situations that will arrive. Poor Melody....
ya Lucas pay more attention to Melody lets see what happens waiting for more chapters thanks...