Ch. 1041..1050

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1041-“Ma’am, please stop trying to escape. Mister Cedric and Mister Maxwell will have our heads if we fail to take you to the summer villa again,” said the servant.

Phoebe pushed him away hysterically. “Move out of the way! Who do you think you all are? You have no right to tell me what to do!” The servants had been tricked once, so this time, they decided to use force to carry out their orders. Two of them restrained Phoebe while the rest packed up her stuff.

Since Phoebe had only stayed in the building for less than a day, there was not much stuff to pack. The servants collected the bits and pieces lying around the

apartment in preparation to leave.

Before they left, the lead servant heard the sound of crying coming from the bedroom, so he had his subordinate check on it.

“It’s Mister Joey. He seems to be hurt ’cause he’s curled up on the floor crying.” The lead servant walked into the room. Joey was indeed curled up on the floor, trembling and crying. He was really quite pitiful to look at.

Phoebe suddenly thought of something. “Oh, no! He must’ve fallen,” she said, pretending to be worried. “Is he hurt? We have to take him to the hospital if he is!” Alarm bells went off inside the lead servant’s head. After all, Phoebe and Anya had used the same trick to escape from them.

The lead servant squatted to check on Joey’s condition. To his chagrin, Joey was really hurt this time.

“What are you still waiting for? Bring him to the hospital now!” urged Phoebe.

The lead servant frowned. “Ma’am, it doesn’t look like Mister Joey got his injury from a fall. What happened?” Phoebe’s gaze shifted away in nervousness. “How should I know? This naughty child was running around even when I told him not to. Maybe he knocked into one of the furniture while I wasn’t looking. Anyway, it doesn’t matter how he got hurt. It’s more important to get him to the hospital. So let me go! I must get him to the hospital now!” Phoebe started struggling to break free.

Joey immediately covered his head and trembled harder when he heard Phoebe was coming to get him.

Phoebe did not succeed in her attempt to break free since the servants restraining her did not dare to let her go without the lead servant’s order.

“Ma’am, you don’t have to worry about Mister Joey anymore,” said the lead servant after weighing up his options. “It just so happens Mister Cedric has ordered us to bring back Mister Joey for Mister Jeremy and his wife to raise.” Shock was plastered on Phoebe’s face, which then morphed into a scowl. “No!

Absolutely not! Joey is my grandson, so I won’t allow anyone to take him from me! I’ve already lost Anya, and now you want to take Joey away from me too?

I’ll be all alone in the summer villa! What’s the point then? I might as well kill myself now!” After that, she made a gesture to bite her tongue.

The lead servant immediately went up to stop her. “Ma’am, please calm down.”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1042-“Don’t ask me to calm down! How can I be calm when you’re going to take my precious grandson from me?! That’s as good as asking me to die!” screamed Phoebe hysterically.

The lead servant sighed helplessly and ordered his subordinates. “Take Miss Phoebe and Mister Joey to the summer villa for now. I’ll ask Mister Cedric for further instructions after this.” Phoebe was not satisfied with the outcome. “What? You’re not going to bring Joey to the hospital first?! What if something happens to him?” “Don’t worry, Ma’am. I’ve already checked, and Mister Joey only suffered some cuts and bruises. I’ll get the doctor from the clinic near the summer villa to tend

to his injuries once we’re there,” said the lead servant.

Phoebe frowned. “No! I don’t trust those hick doctors! Take Joey to the city’s hospital now!” The servants were not going to fall for her trick this time.

“Ma’am, please understand we’re just following orders. Mister Cedric is going to severely punish us if we let you escape again. Take her away, boys,” said the lead servant.

He gestured for one of his subordinates to pick up Joey. Together, they all left the apartment.

As upset as she was, Phoebe knew it would be futile to keep fighting with the servants. However, she was not completely without hope since she got to know from the lead servant that Jeremy still wanted Joey.

‘I can use that kid as a bargaining chip. I mustn’t let them take him away from me!’ she thought.

… The next day, Corinne realized she was lying on the hospital bed when she woke up. The last thing she remembered before passing out was talking to Jeremy in the stairwell.

‘Mister must’ve carried me to the ward,’ she thought. She lifted her heavy head to look at the clock in the room. It was eight something in the morning.

‘That means I’ve been out for nearly a day… Wait a minute, where’s Mister?’ She quickly looked around the room for him. However, instead of Jeremy, she found Annie sleeping on the chair beside her bed.

‘When did she get here?’ Corinne propped herself up, and the noise woke Annie. Her eyes widened in surprise. “Corinne, you’re awake! Don’t move. Let me help you up!” She quickly got up and helped Corinne sit up after putting a pillow behind her.

“What are you doing here? Where’s Jeremy?” asked Corinne after she made herself comfortable.

Annie spread her hands. “Uncle Jeremy had to catch a flight early in the morning for a business trip. He called me and asked me to come and take care of you. He didn’t feel at ease leaving you with Francine since he said she doesn’t know how to take care of others.” ‘Mister went on a business trip? Oh, that’s right. He did tell me he’d be very busy flying around in the coming days… But why didn’t he say goodbye to me before flying off?’ Annie saw Corinne frowning, so she quickly explained, “Corinne, don’t get angry at Uncle Jeremy for not saying goodbye to you before he flew off. He didn’t have the heart to wake you up when he saw you were sleeping so soundly.”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1043-Corinne was not angry; she was just a little disappointed. “Did he say when he’ll be back?” Annie shook her head. “Nope. He only told me to keep you company here until he comes back. And to make sure Francine doesn’t do anything to make you angry.” “Oh.” At that moment, Francine’s voice came from the door. “I’m not going to make her angry! I’ve accepted my fate and accepted her as my sister-in-law, okay?” Both Corinne and Annie looked toward the door. They saw Francine walking in huffily with her hands on her hips.

“Ugh. I can’t believe Jeremy would rather entrust Corinne to you than me!” Annie rolled her eyes at her. “Well, it’s not that surprising, considering how you treated Corinne in the past.” Francine fell silent as the memories of all the mean things she did to Corinne rushed back into her mind. This filled her with shame.

Seeing the two girls were about as compatible as oil and water, Corinne quickly interrupted, “Is there anything to eat? I’m starving.” “Yes!” said both Annie and Francine simultaneously. They then glared at each other.

“Corinne, I bought some chicken soup my mom made just for you. Wait here, I’ll go get it for you now,” said Annie. She then went to get the container sitting in the cabinet.

Meanwhile, Francine presented Corinne with the food Pamela asked her to bring. “Yo, Corinne, Grandma asked me to deliver breakfast to you. You should eat this instead of what an outsider brought.” Corinne was speechless.

Annie came back and pushed Francine aside with her hips.

“Who are you calling an outsider? I was appointed by Uncle Jeremy to take care of Corinne. And, he specifically warned me not to let you anywhere near Corinne unless the circumstances call for it. I suggest you behave yourself, or I’m going to call Uncle Jeremy to tell him you’ve been a very bad girl!” Francine put down the container in her hand. “What’s wrong with me calling you an outsider? You’re a Levine, not a Holden! Besides, it doesn’t matter if Jeremy doesn’t want me anywhere near Corinne since it was Grandma who asked me to bring breakfast for Corinne. What right do you have to stop Corinne from eating the breakfast Grandma got the servant to specially prepare for her?!” Annie scoffed. “I do have the right since Uncle Jeremy gave me complete say on how Corinne should be taken care of! Just leave the breakfast here and go!

You’ll only be an eyesore if you stay here.” Francine scoffed, too. “Why you little brat! At the end of the day, I’m still your aunt! How can you talk to me like that? Didn’t your parents teach you any manners?” Annie gritted her teeth. “Why you…” Francine, feeling that she had won, lifted her chin and said mockingly, “Come now. Let me hear you call me Aunt Francine.” Annie glared at her vehemently. She was so angry that her face turned beet red.

However, the fact of the matter was she was indeed a generation younger than Francine.

Corinne frowned. She was about to play the peacemaker when a gentle male voice came from the door. “You’ve got quite a sharp wit to you, Miss Francine.

But aren’t you worried others would think you’re older than you are if they hear Miss Annie calling you ‘aunt’?” Annie instantly recognized the voice. Heart thumping, she quickly turned toward the door and saw Aaron entering the room with a flirtatious smile.

Francine, too, turned to the door with a frown to see who would be so nosy as to stick his nose where he was not needed

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1044-Corinne raised her eyebrow calmly when she saw Aaron walking in. ‘What’s he doing here?’ Even though Francine was stunned by Aaron’s good looks, she did fall head over heels for him as her heart already belonged to Chester, even if it was onesided love at the moment.

Glaring at him, she asked rudely, “And just who are you? Didn’t anyone teach you to knock before coming in? Seriously, the nerve of you.” Aaron smiled at Francine before turning to Corinne, saying coyly, “Well, I never had to knock before going into her bedroom, so why do I need to start now?”

Hearing this, Francine grew alert. She looked at Aaron from head to toe before looking probingly at Corinne. “What?! Are you her ex-boyfriend?” Aaron said nothing. He simply smiled ambiguously instead.

Francine assumed she had guessed right. She put her hands on her hips. “I can’t believe you, Corinne! How can you take the opportunity to meet with your old flame while Jeremy is on his business trip? Do you not love him anymore?” Corinne gave Francine a side-eye before continuing to massage her temples tiredly. “Ignore him. I don’t have an ex-boyfriend. Even if I have, he certainly won’t be one.” Francine was a little taken aback by Corinne’s response, but she was not all that convinced.

Aaron frowned unhappily. “Boss, do you have to put me down like that in front of others? Am I not pretty enough for you?” Corinne was used to Aaron’s vainness and silliness, so she did not think too much of it. Changing the topic, she asked, “What are you doing here? You should be working at this hour.” Aaron shrugged. He walked over and looked at the injury on her head with concern. “I couldn’t focus on work after I heard you got hurt, so I came to make sure you’re okay.” “I’m fine, so you can go back to work now. You need to work on your work ethic, you know that?” Corinne secretly glanced at Annie to observe her reaction while she was talking.

From the moment Aaron came in, Annie’s lovestruck eyes never left him. She quickly put away her previous shrewish behavior and said demurely, “How nice of you to visit Corinne, Mister Aaron. She’s about to have her breakfast, so why don’t you join her? You’re about to be in for a real treat ’cause these are all my mom’s signature dishes.” Francine found it weird that Annie would suddenly speak so gently, so she quietly observed Annie’s expression. She could instantly tell Annie had a major crush on Aaron.

‘Ah, so this is the type of guy she likes. Hehe! My Chester is so much better looking than him, though.’ Aaron smiled at Annie. “That’s okay. I already ate with friends before I came.” “Oh… Alright, then,” said Annie disappointedly. “If that’s the case, why don’t you stay for a bit to have a chat?” After saying that, Annie brought over a chair for Aaron to sit on.

“Thank you,” said Aaron after sitting down unceremoniously before turning his attention back to Corinne. “Boss, how are you feeling? Does your head hurt?” he asked worriedly.

In contrast to his attitude toward Corinne, it was obvious Aaron only treated Annie with the bare minimum of politeness.

Corinne shook her head. “No, it doesn’t.” “Did you get hurt anywhere else? Don’t hide anything from me, okay?”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1045-“I told you I’m fine. Besides, why did you come alone? Where’s Xante?” asked Corinne.

Based on her understanding of her two childhood friends, they would never come alone in this kind of situation.

Aaron smiled. “They went to get some food for you from your favorite tapas restaurant. There was a long line since the restaurant was so busy. I don’t like lining up, so I came first.” ‘They? Who’s they?’ “Who’s Xante with?”

Annie poured some water for Aaron. “Here you go, Mister Aaron. Please have some water.” “Thanks, Annie.” Aaron gracefully accepted the glass of water while answering, “Xante’s with my girlfriend.” ‘Girlfriend’. The word was like a stab in the heart for Annie. She looked at Aaron in disbelief, thinking she heard wrong.

However, Aaron did not look at her. Instead, he looked at Corinne with a smile.

“They should be here soon. Boss, my girlfriend is very nervous about meeting you, so please be kind to her, yeah? And please don’t tell her any embarrassing stories about me.” Corinne had lost count of how many of Aaron’s girlfriends she met with over the years, so she was not that interested to meet with this new one. She was, however, interested in Annie’s reaction.

She knew Annie had fallen head over heels for Aaron, and nothing Corinne said could ever convince her not to like him. Thus, she was sure Annie must be very hurt to find out about Aaron’s new girlfriend.

As expected, Annie’s eyes started to turn red. She seemed a little bit at a loss for what to do, too.

“Hey, Annie. What’s wrong? Did you get the pins and needles?” asked Francine, who was not exactly known for her ability to read the room, when she saw Annie fidgeting.

Annie looked down in embarrassment. “E—Excuse me. I need to go to the restroom,” she said shakily before she ran out of the room.

Seeing this, Corinne became worried. “Francine, go with Annie to make sure she’s okay. She doesn’t look too good.” Francine pouted. “Corinne, are you trying to get me to leave so you can be alone with this man?” Corinne frowned in annoyance. “Cut it out. Go check on Annie now. Your brother will kill you if anything happens to her.” Bringing up Jeremy seemed to have done the trick as Francine immediately did what she was told, even though she did not care about Annie at all.

After Francine went out, Corinne narrowed her eyes at Aaron. “You’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?” Aaron shrugged innocently. “I’m not! My girlfriend is coming later; you’ll see for yourself. And you have my guarantee that she’s prettier than all the previous ones!” Corinne frowned. “I’m not interested in any of your girlfriends, Aaron. They never last more than a week with you anyway! I’m asking you why you have to bring her when you know Annie is here!” Aaron put up one hand. “I swear to god I have no idea Annie’ll be here. If I had known, I would’ve come at a different time. But, it might be just as well since there’s a chance Annie might give up on me once she has met with my beautiful girlfriend. Isn’t that what you want?” Corinne just could not win with Aaron. “I did say you have to make her hate you in a way that doesn’t hurt her feelings. And you’ve obviously failed at that.”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1046-Aaron put his hand to his forehead and sighed helplessly.

“But what you’re asking me to do is kinda impossible. I’m quite the good catch, if you haven’t noticed. Annie won’t give up unless I hurt her feelings a bit.” Corinne rolled her eyes. “That’s why I warned you to stay away from girls like her! They’re the type to fall hard and fast! Once they do, they won’t give up no matter what. What you’re doing is akin to committing a grave sin.” Aaron raised a corner of his lips. “Fine, I’ll admit I shouldn’t have done that. And I promise I’ll never do it again.” Corinne simply scoffed and said nothing more.

Aaron looked around the room and asked curiously, “Boss, where’s Mister Jeremy? Why isn’t he here with you?” Corinne looked out of the window at the blue sky. “He went on an overseas business trip.” “He did what?! How can he still have the mind to work when you’re lying here in the hospital? Does he even care about you?” Corinne simply frowned and said nothing.

… Meanwhile, in the restroom.

Annie splashed some cold water on her face. She then raised her head to look at her dripping-wet sorry reflection in the mirror.

Her previous relationship ended in total failure, having nearly married a dirtbag.

She could not believe she would fall for another womanizer again.

‘Is it me? Am I a magnet for dirtbags? Oh, stupid, stupid Annie! Why can’t I just be chill in love?’ she mentally berated herself.

Suddenly, Francine, with her arms crossed, appeared in the mirror. She lifted her chin and said arrogantly, “I guess you’re not as great as you think you are. If not, you wouldn’t have fallen for such a silly playboy.” This pulled Annie out of her thoughts. She rolled her eyes at Francine. “And I’m guessing you think you are? Well, how come I never see you with any highvalue guy?” Francine scoffed. “I’ll have you know the guy I’m chasing right now is a very high-value guy. In fact, I don’t mind bringing him to meet you once we’re an item.” Annie chuckled coldly. “As if a high-value guy will ever fall for a shallow girl like you.” “Why you…” Francine put her hands on her hips angrily. Even though she knew she was unworthy of a match to Chester, it still did not feel good to hear it coming from Annie.

“Really, Annie. You won’t even know what kindness looks like even if it bites you right in the face. I’m just trying to warn you that guy seems like trouble, so how can you be so mean to me in return?” Annie wiped her face dry with a napkin. “I might not be experienced in relationships, but I don’t need a little girl like you to tell me what to do.” She then threw the napkin into the trash can and walked past Francine.

Not one to back down so easily, Francine turned around and chased after her.

“Who are you calling a little girl? How rude of you! Have you forgotten I’m your aunt?!” Annie simply ignored her and quickened her pace.

Francine, too, quickened her pace. “By the way, who’s that guy? Why does he call Corinne ‘boss’?”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1047-Annie was worried Francine would do something stupid if she got the wrong idea about Corinne and Aaron’s relationship, so she quickly answered, “He’s Mister Aaron, vice-president of Newmoon Group. He and Corinne are very good friends. They go way back.” Francine frowned in confusion. “What? Corinne is friends with Newmoon Group’s vice-president? I thought she came from the countryside. How could she know someone like that?” Annie rolled her eyes at her. “You’re really as shallow as I thought you are. You shouldn’t judge a person by their background, you know? So what if Corinne came from the countryside? Uncle Jeremy still fell madly in love with her, didn’t he? It’s not that surprising Corinne will have some impressive friends, right?”

Francine felt conflicted. ‘So Corinne already knew some impressive people before she even met Jeremy, yet she never once name-dropped them to impress me. Looks like I really should get to know her better…’ “Well, he’s certainly quite good-looking. Why didn’t Corinne get with him instead of my brother?” Annie rolled her eyes again. “So what if he’s good-looking? That means nothing if there’s no spark between them. Plus, I just told you they go way back, so they’re more like family than friends. It’s hard to fall for your own brother or sister, don’t you think? You better not bring this up to your grandparents, you hear?” Francine pouted. “I was just asking. I never plan to tell them!” “D*mn right, you won’t. Anyways, I need to head back to take care of Corinne now. Uncle Jeremy will kill us both if he finds out we left her alone in the room.” After that, Annie jogged back to Corinne’s ward. By the time she got back, Xante and Aaron’s girlfriend had already arrived.

She stood still in shock as she watched Aaron holding his girlfriend and kissing the top of her head on the sofa. This was not the first time she had seen Aaron being intimate with another girl, but the girl today was exceptionally gorgeous.

Compared to all the previous party-loving heavily made-up girls Aaron brought to the company, this girl looked very clean and docile.

Even though Annie would feel jealous whenever Aaron fooled around with the party girls, she never felt threatened as her woman intuition told her Aaron was just treating them as casual hookups. In other words, he would never ask them to be his girlfriend, nor would he marry them.

As with all lovestruck fools, she firmly believed Aaron would want to settle down once he met a girl he could see himself spending the rest of his life with.

However, what she did not expect was that the girl would not be her, but someone else. Seeing him with his girlfriend at that moment seemed to have driven this point home.

Annie was still in a trance when Francine came up from behind her. Francine saw Xante sitting beside Corinne’s bed peeling an apple while Aaron was acting all lovey-dovey with his girlfriend on the sofa as though no one else was there.

“Corinne, who’s this?” Francine walked over and looked up and down at Xante, who was dressed in branded items from head to toe. ‘She looks great in that outfit! But why would someone who can afford so many branded stuff be peeling an apple for Corinne?’ she wondered.

“She’s my friend,” drawled Corinne lazily.

‘This woman is her friend, too?’ thought Francine with a frown. ‘How come she never mentioned all these cool friends of hers?’ At that moment, Annie had snapped out of her shock. She forced herself to look away from Aaron and his girlfriend and walked over to Xante.

“Miss Xante, let me help you cut up the apple of Corinne. I wouldn’t want you hurting your hand.”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1048-Xante did not stop what she was doing. After peeling the last of the apple’s skin, she cut them into little wedges and fed them to Corinne.“It’s okay. I know how to take care of Corinne since I took care of her in times like this before you two met.” Annie blinked. She could not help but feel something was off when she saw Xante gently feeding Corinne the apple slices.Even though they both worked in Newmoon Group, Annie rarely talked to Xante while working since Xante was a workaholic who gave off the vibe of ‘I’m busy, so don’t talk to me unless necessary’.Thus, it was a little jarring to see the aloof Xante acting so warmly toward Corinne. ‘I’ve never seen this side of her before…’ Just when Annie was trying to figure out the relationship between Corinne and Xante, Francine—never the one to keep what she was thinking to herself—said, “My brother really has his work cut out for him. Not only does he have to worry about other men stealing his wife, but he has to worry about other women stealing his wife too!” Annie was speechless. She quickly prodded Francine’s side to shut her up.Xante was unfazed by what Francine said. She cut out another apple wedge and fed it to Corinne. “Boss, since Mister Jeremy is on a business trip, why don’t you stay at our place once you’re discharged from the hospital? I’m worried about leaving you alone with the Holdens.” Corinne thought over Xante’s suggestion while chewing the apple.“No! She’s married to my brother, so that makes her a member of our family too!I won’t allow her to stay with outsiders. Besides, you’re the ones I should be worried about since you all seem to be eyeing my sister-in-law,” said Francine.Corinne’s mouth twitched. ‘What in god’s name is this girl talking about?’ Xanted glanced at Francine, causing her gold-rimmed glasses to throw off some light. “Miss Francine, you’re getting the wrong idea. I’m just worried Corinne will not be taken care of well in your home. After all, your brother won’t even have a chance with her if she only allowed me to take care of her.” Corinne was speechless. ‘Xante is just going to make things worse by saying that!’ Francine immediately walked over and pushed Xante away. “Corinne, did you hear that? This woman has a hidden agenda against you. You need to stay away from her, or she’ll try to take advantage of you!” Corinne frowned. ‘Only when she thinks others are trying to steal me away from her brother would she be so possessive of me…’ “Oh stop panicking, Francine. You’re even worse than your brother. This here is an old friend of mine. You may address her as Miss Xante.” Francine looked warily at Xante, still not convinced she did not have a hidden agenda. ‘No way am I going to call her that!’ “Hmph! It’s my duty to make sure no one tries to steal you away while my brother is on his business trip!” Corinne was speechless again.Xante simply ignored Francine. She put down the knife and apple and pushed her gold-rimmed glasses up.“Boss, I’m going to wash my hand,” she said as she got up.Corinne yawned and nodded lazily. She then glanced at Annie, who was looking at Aaron and his girlfriend from time to time with a frown on her face.After thinking about it, she called out to her. “Annie.”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1049-Annie snapped out of her trance. “Yes, Corinne?” “You can go back to work if you want. I’m perfectly okay right here, so you don’t have to stay the whole day with me. Though, I won’t mind you dropping in from time to time.” Annie shook her head resolutely. “No. I’ve promised Uncle Jeremy I’ll take care of you, so I cannot go back on my word.” Corinne shook her head. “I’ll explain everything to him. Plus, you don’t have to listen to everything he says. That workaholic thinks only his work is important, while yours isn’t. That’s why he didn’t think twice about asking you to take care of me. Don’t pay him any mind.”

Annie did not mind taking care of Corinne. “It’s okay, Corinne. I’ve already asked for some time off from work. Mister Aaron was actually the one who approved my leave and arranged for another colleague to take over my work for the time being.” Hearing this, Corinne rolled her eyes at him. ‘He approved of Annie’s time off work, yet he told me he didn’t know she’d be here. Huh! Once a liar, always a liar.’ Corinne sighed. She wanted Annie to leave because she knew the longer she stayed in the room, the more hurt she would be by Aaron’s actions.

“Boss, I’ve already arranged for someone to take over Miss Annie’s work, so why don’t you let her stay? She seems like she really wants to take care of you,” said Aaron with a smile when he overheard their conversation.

Corinne would have slapped him if his girlfriend was not present.

Noting that he did not receive any response, Aaron smiled and said, “Miss Annie, I know I shouldn’t ask since you’re on leave, but might I trouble you to do something for me?” Annie started blushing madly. She looked toward Aaron’s girlfriend. As conflicted as she felt, she nodded. “I’ll do anything I can to help you, Mister Aaron.” “You’re the best, Miss Annie. Can you please help me book a hotel room nearby? My girlfriend is actually a night owl, but she got up early today to visit Corinne. I’d like to bring her to a hotel to rest now.” ‘He wants me to book a hotel room for him and her girlfriend…?’ thought Annie.

Anyone with a brain would rightfully find this inappropriate. Annie might be a lovestruck fool, but she had a brain.

“Why don’t you book it yourself? It’s really easy to book it online now with your phone…” said Annie with a frown.

“Yeah! She has a point, you know!” said Francine. She thought Aaron’s request was inappropriate, too.

Aaron smiled helplessly. “I know it’s easy to book online, but my phone is out of battery. And it’s not like I can ask my girlfriend to book it since it’s a man’s job to pay for the hotel room. Not to mention, she’s too shy to do something like this too.” Annie was speechless.

Francine rolled her eyes so hard that they nearly made a 360-degree turn.

“Then you two should just ‘rest’ in your car! Plus, I don’t think your girlfriend is as shy as she makes out to be since she’s obviously fine with having someone else book a hotel room for you two. I mean, come on—what girl in their right mind would do it with her boyfriend in the middle of the day? She should just drop her act!” Hearing this, Aaron’s girlfriend buried her head angrily into his chest. She looked like she was about to cry.

Aaron patted her lightly on the back. “There, there. Just ignore her. I’ll send you to the hotel and come back here so they won’t have any grounds to say nonsense like that, okay?” His girlfriend nodded pitifully against his chest.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1050-Francine stuck out her tongue and pretended to vomit. She hated nothing more than a girl who acted like she was innocent.

Annie took a deep breath and squeezed out a smile. “Okay, Mister Aaron. If that’s the case, I’ll book a room in Hillmond Hotel for you.” “Thanks for helping, Miss Annie,” said Aaron with a smile.

“You’re welcome.” After that, Annie went out to make a call to Hillmond Hotel since she was too lazy to download an app just to book a hotel room. It was just as well as she needed a bit of fresh air or she would lose her mind.

After Annie went out, Corinne picked up the knife Xante left and threw it at Aaron.

Aaron did not try to dodge the incoming knife. Fortunately, the knife only brushed past his ear before it embedded itself into the wall.

His girlfriend jumped up in fright, as did Francine.

‘I never knew she knew how to throw a knife!’ she thought in wide-eyed shock.

Aaron hugged her girlfriend and said smilingly to Corinne, “Boss, what was that for? You’re only going to make yourself sad if I was hit by the knife.” Corinne frowned. She had enough of him. “Get lost! I don’t want to see your face anymore!” Aaron shrugged. He got up with his girlfriend and bowed to Corinne. “Fine, we’ll be leaving now. I’ll leave Xante with you.” Then, he muttered to himself, “I wonder if Miss Annie managed to book us a hotel room…” After Aaron led her fragile-looking girlfriend out of the room, Francine turned to look at Corinne with a frown. “Ahem! Um… Corinne, has your temper always been this explosive? Do you throw knives at people whenever you’re upset?” Corinne gave her a side-eye. “What? Is this your first day of knowing me?” Francine sported a lopsided smile, but her trembling voice betrayed her. “O—Of course not. I… I still remember what you did on the first day we met each other.” On the first day they met each other, Corinne dunked Francine’s head into the toilet bowl.

‘Of course, it was ’cause I bullied her into it. But throwing a knife at someone?

That’s really going overboard…’ thought Francine.

“Then need you ask?” said Corinne lightly.

“You’re not going to do the same thing to my brother in the future, right?” asked Francine anxiously.

Corinne was a little taken aback. She looked up at Francine with an inscrutable expression. After a brief silence, she said, “Don’t tell me you seriously think I can win in a fight against your brother.” After thinking it over, Francine said, “You’re right. You can’t win in a fight against Jeremy. But he’s the type that’ll never hit a woman, so what if you use that to your advantage?”