Ch. 1061..1070

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1061--Xante scanned Aaron coldly before looking inside the presidential suite. “What were you doing?” Aaron shrugged and smiled mischievously. “Well, isn’t it obvious I just took a shower?” Xante pushed him away and walked into the suite. She expected to see a naked woman inside, but there was no sign of any debauchery. The bed was clean and empty.

She turned around to ask, “Where’s that girlfriend of yours?” Aaron closed the door and continued to dry his hair with another towel. “Ugh, I sent her home. What’s the point of coming to the hotel with me if she’s not going

to let me touch her?” Xante pushed her gold-rimmed glasses up, pulled a chair, and sat down.

“There are other ways to make Miss Annie hate you without humiliating her, you know. How could you ask her to get you some condoms when you know how much she likes you? That’s low, even for you. It’s no wonder the boss is mad at you right now.” Aaron threw his towel aside and flopped down lazily on the bed. “Xante, don’t you think you and the boss are asking a lot out of me? Does Miss Annie look like she has given up on me? How can I make her give up on me without making her hate me?” Xante took out her phone and nodded at him. “Get up and put on your clothes.” Aaron did as she asked. “Are we going somewhere?” he asked while getting his clothes.

“I’ll tell you once all your clothes are on.” Xante put her phone upright on the table.

Thus, Aaron went to the bathroom to put on his clothes and after he came out, he said, “Let’s go! Where we go—ouch!” Xante punched him hard in the face before he could finish his sentence.

Caring about his handsome face the most, Aaron was instantly enraged. “What was that for?! Why did you hit me in the face, Xante?” Xante ignored him and punched him again on the other side of his face, making him cry out in pain, before grabbing his wrist and throwing him over the shoulder.

Aaron’s freshly-cleaned body became dirty again.

“Xante, you she-devil! I’m going to tell the boss you hit me again!” he said sulkily.

Xante stepped on his body to prevent him from getting up from the floor. She looked down at him condescendingly and said, “Save your breath; she asked me to beat you up. Can you grow up a little and stop making her worry about you? She was already in a bad mood to begin with, and now she has to deal with your antics?” Since he could not get up, Aaron just spread himself comfortably on the floor.

“Tsk! Compared to that husband of hers, what I did is nothing. Out of the two of us, who do you really think was the one who put her in a bad mood?!” “Even so, that’s between them. We shouldn’t meddle in her personal life.” “Heh! The boss is going to get eaten up by that stupid Jeremy if we don’t do something about it! Let me tell you something, Xante—you women are the same. You girls get so blinded by love that you cannot think straight. And let me repeat this: This applies to all women, including the boss.” Xante could tell Aaron was hinting at something. She lifted her foot and turned off the video recording before asking, “What did you find out?” Aaron got up and dusted himself. To his credit, he did not hold a grudge toward Xante for beating him up. Instead, he got straight to the point.

“Lately, I’ve been feeling something was off about Jeremy. On the surface, it looks like he really cares about the boss, yet he refused to get legally married to her. The boss might pretend she doesn’t mind the whole thing, but deep down, it’s a different story.

“When I heard Jeremy was going on a business trip today, I immediately asked someone to find out which flight he was on and then arranged for somebody to keep an eye out for him at Molomia’s airport. Guess what? My hunch was correct! He really did go to Molomia to meet up with a woman!” “What woman?” Xante asked with a frown.

Aaron picked up his phone from the bedside table and offered it to Xante. “Take a look at it yourself.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1062-Xante accepted the phone from Aaron. With a tap, the screen revealed two photos of a woman picking up Jeremy from the airport. The woman was wearing skimpy clothing that barely covered her hot figure. Not to mention, she was quite good-looking as well. One of the photos showed Jeremy and the woman hugging each other. It was obvious they knew each other very well.

‘How can he go around hugging other women when he’s married?’ thought Xante. Ever the calm one, even she could not control herself after seeing the two photos. “D*mn that man! His wife is pregnant, yet he goes abroad to have a romantic rendezvous with another woman?!” Aaron smiled smugly. “What did I tell you? Jeremy isn’t the good husband as he makes himself out to be. All men are the same; we think with our lower half.

Even the boss cannot escape this fate.” “Not every man is the same as you!” “At least I’m honest about it. I don’t pretend to be what I’m not.” After thinking about it calmly, Xante threw Aaron’s phone back to him.

“Don’t let the boss know about this first. In the meantime, you’re to fly to Molomia to investigate Jeremy’s relationship with that woman. It’s hard enough for the boss to find someone she likes, so it’ll be a pity if she breaks up with Jeremy because of some misunderstanding.” Aaron sighed. “Okay. I’ll get onto it, then. Bye! I’ll call you if there’s any update.” After that, he put on his suit jacket and left.

Both Xante and Aaron could tell Corinne really had feelings for Jeremy.

Otherwise, she would not have kept the baby after she left him that first time.

‘It took the boss a lot of mental struggle to decide whether to get back together with Jeremy, so if she finds out he betrayed her…’ Xante did not want to imagine how horrible the aftermath would be then.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

Xante thought Aaron had forgotten something, so she did not think much when she went to open the door. However, the person standing outside was not Aaron but Sunny instead.

‘Oh, it’s that brat who always caused trouble for the boss,’ thought Xante coldly.

She pushed her gold-rimmed glasses up and asked with annoyance, “What are you doing here? Are you stalking me?” Sunny lifted his chin proudly. “Corinne doesn’t want me staying in the hospital with her. Since I have nowhere else to go, I thought I’d follow you here.” “You should’ve gone to the theme park instead. I mean, aren’t you afraid I’d eat you up?” asked Xante with a frown.

“Heh! As if you could ever do that!” replied Sunny bravely. After that, he swaggered into the presidential suite. After making a round and finding no man inside, he said mockingly, “I thought you came here to have some sexy time, but it looks like I was wrong. You’re really not as wanton as you made yourself out to be.” Xante narrowed her eyes and pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses. “That’s ’cause I was about to call for a guy to come. But since you’re here now… Why don’t I show you what it’s all about?” Sunny immediately turned beet red. However, he was not scared of Xante as he did not believe she would do anything to him.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1063-Stop your bullsh*t! I came here to ask you why you helped Corinne lure me away that time. What was she doing in Kanton City? Does it have anything to do with the World Hacker Conference?” grilled Sunny.

Seeing that Sunny had no intention to leave, Xante closed the door. “Mister Sunny, you’re certainly one curious cat. I can’t believe you followed me to this hotel just to get answers to those questions.” Sunny crossed his arms. “I just want to know what you two were up to. My hunch has always been correct, and it’s telling me you and Corinne are hiding something from everyone! It definitely has something to do with the World Hacker Conference.”

Xante slowly walked up to him with a coy smile.

Sensing danger, Sunny slowly backed away as though she was a ghost.

“What… What are you doing?” Xante smiled and continued to walk toward him. “Since you’re here, it’d be weird if I don’t do anything with you, right? I mean, we are in a hotel. And what is a hotel best for if not for sleeping?” Xante placed an emphasis on the word ‘sleeping’ so Sunny was left without a doubt as to what she meant. By then, she already backed him into a corner.

Sunny blushed madly. Being inexperienced, he never imagined a woman would be so forward when it came to matters of the bedroom.

“Don’t… Don’t you dare come any nearer! I’m warning you… I’m going to hit you if you so much as touch me!” Xante chuckled softly. “Is that so? Hit me, then. I like men who play rough.” She then danced her fingers seductively on top of Sunny’s chest. “Oops, I just touched you! What are you going to do about that?” Sunny was so flustered that his ears turned burning red too. “How… How can you be so shameless? Get away from me! Don’t you know you’re the one who has more to lose in this situation?” Xante smirked. “I have more to lose? Are you sure about that? I actually can’t wait to try it with a virgin… What do you say?” That was the final straw for Sunny. He pushed her away and ran to the other side of the room.

“Stop it! I know you’re just doing this to scare me. I just want to know why you lured me away that time! I’ll leave right after you tell me. I promise I won’t stay a second longer.” Xante smiled. “Fine, I’ll tell you. But! You have to take off your clothes first.” “What? Wh… Why?” “Because I want to check out what you got underneath your clothes. You should know I don’t give out free information. Mister Sunny, I promise I’ll tell you everything I know as long as you let me see you naked.” “Why you!” Blushing and at a loss for words, Sunny simply pointed at her. He never met such a shameless woman as Xante, who could ask a man to take off his clothes like it was nothing.

‘I can’t believe Corinne is friends with her! She’s a total bad influence! I must tell Corinne to stop hanging out with her.’ “I’m not going to take off my clothes! Just answer me this. Why did you lure me away from following Corinne that day? Is it because she went to the World Hacker Conference too? Does she have a hidden identity she doesn’t want people to know about?” Xante crossed her arms and looked at him lewdly.

“Hehe, Mister Sunny, didn’t you hear what I said? I’m not going to answer your questions unless you take off your clothes.” “Have you no shame?!” “No, I don’t! You either take off your clothes or get lost!”

 

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1064-Xante had Sunny backed into a corner again. Even though she was half a head shorter than him, he was actually scared of her.

Still blushing, Sunny instinctively covered his chest with both of his hands.

“You… You can’t force me to take off my clothes!” Xante smiled mockingly at him. “Tsk, tsk! What a wuss. You shouldn’t have followed me here if you’re not ready to play along with me. Now go run home to your mommy.” Sunny was at the age where his ego triumphed over everything. Thus, what he could not stand the most was to be mocked.

“Heh! Who are you calling a wuss?!” he shouted angrily.

Xante raised her eyebrow. “Who else is there but you? As I said, you should go home now. I don’t want your parents to come screaming at me and calling me a bad influence for bringing you here.” “And as I said, I’m not a kid anymore! I don’t need my parents’ permission to do anything. You know what? I changed my mind! I’m going to take off my clothes to show you I’m not scared of you!” He then took off his sweater and threw it on the ground as though he was a hot stud.

Xante was a little stunned by how broad his shoulders actually were. She pushed her gold-rimmed glasses up and could not help but take a gulp as she stared at his half-naked body.

… Three days later, after a series of check-ups, the doctor deemed Corinne fit enough to be discharged from the hospital.

Early in the morning, Pamela—along with Francine and the servants—came to pick up her granddaughter-in-law from the hospital.

The moment they were back at the mansion, Corinne was presented with a healthy meal, which she must finish, prepared by the nutritionist Pamela hired.

After the nose-bleeding incident, Pamela thought it was better to hire a nutritionist to watch over Corinne’s diet than for herself to cook something for her granddaughter-in-law.

After she finished her meal, Corinne chatted with Pamela for a while before finding an excuse to go back to her room. For some reason, she had been feeling restless and easily tired for the past few days. Not to mention, she would often wake up in the middle of the night from a nightmare.

It had been three whole days, and she did not receive any calls or texts from Jeremy. Out of worry, she messaged him twice. One was her asking him what he was doing, and the other was asking when he would be back. Both of them went unanswered.

She did not want to overthink the whole situation, but she just could not help herself. However, it was not like she could do anything since he was overseas at the moment. Thus, she decided to wait it out.

She laid on her bed with all her limbs spread out like a starfish, staring at the ceiling in a daze. Suddenly, she remembered something, and she quickly took out her phone to call Tommy. She had learned from Francine that Tommy did not go on the business trip with Jeremy. Instead, he stayed back to handle the company’s affairs.

It just so happened Corinne needed his help with something. The call quickly went through, and Tommy agreed to her request without hesitation.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1065-Throughout the call, never did Corinne once ask about Jeremy nor did Tommy mention him.

‘If Mister wanted me to know about something, he would’ve told me. I wouldn’t need to ask other people about it. Since he doesn’t want me to know what he’s up to, there’s no point in asking Tommy,’ she thought.

When night came, Tommy visited Corinne to give a status report on the task she asked him to do. Since it would be inappropriate to receive him into the bedroom, Corinne asked him to follow her to Jeremy’s study.

“Ma’am, I already went to the Riveras to ask for custody of Mister Joey,” said Tommy respectfully.

Corinne was sitting casually on Jeremy’s office chair with her cheek resting on her hand. “And what did they say?” “Mister Cedric and Mister Beatrice said you’ve mentioned Mister Joey’s custody arrangement to them before. After careful consideration, they both think it’s best for you and Mister Jeremy to take care of him.” Corinne raised her eyebrow and looked at Tommy’s sides. “So where is he?

Why didn’t you bring him here?” Corinne could not help but see herself in Joey. ‘Poor kid. He’s been mistreated again and again after Anya found no more use of him.’ “Even though Mister Cedric and Mister Beatrice agreed to let you take Mister Joey away, Miss Phoebe insisted on keeping him by her side. She said that now that Miss Anya had been locked up, she can’t lose her only grandson too. She even went as far as to threaten to commit suicide if they take Mister Joey away from her.” Corinne did not pity Phoebe. She only found the whole thing laughable. ‘So I see she has changed from a good mother act to a good grandmother act now that Anya isn’t there to play the ‘good daughter’ act. When was she when Anya was abusing Joey? I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Both of them are as evil as they come.’ She knew Joey would suffer if he stayed any longer with Phoebe. Not to mention, she promised him she would get him out.

After thinking it through, she asked, “Where’s Miss Phoebe now? I want to see her.” “Miss Phoebe has been sent away by Mister Cedric to live in the summer villa located in the countryside. Mister Joey is also there.” Corinne nodded. “Okay. Arrange for someone to drive me to the summer villa tomorrow morning. I’m going to talk to Phoebe about Joey’s custody arrangement.” Tommy was a little taken aback. “Ma’am, it’s best if you don’t meet up with any of the Riveras alone. Miss Phoebe might do something drastic to you as revenge for getting Anya arrested. Not to mention, Mister Jeremy would never allow you to go meet with Miss Phoebe if he was here.” At the mention of Jeremy, Corinne became upset. “Oh, so I need his permission to go somewhere now?” she asked with a frown.

Tommy shook his head. “No, it’s not like that, Ma’am. Mister Jeremy is just concerned about your safety. It’s best if you wait until he comes back before going to talk to Miss Phoebe about Mister Joey’s custody arrangement.” Corinne scoffed. “Then tell me, when will he be back?” Tommy hesitated for ten seconds before answering, “I’m not sure either. It seems the problems overseas are trickier than we thought, so it’ll take him some time to sort things out.” Corinne smiled coldly. “I can wait, but I’m not sure whether Joey can. I’m pretty sure I don’t need to remind you just what sort of people Anya and her mother are. Do you really think Phoebe will treat Joey well? The kid is just an innocent pawn, and legally speaking, he’s Jeremy’s son. Can you bear the responsibility if something happens to him?” “Well…”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1066-Corinne waved her hand. “You don’t have to say anything; my mind is made up.

Have the car wait for me at eight o’clock tomorrow morning. And don’t tell Grandma Pamela anything about this—I don’t want her to worry.” As reluctant as Tommy was about the plan, he did not try to convince her otherwise. Instead, he nodded and said, “Yes, Ma’am.” “That’ll be all for now. You may leave now.” “Yes, Ma’am.” After Tommy left, Corinne stayed seated on the chair. ‘Ugh, this is so tiring,’ she thought while rubbing her temples. She would have preferred to ask Aaron to

help with the arrangement, but he had not returned from attending a seminar abroad.

Xante, too, was not in the city, and Corinne did not want to ask her to come back for such a trivial matter. Thus, that left only Tommy to handle the arrangement. It was just as well as it would make it look more legit if a staff member from the Holden family helped Corinne request an audience with Phoebe.

After all, out of the two of them, only Jeremy was Joey’s legal guardian.

‘I hope Phoebe won’t treat Joey too harshly…’ thought Corinne while rubbing her pregnant belly as though it would make the baby grow faster. Perhaps it was her maternal instincts kicking in as she would be a mother, but she could not bear to see any kid suffering.

After a while, Corinne walked out of the study, only to bump into Francine and Chester.

Chester had just finished tutoring Francine and was about to leave. Whenever Chester was around, Francine would tamp down her overbearing attitude in favor of a more demure, ladylike attitude.

Chester’s eyes immediately lit up when he saw Corinne. “Hey, Corinne.” Corinne nodded and smiled at him. “Hey, Chester. Thanks for tutoring Francine as always.” “Oh, the pleasure is all mine. I’m sure people will be fighting over my job if they know I get to work in such a luxurious environment. Plus, the job itself isn’t too hard either,” said Chester with a smile.

“I’m just glad you don’t find her too troublesome to teach.” Francine frowned and puffed up her cheeks in protest. She was not happy at being roasted in front of her crush.

It was a good thing Chester was a kind and patient guy. He shook his head and said, “Francine does lack the basics in some subjects, but she more than makes up for it with her eagerness to learn. In fact, she should be praised for her rapid improvement.” Hearing this, Francine quickly forgot about her resentment toward Corinne and blushed shyly.

Corinne pursed her lips when she saw how happy Francine was. ‘I wonder if she would’ve been that eager to learn if her tutor was anyone else. Oh well, I guess this is what they called the power of love.’ “Corinne, I heard from Francine that you were hospitalized a few days ago. How are you feeling now?” Chester looked at Corinne all over as though he was checking for any injury.

“I’m fine. Thanks for asking. It’s getting late, so you should head home now.

Francine, why don’t you ask Bowen to get one of the servants to give Chester a ride home?” Francine lifted her chin proudly. “I don’t need you to tell me to do that. I’ve already had that in mind.” “Good,” said Corinne. After that, she turned to leave for her room, thinking she should take a shower before the night got too cold.

“Corinne, wait! I… I have something I want to talk to you about

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1067-Chester suddenly shouted behind Corinne.

Corinne stopped and turned around.

Francine was a little surprised. She looked at Chester, then at Corinne suspiciously.

“I mean, if that’s okay with you,” said Chester cautiously when Corinne made no replies.

Corinne deliberated for a few seconds before nodding and saying, “Okay. We can talk outside the yard. It’s getting stuffy in here, so I could use some fresh air.”

“Sure thing,” said Chester with a nod.

After that, they all went down the stairs together.

Once at the entrance, Chester turned and said, “Francine, thanks for seeing me off, but I’d like to have a private word with Corinne. Please don’t follow me out.” As much as Francine was not happy with the request, she did not dare object Chester.

“Oh… Okay,” she said with a nod. She then watched helplessly as Chester and Corinne walked out of the door before quickly running over to the floor-to-ceiling window to spy on them.

Francine was quite angry when she found out Chester used to have a crush on Corinne, but she calmed down a little after telling herself Corinne would never fight over Chester with her since she was with Jeremy.

‘It looks like Chester hasn’t given up on Corinne yet. Ooh, this is not good!’ thought Francine. If this was any other guy, she would have snitched on Corinne to Jeremy already, but since this was Chester she was dealing with, she decided to let it slide. Only god knew what Jeremy would do to him once he found out what happened.

The mansion’s huge yard was filled with all sorts of trees and flowers, and at that moment, they were made even more beautiful by the moonlight washing over them.

Corinne looked up in a trance at the moon hanging high above the sky.

“Hey, it’s a full moon!” said Chester after following suit.

This shook Corinne out of her trance. She turned toward him and said, “I almost forgot you’re here too. What is it you wanted to talk to me about?” Chester frowned. After a while, he said, “I want to ask you something.” Corinne gave him a curt nod. “Okay, what is it?” “That guy… I mean, Francine’s brother… Is he good to you?” he asked in a bitter tone.

Corinne was a little surprised by the question. “Why do you ask?” “I heard from Francine that her brother has been away on a business trip for the past several days. But what kind of husband goes on a business trip when his wife is lying sick in the hospital? I just think that if a husband really loves his wife, he would’ve stayed by her side when she needed him the most.” After a brief moment of silence, Corinne smiled and said, “Thanks for your concern, but he’s actually quite good to me.” “Corinne, I know your husband is a very wealthy man, but you should just leave if you don’t feel loved or happy here. No amount of material wealth is worth giving up on your happiness. You’ll regret it in the future if you don’t leave,” said Chester worriedly.

Corinne raised her eyebrow. “So the only reason you think I’m staying is because of how wealthy my husband is?” Chester realized he misspoke, and he quickly tried to rectify himself. “No… What I mean is, I don’t think you and him are compatible. He’s ten years older than you. You guys won’t be able to talk about the same thing or have the same values! Not to mention, he doesn’t seem like he cares about you at all. Why stay?” Corinne smiled faintly. “I’m perfectly well aware of what I’m doing. This is my marriage, so I alone have the right to make a call on whether I should stay or leave. But thank you for your concern.”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1068-Chester knew he overstepped his boundaries. He dropped his head and sighed helplessly before looking up at Corinne with passion in his eyes.

“Corinne, if… And I mean if…one day you became single again, would you consider—” “By the way, Chester, how do you feel about Francine?” interrupted Corinne with a smile. She knew what he wanted to say, so she cut him off.

“What… What do you mean?” asked Chester, flustered.

Corinne smiled. “Let me put it another way. What do you think of her?” “Well, she’s quite okay, I guess… But why are you asking?”

Corinne smiled mysteriously. “That’s good enough. It’s getting late so I won’t keep you anymore. I’m sure Francine has arranged for a car to send you back.

It should be waiting at the main entrance.” Corinne’s polite but firm way of asking him to leave made it difficult for Chester to say anything else. Thus, he gave her a polite nod and made his way to the entrance.

After watching his retreating figure for a bit, Corinne started making her way back inside. However, the moment she turned around, she saw Francine rushing over angrily toward her.

“Hey, you! What did you and Chester talk about just now?” she asked fiercely.

“Nothing.” Corinne was tired. Not to mention, she had to wake up early tomorrow to go to the summer villa, so she was not in the mood to deal with Francine.

Not easily deterred, Francine opened her arms wide to block Corinne from leaving.

“If you don’t tell me, I’m going to call Jeremy and tell him you’ve been secretly meeting with another man behind his back.” Corinne crossed her arms casually, jerked up her chin, and smiled smugly. “Go ahead. It should be morning in Molomia right now, so I’m pretty sure he’ll pick up your call.” Francine only said what she said to force Corinne to tell her what she wanted to know. However, she forgot that Corinne was no ordinary woman. She was probably the only woman in the world who was not scared of Jeremy.

Still, the words had left her lips, so there was no backing down.

Corinne let out a yawn. “Well, are you going to call him? If you’re not, can you please move out of the way so I can go take my shower now?” “Hmph! I’m going to call him now! But let me warn you, he’s not going to be as easy to deal with as me!” While Francine spoke, she took out her phone and called Jeremy.

Corinne narrowed her eyes on Francine’s phone. She did not expect Francine would actually call Jeremy since she was known to be scared of him despite her bratty behavior. She was actually a little happy Francine decided to call Jeremy since she wanted to know if he would pick up and what he would say if he did.

The phone rang for quite a good while. Just when the two girls thought no one was going to pick up, the call went through.

However, it was not Jeremy’s voice that greeted them but a deep, sexy woman’s voice.

“Hello?” Corinne’s pupils shrank a little as she looked at the phone in shock. Francine wanted to prove to Corinne that she dared to make this call, so she had it on speakerphone.

She, too, was dumbfounded when she heard a woman’s voice on the other end of the phone. ‘Sh*t! Did I just accidentally expose Jeremy’s affair?’ “Who are you? Why do you have my brother’s phone?” interrogated Francine.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1069-“Is this Francine? Your brother is still sleeping. Did something urgent happen?

Should I wake him up, or do you want to call him again later?” asked the woman.

At the mention of her name, Francine immediately realized the woman obviously knew Jeremy well. However, she did not recognize the woman’s voice, so she had no idea whether it was anyone from their circle of friends.

Still, she knew she should not say more in front of Corinne, so she said to the woman on the phone, “It’s nothing urgent. I’ll call him again later.” After that, she quickly hung up the phone and looked toward Corinne to check her reaction. If it were any other woman, she would have snatched the phone

away from Francine and asked the same question Francine did, or even straight away cursing her.

However, Corinne was not any other woman—she did not even react. She simply looked away and said nothing.

‘Sh*t. Her reaction is not normal. This is all my fault. I should say something to help Jeremy out…’ thought Francine. Thus, she quickly explained, “Corinne, I’m sure this is just a misunderstanding. That woman is probably the personal assistant my brother hired for his business trip since Tommy didn’t go with him this time. I mean, have you seen him without a personal assistant before? Let me tell you, he’s useless without one.” Corinne smiled calmly. “Can a mere personal assistant go into his room when he’s still sleeping and pick up his calls?” Francine scratched her head. “Umm… Maybe that personal assistant snuck in without my brother’s knowing so she could seduce him! I mean, it’s not that surprising if you really think about it. Even I have to admit Jeremy is quite the catch. But you should know he’d never do anything to hurt you.” Corinne laughed out loud. “Fine. Whatever. Believe him all you want. I’m just going to take my shower and sleep now.” After that, she walked back into the mansion and up to her room to shower.

Francine froze, thinking she was really in deep sh*t this time. She waited until Corinne had gone back inside before calling Jeremy’s number again. This time, it was he himself who picked up.

“Hello?” greeted Jeremy with a tinge of impatience.

“Jeremy, did you just wake up?” whispered Francine cautiously.

“Yeah.” As if the sleepiness in his voice was not obvious enough.

Francine gasped. “Who was the woman who picked up your phone just now?

Did… Did you sleep with her?” After a brief silence, Jeremy said coldly, “Isn’t it night where you are right now?

Why are you not sleeping? Just why are you calling me?” Francine shrank her neck in fright. “Umm… I’m not calling for myself but for… Corinne.” “Did something happen to her? Is she okay?” asked Jeremy quickly in a tone that was one octave higher than his usual tone.

“Don’t worry, she’s fine. It’s just… She was beside me when the woman picked up your phone and, uh… She heard everything the woman said. Hey Jeremy… you’re not cheating on Corinne, right?” All she got back as a response was the beep as Jeremy hung up on her without warning.

Francine stared at her phone with a frown, thinking, ‘All hell is about to break loose at home. What should I do? If I had known this was going to happen, I wouldn’t have called Jeremy just to make a point to Corinne

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1070-Corinne was in the shower when her phone started ringing. However, it switched off not long after as it had run out of battery. After blow-drying her hair, Corinne connected her phone to the charger and went to sleep without turning it back on.

The next morning, Corinne left for the summer villa after taking her breakfast and giving Pamela a safe excuse as to where she was going. Pamela, ever the worrier, was reluctant to let Corinne go out alone, but she felt more reassured after knowing Tommy would be accompanying her.

‘Jeremy must’ve arranged security detail for Corinne,’ thought Pamela.

Since it was a weekend, it meant Chester would be coming in the morning to tutor Francine, so she woke up earlier than usual to tidy up her room. At first, being worried about Corinne going out alone, she wanted to accompany her.

However, she did not really want to miss the chance to see Chester. In the end, she chose to stay at home to wait for Chester after learning Tommy would be accompanying Corinne.

‘Corinne’s gonna be fine with Tommy accompanying her,’ Francine told herself.

… Tommy sat in the front passenger seat while Corinne sat in the back seat.

Together, they drove to the Riveras’ summer villa. Tommy had notified the Riveras that Corinne would be dropping by, so the servants were on standby to receive her. Even though the Riveras and the Holdens had bad blood between them, it did not seem to carry over to Corinne as the Riveras seem to really like her.

The car drove along the country road.

Tommy shut his laptop close after finishing some work. He then turned to look at Corinne, who was resting with her eyes closed. “Ma’am, did you sleep very early last night?” “I think so. I didn’t check the time before I went to sleep. Why do you ask?” replied Corinne without opening her eyes.

“Your phone was turned off when Mister Jeremy called you last night. He got worried about you, so he called me. He sounded very relieved after I told him you’re okay.” “My phone ran out of battery last night,” said Corinne absent-mindedly.

She did see the missed call from Jeremy this morning when she switched on her phone. She called him back, but his phone was turned off. She chalked it down to the time difference between the two countries and did not bother to call him a second time.

All this while, she had been waiting for him to call her, which he should have done the moment he landed in Molomia. Yet, he only called her after so many days had passed. Not to mention, there was a high possibility he would not have called yesterday if the whole thing with the other woman did not happen.

Corinne was starting to wonder what her relationship with Jeremy was. The more she wondered, the more she felt there was no point in continuing the marriage. In fact, she was not even interested to find out who the woman on the other side of the phone was.

Back in the car, Corinne opened her eyes slowly. “Tommy, just what new project did Holden Group launch in Molomia that requires Jeremy to be there all the time?” “Umm…” Tommy’s gaze darted around.

Corinne raised her eyebrow. “Is it a trade secret?” Tommy still did not know how to answer her.

Corinne was really put off by his lack of response, so she closed her eyes again.

“Forget it. Take it as I didn’t ask.” Worried that she was angry, Tommy quickly explained, “Ma’am, it’s not some sort of trade secret. Even if it is, Mister Jeremy won’t keep it hidden from you.

It’s just that I don’t have the clearance to tell you what you want to know. Of course, you can call and ask Mister Jeremy. He’ll tell you anything you want to know.” Corinne sneered. ‘If he wanted me to know, he would’ve told me before he went on the business trip. He wouldn’t have waited until I asked.’ She decided not to probe further as it was getting meaningless