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The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1081-Corinne was not hungry at all since she had eaten before she came. However, at that moment, she was willing to do anything to get Mother Kalista out of her sight.

“Of course not, Mother Kalista. I’m actually looking forward to your cooking!” Only then would Mother Kalista leave her alone with Mother Cathrina, which was what Mother Cathrina wanted.

After Mother Kalista left the hall, Mother Cathrina pulled Corinne to sit down.

“Corinne, why did you come back so suddenly? Did something happen?” Corinne was touched by her question. ‘Only people who care about me will ask me that,’ she thought.

She quickly shook her head. “Don’t worry, Mother Cathrina. Nothing happened. I was just in the neighborhood, so I thought I’d drop by to visit you.” Mother Cathrina nodded with relief. She then asked, “How’s the investigation on your mother going?” Corinne had told her about Emily in the past, so Mother Cathrina knew why she worked so hard over the years.

Corinne shook her head ruefully. “I still have no idea whether she’s dead or alive. However, I managed to find my brother and grandparents.” “Oh? How are they doing? Did you tell them who you are?” “No. They abandoned me and my mother, so I never want them to find out who I am.” “Corinne, you really remind me of myself when I was young. Maybe that’s why I couldn’t stop worrying about you all these years.” Corinne was surprised to hear Mother Cathrina talking about the past. She did not really know what happened to her back then. All she knew was that Mother Cathrina was a wanderer who happened to stumble into the convent and, after receiving permission from the abbess, became a nun.

However, for some reason, the abbess did not allow her to be fully professed.

“The fact you can’t forgive them means you still care about them.” “Tell me, Mother Cathrina, have you forgiven all the people who hurt you in the past?” “No. I haven’t.” After a pause, she said, “I have a son whom I miss very much.” Corinne was a little taken aback. This was the first time she heard Mother Cathrina ever mentioning her son. “How old is he now?” “He should be thirty years old this year. I wonder how he’s doing now and whether he has his own family.” “Didn’t you ever think of going back to have a look?” “What’s the point of doing that? Plus, I don’t ever want to see his father again.” “You mean your ex-husband? Why not?” “He has betrayed me countless times. Trust no men, Corinne. They’re all liars.” “Isn’t that a bit extreme? I’m sure there are some honest men out there. Take, for example, me!” remarked Jason as he walked into the hall.

“And you are?” asked Mother Cathrina.

“He’s an acquaintance of mine,” chimed Corinne before Jason could say anything, prompting him to look at her speechlessly.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1082-Corinne was surprised to hear Mother Cathrina talking about the past. She did not really know what happened to her back then, and all she heard was Mother Cathrina was a wanderer who happened to stumble into the convent and became a nun after receiving permission from the abbess. However, for some reason, the abbess did not allow her to be fully professed.

Mother Cathrina sighed and looked at Corinne wearily. “The fact that you can’t forgive them means you’re still stuck in the past.” Corinne would have been angry had anyone else said that. However, she knew she owed Mother Cathrina for the life she had, so she simply asked softly, “Tell me, Mother Cathrina—have you forgiven all the people who have hurt you in the past?”

Mother Cathrina’s eyes darkened. “No. I haven’t. Nor will I ever.” Some strands of her hair had escaped out of her headdress as though reminding her all the hurt, the pain, and the worries of the past would always be with her, no matter where she went.

After a pause, Mother Cathrina added, “I actually have a son, Corinne. Not a day goes by without me missing him.” Corinne was a little taken aback by the revelation. This was the first time she ever heard Mother Cathrina mentioning her son.

“How old is he now?” Mother Cathrina took a deep breath and sighed. “He should be thirty years old this year. I wonder how he’s doing now? Maybe he has his own family now.” Corinne frowned in confusion. “Didn’t you ever think of going back to have a look?” “What’s the point of doing that? Plus, I don’t ever want to see his father again,” replied Mother Cathrina, looking down.

Corinne frowned and blinked. “You mean your ex-husband? Why not? Did he do something very bad to you? Like hitting you or…” It happened so long ago that Mother Cathrina needed some time to think.

“No, he never hit me, but he has betrayed me countless times.” After saying that, she patted Corinne meaningfully on the shoulder. “Trust no men, Corinne.

They’re all liars, except for—” “Isn’t that a bit extreme? I’m sure there are some honest men out there. Take, for example, me!” said Jason suddenly as he walked into the hall.

“And you are?” asked Mother Cathrina, looking at him.

“He’s an acquaintance of mine,” chimed Corinne while glaring at him in annoyance.

‘What? We’ve known each other for so long, and she can’t even find it in herself to call me a friend?’ thought Jason, at a loss for words.

He smiled wryly at Mother Cathrina and introduced himself. “Hello, Mother Cathrina. My name is Jason Talbot. I’m a friend of Corinne’s. I came with her to visit you.” Mother Cathrina gazed at Jason questioningly before turning to Corinne with a worried frown. “Corinne, you didn’t tell me you have a boyfriend.” “I do have a boyfriend, but it’s not him. It’ll be more accurate to say he’s my boyfriend’s friend instead of my friend,” said Corinne honestly.

Mother Cathrina fell silent for a moment before asking, “Why is he here instead of your boyfriend?” Corinne shook her head. “Jason and I just happened to bump into each other while I was dining in one of the homestays near here. He said he wanted to come with me to the covenant, so here we are.” Mother Cathrina looked at Jason again with the same questioning eyes again.

“Jason, can you give us the room for a moment? I have something I’d like to say to Corinne alone.”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1083-Jason shrugged and smiled. “I guess I can go pray at the altar again. I won’t bother you two anymore. Corinne, I’ll find you later, okay?” He winked at Corinne before walking out of the main hall.

Corinne could feel the anger flaring up inside of her. ‘I told him to behave while he’s here!’ After Jason left, the usually taciturn Mother Cathrina grabbed Corinne’s wrist and looked at her worriedly. “Corinne, what kind of man is your boyfriend?” Corinne was caught off-guard by the question. After a brief pause, she answered hesitantly, “Um… He’s a bit older than me, and…I guess he’s not that bad.”

“Is he good to you?” “Quite,” said Corinne since Jeremy’s performance in the last few days was not that great, giving her cause to wonder if they really had a future together.

Nevertheless, she decided to keep that to herself as she did not want to worry Mother Cathrina.

Mother Cathrina stared intently into Corinne’s eyes for a long time before looking up at the angel statue on the main altar.

“My ex-husband used to be good to me too, so much so that I thought I must be the luckiest woman in the world. However, not long after we got married, he started staying out the whole night, ignored my calls, and acted impatient with me. Then, we started fighting nonstop… Much later, I could count on one hand the number of times I saw him in a year… He’d stay with a different woman every week, and the worst part was, several of them had his babies.” Corinne frowned. She found it hard to believe that a woman as wise as Mother Cathrina could not escape the fate of marrying a dirtbag too.

“I’m sorry to hear that, Mother Cathrina. It sounds like you’ve been through a lot,” said Corinne.

Mother Cathrina looked at Corinne with pity in her eyes.

“Corinne, once the love is gone, it doesn’t take much for your significant other to get sick of you,” she said meaningfully. “I used to ask myself what I’d done wrong to make him hate me so much, but it wasn’t until much later that I realized there was no reason at all. He was simply tired of me. That’s why, don’t ever believe a man when he says he’ll love you forever.” Corinne thought of what happened to her father and mother. Back then, Maxwell spared no effort in making Emily his wife, but everything changed after they got married. Maxwell did the three trifecta—cheating, mistress, and illegitimate children—that would bring any marriage crumbling.

‘I guess that’s how all men are. They’ll tell you how much they love you at the start, but once they have you, they’ll start chasing after other women,’ thought Corinne. She knew Mother Cathrina was just preparing her for the worst as she did not want Corinne to end up like her.

Corinne was still mulling over Mother Cathrina’s words when she meaningfully added, “Corinne, I’m not a really good nun. There are so many worldly things I cannot let go of just yet. That’s why the abbess wouldn’t allow me to become a fully professed nun. Plus, I didn’t take you in out of kindness. I did it for my own hidden agenda.” ‘She took me in for her own hidden agenda?’ This was something that never crossed Corinne’s mind. Confused, she asked, “Mother Cathrina, is there something you’d like me to do for you?” Mother Cathrina did not reply immediately.

“As I’ve mentioned, I have a son. He’s my only lingering attachment to the outside world. You were also different even when you were little, and I like you very much, Corinne. It has always been my secret hope for you to marry my son somewhere down the line.”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1084-Corinne was shocked to find out Mother Cathrina had been harboring this kind of hidden agenda all along. She cleared her throat awkwardly, “Ahem! Well… I must say, that’s—” Worried Corinne might have gotten the wrong idea, Mother Cathrina quickly added, “Don’t get me wrong, Corinne. It might look like I’m doing all this for my son’s benefit, but I’m doing it for your benefit too. I don’t want you to marry an unreliable man like I did. My ex-husband might be a good-for-nothing player, but my son is certainly not.

“Even as a little boy, he hated his father with all his guts. He even took an oath to either take up celibacy or swear loyalty to one woman alone for the rest of his life. My son is the only man in the world I feel is worthy to entrust the rest of your

life to, so I had hoped you’d marry him. That way, you won’t have to endure the pain of betrayal like I did.” Corinne never expected Mother Cathrina would one day try to set her up with her son. “I’m sorry to disappoint you, Mother Cathrina, but I already have a boyfriend…” Mother Cathrina smiled haplessly. “Yes, I know. Though, I can’t say I’m surprised. You’re a wonderful girl, Corinne. Any man would be lucky to have you. I watched you grow up, and I have long regarded you as my child. I sincerely hope you’ll find a man you can live happily ever after with.” Corinne nodded. “Thank you, Mother Cathrina, for everything.” Mother Cathrina could not help but feel a little disappointed. In all the years Corinne stayed with her, she had raised her with the idea of making Corinne her future daughter-in-law. She even went as far as changing Corinne’s name.

When Corinne first arrived in the convent, she went by the name of Luna, but Mother Cathrina did not like how the name seemed associated with the word ‘lunatic’. Thus, she changed her name to Corinne, which meant ‘beautiful maiden’ in the olden language.

There was another reason why she chose that name for Corinne, which Corinne herself was not even aware of. Mother Cathrina’s son’s name was Jeremy, which meant ‘God will uplift’. Together with Corinne’s name, their names would come to mean ‘God will uplift this beautiful maiden’.

Both Corinne and Jeremy were her biggest worry in this life. She would die happy if the two of them could live together for the rest of their lives. For some reason, she always had a feeling Corinne would end up with Jeremy after leaving the convent, despite knowing the Holdens would not accept anything less than the most beautiful heiress in the city to be Jeremy’s wife.

Then again, she also knew Jeremy would never fall for a girl with no personality.

It was neither her liking nor her hope for Jeremy to end up as a sacrifice for the good of the family business, forever doomed to have his life dictated by dollars and cents.

“Corinne, my door will always be open for you. If your boyfriend doesn’t treat you well anymore one day… Find me, okay?” said Mother Cathrina while holding Corinne’s hand.

Corinne smiled. “Sorry for making you worry about me, Mother Cathrina. Rest assured, I’m fully prepared to handle whatever the future has for me. You know I’ll always land on my feet, right?” Mother Cathrina gazed intently at her before forcing a smile on her face.

At that moment, Mother Kalista walked in and said, “Corinne, the food is ready.

You should eat it while it’s still hot.” “Mother Cathrina, you must be hungry too. Why don’t you join me?” said Corinne.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1085-Mother Cathrina waved her hand. “You go, Corinne. I’m not hungry. Besides, I want to commune with God to ease my troubled heart.” Hence, Corinne did not insist. She simply nodded and said, “Okay.” Mother Kalista could not care less whether Mother Cathrina joined them for a meal. She happily pulled Corinne, who had been their biggest donor to date, and said, “Let’s go, Corinne. I’m sure Sister Cathrina will join us later when she’s hungry.” Corinne did not want to bother Mother Cathrina communing with God. She bowed to her to show her gratitude for raising her before heading out with Mother Kalista.

While walking out from the main hall, Corinne saw Jason standing outside under a tree with one hand raised to pluck the leaves. Under the reflection of the setting sun filtering through the gaps in the leaves, his side profile looked even more handsome.

‘A devilish man like him shouldn’t appear in the convent. He’ll just be forced to show his true form,’ thought Corinne.

Jason sensed someone was staring at him, so he turned to look at her. After that, he walked over with the plucked leaves still in his hand. “Are you done talking to Mother Cathrina?” he asked.

“Yeah.” Mother Kalista looked at Jason and then at Corinne, thinking.

“Corinne, is this handsome man your friend?” she asked with a smile.

“I guess you could say that, Mother Kalista,” said Corinne with an annoyed frown.

Mother Kalista was impressed by how expensive Jason’s clothes looked. “Why don’t you ask him to join us for a bite?” “Really? I’d be more than happy to join you ladies!” said Jason excitedly.

Corinne gave him a side-eye. “You were complaining about the homestay food, so I don’t see why you would want to eat the food in the convent.” Jason smiled. “Well, I’ve never tried convent food before, so what’s to say I won’t like it? Besides, I heard eating food in the convent can purify one’s heart!” “Yes, you’re absolutely right, child. Eating food in the convent is good for your body, mind, and soul!” said Mother Kalista.

“Then don’t mind if I do, Mother Kalista,” said Jason with a smile.

Corinne chuckled coldly. “Aren’t you afraid you’ll transform back to your true form after eating the food here?” “Huh? What?” Jason did not get what she was talking about.

“Who knows whether a pair of devil’s horns or a tail would pop out after you eat the food here. Is it even safe for you to be walking on such holy grounds?” mocked Corinne.

Jason was first stunned, but he then chuckled. “Corinne, can I take it as you think I’m so handsome that it is a sin?” Corinne ignored him and quickly caught up with Mother Kalista. She was not hungry but thought she might as well revisit her old childhood taste. Frankly speaking, she did kind of miss it.

However, when it came to really eating it, she found herself unable to stomach anything. The taste of the food was the same as it was before, but she was too full. Not to mention, her pregnant hormones made her despise carrots even more. In the end, out of politeness, she forced herself to take a few bites before putting down her utensils.

Thus, it was good, albeit surprising, that Jason—who complained about the homestay food—found himself loving the food in the convent. Not only did he finish his portion but Corinne’s as well.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1086-Corinne thought Jason had overstepped his boundaries by eating her food. She wanted to stop him, but he was too quick for her.

‘Oh well, I didn’t really touch the food anyway. Might as well not waste it and let him eat it,’ she comforted herself.

After eating, Jason put down his utensils. “Mother Kalista, I never knew the food in the convent could be so delicious! Can I come by for a meal again when I’m free?” he asked.

Mother Kalista smiled and nodded. “Of course! I just hope you don’t mind how plain-looking the convent is.”

Jason looked around at the shabby-looking room. “It is kinda plain looking.

Maybe you can consider renovating the place? That way, it’ll be more comfortable for you all to live in too.” Mother Kalista sighed loudly. “It’s not that we don’t want to renovate, but this place isn’t really popular with the worshipers, so we don’t get a lot of donations.

What little donation we got is only enough for us to pay for our groceries, so I’m afraid it’s beyond our capability to repair the convent.” Jason sighed sympathetically. “I’m sorry to hear that, Mother Kalista. It must be hard on you and the other nuns. How about I—” Corinne knew what Jason wanted to say, so she cut in, “Mother Kalista, didn’t you just tell me you used the money I sent to the convent to repair some of the halls and statues in the convent?” Mother Kalista was looking at Jason hopefully when Corinne asked her the question. She blinked guiltily and chuckled awkwardly. “Corinne, most of the money you sent has been used to repair the main halls where all the statues lived. Sister Cathrina donated the rest of the money to the villagers.

“So you see, there’s really none left to renovate our living quarters. You have no idea just how cold it gets in the winter. Also, water leaks everywhere when it rains…” Corinne narrowed her eyes. From what she could see, there did not seem to be any big renovation done to the main halls. At most, they had gotten a fresh coat of paint, which did not take up much money. Moreover, the money she sent back over the years was in no way a small sum. Mother Cathrina would not have given all of them away.

‘I believe some of the money was indeed given to the needy villagers while Mother Kalista split the rest among themselves. She must’ve used the excuse of repairing the main halls and used only a little of it to do so. Now, she’s giving us a sob story in the hopes of us donating again…’ thought Corinne.

Corinne did not mind donating money to the convent, but not if the money was the other nuns’ pockets. She had long discovered the nuns there were very money-driven.

Ever since the former abbess passed away, Mother Kalista had taken it upon herself to be in charge of everything that went on in the convent. Thus, a lot of things had changed since Corinne left the place, and she did not want to be used by the nuns there.

Jason, however, could not care less about all that. “Don’t worry, Mother Kalista.

I’ll get my accountant to wire the convent some money after I’m back in the city.

I’ll also spread the word about the convent’s plight so more worshipers will come.” Hearing this, Mother Kalista immediately smiled. “Oh, thank you! Thank you so much. Bless you, my child!” Corinne frowned. ‘What a hypocrite this old nun is. And what is wrong with that Jason? Why does he have to stick his nose in everything?’ As much as she was annoyed about the whole thing, she did not stop Jason from donating since it was not her money. She simply stood up and bid Mother Kalista goodbye before walking out of the room.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1087-Initially, Corinne wanted to say goodbye to Mother Cathrina as well. Fearing she would interrupt her spiritual solemn moment, however, she decided to leave silently.

As soon as she walked out of the convent, she saw Tommy standing by the car talking on the phone. “Yes, Mister Jeremy. I understand, Mister Jeremy. I’ll make sure Miss Corinne is safe at all costs.” Corinne frowned. ‘Looks like Tommy has told Mister where I am. But why didn’t he call or text me?’ She was finding it harder not to think that Jeremy did not care about her at all.

Moreover, the Jeremy she knew was a man who was quick to be jealous, so

how could he not spam her with calls the second he knew she was with Jason?

‘Maybe it’s true what Mother Cathrina says; all men will eventually get sick of their wives. The only reason he’s asking Tommy to protect me is not because of me but the baby I’m carrying,’ thought Corinne.

She silently got into the car.

Jason immediately came rushing out of the convent and followed her into the car too. “Corinne, why didn’t you wait for me?” Corinne rolled her eyes at him. “Why should I wait for you? You should’ve come out the moment you finished eating.” “But I needed to ask Mother Cathrina for the convent’s bank account. How should I know you’ll leave without telling me?” whined Jason.

Corinne frowned in annoyance. “Why do you insist on donating to this convent?

Don’t you have any other place to spend your money?” “What’s wrong with me donating to the convent?” asked Jason pitifully. “I just want to help the nuns here to live a better life! Surely even you can see that’s a good thing to do, right?” Corinne scoffed. “Don’t tell me you seriously think Mother Kalista is going to use that money to repair the convent! Do you know how much money I’ve given to the convent over the years? Loads! All that, and I don’t see any repairs made to the convent at all!” Jason was stunned. “So you’re saying Mother Kalista is lining her pockets with the donation money?” Corinne chuckled coldly. “I didn’t say that. But you know what? Do whatever you want. This has nothing to do with me anyway.” Jason shrugged. “Fine. I’ll donate less than what I initially intended. When all’s said and done, you wouldn’t be where you are right now if it wasn’t for this convent. So, I don’t mind donating a little to this place. Even if the money ends up in Mother Kalista’s hand, I’ll just see it as thanking her for raising you.” Corinne frowned deeply and glared at him with great annoyance. “What does it have to do with you who raised me? Don’t you think you should stop meddling in my business?” Jason spread out his hand nonchalantly. “Is that how you think about me?

Well… I guess there’s nothing I can do about it.” Corinne rolled her eyes. “Then I suggest you don’t donate to the convent at all!

Mother Kalista never took care of me. The only person who ever cared for me was Mother Cathrina! I know you’re rich, Jason, but why don’t you keep all that money for your future wife!”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1088-Jason moved his face closer to hers. “I already have enough money for my future wife to live comfortably with, so what I lack now is a wife. Say, why don’t you help me find one, Corinne?” Corinne frowned with disgust. She was about to leave her alone when the car door on the driver’s side opened, and Tommy sat down with a serious expression.

“Ahem!” he cleared his throat loudly.

Jason sat back in his seat without any signs of embarrassment.

“Mister Jason, where should I drop you off?” asked Tommy with a frown.

“You can drop me off at whichever homestay Corinne is staying in. It’ll be more convenient to take care of each other that way,” said Jason with a straight face.

“I’m sorry, Mister Jason, but Miss Corinne is staying with the Riveras at their summer villa. I don’t think it’ll be possible for you to follow along,” said Tommy.

Jason raised his eyebrow. “She’s staying at the Riveras’ simmer villa? Why, that’s even better! I can just call Lucas to ask him to let me stay too.” Jason took out his phone and was dialing the numbers when Corinne snatched his phone.

“Mister Jason, just what are you trying to achieve by doing all this?” asked Corinne angrily.

Jason spread out his hands innocently. “Corinne, we’re friends, are we not? I’m just glad I bumped into a familiar face in a place like this, so forgive me for wanting to stay closer to you. I’m actually quite scared to live alone in the mountains. Can you please, please take some pity on me and let me stay in the Riveras’ summer villa with you?” Corinne did not buy his story. She chuckled coldly and said, “Then why did you come here alone? What if you didn’t run into me? You’d have to stay alone in the homestay too.” Jason raised his head innocently. “You’re right, but I didn’t think much before I came here. In fact, if you hadn’t mentioned it, I would’ve forgotten the Riveras have a summer villa here. Let me ask Lucas if I can stay there. Who knows, he might even come to join us for a holiday.” ‘Sh*t! I can’t let him do that. Lucas will come rushing if he knows I’m here too,’ thought Corinne. She did not want him to go there since she knew he was still recovering from his broken foot. There was no need for him to further exacerbate his injury by coming to stay in the mountain.

Frowning, Corinne threw Jason’s phone back to him and said, “Don’t call Mister Lucas. The doctor has given him strict orders to rest at home, so he won’t be able to come.” After that, she turned to Tommy and said, “Let’s just take Mister Jason to the Riveras’ summer villa with us.” As reluctant as he was, Tommy could not defy Corinne’s orders. “Yes, Ma’am.” Jason smiled happily. “It’s been such a long time since I’ve been I remembered the last time I was there was when we were still teenagers…” Not interested in walking down memory lane with him, Corinne cut in bluntly, “Mister Jason, can you please be quiet? No one wants to hear about your childhood stories.” Instead of being angry, Jason simply chuckled and shrugged it off. To his credit, he did keep his silence.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the summer villa. All the servants there knew Jason to be Lucas’ good friend, so they quickly arranged a guest room for him to stay.

Corinne left him to his own device and walked back to her room with Tommy behind her.

Once they got to a place with no one around, Tommy said, “Ma’am, it’s best to stay away from Mister Jason.” Corinne never intended to spend time with Jason at all, but Tommy’s advice sounded strange. After all, she remembered Jeremy telling her the same thing before

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1089-After all, Jeremy did not seem to be as put off as he did with Jason when Corinne hung out with Zeke or Gerald alone.

“Why do you say that? Isn’t Mister Jason an old friend of Jeremy’s? As his wife, shouldn’t I at least act polite to him?” she asked.

Tommy looked at her complicatedly. “Mister Jason is an old friend of Mister Jeremy, but I wouldn’t call them close. Mister Jason is actually closer to Mister Lucas, while Mister Zeke and Mister Gerald are close to Mister Jeremy.

“Mister Zeke and Mister Gerald would never do anything that would harm Mister Jeremy nor would they overstep their boundaries when it comes to you, Ma’am.

However, the same can’t be said about Mister Jason.

“Not only is he Mister Jeremy’s business competitor, but he has, more than once, tried to steal you from him. I don’t think he’s going to stop until he gets what he wants.” Corinne chuckled softly. “So guys form cliques and have drama between themselves too. Hahaha! But don’t worry, Tommy, I have no interest whatsoever in Mister Jason. He can try to flirt with me all he wants, but I’ll never let him steal me away.” Tommy looked visibly relieved after he heard Corinne say that. “I’m glad to asked you to call him.” Corinne was a little taken aback. “Okay, I’ll call him later. You can go back to your room now. I’ll make sure to keep my door locked, so you don’t need to keep a lookout outside my room.” “Yes, Ma’am. Goodnight, Ma’am,” said Tommy with a nod. He was indeed tired.

‘I need to make sure I get a good night’s rest tonight so I can guard Miss Corinne well.’ He knew the situation was safe for the time being since Corinne was told not to eat any food prepared in the house. Moreover, Phoebe would never dare openly hurt her. Thus, he went back to his room in peace.

Jason, too, did not bother Corinne anymore. He went straight into the guest room prepared for him and stayed in there the whole night.

After Corinne finished taking her shower, she walked out of the bathroom and dried her hair with a towel as she sat lazily on the bed. She then picked up the phone and, after a brief hesitation, dialed Jeremy’s number. The phone rang for quite a while before he finally answered.

“Hello?” He sounded like he had just woken up.

Given the time difference between the two countries, it was not surprising to find him sleeping at that hour.

“Tommy asked me to call you,” said Corinne indifferently.

“Why did you only call me when I asked you to? Why couldn’t you have called me first?” questioned Jeremy unhappily.

‘Heh! I could’ve said the same thing to him! It’s not like he made any effort to call or text me for the past few days!’ thought Corinne.

However, out loud, she simply asked, “So how can I help you?” After a few seconds of silence, Jeremy said, “Little rascal, I—” However, before Jeremy could finish, a woman’s voice interrupted him in the background.

“Jeremy, what are you doing? Hurry up! We need to leave soon!”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1090-Corinne recognized that voice. It was the same woman who picked up Jeremy’s phone when Francine called him last time.

She felt her heart inexplicably aching.

She did not ask him who the woman was as she trusted he would explain everything to her without needing to prompt him. To her surprise, he did no such thing.

Instead, he quickly said, “Hey, I gotta go now. Be a good girl and go to bed early, okay?” Corinne did not even have a chance to ask what was happening when Jeremy hung up on her. She listened as the disconnected tone floated into her ear.

‘Who is that woman? Why didn’t he explain himself?’ she asked herself.

She threw her phone aside and climbed into her bed. Feeling sad and insecure, she hugged her pillow tightly and curled herself into a ball.

She spent almost every night in this way when she was a child. After she ability to protect herself, she no longer slept in this position.

However, at that moment, the sense of insecurity from childhood seemed to have rushed back to erode her self-esteem again. Slowly, she started to doze off without her knowing.

By the time she woke up the next day, the sun was already shining brightly in the sky. The warm sunlight shone through the curtains, causing Corinne to slowly open her eyes.

However, the first thing she saw was not the room’s furnishing but a man’s strong chest.

Startled, she first thought she was still dreaming. She touched the chest in front of her, and to her shock, it was real.

Even though she had just woken up, she remembered she had spent the night in the Riveras’ summer villa. Moreover, Jeremy was not in the country either.

‘Then who is this man sleeping beside me?’ Various possibilities flashed through Corinne’s mind before Jason’s devilishly handsome face settled in her mind.

‘Sh*t! Don’t tell me he managed to sneak into my room last night!’ thought Corinne with shock. She quickly pushed the man away and looked under the blanket to see whether she was still clothed.

To her disappointment, she found herself totally naked.

‘Sh*t! This is not good!’ She sat up suddenly and screamed angrily at the top of her lungs.

“Ahhh!” “What happened? Why are you screaming like that?” said a familiar voice.

This effectively made Corinne stop screaming. She looked to the side and was surprised to find herself staring straight at Jeremy’s face.

Jeremy was sleeping on his side, his handsome face evidently looking tired.

Suddenly, he sat up and moved closer to her.

“What’s the matter? Who did you think I was?” Even though she was still feeling a little shock, she sighed in relief.

“No one… But you’ve gotta admit, anyone would be scared if they suddenly found someone sleeping next to them.” At that moment, words alone could not express how glad she was to find out she did not cheat on Jeremy after all.