Ch. 1111..1120

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1111-It was not until he met Corinne had Jason experienced what it was like to fall head over heels for someone. Unfortunately, this experience went hand-in-hand with heartbreak.

Lucas clenched his fists to keep himself from rushing over to punch Jeremy.

Taking the adage ‘out of sight, out of mind’ to heart, he decided to leave the place.

However, the moment he turned, he saw something he never expected to see on Jason’s face—the look of lovelornness.

Being smart, he knew what was happening. Frowning, he waved his hand in front of Jason. “Hey, stop looking! She’ll never be yours.”

That snapped Jason out of his trance. A little embarrassed that Lucas caught him, he shrugged and said, “Way to rub salt into the wound, Lucas. Who’s to say Corinne won’t divorce Jeremy one day? That’ll be my chance then.” Lucas was a little taken aback. He stared at Jason with a frown. “Are you being serious right now?” Jason smiled. “Do I look like I’m joking? When have you ever seen me losing all common sense for a woman?” Lucas’ eyes darkened. “Well, you better not do anything stupid. In any case, you and Jeremy are friends after all, so it’s not right for you to pester his wife.” “Why should I care about what they think since they don’t like me anyway?” he asked nonchalantly.

“Well, they wouldn’t have disliked you if you hadn’t tried to steal both Zeke’s and Gerald’s girlfriends from them in the past!” said Lucas angrily. “In fact, they’re kind enough to still see you as a friend. If it were me, I would’ve killed you already!” “Dude! How can you say that? As I’ve told you a thousand times, I did not steal Zeke’s and Gerald’s girlfriend away from them! Their girlfriends were the ones who kept pestering me, saying Zeke and Gerald weren’t treating them right. I was only trying to comfort them when Zeke and Gerald happened to walk in.

Don’t tell me you don’t believe me either?!” Lucas rolled his eyes at him. “I would have if they didn’t happen to walk in on their girlfriends naked.” Jason smiled. “Would you believe me if I told you they were the ones who took their clothes didn’t tell them? Plus, I didn’t so much as touch them in the end!

You have to believe me, dude.” Lucas turned around with the help of his crutches. “Don’t call me ‘dude’. With a friend like you, who needs an enemy?” Jason followed after him with a mischievous grin. “It’s not like you have anything to worry about, Lucas. I mean, you’re single after all. But you really should think about getting yourself a wife since you’re not getting any younger. Aren’t you just a little bit ashamed your sister is already married while you’re still a bachelor?” Lucas stopped walking and used his crutches to hit Jason. “Buzz off, and mind your own business! Being a bachelor is better than leaving a trail of broken hearts like you did! And let me warn you, I’ll never let Corinne be together with you, even if one day she happens to be single again!” Jason managed to dodge Lucas’ attack. “Why not?” he asked with a mischievous grin. “After all, I’m gentler and funnier than Jeremy. I’m sure Corinne will be happier with me than she is with him.” Lucas scoffed. “Oh, please. How can she be happy when she’ll need to deal with all the women who are gonna come knocking on your door?” “Why you!” … That night, at Twilight.

Aaron’s face fell when he saw Corinne had come with Jeremy.

“I see that you’re back, Mister Jeremy,” greeted Aaron with a superficial smile.

“Yeah. What business do you have with my wife?” replied Jeremy

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1112-“It’s nothing, really. We just miss her, that’s all. But I must say, I’m impressed by your time management skill, Mister Jeremy. After all, you managed to keep both sides of your affairs happy,” said Aaron with a sarcastic smile. It was obvious he was mocking Jeremy.

“Oh, I’m nothing compared to you,” said Jeremy calmly. He then picked up a glass of juice and passed it to Corinne.

Normally, he would never talk to someone like Aaron, but since Aaron was Corinne’s friend, he thought he should at least attempt to be civil.

Aaron scoffed and was about to say something else when Xante nudged him with her thigh as a warning.

Initially, Corinne was not really in favor of letting Jeremy come with her, but she had no choice but to allow him to tag along after he expressed just how unhappy he was about her meeting Aaron.

However, she instantly regretted not standing her ground after she saw how awkward Aaron and Xante’s interaction was with Jeremy. Not to mention, it kind of defeated the purpose of meeting up with them since, more than likely, Aaron and Xante would not feel comfortable enough to tell her what happened.

Therefore, it was a blessing Jeremy suddenly received a call from Zeke at that moment.

“Jeremy, are you at Twilight?” asked Zeke.

Jeremy raised his eyebrow. “Yeah. How did you know?” “We wouldn’t even know you’re back if Jason didn’t tell us,” replied Zeke grumpily. “Why didn’t you call us?” “Where are you guys now?” “We’re at Twilight, too! We saw your car parked in the underground parking lot, so we called you to ask if you want to have a few drinks with us.” “Which room?” “A08!” “Okay, I’ll be right there.” After Jeremy hung up the phone, he looked at Aaron and Xante contemplatively before saying gently to Corinne, “I’m going to hang out with Zeke and the others for a while. I’ll swing by later to get you, okay?” He was willing to let Corinne hang out with Aaron as long as someone else was in the room with them. After all, he knew his presence would only make it awkward for them to talk about what they wanted.

Happy to get rid of him, Corinne nodded rapidly. “Okay. Have fun.” Jeremy stood up and left the room. Before he did, he warned Aaron, “Don’t make her drink any alcohol, okay?” “We don’t need you to tell us that, Mister Jeremy. We’re not stupid enough to let a pregnant woman drink! We’re even more worried about her than you are,” said Aaron with a scoff. He muttered something else under his breath, but Jeremy decided to let the matter slide as he was a good friend of Corinne’s.

Jason immediately dropped his nonchalant attitude and sat up straighter as soon as Jeremy left the room.

“Boss, are you sure you want to spend the rest of your life with that old geezer?” he asked seriously.

Corinne sipped her juice absent-mindedly. “At least he’s not as much of a jerk as you.” She found it weird Aaron would suddenly pick on Jeremy like that since he did not really show any objection to them being together in the past. In fact, he had always behaved politely whenever he was with Jeremy.

Aaron shrugged. “Yes, I admit I’m a dirtbag, but I never pretended to be anything else other than that. Boss, you do know the girls who I’ve hooked up with never expected me to settle down with them, right? It’s like an unspoken agreement between me and them that I’m just in it for the good times. I can’t sit by and watch you getting played by Jeremy!

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1113-Corinne narrowed her eyes. “What do you mean? How is he playing with my feelings?” Aaron opened his mouth, but not knowing where to start, he closed it again. He then nudged Xante, saying, “Xante, why don’t you tell her?” Xante gave him a side-eye before pushing up her gold-rimmed glasses. She looked at Corinne warily and said, “Boss, I didn’t want to tell you ’cause you look so happy with Mister Jeremy. Plus, some things are better kept in the dark to keep the peace.” “You know I don’t like things being kept hidden from me. Now tell me what’s going on,” said Corinne with a frown.

Xante sighed. “The two of us went to Molomia to look into what Mister Jeremy was doing there after we found out something was off about him. While it’s true his company does have a few new projects there, that’s not really why he went there.” Corinne’s gaze darkened. “Then why did he go there?” “He’d meet up with a woman named Sophia almost every day. The way they behaved toward each other was too close for comfort, so I looked into her and…” Xante found it hard to continue.

“And what? Go on. Spit it out now. Don’t leave me hanging like that!” Corinne scolded with a frown.

Xante took a deep breath before continuing, “We found out Mister Jeremy and Sophia were actually legally married in Molomia, and…even now, their marriage still stands.” The light in the room was too dim for either of them to see Corinne’s expression.

She kept chewing on her straw and would drink from her glass from time to time. After a long moment of silence, she finally said, “Do you have a picture of Sophia?” “Yes.” Aaron quickly took out his phone and showed her the photo he had taken of Sophia. “Here you go, Boss.” Corinne took his phone, and her eyes immediately dimmed when she saw the HD photo. While Sophia might not be what some people would call a conventional beauty, she did look exotic with her olive skin and high cheekbones. Not to mention, her skin-tight T-shirt and short A-line skirt only served to accentuate her voluptuous figure.

The photo showed her standing very close to Jeremy with the two of them being in deep discussion. Corinne knew Jeremy usually would not let a woman stand so close to him. Even Anya, whom he was mistakenly led to believe to be his savior, was told to keep some distance away from him.

Thus, Corinne fell into a trance as she stared at the photo of Sophia holding on to Jeremy’s arm intimately while he showed no signs of disgust. After a while, she calmly gave the phone back to Aaron.

“Okay. Thanks for telling me. You can both go back to your work now.” Xante and Aaron exchanged glances with each other. They could not help but think Corinne was acting a little too calmly for their comfort.

“Boss, what’s your next step gonna be?” asked Aaron worriedly.

Corinne said nothing. She simply put down her glass and walked out of the room.

‘What should I do? What should I do?’ she kept asking herself.

Aaron got up to follow her out, but Xante stopped him.

“Give her some space, Aaron. You going after her will only make things worse for her.”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1114-Aaron turned and said worriedly, “But what if she does something stupid? It’s obvious she has fallen head over heels with Mister Jeremy, so what if she…” Xante spat at him. “You’re talking nonsense! When have you ever seen her do something stupid because of a man? You should have more trust in her.” After thinking about it, Aaron slumped back down on the sofa. “That b*stard is worse than trash! In fact, he’s even worse than me! How can he pretend to love Corinne while he’s already married to some chick abroad?” … Corinne went up to the rooftop to get some fresh air.

Since Twilight was under the helm of Newmoon Group, which meant a lot of the employees there knew her, she could go whenever she wanted in the building.

She dangled her arms over the railing and looked to the horizon, trying to empty her mind, when she heard some noise coming from one of the balconies below.

Looking down, she saw it was Jeremy who had come out to smoke.

From the first day she met Jeremy, apart from thinking he was aloof and a bit difficult to get along with, she never questioned his morals. Thus, she never imagined he would be married already.

‘So that’s why he’s been avoiding getting legally married to me. Wait a minute… Doesn’t this mean I’m the mistress in this scenario?’ At that moment, a girl dressed in a spaghetti-strap dress walked over to the balcony to flirt with Jeremy.

“Did you come alone, Mister Jeremy?” asked the girl.

Jeremy puffed out a mouthful of smoke before giving her a passing glance.

Seeing he did not seem to be annoyed with her presence, the girl walked closer to him.

“I heard you’re married, Mister Jeremy. Why didn’t you bring your wife along with you?” asked the girl with a smile.

Jeremy narrowed his eyes and asked in an ambiguous tone, “Who told you that?” The girl smiled even wider. “Well, I read it online. Is the rumor not true, then?” Jeremy chuckled softly. “Only dumb people would believe all those clickbait articles.” The girl’s eyes lit up. “So that means you’re still single?” Jeremy puffed out another mouthful of smoke before saying decisively, “That’s right. I’m still single.” Corinne actually laughed out loud when she heard his answer, but it was because of how stupid she was.

‘Well, he just proves me wrong again and again. I must be blind to not see any of his red flags!’ she thought.

The girl on the balcony looked up, but Corinne was long gone by then.

“That’s weird. Mister Jeremy, did you hear someone laughing?” Jeremy flicked his cigarette ash before following the girl to look up. He saw nobody too.

“I didn’t hear anything. It could just be the wind.” The girl looked confused. She could have sworn she heard someone laughing mockingly and pathetically.

‘Was it just my imagination? Oh well. It’s not every day I get to talk to Mister Jeremy, so I must make good use of this chance!’

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1115-The girl quickly took out her phone. “Mister Jeremy, if you don’t mind, can we exchange phone numbers?” … Corinne was in the taxi when Jeremy called. She looked briefly at the caller ID before answering her phone.

“Where are you?” asked Jeremy in his deep voice.

“I’m in the taxi on my way home,” said Corinne neutrally.

“Why didn’t you wait for me?” he asked unhappily.

“I didn’t want to bother you since you rarely have the time to hang out with your friends.” Jeremy pursed his lips for a few seconds before saying sternly, “Where are you now? I’ll go pick you up right away!” “No, that won’t be necessary since I’m almost home. You just have fun, okay?

I’m going to hang up now. Bye.” Corinne quickly hung up after that.

After she reached the Holdens’ mansion, she immediately questioned herself why she came back there. She chalked it down as her needing some time to collect her thoughts before deciding what to do next.

There were only a few servants on standby in the living room since Greg and Pamela had retired for the night.

As soon as Corinne walked upstairs, she bumped into Francine, who seemed like she had just come out of her room and was about to go downstairs.

“You sure took your sweet time to come back!” said Francine with her hands on her hips. “I can’t believe you left me to babysit a kid so young! He kept crying for you. Did you know how much effort it took me to get him to sleep? Never again!” Corinne and Jeremy tasked Francine to look after Joey when the two of them went out. They did not let Pamela babysit him because they were worried he would be too much of a handful for the old woman.

“Blame your brother,” said Corinne emotionlessly. “He insisted on coming with me, so we had no choice but to leave Joey with you. Plus, Joey’s his kid, not mine.” Francine could tell something was off with Corinne, but she could not really put her finger on it. She took a peek behind Corinne and asked, “Where’s Jeremy?

Did you come back alone?” “He’s having drinks with Zeke and the others, so he should be back late,” she replied. After that, she walked past Francine to get into her own room.

Francine frowned. She could tell Corinne was not in a good mood. Worried about her, she followed her and asked, “Hey, are you okay? Why do you look so out of it?” Corinne avoided looking at her. “I’m just a bit tired, that’s all.” “Did you have a fight with Jeremy?” “No.” Francine crossed her arms and pouted. “Corinne, I’m not taking sides here, but you should know how hard it is for Jeremy to find time to spend with you. You shouldn’t fight with him after all the trouble he had taken to come back here.” Corinne scoffed. “Fine. It’s all my fault. But don’t worry. Your brother is going to give you a new sister-in-law who’s kind and thoughtful soon!” Francine was speechless. She did not expect Corinne to react like that.

After her little outburst, Corinne ignored Francine and went back into her room.

Francine immediately knew she had misspoken. She scratched her head and was about to apologize to Corinne when Corinne slammed the door in her face.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1116-Francine nearly hit her nose on the door. She quickly stepped back and knocked on the door, shouting, “Hey, Corinne! I didn’t mean what I said just now. I just don’t want to see you arguing with Jeremy…” No response came from inside the room.

“As a matter of fact, I don’t ever want Jeremy to replace you with someone else anymore. I mean it! So please don’t be angry. You can take what I said just now as me spouting nonsense!” Still, no response came from inside the room.

‘How dare she still ignore me when I’ve apologized?’ thought Francine angrily.

“Hey, Corinne! You’re not really angry, are you? I don’t remember you being this touchy in the past. Fine, be angry all you want, but take that kid back with you! I don’t want to babysit him anymore!” Francine received no response no matter what she said.

‘This can’t be good,’ she thought with a frown. ‘Something serious must’ve happened to cause her to be like this.’ The Corinne Francine knew would immediately retort should she do anything to upset her.

Francine gave up knocking on the door after a while. She then went downstairs to get a drink of water.

She was not worried about Joey since she had instructed a maid to care for the sleeping child. As long as he did not wake up, she had all the time in the world to think about why Corinne was acting so weird.

Suddenly, she heard a commotion at the main entrance, which interrupted her thoughts. She looked over and saw Jeremy rushing in and changing his shoes.

She immediately put down her glass of water and walked over. “Jeremy, you’re back!” “Is Corinne back yet?” he asked with a frown.

Francine nodded. “Yeah. She’s in her room now.” Jeremy visibly relaxed and sighed with relief after hearing that.

Francine blinked and asked cautiously, “Jeremy, did you argue with Corinne?” Jeremy was a little taken aback. “Did she say something to you?” Francine shook her head. “Nope. But she seemed sort of sad and was acting weirdly. I thought I’d ask you.” Jeremy frowned with consternation. “We’re fine. Go to sleep.” After that, he strode up the stairs.

“Jeremy, what about the kid? He’s still in my room,” said Francine with a pout.

“Please look after him a while longer,” he said without looking back.

Francine rolled her eyes and muttered, “They’re obviously not going to win any parents-of-the-year award… How can they expect me, a single woman with no child of her own, to know how to take care of a toddler?” … Jeremy rushed upstairs and turned the doorknob, but the door would not open.

‘That little rascal locked me out again? How dare she lock the door when she was the one who left without waiting for me?’ He was really confused. After all, they were fine when they left the house.

Frowning, he knocked on the door a few times and waited, but the door remained shut tightly

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1117-Jeremy ordered Bowen to get him the spare key.

As soon as he walked into the room, he could smell the scent of body wash floating through the air.

‘So she’s taken her shower.’ As upset as he was about being locked out, all of his anger disappeared when he saw Corinne curled up sleeping on the bed.

She looked so cute with her face half buried in the pillow she was hugging. Any man would have found himself burning with desire if they saw her like that.

Jeremy’s face softened without him being aware of it. He bent down and quietly took away the pillow she was hugging and put it aside. He then turned her face upward so she would not be sleeping on her side.

He looked down at her and realized her eyebrows were furrowed as though she was having a bad dream, so he gently smoothed them out. A few seconds later, he subconsciously leaned down to kiss her; he could not stand just how cute she was!

The kiss woke her up. Frowning, she muttered with annoyance, “Don’t touch me, you dirty old man…” Jeremy was a little taken aback. He straightened himself and looked into her eyes. “What did you say?” Still frowning, she repeated brazenly, “I said, don’t touch me, you dirty old man.” Jeremy’s face instantly darkened when he realized Corinne was not joking.

“Corinne Carew, I must have been too easy on you for you to treat me however you want!” Corinne turned over so she did not have to look at him. “You’re right! Give me an inch and I’ll take a mile! You should just stay away from me!” Jeremy had never known to have a good temper, so his face immediately hardened when Corinne gave him the cold shoulder.

“Turn around and look at me,” he ordered her through gritted teeth.

Corinne simply ignored him.

“I said, turn around and look at me! Do you hear?” repeated Jeremy forcefully.

“I don’t want to look at you right now! Buzz off!” No one ever dared to talk to Jeremy like that. He knew he should not get angry at his pregnant wife, but she was not making it any easier for him.

Suppressing his anger, he tugged his tie and repeated, “I’m only going to say this one last time. Turn. Around. And. Look. At. Me!” He was afraid he would do something to hurt her in a fit of blind anger if she did not turn around. Therefore, it was good that Corinne did turn around in the end.

After that, she sat up and said, “Fine! If you won’t get out of the room, I will!” She then got down from her bed, put on her slippers, and started to walk out of the room without a second thought.

Finally, Jeremy could not hold back his anger anymore. He grabbed her wrist and spun her back forcefully before roughly lifting her chin so she had to look at him.

“Tell me what have I done to make you angry! I’m so sick of you giving me the silent treatment! Nothing ever gets solved if you don’t talk to me!” he shouted angrily.

Corinne looked at him dully. “There’s nothing for us to solve! I just want to sleep alone tonight, okay? There’s no law that says a couple has to sleep in the same bed all the time!” Jeremy’s eyes widened even more. “Do you think I stopped you from going out because I’m angry at you not wanting to sleep in the same bed with me?” Corinne chuckled wryly. “Why else? What else am I good for apart from satisfying your s*xual urges? Do you even love me?” Jeremy could not believe she was actually asking him that.

“How can you even ask me that? Have I not proven myself enough? Why don’t you just tell me why you’re angry at me?”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1120-Corinne was at a loss for what to do with Joey. On one hand, she did not want to traumatize him further with abandonment issues, but on the other, she did not want to saddle herself with him.

In the end, she decided it was more important to get him to sleep. Thus, she said, “There, there. I’m not going anywhere. Go to sleep, and we can have breakfast together tomorrow morning.” “O…kay…” said Joey before closing his eyes and falling asleep.

The next morning, Corinne brought Joey down for breakfast after they had both washed up.

Even though both Pamela and Greg were very fond of Joey, the little boy still felt scared in the new environment. Thus, he clung to Corinne like his life depended on it.

After breakfast, Corinne needed to discuss something with Xante and Aaron at the company, so she gave Joey some pep talk before handing him over to Francine to look after.

However, the moment she stepped out of the house, she saw Tommy and a line of bodyguards blocking her way.

“Good morning, Ma’am,” Tommy greeted her respectfully.

“Why are you here? Don’t you need to be at work?” she asked with a confused frown.

“I am working now. Mister Jeremy has arranged for us to be here.” Corinne raised her eyebrow unhappily. “Why did he do that? Where is he now?” “Mister Jeremy caught a flight back to Molomia last night. Before he left, he instructed us to stand guard at this mansion to protect you round the clock.” ‘He flew back to Molomia last night? My, my. He sure is in a rush to go back to his legal wife,’ thought Corinne.

She chuckled coldly and said to Tommy, “I appreciate his gesture, but I don’t need you to protect me. Consider yourself and the others dismissed. You’re free to do whatever you want.” After that, she tried to walk past them, but the bodyguards would not allow her to do so.

“What is the meaning of this?!” she asked with a darkened face.

“Mister Jeremy has said you’re not allowed to leave this house until the baby is born,” explained Tommy.

Corinne frowned unhappily. “Move aside! I’m a grown woman. I can go anywhere I want!” The bodyguards remained unmoved.

“Ma’am, Mister Jeremy thinks it’s best for you to stay at home to ensure nothing bad happens to the baby. He also said you can go out all you want until you’ve given birth,” said Tommy respectfully, trying to persuade her.

Realization suddenly dawned on Corinne. “He’s trying to keep me under house arrest, isn’t he?” she asked contemptuously.

Tommy shook his head. “No. Mister Jeremy is doing this for your own good.

He’s not stopping you from meeting anyone since you’re allowed to invite friends and family to this house.” Corinne scoffed. “And what if I insist on going out?” Tommy bowed apologetically. “With all due respect, Ma’am, you won’t be able to do that.” “Is that so?” challenged Corinne. She hated nothing more in this world than to be threatened.

At that moment, Pamela walked over and smiled kindly at Corinne.

“Corinne, I’m sure Jeremy is only doing this for your own good, so why don’t you just stay at home for the baby’s sake? I’ll cook whatever you want to eat, and you can even invite your friends over. I’ll ask the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous feast for them.” Corinne looked sideways at Pamela, who she always respected, with eyes filled with cold disappointment. She thought the old woman was on her side, but she realized she had been on Jeremy’s side all along.

‘Seems like the Holdens have made up their minds to keep me under house arrest!’ thought Corinne.

She said nothing to Pamela. Instead, she went back to her own room to survey the situation from the balcony.

Not only were there bodyguards at the main entrance of the mansion, but there were also some stationed every 90 meters outside the gate. She could not escape even if she had wings!

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1118-Up until a second ago, Corinne was still holding out hope that Jeremy would come clean with her, but her hope was dashed when she saw him acting selfrighteously. She looked at him with a straight face and wondered what she ever saw in him.

“The very fact that you exist makes me angry. I don’t want to see you right now!” she said coldly.

Jeremy’s eyes turned icy cold. “You don’t want to see me? Do you hate me that much?” “Yes! I hate you very, very much!” she said with great disdain. “Mister Jeremy, I admit it was wrong for me to kiss you just because I want to get away from my

blind date, but I’ve already paid back for my mistake so I don’t owe you anything anymore. I know you’re interested in me because you thought I was playing hard to get, but I’m not going to stand here and let you play with my feelings anymore!” Jeremy frowned and looked at her sharply. “Play with your feelings? You think I’m not serious about you? Is that what this is all about?” Corinne chuckled wryly. “Well, isn’t that it? You look like you’re having fun, but it’s time to end this!” She pushed him away and walked away without looking back at him.

Jeremy pulled her back again. “You’re not going anywhere! I’ll leave the room,” he said as he let go of her wrist.

After that, he strode angrily out of the room and closed the door with a loud bang.

The sound startled Corinne, but she then looked down forlornly. The heater was on, yet she felt so unbelievably cold.

Pamela must have been woken up by the sound of their fighting as a few seconds later, she knocked on her door.

“Corinne? Are you in there? Is everything alright?” No matter how disappointed Corinne was with Jeremy, she would never hold it against his family. Thus, she took some deep breaths to calm herself before opening the door.

“Grandma, why haven’t you slept yet? It’s quite late,” she said with a smile.

Pamela looked at her pale face sympathetically. “Corinne, I heard you arguing with Jeremy. Did he do something wrong? You can tell me. I’ll make sure to teach him a lesson after this!” Corinne shook her head. “We’re fine, Grandma. It’s just a little lovers’ tiff. I’m sorry if we’ve woken you, but there’s nothing to worry about.” She could tell Pamela cared about her from the bottom of her heart, so she believed her when she said she would teach Jeremy a lesson. However, she also knew nothing Pamela said to Jeremy would solve their problem.

Pamela grabbed Corinne’s hand anxiously. “I know it’s not easy to live with Jeremy, given he’s not the most romantic or good-tempered person out there.

He’s also a workaholic, so it’s understandable you’ll feel neglected. But don’t you worry, I’m going to lecture him and make him apologize to you. This grandson of mine has no idea what’s coming for him!” Corinne forced out a smile. “Thank you, Grandma, but there’s no need to worry about us. You should head back to bed now.” Pamela patted the back of Corinne’s hand. “Okay. You should get some sleep too. I hope you won’t stay mad at Jeremy ’cause that brat isn’t really worth it.

You have my word that I’m going to give him a good scolding first thing tomorrow morning!” Corinne nodded. After making sure Pamela got back to her room, she was about to close the food when Francine came out from the corner with Joey in tow.

“Corinne, wait! Don’t close the door yet!” Corinne stopped what she was doing and looked at Francine indifferently.

Francine walked over with Joey.

“I heard everything just now. Why did you lie to Grandma?” she asked with a frown. “Why did you tell her it was only a little lovers’ tiff when it sounded more like your guys were on the verge of divorcing each other?”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1119-Corinne smiled coldly. “So what if you heard everything? I have nothing to hide.

However, there’s one thing you got wrong. We don’t need to get a divorce because we were never legally married in the first place!” Francine was struck speechless.

Corinne massaged her temples tiredly. “If there’s nothing else, I’m going back to sleep now.” “There is something else!” said Francine with a frown. “Joey just woke up and was crying for you, so I brought him here.” Corinne glanced coldly at the pitiful Joey. “He’s your brother’s adopted son, so he has nothing to do with me. You should call your brother and ask him to take

the kid off your hand.” After that, she closed the door. Halfway through, however, she stopped when she felt something had wrapped itself around her legs. She looked down and saw Joey looking up at her with big sad puppy eyes.

“Auntie Sissy… Joey wants to stay with you…” he said with a pout.

Even though Corinne decided to cut ties with Jeremy, which meant she did not want to involve herself in any of his business, she could not help but feel moved when she saw Joey like that.

After some hesitation, she decided to take in Joey for the time being. She led him into her room by his hand.

Before Corinne closed the door, Francine decided to try one last time to make her come around.

“Umm, I might not know why you guys are fighting, but seeing how angry you are, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out it must be Jeremy’s fault. But please give him another chance. I’m sure he’ll be willing to change for you.” Corinne said nothing. She had given Jeremy many chances to come clean but to no avail. In the just like any woman. No matter how confident she was, she could not escape the fate of getting hurt in love.

It was the same for her mother, as well as Mother Cathrina and countless other women who thought they could live happily ever after once they married the man of their dreams.

Corinne shut the door firmly after her as though shutting her heart from ever falling in love again.

Francine simply sighed and went back to her room.

Corinne carried Joey to her bed and sang him a lullaby to get him to sleep.

However, he just looked at her with his bright, innocent eyes and said, “Auntie Sissy, stay… Stay with Dada.” Corinne was a little taken aback. “You shouldn’t be thinking about all this. Go to sleep, little guy.” Joey pouted. “Auntie Sissy don’t want Joey anymore?” Corinne did not know what to say to him. As much as she pitied him, there was no denying she was not related to him in any way. It was not up to her to say whether she wanted him or not.

Afraid she would abandon him, Joey grabbed Corinne’s hand tightly.

“If Auntie Sissy go, Joey go also…”