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The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1181-Gerald did not ask anything further.

“I must say, what’s all this fuss about not being able to find Corinne? I mean, you can get any other woman you want, Jeremy. You should just forget about her,” said Zeke.

Jeremy frowned and ignored him.

Gerald glared at Zeke. “No one will think you’re dumb if you don’t open your mouth!” Zeke shrugged innocently and said, “What? Am I wrong? This isn’t the first time Corinne has run away. Why should Jeremy still care about her when she

dumped him twice? If I were you, Jeremy, I would’ve shacked up with another woman already.” Jeremy’s expression darkened.

Gerald quickly kicked Zeke on the legs. “Why don’t you stop annoying us and p*ss off downstairs?” “Ouch!” Zeke screamed out in pain. However, that did nothing to stop him from talking. Though, to his credit, he did bring up the liveliness of the atmosphere.

Sophia, who sat on the armchair with a glass of wine in her hand, laughed at Zeke’s antics.

“Oh, you’re funny, Mister Zeke! I won’t be surprised if girls are lining up to be your girlfriend!” Zeke spread his hands out helplessly. “You would think that, but no girls would even give me the time of the day whenever I’m around Jeremy, Zeke, Lucas, or Jason. That’s why I always go out on the hunt alone. The girls won’t know what they’re missing out on if they don’t see these handsome men.” Sophia laughed again. “Don’t say that! I think you’re all handsome in your own way. Plus, they’re not as approachable as you.” Zeke smiled happily at being praised. “Really? Then do you want to hang out with me sometime?” “Of course. I could use a good time,” said Sophia with a breezy smile.

Zeke sat on the arm of Sophia’s armchair and leaned down close to her. “You know what? I’ve been single for way too long, so what do you say you and I get together?” he said flirtatiously.

Sophia was stunned, but she then pushed him away playfully. “Hey man, I’m one of the guys. Stop joking around.” Zeke leaned in closer to her. “I’m being serious. So what do you say? Do you want to be my girlfriend?” “Mister Zeke, I’m not interested in dating my friends. Stop this nonsense,” said Sophia with annoyance.

Zeke raised his eyebrow and spread out his hands. “See. You just proved my point. Even you don’t want to date me, so what’s to say about other girls?” “Don’t get this the wrong way. I don’t want to date you not because I don’t like you but because I already have someone in mind. I can’t really fall for any other guy at the moment. You should be more confident about your own charm, Mister Zeke,” explained Sophia.

“Ooh. Who’s the guy? Do we know him? Tell us the name, and maybe we can help set you up with him!” Sophia furtively glanced at Jeremy, who was sipping his wine. “I can’t tell you that. It’s a secret!” she said, her gaze shifting.

Zeke chuckled softly. “You don’t need to tell me, ’cause my guess is. It’s either Jeremy or Gerald, right?” Sophia was silent for a few seconds before she waved her hand dismissively and said, “Let’s stop the conversation here. My love life is not for you to gossip about.” Zeke crossed his arms and clicked his tongue. “So it’s true! No girls would ever find me attractive whenever Jeremy and Gerald are here. Oh, poor me. I’m going to be forever lonely

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1182-Sophia laughed wryly. “You’re an interesting man, Mister Zeke.” “What’s the use of being interesting if you don’t love me?” “Oh, stop it. I know I’m not your type either.” … Meanwhile, in a luxurious villa on the outskirts of the city, Corinne was watching the television while having her dinner.

The villa belonged to Jason, and she had been living there for close to six months. She intended to fly out of the country with Jason’s private jet after the

storm died down. Alas, the chaos never settled as Jeremy still ordered his men to look for her and keep a close eye on all major transport systems.

Even though she could use Jason’s private jet, the pilot would still need to clear the flight with the air traffic controller, which would require him to submit all the passengers’ names. She was sure she would be exposed then since Jeremy would be monitoring all the private jets leaving the country as well. Thus, she had no choice but to accept Jason’s arrangement to hide out in the villa.

The villa was located quite far from the city, and there were no other buildings around it. Thus, Corinne knew she would be safe there. Jason even arranged for his trusted servants to take care of her, and there would be deliveries of essentials every other day.

Corinne did not have to stay at Jason’s since both Xante and Aaron had many properties under their names too. She could hide out in any one of them, but doing so would put her at the risk of being discovered by Jeremy.

She knew Jeremy would suspect Xante and Aaron had something to do with her disappearance.

She had no idea how long she could live in hiding, but she was determined not to go back to Jeremy. ‘What does that b*stard take me for? His concubine?’ she thought. ‘Even living as a concubine is better than a fake wife!’ She once told him she did not care whether they got legally married or not, but that did not mean he could lie to her about being married to someone else!

Moreover, she could not believe he still expected her and the baby to stay with him!

Corinne was eating and thinking about all that when she received a new text message. The phone she used belonged to one of the servants, so she was not worried about being discovered.

The text message was sent from an unknown number and was written in Morse Code instead of words. Her face instantly changed after she deciphered the message.

The message was from Xante. Both she and Aaron had a rotation of different phone numbers they used to contact her, and as an added precaution, they only communicated with each other using Morse Code.

The gist of the text message this time was Holden Group would be holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their new building in three days. They asked for the attendance of Moon with the stipulation that they would not pay the remaining balance they owed to Newmoon Group if she did not attend.

Since Corinne was the one who negotiated the deal, she knew how much money was involved, so she knew this was no time for joking. Nonetheless… She looked down at her baby bump and thought, ‘This is going to be tricky… If the baby bump isn’t showing, I could just do what I did last time—join the ceremony by wearing a mask and telling them I’m allergic to UV rays. It’s not like Jeremy’s the type who’d force me to take off my mask…’

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1183-Jeremy’s usually very cold to strangers, but the baby bump will attract too much attention. Then again, Newmoon Group will face the risk of bankruptcy if Holden Group doesn’t pay the remaining balance…’ Corinne did not have the heart to sit idly as the company she took so much effort to build went bankrupt. Not to mention, she had a kid to feed, so she could not lose the company!

However, no matter how much brainpower she used on the problem, she could not come up with a perfect solution.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

She snapped back to the present and thought with alarm, ‘Who could it be?’

No one would come except for the delivery man, who would come every other day to deliver groceries and other essentials, but he already came yesterday!

Corinne frowned as she watched the servant open the door. She sighed with relief when she saw the servant bowing.

‘It’s just Jason. But what’s he doing here again? The villa is a four-hour return journey from the city. Doesn’t he think it’s troublesome to visit me? Besides, I’ve already told him to keep the visits to a minimum and that I’ll contact him if there’s anything.’ Corinne knew Jason would come up on Jeremy’s radar too if his men caught wind of all the unusual and frequent visits to the villa. Jeremy was doing everything necessary to catch her!

‘What the heck is he doing here? His presence will only cause me trouble,’ thought Corinne.

“Look what I brought you, Corinne,” said Jason with a gentle smile and a takeout box in his hand.

Corinne frowned. She was already in a bad mood, but Jason coming over to visit for such a trivial reason made it even worse.

“Why are you here again?” she asked with annoyance.

Jason pouted. “What do you mean, why am I here again? The last time I came was a month ago. Besides, I thought you might have some cravings, so I brought you your favorite cajun crawfish.” “Do you think I’m willing to risk being found by Jeremy for some stupid cajun crawfish?” Jason walked over, put down the takeout box on the coffee table, and sat on the sofa.

“Don’t worry. I was very careful, so I don’t think Jeremy’s men will notice anything suspicious. Corinne, it might not seem like it, but I’m actually more worried than you about the whole thing. Trust me when I say I don’t take your protection lightly,” he said with a smile.

Corinne glanced at him. “You’re more worried than me? Why? Is it because you’re scared the Holdens would come down hard on your family if they knew you’re hiding me? Actually… I think it’s very risky for you too. That’s why I told you you don’t have to hide me here. I can just rent a place in some backwater town.” Jason shook his head. “Nonsense, Corinne. The fact that I’m willing to help you means I’m willing to take the risk. What I’m trying to say is, I’m worried that Jeremy will take you away if they find you. I’ll never get to see you again if that happens.” Corinne was speechless.

Jason touched the outside of the takeout box. The cajun crawfish was already cold since the journey there took two hours. He gestured for a servant to take and heat the cajun crawfish.

After that, he looked at Corinne, who looked troubled. “What’s the matter? Are you in a bad mood? Is it because you’re getting bored here?”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1184-Corinne leaned back against the sofa and answered absent-mindedly, “It’s nothing.” “Is it prenatal depression? Shall I get a doctor to check up on you?” asked Jason worriedly.

Corinne shook her head.

“Don’t worry. I’ve always been cautious, so I promise you the Holdens will never find you here. Don’t keep it to yourself if you feel any discomfort,” assured Jason gently.

Corinne looked up at him and said a little sheepishly, “I’m fine. Thank you, Mister Jason, for all you’ve done for me. I really don’t want to trouble you with

any more stuff.” Jason pretended to be angry. “You should drop the ‘Mister’ in front of my name if you really want to thank me!” Corinne knew Jason had feelings for her. Thus, she had been sure to keep her boundaries, whether through words or actions, so he would not get any wrong idea.

However, this was not the first time Jason expressed his dissatisfaction at being called ‘Mister Jason’. He wanted her to simply call him ‘Jason’.

To show her gratitude, Corinne broke her own rule and said, “Thanks, Jason.” Jason grinned happily. “That’s more like it. Now, would you tell me what’s bothering you now? I’m already in the deep with you, so I might as well help you till the end. I know you don’t want to owe me, but you sort of already do.” It was true Corinne did not want to trouble Jason, but another reason she was reluctant to tell him was because she did not think he could help her in that matter. However, she had gotten to know him better in the past six months, so she did not quite mind sharing her problem with him.

Thus, she said, “I’m being required to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new building of Holden Group, which I obviously can’t go.” Jason was shocked. “Holden Group invited you to the ribbon-cutting ceremony?

Does that mean Jeremy knows you’re here?” Corinne shook her head. “Not me, exactly. It’s another one of my identities.” “And what’s your other identity?” asked Jason puzzledly.

“There’s a custom in the construction industry that says the architect must attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and if they don’t, it’s as good as cursing the other party. So…” Jason had heard of the custom too so he was not surprised, but what surprised him was that Corinne was Moon all along!

“So you’re the famous architect Moon?” Corinne sighed. “Yeah, but I don’t usually take on cases myself anymore. It’s just that this time, Holden Group offered me a lot. Like, a lot.” Instead of being worried about the problem, Jason was pleasantly surprised.

“You’re one hell of a woman, Corinne! Just how many more surprises are you keeping from us?” Moon was an internationally renowned architect, and she received many international awards for her designs. However, she never participated in any of the events, so only a handful of people knew what she looked like.

That was why Jason was happy that Corinne would let him in on this little secret.

Corinne glanced listlessly at him. “Do I look like I’m in the mood to talk about other surprises?” Jason cleared his throat and got back to the topic at hand. “Corinne, since no one knows what Moon looks like, you can just get an impersonator to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony.” Corinne rubbed her forehead. “Jeremy and Moon met once before. Even though I had my mask on at that time, he had a certain impression of me. It would be difficult to get someone to impersonate me.

“If he deliberately asks some tricky questions about the source of inspiration and design concept of building, the person pretending to be me will easily be exposed. Then, Newmoon Group will have to kiss the hundred fifty million dollars goodbye. Things will be even more troublesome if that happens!”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1185-Jason narrowed his eyes. “Corinne, just what is your relationship with Newmoon Group?” “Xante and Aaron are my childhood friends,” said Corinne honestly.

“I see.” Jason got the gist of the whole thing, so he did not ask any further questions about it. “This is certainly tricky. One hundred and fifty million dollars isn’t a small sum at all.” That was why Corinne was so frustrated. If it was only a few thousand or even one hundred thousand dollars, she could have just let the whole thing be.

“Corinne, have you ever heard of an ancient art of face disguise, Metamorph?” asked Jason with a smile and a raised eyebrow.

‘Metamorph?’ Corinne frowned. “What? Like in the magic world?” Jason shook his head. “Not exactly. I heard there’s a mask that will change your face completely once you wear it.” Corinne frowned. “Even if there’s such a mask, how are you going to get it?” Jason smiled. “I can try to get it. Then you can wear the mask to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony without having to worry about being exposed.” Corinne was not convinced. “But what about my baby bump? It’s not like I can suck it in.” “What’s wrong with your baby bump? A million women in the world are pregnant at the same time. Corinne, you just have to walk confidently up to the stage, and no one would suspect anything.” Corinne thought what he said sounded reasonable. However, that did nothing to assuage the guilt she felt. She was not confident that she could act like everything was normal in front of Jeremy with her eight-month baby bump.

“There’s nothing for you to worry about, Corinne. I’ll get my man to look for the mask, and the only thing you need to do is to talk yourself out of your worry.

Trust me, everything’s going to be alright,” comforted Jason.

Corinne nodded. As much as she did not like the plan, she did not have anything better to go on with.

Jason left after sharing the plate of cajun crawfish with Corinne. The only thing she had to do was to wait for his news on the mask.

Corinne became restless at the thought of having to meet Jeremy in three days.

After all, she had not seen him for half a year and thought she would never have to see him again for the rest of her life.

The next morning, Jason called her to let her know he had gotten the mask and that someone would be bringing it over to her later that night.

Corinne had given herself pep talks throughout the day, so she felt more confident. She texted Xante in Morse Code to tell her that she would be attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony as Moon in two days.

… Xante, who was still in her office, was shocked and worried when she read the text message Corinne sent her.

‘The boss is going to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony? Isn’t she scared that Mister Jeremy will find out? Wouldn’t all of her effort in hiding for the past six months be in vain?’

 

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1186-At that moment, Xante’s secretary knocked on the door.

“Come in,” said Xante after snapping out of her trance.

The secretary came in and presented a file. “Miss Xante, these are the documents you’ve asked for.” “Thanks. You can put it there,” said Xante with a nod.

The secretary did as she was told. “One more thing, Miss Xante… Mister Sunny has come to visit you again. Should I let him in?” Xante pinched the bridge of her nose. “Might as well.”

She knew Sunny would stay outside her office until she let him in, and that would leave a bad impression on Xante’s staff.

“As you wish, Miss Xante,” said the secretary before going out.

A minute later, Sunny swaggered into Xante’s office and sat on the chair in front of her desk. “Xante, it’s nearly lunchtime. Where shall we eat later?” Xante looked at him expressionlessly. “I didn’t agree to have lunch with you.” “Well, you’re going with me whether you like it or not.” Xante raised her eyebrow threateningly. “Are you ordering me?” Sunny frowned. His voice faltered as he said, “I went through a lot of trouble to come out today, and I have to get back soon. Won’t you please have lunch with me?” “Go eat it yourself. I’m busy.” Sunny stood up, walked over to her, and put both of his arms on either side of her chair, effectively trapping her.

He might be young, but he was so much taller than her.

He glared at her from above and said, “It’s just lunch! It won’t take up much of your time. Xante, don’t make me get down on my knees to beg you.” Xante could not help but laugh at the way Sunny was glaring and pleading with her. “You seem more interested in eating me than eating lunch.” Sunny started blushing, and his gaze darted around. “No… I swear I’m only thinking about lunch. I know you won’t let me do anything more than that.” Xante tapped his head with the file in her hand. “It’s good that you know that.” Sunny blinked. “Is this your way of agreeing you’ll go to lunch with me?” Xante nodded reluctantly. “I’m sort of hungry too, so I’ll finish up my work after lunch.” Sunny happily gave her a quick peck on the face. “I knew you won’t turn me down!” Xante was a little stunned. She turned her face away, shoved him off, and stood up. “It’s only lunch. I don’t get why you’re so happy. Let’s go.” Sunny scratched his head and followed Xante out of the office.

Since Xante’s office was not that far from Aaron’s, the moment she stepped out, she saw Aaron standing at his doorway staring at the empty secretary spot that Annie used to occupy. She had not been to work for a long time.

Xante walked over and waved her hand in front of his face. “Hello, Earth to Aaron. Do you want to go to lunch with us?” Aaron snapped back to the present. He looked at Xante first before looking at Sunny. He then shook his head. “No, thanks. I don’t want to be a third wheel, so I’ll go to the cafeteria later. You have fun with your little lover boy.” Xante rolled her eyes at him. “You know you could’ve just stopped at ‘no, thanks’.” After that, she walked toward the elevator with Sunny following behind her.

Aaron gave the empty secretary spot one last meaningful look before going back into his office

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1187-Xante drove Sunny to a very famous fine-dining restaurant. She thought she should at least bring him to eat something good since he went through a lot of trouble to sneak out of his house.

In the end, they bumped into somebody they knew in the restaurant.

Jeremy was dining at the restaurant with a very sexily dressed woman. They were eating and chatting as though no one else was in the world.

Xante narrowed her eyes with disgust.

‘Well, they certainly look cozy, yet he still wouldn’t give up his search for the boss. I don’t get it. Why does he still insist on looking for her? Why doesn’t he

just spend the rest of his life with his exotic wife? It’s all his fault that the boss has to stay in hiding!’ thought Xante.

She did not plan to greet Jeremy as they were not very close to begin with. Most of the interactions they had were always work-related.

However, she forgot one little thing, and that was Sunny.

As soon as Sunny saw Jeremy, he waved to him and said, “Jeremy, fancy seeing you here too!” Jeremy looked in their direction, so Xante had no choice but to give him a curt nod as a greeting.

However, that was not the end of it as Sunny, who obviously could not read the room, quickly dragged her over to Jeremy’s table. “Jeremy, my girlfriend and I’ve come here to have lunch too.” Xante was speechless.

Jeremy glanced indifferently at Xante before turning back to Sunny, asking, “Does your brother know you’re dating Miss Xante?” Sunny frowned in dismay. “He knows, but he thinks I’m still too young to be dating. But I’m not a kid anymore, so I’m not going to listen to him. He can control every other aspect of my life, but not this one!” Jeremy looked at him thoughtfully and said nothing. Instead, he went back to cutting his steak.

Sophia, however, giggled. “My, Mister Sunny. I’m sure your girlfriend feels very secure with you. After all, it’s not every guy who’d be willing to go against their family for a girl.” Sunny looked at Sophia. This was not the first time he met her, but they had not really exchanged any words before. All he knew was Sophia was a good friend of Jeremy’s, and she seemed to know Zeke and Gerald too. For some reason, he could not bring himself to like her, so he ignored her.

“Let’s go,” said Xante. She did not want to stay a second longer.

Sunny nodded and they were about to go to their table. Suddenly, Sophia said warmly, “Since we’re all friends, why don’t you join us? We still have a lot of food that hasn’t come. Take a seat, you two.” “No, thanks. We’ll order our own food,” said Xante.

“Miss Xante, I heard from Jeremy that you’re Miss Corinne’s friend. Well, I’d love to get to know you better. I have a lot of things I want to talk to you about.” Xante stopped walking at the mention of Corinne. She turned back to look at Sophia warily, “Exactly what do you want to talk about?” Sophia laughed heartily. “About Miss Corinne, of course.” Xante narrowed her eyes. She could not help but wonder what Sophia was hiding under her smile.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1188-Sunny, on the other hand, did not think too much of it and said, “Xante, let’s just join them. The more the merrier after all.” After thinking about it, Xante walked over to their table with a mission to get to know Sophia better. “Well, don’t mind if we do, then.” Sophia tilted her head and smiled at her. “A friend of Jeremy is a friend of mine too. Please, go ahead.” Xante pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses and scoffed internally. She knew Sophia’s breezy attitude was all an act since every word of hers was meant to let others know just how close she was with Jeremy. As to whether Sophia was

doing it on purpose or accidentally… Well, that depended on who was the recipient of her message.

Xante sat beside Sophia while Sunny took the seat beside Jeremy. There was an awkward silence once everyone was settled.

Jeremy continued to cut his steak with an apathetic expression. It was as if he was not interested in what was going on in his surroundings at all. In fact, he would give only one-word answers whenever Sunny asked him any question.

Sophia was not eating. She rested her chin on her hand and looked sideways at Xante. “Miss Xante, can you tell me what kind of person Miss Corinne is?” she asked with a smile.

Xante suddenly stopped cutting her steak. She turned to meet Sophia’s curious eyes. “Why are you so interested in her?” “Because Jeremy won’t stop bringing her up, so I’m curious to know what she’s like,” answered Sophia honestly. “I thought I’d get a chance to meet her when I came back, so it was a real pity that she left without saying goodbye.” ‘Mister Jeremy won’t stop bringing up the boss to this woman? Hmph! Only he’d do something so outrageous as to talk about another woman to his legally married wife! I won’t be surprised if he calls the boss his wife to Miss Sophia!’ Xante did not want to answer Sophia, so she lifted her chin slightly and deflected her question with another question. “You said Mister Jeremy won’t stop talking about Miss Corinne, right? You should be asking him that question instead of me. I’m sure he knows her better than me.” Sophia glanced at the expressionless Jeremy before complaining to Xante, “But he only gives me the bare bones of the story. Lately, no matter how much I ask him, he doesn’t really like bringing up Miss Corinne anymore. I was hoping you’ll tell me, Miss Xante. I’m really curious about how she’s able to make everyone like her so much.” ‘Is this her way of digging up information about the boss because she thinks she’s Mister Jeremy’s mistress?’ wondered Xante. She could not help but feel upset when the word ‘mistress’ flashed through her mind. ‘The boss is no one’s mistress! She was conned into a sham marriage by Mister Jeremy!’ However, she could understand why Sophia would see Corinne as Jeremy’s mistress. Any wife would, in that case.

‘The boss hates nothing more than someone who’s a mistress. How could she not hate Mister Jeremy for turning her into one?’

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1189-‘Heh! Sophia is something else, too! She knew I’m the boss’ friend, yet she dared to tell me Mister Jeremy doesn’t really talk about the boss much lately.

She’s obviously declaring doing this to let me know Mister Jeremy is hers alone,’ thought Xante.

Xante went on to speculate that Sophia was hoping she would tell Corinne of their conversation today so she would know to back off. ‘Haha! These two manipulative bstard and btch are meant for each other.’ “What makes you think I’ll tell you when Mister Jeremy obviously doesn’t want to tell you? Miss Sophia, I’m honored that you’ll ask us to join you for lunch, but please bear in mind we’re not really close enough to talk about a lot of things,” said Xante.

Instead of being offended, Sophia smiled at her. “Miss Xante, I was just curious.

Why are you being so defensive? Could it be that you know where Miss Corinne is hiding now?” Jeremy suddenly snapped his head up to look at Xante when he heard that.

Xante almost lost her cool. ‘This woman isn’t to be underestimated.’ She pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses out of habit and said, “I wish I knew where she is ’cause it’s been quite a while since we last saw her. We’re all really worried about her. I’m guessing she doesn’t want to show herself ’cause there’s someone she wishes very much to avoid, so we won’t force her to do so.” Sophia pretended to be confused. “She wants to avoid seeing someone? Miss Xante, don’t tell me you’re referring to Jeremy. Why wouldn’t Miss Corinne want to see him? From what I know, he’s very good to her.” Xante smiled. “‘Good’ is a very subjective word in this case. Is sweet-talking to trap another person in a lie good? If you think that’s good, Miss Sophia, you can keep him all to yourself! Corinne has no need for a good-for-nothing like him!” Sophia frowned. “I was right! You must know why Miss Corinne left Jeremy.

Otherwise, you wouldn’t say something like that to defend her!” She turned toward Jeremy. “Did you hear that, Jeremy? Miss Xante seems to have it in for you. Miss Corinne must be complaining to her about you all the time.” Xante gritted her teeth secretly. ‘This woman surely doesn’t let up any opportunity to drive a wedge between the boss and Mister Jeremy! Wait… I shouldn’t get all worked up over this since the boss doesn’t care how Mister Jeremy sees her anymore.’ However, she felt discomfort with the way Jeremy gazed at her.

“Do I have something on my face, Mister Jeremy? Why are you looking at me like that?” she asked with a breezy smile.

“Do you or do you not know where Corinne is right now?” he asked darkly, frowning.

Xante’s heart skipped a beat because Jeremy was looking at her as though he could see right through her soul. She told herself she could not let Corinne’s hard work end up in vain just because she could not keep calm under pressure.

Thus, she squeezed out a smile and said, “I’ve already told you that I don’t know, and neither does Aaron. We have our men looking for her everywhere, but we still came up empty-handed. I was about to ask you whether you have any news of her.” Jeremy’s eyes gradually dimmed. He shook his head apathetically. “No, I don’t.” Xante scoffed. “Looks like she doesn’t really want to be found, huh? It’s a pity Aaron and I lost her just because she doesn’t want to see someone.” Jeremy frowned again.

Sophia’s eyes flickered. “Miss Xante, did Miss Corinne complain about Jeremy to you before?”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1190-Xante’s eyes darkened, but she then smirked. “So what if she did?” Sophia, with her chin resting in her hand, fluttered her eyelashes at Xante.

“What did she complain about? Let’s see if what she said is true. My guess is that I’ll probably agree with her about most things.” Xante scoffed. “Miss Sophia, I really don’t think we’re close enough to have this kind of girl talk.” Sophia shrugged. She looked disappointed, but she did not ask any more questions.

Surprisingly, Jeremy did. “What did she say about me?”

Xante was a little taken aback. She turned toward Jeremy, her gold-rimmed glasses glinting, and smiled. “Why should you care what she said about you?” “Just what the hell did she say about me?” repeated Jeremy impatiently.

Xante chuckled coldly. “She didn’t say anything. I was just joking with Miss Sophia, so just forget about it.” Jeremy’s face darkened with anger.

Xante continued eating her steak to avoid looking at Jeremy’s gaze.

Sunny could feel the tension in the air and Jeremy’s displeasure at Xante. Even so, he wanted to protect his girlfriend, so he tried to change the topic.

“Ahem! Jeremy, is there still no news about Corinne?” “No,” uttered Jeremy coldly. He was so frustrated that he felt like a huge rock was pressing on his chest.

Sunny, too, wanted to know where Corinne was. He knew Lucas was looking for her everywhere as well. From time to time, Lucas would ask Edmund whether there was any news of her, but the reply was always negative.

“Don’t worry, Jeremy. Corinne probably just needs some time for herself. I’m sure she’ll come back soon enough.” Jeremy stood up. “Excuse me. I need to go to the restroom.” Sunny stood up as well. “I need to go too. Let’s go together.” Jeremy glanced at him and said nothing. Thus, the two of them made their way to the restroom.

After the two men left, Sophia became even more brazen in her questioning.

“Miss Xante, if I guessed correctly, Miss Corinne must’ve left after she found out Jeremy had gotten legally married to me, right?” Xante, who planned to ignore Sophia for the rest of the meal, was shocked when she heard that. She looked at her with widened eyes.

Sophia smiled breezily. “If that is her reason, then it’s a pity she left.” Corinne raised an eyebrow. The more she spent time with Sophia, the more she found her difficult to understand. “You sound like you really want her to come back. Do you not at all mind that she’s your husband’s mistress?” Sophia laughed heartily. “Why should I mind? It’s not like doing so would change anything. All men are the same. They’ll get bored of their own wives and start looking for a side chick. Besides, Jeremy’s not only handsome but rich and powerful as well. Do you know just how many women are willing to throw themselves at him? If I spend every minute of my day caring about them, I’d be exhausted to death already. That’s not how I want to live my life! It’s no fun revolving your life around a guy, you know.” “Well, you’re open-minded if not anything else.” Sophia smiled. “I have to be. I don’t care what woman he shacks up with outside as long as he knows to come home eventually. By the way, can you pass a message to Miss Corinne if you happen to see her? Tell her that I want to get to know her, and I don’t mind sharing Jeremy with her. I’m sure she and I will be great friends!” Xante frowned. She had to admit that she never met a woman like Sophia before