Ch. 1211..1220

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1211-‘Hmph! Does he think he can treat his employee like this just because he’s the vice president of the company? It’s not like he’s the only vice president in the world. I should ask Marcus to quit and go work for Uncle Jeremy!’ thought Annie.Aaron must have guessed what she was thinking of because his smile deepened. “Annie, please step into my office for a moment.” Annie was a little taken aback. ‘This is weird. Did I hear wrong? Why would he ask me to go into his office?’ Annie never once turned behind to look at him as she did not want to see him.Without even needing to think twice, she rejected his invitation. “Mister Aaron, I don’t work for you anymore. I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to go into your office.” “Have you forgotten you haven’t gone through the formal resignation procedures? So technically, you’re still an employee here. Now would you step into my office?” he asked sternly.“No! I won’t. I told you I’ve quit!” Aaron walked around her so that they would face each other. He leaned down a little and looked into her eyes. “Be a good girl and come into my office. I want to talk to you about your resignation and have you sign some papers. That way, it’ll be easier to look for a new job.” ‘Good girl’. That sounded too flirtatious. That nickname made it sound like they were dating!As her boyfriend, Marcus was displeased by Aaron’s tone, even if he was his boss.Annie was quite angry as well, but she feared that if she turned Aaron down again, he would say something even worse.“Marcus, wait for me while I hand in my resignation. We’ll go through lunch after that,” said Annie.Marcus looked worriedly at Annie. He wanted to go with her too but knew there was nothing he could do even if he was there. Thus, he simply nodded.After that, Annie followed Aaron into his office.“Mister Aaron, can you please make this quick? My boyfriend is waiting for me outside,” said Annie.Aaron closed the door, took his suit jacket, and threw it on the sofa before loosening his tie as he walked to his desk. “What? Now that you have a boyfriend, you can’t even spare me some time?” Annie smirked disdainfully. “I’m not like you. You can flirt with countless girls at any time, but I know how to keep my boundaries with the opposite sex out of respect for my boyfriend.” Aaron snorted at this. He rested his chin on his hand and said, “So do you plan to marry an ordinary office worker?” Annie frowned and said seriously, “Of course I do! Marriage is an end-goal for every relationship I have. I’m not in the market for playing games. And what’s wrong with marrying an ordinary office worker? You shouldn’t look down on people like that!” Aaron narrowed his eyes. “Then does that mean you were thinking of marrying me when you were courting me?” Annie was a little taken aback by the question. She started blushing madly and said, “I don’t want to admit it, but yes. I wanted to marry you then, but now? I see that you’re not even interested in dating a girl who takes relationships seriously like me! So don’t worry, I won’t ever bother you anymore.” Annie kept her eyes off him the whole time she was speaking. It was obvious she was deliberately avoiding looking at him, which meant still cared very much about him.Aaron narrowed his eyes. “Then what if I say I want to have a serious relationship with you now?” Annie’s heart skipped a beat. ‘What… What did he just say?

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1212-Meanwhile, in Xante’s office.

Corinne sat at Xante’s desk. She looked through financial reports for the past six months and the latest project status updates.

Xante had ordered a cup of warm milk for her, and she took it to Corinne after getting it from her secretary. “Here, drink this. The reports can wait.” “Okay. Thanks.” Corinne’s eyes never left the computer screen while she sipped her milk.

At that moment, Xante’s phone rang, so she walked off a little distance to pick it up. Her expression was riddled with mixed feelings after she hung up. “Umm… Boss?”

Corinne kept her eyes on the computer screen. “Yes? Speak!” Xante pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses. “Someone from Holden Group just called.” “And what did that person say?” “The person in charge said that Mister Jeremy is very happy with the building we’ve designed and built, so they’d like to work on a project with us again. They have a new project in Southbank and would like us to take over the construction, so he called to ask for a meeting.” Corinne looked up at Xante. “What do you think?” Xante thought this was out of character for the company. Most of the time construction companies would have to fight with each other to get projects from Holden Group; rarely would the company bypass the tendering process to deliver an order like this to a construction company.

Especially not when Jeremy had found out about Corinne’s other identity.

Thus, Xante naturally thought that this could be a trap. “I think we should just decline.” Corinne smiled. “We should take the project. I mean, it is money.” Xante was a little taken aback. “Boss, are you sure about this?” Corinne let go of the computer house, leaned back comfortably against the chair, and took a slow sip of her warm milk.

“It’s not about whether I’m sure or not. Holden Group isn’t really giving us a choice, right? Even if we turn down this project, they’ll just throw us another project. And even if we turn down all the projects they throw at us, what’s not to say they’ll hire us through a third-party company? If you think about it, they’re showing us their hands by contacting us directly, so let’s take them up on the offer. We’ll see what to do from there.” Xante thought about what Corinne said. ‘She’s right. That Jeremy isn’t an easy person to deal with.’ “I get it now. I’ll set up a meeting time with the person in charge and see just exactly what they want.” Corinne continued to drink her milk while thinking of her next steps. If given a choice, she would not have taken this route to go against Jeremy, but since he made the first move, there was no use hiding from him anymore.

‘Jeremy knows Xante, Aaron, and this company are the people and things I care the most about, so he’ll try to take them away from me first,’ thought Corinne.

‘Oh well, let’s see just what he’s trying to pull.’ Xante walked off to the side to make a call to the person in charge when someone knocked on the office door twice.

Corinne thought it was one of the employees who had come to deliver some files. Without thinking, she told them to come in

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1213-It was not an employee who walked it. It was Sunny!

Sunny’s reaction at seeing Corinne was even grander than hers. “My god, Corinne, you look like a blimp!” Corinne was speechless. ‘Guess he’s still the same thoughtless boy six months ago.’ Sunny walked up to her to take a closer look. “But you still look cute.” Corinne raised an eyebrow. “Don’t you have class today?” Sunny shrugged and said haughtily, “I did go to class, but it’s lunch break now. I heard Xante is going to pick you up today, so I came to see you.”

Corinne placed her cup on the table. She then looked at him with narrowed eyes. “Does your family know about you and Xante?” Sunny scratched his head awkwardly. “Uh… Lucas knows about it, but not the others. It’s not that I don’t want to tell my parents, but Xante wouldn’t let me.

She said she’s not ready to meet the parents yet.” Corinne looked at his immature face and instantly worried about leaving Xante with him. “What are you going to do if your family doesn’t approve of you two being together?” Sunny crossed his legs and thought about it. “I’ll keep persuading them until they accept her.” “And what if after all the persuading they still don’t approve?” “Well, that’s simple! I’ll just run away from home and move in with Xante. I don’t mind taking up her surname. It’s not like she doesn’t have the money to take care of me.” Corinne laughed out of the absurdity of it all. “Is that all the backbone you have?

You’re already planning to marry into her family when you guys aren’t even seriously dating yet? It’s obvious you’re trying to take advantage of her.” Sunny did not agree with her. “What’s wrong with marrying into her family? As long as it’s true love, who cares about all that? Besides, I only said I’d marry into her family and didn’t say I’d rely on her forever. I, of course, have plans to make myself stronger so that I can protect and take care of her in the future.” Corinne pinched the bridge of her nose. “Sunny, why don’t you focus on getting into a good university first? At your current situation, I’m sure your brother would rather break both of your legs instead of letting you marry into Xante’s family.” Sunny crossed his arms. “Heh! Don’t think you can use my brother to scare me!

I’m afraid of him when it comes to most things, but not this! I won’t change my mind about Xante, even if you tattle on me to him. So what if he breaks both of my legs? Xante will take care of me until they heal!” Sunny might think he was being all macho by saying all those, but to Corinne, he only sounded very immature. Frankly, he sounded a little bit silly, too.

“How sure are you that I’ll take care of you until your legs heal?” asked Xante, walking over. She had just finished her call and happened to hear the end of their conversation.

Sunny immediately sat up properly and toned down his macho behavior when he saw Xante walking over. However, he did not drop his arrogant attitude. “I know one hundred percent that you’ll come to save me because you can’t bear to live without me.” Normally, Xante would just ignore Sunny whenever he said something childish like that. However, her boss was there, so she could not help but feel embarrassed.

She pinched the bridge of her nose and said, “There’s still the risk of your legs never healing even with all the best medical care. That means you’ll become a cripple. Do you think I’ll care about you then?” “Yes!” answered Sunny without hesitation.

Xante scoffed. “You think too highly of me. I’ll never sacrifice myself for someone else.” Sunny frowned unhappily. “Xante, I know you don’t mean that and will take care of me if I really end up as a cripple

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1214-Xante was not in the mood to talk about what-if scenarios with Sunny. “Let’s stop the conversation here. Wait outside for me. I need to discuss something with Corinne.” Sunny crossed his arms unhappily. He refused to go outside since he did not see himself as an outsider when it came to Corinne, so he thought he had to listen in on their conversations too.

Corinne pretended Sunny did not exist. She turned toward Xante, asking, “What did Holden Group say?” “They’ll come tomorrow afternoon to go over the details with us.”

Corinne nodded and stood up. “Noted. Sunny can stay here. I’ll go and give you guys some room. Bye.” Xante glanced at Sunny and said helplessly, “Boss, you don’t have to go. I’ll kick him out now.” Corinne put up her hand to stop her. “No, it’s fine. I’m not leaving because of him. I actually finished what I came here to do. Plus, I’m a little tired now, so I want to go home to take a nap. You two stay and chat, okay?” “I’ll ask the driver to send you back then,” said Xante.

Corinne waved her hand. “No, it’s okay. I haven’t been out in the city for a long time, so I don’t mind walking around the area for a bit before taking a taxi home.” After that, she opened the door and walked out of the office.

Xante could not help but feel worried. She went out to instruct her secretary to accompany Corinne to walk around before getting her a taxi home.

Since Corinne was in the final trimester of her pregnancy and it was harder to get around by herself, she decided to take up on Xante’s offer to have her secretary accompany her.

However, she did not expect to run into Jeremy downstairs.

He was sitting in his car with his window rolled down mid-way, revealing the top half of his side profile.

Beside the car, Annie stood with her arm looped around Marcus. She was introducing Marcus to Jeremy. “Uncle Jeremy, meet Marcus! He’s the boyfriend I told you about,” she said.

Jeremy glanced tepidly at Marcus.

Marcus was so nervous that he did not know where to put his hands. “Hello, Sir.

I promise I’ll take good care of Annie.” Jeremy was not a woman, so he was not interested in Marcus’ vows of love. He simply said, “Sure. Get in the car now.” Marcus remained rooted to his spot out of nervousness.

Annie laughingly nudged him. “Marcus, why are you still standing here? Uncle Jeremy asked us to get into the car.” Marcus snapped back to the present and scratched his head awkwardly. “T… Thank you, Sir.” Annie happened to see Corinne, who was being helped down the stairs by Xante’s secretary, from the corner of her eyes when she was pushing Marcus into the car.

She was first stunned, but she then instinctively turned toward Jeremy to see his reaction.

Jeremy obviously saw Corinne too since he was looking at them. However, his expression remained as impassive as ever.

Annie thought Jeremy would be really happy to see Corinne, so she was a bit puzzled at his cold attitude. “Uncle Jeremy, Corinne’s back!” “Yeah, I saw.” Annie frowned. “Should I go over there to ask her to join us for lunch?” “Up to you,” said Jeremy coldly. After that, he rolled up his window.

This confused Annie.

After thinking about it, she ran over to where Corinne was and said, “Corinne, Uncle Jeremy asked you to join us for lunch.”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1215-Corinne was walking down the last step and saw Jeremy too, but she quickly looked away.

“Help me thank him for the invitation, but I have something to do later, so I’m afraid I can’t join you guys,” said Corinne politely.

Annie was a little frustrated by the refusal. “Corinne, what’s the matter with you?

Why won’t you at least come have lunch with Uncle Jeremy?” Corinne did not answer her question. She simply smiled and said, “Annie, remember I told you to treat me as a friend and not your aunt?” Annie refused. “But you’re still my aunt, right?”

“Annie, you should just do as she says,” said Jeremy coldly. He had his window rolled down again.

Annie had no choice but to listen since Jeremy had spoken. She pouted sadly and said, “Okay. Fine. But would you at least have lunch with us? If not, I can get Uncle Jeremy to drop you off at the place you want to go.” Corinne shook her head. “No, it’s fine.” She walked around Annie with the intention to leave.

“Get in the car, Miss Corinne. We should finish what we started. It’s time we end things properly,” said Jeremy emotionlessly.

‘He’s right. We should end things properly,’ thought Corinne. ‘Looks like he’s ready to move on from the relationship. Heh! I was a fool to think he’d be hung up on me. Guess I went into hiding for six months for nothing.’ Corinne turned to look at him. “Fine by me.” She then told Xante’s secretary to go back to work before she walked toward Jeremy’s car.

Being the thoughtful girl she was, Annie asked Marcus to get out of the backseat and go sit in the front passenger seat before walking over to help Corinne into the car.

However, Corinne waved her hand and told Annie to get into the car first. Only three people could sit at the back, and since Jeremy was already inside, whoever got in first would be stuck in the middle.

It was obvious why Corinne asked Annie to get in first, and Annie knew it too, so she had no choice but to do as she was told.

No one saw the slight changes in Jeremy’s expression.

After Corinne got into the car, she kept her eyes trained on the moving scenery outside. She only agreed to get into the car because Annie and Marcus were with her too. She would not have gotten in if it was only Jeremy inside the car.

The air in the car was thick with tension. No one talked, not even the usually talkative Annie. It was so awkward sitting in the middle that she did not know what to say, but then again, not talking seemed to make the air even more suffocating.

Thus, Annie squeezed out a smile and asked, “Corinne, where have you been all this time?” “I went somewhere quiet to rest.” “Did you go alone?”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1216-“Yeah,” said Corinne simply.

Annie nudged Jeremy with her elbow. “Uncle Jeremy, did you hear that? She was alone for the past six months. Alone!” She had hoped Jeremy would not misunderstand Corinne so they could sit and have a civil conversation after so long of not seeing each other.

Jeremy chuckled mockingly. “That’s what she said.” Annie did not understand what Jeremy meant. ‘Why did he say that? Are they really breaking up soon?’ Corinne was visibly irked by Jeremy’s comment. ‘Does he think I’m lying?’

Annie was only trying to lighten the mood, but her attempt at making conversation just seemed to make the whole situation even worse. Thus, she decided to be silent.

… Meanwhile, back in Xante’s office.

Xante had asked someone to bring in some snacks for Sunny to keep him occupied she could not sit still after her secretary told her Corinne had gotten into Jeremy’s car.

“What?! Where is Jeremy taking her?” she asked in a panicked tone.

The secretary shook her head. “I don’t know. I only heard them talking about ending things properly.” Xante was furious. “How can you let her get into the car without knowing where he’s taking her? And why didn’t you follow her?” The secretary dropped her head. “Annie and Marcus were in the car too, so there was no extra seat for me to sit. Miss Corinne didn’t want me to follow her either.” Xante quickly took out her phone to call Corinne.

Sunny, who was sitting on the sofa eating his snacks, walked over casually when he saw Xante panicking. “Xante, why are you so worried? So what if Corinne got into Jeremy’s car? It’s not like she got into some bad guy’s car.” Xante glanced at him angrily. “That Jeremy is as good as a bad guy to her!” Sunny disagreed. “I won’t comment on how Jeremy treats other people, but he’s really good to Corinne. Don’t worry, he’ll never hurt her.” Xante chuckled coldly. “Well, that’s where you’re wrong.” Sunny looked confused. “How did he hurt her? From what I can tell, Corinne has always been the one hurting him. I mean, she did leave him twice without saying a word. No man could ever stand that.” Xante glared at him. “You should go back to class instead of annoying me further!” Sunny softened his tone a little as he did not want to be kicked out. “Xante, please don’t get angry at me. I have nothing to do with this…” “Then just be quiet so you won’t cause me any more trouble!” Xante walked out of her office and called Corinne, but she did not pick up. Thus, she decided to go discuss with Aaron about their next steps.

The moment she pushed open his office door, she saw Aaron with his head lying dejectedly on the table. If she did not know any better, she would have thought he was drunk.

She walked up to him and knocked on his desk. “Wake up! Boss is in big trouble!”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1216-Aaron bolted upright from his seat. “What?! What happened?” Xante was about to tell him Corinne had gotten into Jeremy’s car when she noticed how red and swollen Aaron’s face was. “What happened to your face?” Aaron touched his burning cheek. “What else? I was slapped by a girl,” he said self-deprecatingly.

“Serves you right,” said Xante with disgust.

Aaron shrugged. “Well, aren’t you going to tell me what happened?” “The boss ran into Jeremy downstairs, and he asked her to get into his car. I don’t know where they’re going now, and she’s not picking up my phone.”

“Why would Jeremy be downstairs?” asked Aaron quizzically.

“He must’ve come to pick Annie up, and the boss just happened to be there. He told her to get in so they could end things properly.” Aaron’s cheek tingled with more pain at the mention of Annie’s name as she was the one who slapped him. She gave it her all in that slap, so much so that it caused the corner of Aaron’s mouth to bleed. Of course, he wiped away the blood before Xante came in.

He did not understand why Annie slapped him. All he did was ask whether she would want to try dating him!

“Xante, I don’t think there’s any need to worry. Annie is in the car with them too, right? Jeremy will never do anything to the boss while Annie is there. Plus, she’s still pregnant with his kid.” Xante glared at Aaron. “I know he won’t do anything to the boss at the time being, but do you think he’ll speak nicely to her? What if the boss gets so stressed that it induces an early labor? Hurry, call Annie and find out where they’re going!” “What? Why me? She just slapped me, so I don’t think she’s going to pick up my calls. I think it’s better if you call her yourself,” said Aaron reluctantly.

“I haven’t even spoken two sentences with her while she worked here, so she’s never going to tell me the truth if I call her. Come on, I know you’re good at coaxing whatever you want out of other women, so use that skill of yours on something good for once!” Aaron sighed pitifully. “Fine. I’ll call her, but you need to step out. I’ll give you an update later.” “Hurry up. Don’t waste time!” ordered Xante before she left the office to give him some space.

Aaron picked up his phone and stared at the screen despondently. It was not that he could not put down his pride to call Annie, but she had blocked him in all the ways he could contact her. He could not contact her even if he wanted to.

This was the first time a woman had the heart to block him wholly. He decided to leave Annie alone after getting slapped, but for the sake of Corinne, he did not have a choice but to bother Annie again.

After some careful deliberation, Aaron called the human resources department to ask for Marcus’ contact details. ‘I might as well call Annie’s boyfriend since I can’t contact her.’ Aaron dialed Marcus’ number, and the call took some time to go through.

“Hello. May I know who’s calling?” asked Marcus politely.

“Marcus. It’s me.” As a junior employee, Marcus did not have Aaron’s personal number stored in his phone, but he instantly recognized his voice.

“Mister Aaron, why… Why are you calling me? Is there something I can help you with?” he asked anxiously.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1218-Aaron chuckled. “Don’t worry! This isn’t about you or me.” Marcus was even more nervous after he said that. “Then you are calling me because…?” “You sound like you’re outside. Are you not in the office?” drawled Aaron.

“It’s lunch break, Mister Aaron, so I came out to have lunch.” “With your girlfriend?” asked Aaron with a smile.

“Y…Yes. I’ll be sure to get back before lunch break is over.” Aaron’s smile deepened. “You don’t have to be this nervous. I didn’t call you to rush you back. But can I ask, which restaurant you guys are going to?”

As odd as Marcus thought for Aaron to ask him that question, he did not dare to lie to him, so he looked up at the restaurant signage and read out the name to Aaron.

At that moment, Annie turned around and realized Marcus was not following her.

She walked back to him and asked, “Marcus, why are you standing here? Uncle Jeremy and Corinne have gone in.” Marcus covered his phone and whispered, “I’m on the phone with Mister Aaron now.” Annie’s face darkened a little when she heard that. “Why is that bstard calling you? Is he causing you any trouble?” Marcus shook his head. “No, it’s not like that. Just stay quiet for a bit. I’ll tell you everything after I’ve finished talking to him.” Afraid that Aaron would hear what Annie said, Marcus walked a little distance away before taking his hand off his phone. “Mister Aaron, I’ll be back to the office soon. Is there anything else I can help you with?” Aaron had indeed heard everything Annie said. He chuckled softly and replied, “Nope. That’s all. Tell your girlfriend that I’m going to fire you if she calls me a bstard one more time.” After that, he hung up the phone.

A chill ran up Marcus’ spine. Not knowing what to do, he stood there frozen with his phone in his hand. ‘Sht! He heard what Annie said. He’s not really going to fire me, is he?!’ Wondering what was taking Marcus so long, Annie walked over to him and asked, “What’s the matter? What exactly does he want? Why is it taking so long?” Marcus snapped out of his shock and said dismayingly, “Annie, Mister Aaron heard you called him a bstard.” Annie was stunned, but she then rolled her eyes. “So what if he heard? It’s not like he could do anything to me.” Marcus smiled bitterly. “You’re right. He can’t do anything to you since you’re not working for him anymore, but he said he’s going to fire me…” Annie started to panic. “Did he say that?” Marcus nodded.

Annie reached out her hand. “Give your phone to me.” Marcus did not know what she was going to do, but he gave the phone nonetheless.

Annie immediately called Aaron back after she got the phone.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1219-Aaron picked up at the first ring. “What’s the matter? Why are you calling me back so soon? You missed me?” “Aaron Rhode, what the heck is wrong with you?! Why did you threaten to fire my boyfriend?” said Annie angrily.Aaron was walking to the underground parking and laughed when he heard what Annie said. “Nothing’s wrong with me. Just think of this as a little payback for slapping me and calling me a b*stard. You should know I’m the type of person who holds a grudge against those who wronged me.” Annie frowned. “I slapped you because you were playing with my feelings! And even if it was because of that, you should come at me instead of my boyfriend!He’s innocent in all of this.” Aaron chuckled. “Well, how I plan to exact my revenge is really up to me now, isn’t it? Anyway, I won’t bother you lovebirds now. See you later.” After that, he hung up the phone.Annie was furious. She regretted ever liking a hypocrite like Aaron!‘Wait a minute. Did he say see you later? He must be joking, right? Yeah, that must be it. I shouldn’t overthink his words,’ she thought.After that, she gave Marcus his phone back. “Don’t worry. Mister Aaron isn’t going to fire you.” Marcus was still very anxious. “Annie, how could you talk to Mister Aaron like that?” he muttered in a tone that sounded like he was blaming her.He thought Annie called Aaron to apologize to him, but she scolded him instead.How could he ever show his face in the company anymore?Annie blinked in confusion. “I was just trying to defend you.” Marcus sighed again. “Even so you can’t talk to my boss like that. You might not work there anymore, but I still do. What if Mister Aaron fires me because of you?I…” Looking at him, Annie gradually frowned.Marcus immediately realized what he was doing wrong. In a softer tone, he said, “Sorry, it wasn’t easy getting this job, so I started to panic a little…” Since he apologized, Annie thought she should not have acted so rashly either.“No, it’s my fault. I didn’t consider your feelings. I acted out of my own emotions and caused you more trouble.” Marcus could not bear to lose her either. It would be a double blow to him if he were to lose both his job and his girlfriend at the same time. Thus, he quickly put down his pride to comfort her. “No, Annie. This isn’t your fault. I’m just worried I won’t have the money to take care of you if I lose this job. After all, it’s a man’s job to provide. I don’t think I can bear it if I have to break up with you ’cause I’m unemployed.” Annie shook her head vigorously. “Marcus, you shouldn’t think like that! I’m not going to break up with you even if you’re unemployed! And don’t worry, you’re not going to be unemployed. I’m going to ask Uncle Jeremy to get you a job at his company if Mister Aaron really fires you.” Marcus’ face lit up. “Really? But…I don’t even know whether your uncle accepts me yet.” Annie patted his shoulder. “Don’t worry. My uncle likes whoever I like. He actually spoils me very much! Don’t let his aloof attitude fool you. As a matter of fact, he never said no to any of my requests before.” Marcus visibly felt better after that. “I envy you, Annie. You must be the luckiest girl to have an uncle like that.” Annie laughed out loud. “Don’t be silly! It’s nothing to be envious of. He’ll be your uncle too when we marry. He’ll treat you as well as he treats me!” Marcus wrapped her in a bear hug. “Oh, Annie. I must’ve saved the universe in my previous life to have a girlfriend like you. I’m grateful that you’re willing to accept a low-level employee who has no money like me.” Annie did not put up a struggle or hug him back. She merely stood still, tensely.“Okay, okay. That’s enough. We should head in now. It would be rude to make Uncle Jeremy and Corinne wait for us

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1220-Meanwhile, Corinne and Jeremy were led to their table by the restaurant’s manager.

The manager pulled her chair out for her, but since she was in the eighth month of her pregnancy, the gap between the chair and the table was still a little too narrow for her to fit in. She tried a few times to sit but to no avail. She reached out her hand and intended to pull back the chair further.

However, before her hand even touched the chair, Jeremy pulled out the chair for her.

Stunned, she looked up at him.

Even though she still did not like him, she still thanked him politely.

Jeremy did not spare her a glance or say anything. He simply walked over to the seat across from her and sat.

The day before, the two of them sat down across from each other at the dining table and had a meal in the same way. At the time, she wore a mask and thought she got away with it, so she ate her meal without any worries.

This time, it was different. She was sitting across from Jeremy, mask-free, so it would be difficult for her to pretend everything was alright between them.

Not wanting to meet Jeremy’s gaze more than she had to, Corinne looked out of the restaurant and asked, “Why aren’t Annie and Marcus coming in yet?” She remembered Annie was next to her when she entered the restaurant, so where was she?

Jeremy’s gaze darkened. He sneered. “What? Is it torturous to be alone with me?” Corinne was annoyed at his question. She glared at him, but she then smiled.

“No. It’s not that. I’m just very hungry and want to order as soon as possible, but it would be rude to order without them.” Jeremy looked at her piercingly. Even though his expression remained impassive, his gaze had turned icy cold, so much so that Corinne could not help but feel a chill run up her spine.

“When did you become so thoughtful, Miss Corinne? This isn’t like you at all.

After all, you’ve always done what you wanted without caring about other people’s feelings,” he said mockingly. “Here, let me get the waiter for you.” He raised his hand to call over the waiter.

“Mister Jeremy, here’s the menu you’ve asked for,” said the waiter respectfully while presenting the menu.

Jeremy took the menu and ordered a few of Corinne’s favorite dishes. He then turned to her and remarked, “Oh, I nearly forgot. Your taste must’ve changed.

Do you want to order anything else?” Corinne was speechless. She could not help but feel he was taking a jab at her.

She decided to let it slide, however; it was not like she came to eat. “No, thanks.” Jeremy handed the menu back to the waiter. “Serve these dishes first. We’ll add more when the others have come.” “Yes, Mister Jeremy.” The waiter left after that, leaving Corinne alone with Jeremy again.

She was starting to feel suffocated as Jeremy stared at her from time to time.

Jeremy took a sip of his water and narrowed his eyes at her. “Miss Corinne, judging by how healthy you look, you must be living very well for the past six months.” Corinne gave him a superficial smile. “Thanks for the compliment. It’s always important for me to take care of myself well.” “A very commendable habit. So what’s your plan from here on out?” asked Tyler impassively.