Ch. 1321..1330

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1321-Even though Xante did not want to be the one to tell Sunny, she did not plan to lie to him either. Thus, when Sunny asked her, she told him the truth.

Sunny stared at Xante’s reply in shock while his hands started to tremble.

Noticing this, Corinne asked him, “What’s the matter, Sunny? Are you okay?” Sunny snapped out of his shock. He quickly rubbed his reddened eyes and said, “No… Nothing.” Corinne narrowed her eyes at him. “What happened? Did Xante dump you?” Knowing he was not good at acting, Sunny turned away his face and said, “Nothing happened! I just remembered I have a test coming up soon, so I need

to go study now.” After saying that, he ran up to his room, which just made Corinne even more puzzled.

“Don’t mind him. He has mood swings like this from time to time,” said Lucas in a bid to distract her.

Corinne raised an eyebrow. ‘Is that so?’ “By the way, I’ve arranged for someone to get you some of the stuff you might need for the baby. They’ll be here soon. You can see whether you like them or tell me if you still need anything.” “I’ve bought everything I need. I suggest you return the items since they haven’t arrived yet.” “That’s okay. Just think of them as my gifts to the baby. Besides, you can never have too much baby stuff.” Corinne knew Lucas would never return those items, so she decided to let it be.

‘I’ll just wire him some money later,’ she told herself.

… Meanwhile, the servants let Sophia go at the junction leading up to the Riveras’ mansion.

Sophia watched the burly servants leave and correctly assumed she would be Riveras’ mansion again.

However, she was not going to give up this chance so easily. After all, this was the best shot she would have at getting rid of the baby. Previously, she did not do anything to harm the baby as she did not get a chance, and she would never do something she was not 100 percent sure of getting a result.

Thus, she considered raising Corinne’s baby with Jeremy. It was no big deal to her since Jeremy had Joey, so one more kid was not going to make a big difference. She would just raise the baby and Joey together while she tried to get pregnant with Jeremy.

At least, that was what she told herself. As much as she tried to convince herself, she would still prefer if Corinne’s baby and Joey did not exist.

‘The baby’s going to be born if I don’t do anything now. Grandma Pamela seems like she really cares about the baby, and I bet even more so if the baby turns out to be a boy!’ thought Sophia.

While the Holdens do their best to give Joey everything a child could wish for, he would never get the right to inherit the family’s fortune and business.

However, the same could not be said for Corinne’s baby.

Not only was Jeremy the father, but he would also be the eldest great-grandson.

That would put him above any kid Sophia and Jeremy might have together in the future.

Sophia stood where she was for a long time, trying to come up with a plan.

Once she got an idea, she went to the small advertising agency near the street.

“Hello, Miss. How can I help you today?” asked the person manning the counter.

“I’d like to print some flyers. When’s the fastest I can get them?”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1322-What would you like to print on the fliers? It’ll take around thirty minutes for the fliers to be ready after the design is confirmed,” replied the store worker.

“I don’t need them to be fancy. I just want to get them as fast as possible,” said Sophia.

“Okay, then. I’ll give you the simplest design and have them out for you in fifteen minutes.” … That evening, after dinner, Corinne decided to take a stroll in the Riveras’ garden. The night air was refreshing, and the bright moon hung in the sky.

As she walked, she heard two servants complaining up ahead.

“D*mn it! Some idiot shop is distributing their fliers around here,” said one of them.

“Yeah! They must have blown in after getting thrown away… God, they’re everywhere!” grumbled the other.

Suddenly, they heard the sound of footsteps approaching, so they turned around to see who it was. They quickly bowed respectfully when they saw it was Corinne.

“Hello, Miss Corinne. Would you be so kind as to take a stroll somewhere else?

We’re going to sweep these fliers away, and we’re worried that the dust might bother you.” Corinne smiled. “Okay, sure. Thanks for letting me know.” She did not really pay attention to the fliers as she walked to the other side.

The servants began to gossip among themselves again when they saw her walking away.

“Oh my god! Why would the fliers be talking about Mister Jeremy’s sudden death?” “Didn’t you read? It says that the Holdens are asking for any clues that may lead to them solving the case of Mister Jeremy’s bizarre death.” “I wonder who’d be daring enough to kill Mister Jeremy.” “Who cares? Have you forgotten our employers don’t get along with the Holdens at all? This has nothing to do with us.” They continued to talk while sweeping, but they suddenly saw a pair of shoes in front of them. When they looked up, they were surprised to see Corinne had come back.

“Who did you say was killed just now?” she asked sternly.

The servants were frightened by how stern Corinne looked. They did not know Corinne used to be in a relationship with Jeremy since they only worked in the garden instead of in the mansion.

“Umm… It was Mister Jeremy,” answered one of the servants quickly. “He was killed in an explosion last night. Apparently, the explosion was so big that his body was blown to pieces. The Holdens are asking for eyewitnesses or clues to what happened. We got all the information from these fliers here.” Corinne looked down at the small pile of dusty fliers on the ground. She wanted to pick one up, but she could not bend down due to her protruding belly.

Seeing this, one of the servants quickly picked up a flier and handed it to her.

Corinne grabbed the flier and saw the front was an advertisement for a barbecue restaurant while the back was about Jeremy’s death. The Holdens were imploring for anyone with clues as to what happened to Jeremy to come forward. Those who did would be generously rewarded for their help.

‘Jeremy was killed in an explosion? No… That’s not possible! How can this be?

This is Jeremy we’re talking about!’ thought Corinne in a panic.

She stared blankly at the flier. Suddenly, she felt tightness in her chest, causing her to hyperventilate

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1323-‘Wait a minute… What does it matter if it was Jeremy? He doesn’t have anything to do with me anymore!’ thought Corinne, calming down a little. After that, she threw away the flier and walked back to the mansion.

The servants could not help but worry when they saw her walking away so fast, so they started chasing after her.

“Miss Corinne, please slow down!” “Miss Corinne, be careful. Don’t trip!” …

Corinne ran into the house panting and saw Lucas sitting on the sofa, checking on Sunny’s homework.

Striding over, she asked, “Is it true that Jeremy is dead?” Lucas’ expression hardened as he looked up at her. “Who told you that?” he asked with a frown.

Seeing Lucas’ reaction and recalling how he had been acting weird for the past two days along with Sophia’s sudden visit during lunchtime, Corinne knew what the flier said was true.

Her eyes turned red with anger. “Why didn’t you tell me?” Lucas stood up despondently and walked toward her. “Corinne, I didn’t mean to wouldn’t be able to take it and the baby…” Not wanting to listen to him any further, Corinne pushed him away and go out for a while!” After that, she turned around to leave, but Lucas grabbed her wrist to stop her.

“Corinne, please calm down. There’s nothing you can do now. Plus, you said you don’t want to have anything to do with Jeremy anymore!” Corinne’s mind was in chaos, and she felt like she had been stabbed in the heart. “But that doesn’t mean I want him to die!” Lucas frowned and looked at her with a pained expression. “Corinne, please calm down…” At that moment, Corinne was too emotional to listen to any reason. She tried me go! I need to go out! Give me a car!” “Corinne, you’re eight months pregnant right now! You should think about the baby even if you don’t want to think about yourself! Just think about it. Now that Jeremy’s dead, the baby is the only surviving bloodline he has! Can you bear to see anything happen to the baby?” Corinne gradually calmed down after that.

Lucas pulled her into an embrace and gently patted her back. “There, there.

Everything’s going to be alright. Be a good girl and just stay at home, okay?” Corinne’s bloodshot eyes became teary as they went in and out of focus. “Tell me who did it,” she asked in a trembling voice.

At that point, Lucas thought there was no need to hide anything from her anymore. “From what I know, Jeremy’s father was quite the player, so my guess is one of his illegitimate sons killed Jeremy with the plan to take over his place.” Jeremy’s father had a lot of illegitimate kids with different women over the years, and Jeremy had to learn to protect himself from the threats brought by his halfbrothers. Each of them vehemently wished for his death so that they could get their hands on the Holdens’ vast family fortune.

Corinne had never heard Jeremy talk about his father or half-siblings before. In fact, this was the first time she learned about it. Back then, she did find it weird that she had never seen Jeremy’s parents or why he never talked about them before, but she felt it was not her place to ask.

Suddenly, Lucas felt Corinne went slack in his embrace. He looked down and saw her eyes were closed.

“Corinne? Corinne! Wake up, Corinne!” ‘Sh*t, this isn’t good!’ thought Lucas when he failed to wake Corinne up. “Quick, call the ambulance! No, wait! Don’t call the ambulance. Drive the car around!

We need to send Corinne to the nearest hospital!” Sunny was first stunned, but he quickly snapped out of it and ran out to shout for the driver.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1324-At the hospital.

The doctor had just finished doing tests on Corinne and was walking out to report her condition to Lucas and Sunny.

“Miss Corinne passed out because of the shock she received. It’s good you brought her in just in time. Both she and the baby are okay.” Lucas and Sunny visibly relaxed and heaved a sigh of relief when they heard that.

“But, there’s still a risk of her going into premature labor since she’s so close to the due date. It’s best to keep her in the hospital until the baby is born,” added the doctor.

Lucas agreed with the doctor. He was worried Corinne would get into another shock if he took her home. Thus, he gestured with his chin to Edmund and said, “Fill in the forms for Corinne’s hospital stay.” “Yes, Mister Lucas.” Sunny frowned as he watched Edmund leave. He then turned to Lucas, “Lucas, how did Jeremy…” Lucas’ face darkened. “Why are you still bringing that up? Hasn’t Corinne had enough shock for one day?” Realizing his mistake, Sunny hung his head low in shame and said nothing else.

“Remember to not bring up Jeremy’s death in front of Corinne later when we go in to see her,” warned Lucas again.

“Yes, Lucas,” said Sunny with a nod.

… Corinne was already awake when they entered her hospital room. She was staring blankly at the ceiling as though her soul had left her body.

Lucas’ heart ached when he saw her in such a state. He walked over to her bed, and asked softly, “Corinne, how are you feeling now? Do you feel pain anywhere?” Corinne shook her head without looking at him. “I’m fine. Perfectly fine,” she said hollowly.

The more she tried to seem like she was fine, the more Lucas worried about her. He reached out to stroke her head. “Corinne, I’ve asked Edmund to arrange for you to stay in the hospital. You can stay here until the baby is born. I’ll stay with you too, so don’t worry, okay?” Corinne snapped out of her trance a little. She looked at Lucas. “You don’t have to do this. I’m sure you have plenty of work to do, so I’ll be fine staying here alone. Don’t worry. I’ve calmed down and won’t do anything that’ll put the baby’s life at risk.” Lucas was relieved to hear her say that. “I’m glad you can think that way. Some things can never be salvaged no matter what. The most important thing is to continue living and keep those you love safe—for example, your soon-to-beborn baby.” Corinne smiled. “Of course I’ll keep my baby safe! As for that man… Well, he has nothing to do with us anymore, right? So what if he’s dead? It’s better that way since that means he won’t be able to harass me or the baby anymore. Plus, I don’t ever have to worry about him stealing the baby away from me now.” Lucas frowned. “That’s one way of thinking about it. But I hope you won’t spend too much time thinking about him, Corinne. You need all the rest you can get.” Sunny wiped away his tears with his arm. “Hmph! I know you guys broke up, but how can you say something so evil like that, Corinne? How can you think Jeremy’s death is a good thing when he used to be so good to you?” he asked angrily.

Hearing this, Lucas glared coldly at him and shouted, “You, get lost!” Sunny was so mad and sad that he did not care about what Lucas thought at that moment. He harrumphed again and left the hospital room without turning back.

“Ignore him, Corinne. He doesn’t know any better,” Lucas comforted Corinne gently after Sunny had left the room.

Corinne nodded. “Lucas, can you please get me those cream puffs from Eighth Street? I have a sudden craving for them.” “Sure, I’ll get someone to buy them for you later,” said Lucas.

A second later, he looked at Corinne in disbelief. “What did you call me just now?”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1325-Corinne looked at Lucas serenely and called him again. “Lucas.” Lucas was pleasantly surprised. He was so excited that his hands started trembling. “Corinne, can you please call me again? I didn’t hear it the first time.” Corinne frowned, but she did as she was told. “Lucas, I want to eat cream puffs.” Lucas was so touched that his eyes became red. “Okay. I’ll get someone to buy it for you right away!” Corinne nodded docilely. “Okay. I’m somewhat thirsty too, so can you please get me some water?”

Lucas quickly stood up. “Sure! I’ll go get you a glass of water right now!” He looked around the empty room and saw there was no drinking water since Corinne had just moved in. Out of habit, he turned and wanted to have Edmund get some drinking water, but he realized Edmund was still not back yet.

“Wait right here, Corinne. I’ll go get Sunny to get you some water,” said Lucas.

Corinne nodded docilely again.

Lucas brought out the thermos from the hospital room and was about to order Sunny to get him some warm drinking water when he realized Sunny was not outside.

‘Where did that brat go? He’s never there when you need him,’ thought Lucas.

He looked back at Corinne, who was still lying on her hospital bed. Even though he was worried about her, he thought that it would be alright to leave her alone since she sounded like she was over Jeremy’s death.

Thus, he closed the hospital room door and walked to the hospital pantry to get her some warm water. However, the moment he reached the hospital pantry doorway, he ran into Sophia.

Sophia was looking into all the hospital rooms along the corridor, but she immediately trotted over to Lucas when she saw him. “Mister Lucas, can you please tell me where Corinne’s room is?” she asked.

Lucas could not help but put his guard up when talking to her. “How do you know she’s in the hospital?” Sophia smiled bitterly as she explained, “Well, you know how I was dragged off from your place this afternoon? After I went home, the more I thought about it, the more I felt I should tell Corinne about what happened to Jeremy. I went back to your place later at night. Before I could even ring the doorbell, I saw your car speeding off.

“So I asked your butler, and he said Corinne has been rushed off to the hospital…but he didn’t say which. I then guessed you’d bring her to the nearest hospital, so here I am. How is she doing right now? Is she okay?” Lucas narrowed his eyes. “Drop the act, Miss Sophia.” Sophia looked at him innocently. “What do you mean? I’m not acting at all.” Lucas smiled coldly at her. “Don’t pretend you don’t know how Corinne ended up in the hospital. Didn’t you go to my house in the afternoon with the sole purpose of provoking her? I’ve questioned the servants, and they told me that Corinne found out about Jeremy’s death from some fliers.

“Just how stupid do you think I am, Miss Sophia? Nobody has ever dared to distribute fliers around my house unless they have some hidden agenda. Plus, the Holdens would never do this sort of sh*t. Who else could be behind the fliers but you?”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1326-Sophia pretended to be shocked. “Mister Lucas, do you have any proof I was behind the fliers? You shouldn’t accuse me if you don’t have any proof. I swear I’m only here to make sure Corinne is okay as Jeremy’s friend. I mean, I thought it’s the least I could do since Jeremy is not with us anymore…” She started to get teary as she spoke.

Lucas never fell for a trick like this. He was in a rush to get back to Corinne, so he wanted to cut his conversation short. “That’s enough. You’re not welcome here. Corinne doesn’t want to see you at all.” Realizing she would need to take a harder approach with Lucas, Sophia said steelily, “Mister Lucas, can I ask what your relationship is with Corinne? What

right do you have to speak on her behalf? What right do you have to stop me from seeing her?” “Of course I have the right. As for what my relationship with Corinne is, that’s none of your business,” replied Lucas coldly. After that, he stepped into the pantry room. He thought that Sophia would not back down so easily, so he was pleasantly surprised when she did not follow him in.

After he filled up the thermos with some warm water, he went back to the corridor and saw Sophia nowhere in sight. Not thinking too much about it, he quickly walked back to Corinne’s hospital room.

However, Corinne was nowhere to be found in her hospital room. Her hospital bed was empty with the blanket thrown off.

Lucas’ pupils immediately shrank. He threw the thermos to the ground and quickly called the hospital to ask them to seal off all exit points to prevent Corinne from leaving.

… It was already too late; Corinne was already out of the hospital by then. She was in so much of a rush that she did not even change out of her hospital gown.

She only stopped running when she came to a junction that was quite far from the hospital. Panting, she took out her phone and was about to call Aaron when a red sports car stopped in front of her.

Alarm bells immediately started ringing in her head. She was afraid that it was Lucas’ men who came to haul her back to the hospital, so she instinctively backed away from the car.

However, the car’s window slowly rolled down to reveal Sophia’s sultry face.

“Get in, Corinne. I’ll bring you to see Jeremy,” she said with a straight face.

Corinne sighed with relief when she saw it was Sophia and not Lucas’ men.

However, she did not trust her either.

Sophia knew this too, so she said, “You were going to call either Xante or Aaron to pick you up, right? You should know they won’t bring you to see Jeremy.

They’ll just send you back to the hospital. Think about it. They knew what happened to Jeremy long before you did, yet they decided to hide it from you, just like Lucas did. Why would they bring you to see Jeremy?” Corinne raised an eyebrow. “Then why would you bring me to see him?” “Because I’m just like you; I don’t believe he’s dead. I’m going to the crime scene to look for clues. Of course, I’m not familiar with the places here. Heck, I can’t even read some of the words in this country. It’ll make my work easier if I bring you with me.” Corinne stared at her thoughtfully when she heard Sunny shouting, “Corinne!

Come back. You shouldn’t have run off like that! Come back!” ‘Sh*t! He’s going to haul me back to the hospital if I don’t get in the car right now!’ thought Corinne. She glanced back at Sunny and, without a moment’s hesitation, got into Sophia’s car.

However, because of her protruding belly, she found it awkward to fit herself into the sports car, so Sunny nearly caught up to her. It was only due to Sophia’s quick reaction that she was able to get away from him.

She floored the gas pedal, and they left him in the dust

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1327-After catching her breath in the car, Corinne sat still and said nothing.

Sophia turned to look at her. “Corinne, why aren’t you saying anything? Aren’t you going to ask me where we’re going?” Corinne kept her eyes on the road ahead. “You told me we’re going to the crime scene to look for clues, right?” “Aren’t you scared, then?” asked Sophia curiously.

“You can stop the car and get out now if you’re scared,” said Corinne impassively. “Give the car and address to me, and I’ll go there by myself!”

Sophia was a little taken aback. “I’m not scared. I’m hoping that Jeremy is still alive and that the dead body doesn’t belong to him. And for this, I’m not scared of anything!” “Then stop talking and step on it.” Sophia was speechless. She glanced at Corinne’s huge belly and thought, ‘She seems like she isn’t worried about the baby at all. So this is the length she’s willing to go to for Jeremy… Heh. Despite saying otherwise, she still cares about him after all.’ Sophia had guessed that Corinne would escape while Lucas was out getting water for Corinne from the pantry room. That was why Sophia tried to stall him by talking to him. That way, Corinne would have more time to escape.

Knowing that Corinne was all over the place after she found out about Jeremy’s death, Sophia decided there was no point in talking to her. Thus, the two women drove on in silence to the abandoned factory where the explosion happened.

… It was not difficult to imagine just how powerful the explosion must have been when Corinne and Sophia saw the aftermath.

Corinne got out of the car and, with the moonlight, tried to look for some signs of life through the debris. She tried to come up with all the possibilities of how Jeremy could still be alive, but seeing the destruction before her, she knew there was no hope of that happening.

‘If Jeremy was near this area when the explosion happened, he couldn’t have survived the explosion,’ lamented Corinne.

“Are you sure Jeremy was here when the explosion happened? Even if his car and ID card were found here, it doesn’t mean he came here,” said Corinne.

There were so many details she still did know what of.

“Corinne, you don’t know how much I wished Jeremy wasn’t here when the explosion happened either. But the police had footage of Jeremy in his car when he came out to take a break at a rest stop.” Corinne frowned. “Has the police found out who did this? I mean, why would Jeremy suddenly come to this god-forsaken place in the first place?” Even if it was as Lucas said, that Jeremy’s half-brothers wanted him dead, he— with his intelligence—would never fall into such a simple trap.

Sophia shook her head. “No one knows why he came here. The only things the police found were Jeremy’s ID card and a burnt phone on the dead body that was blown to pieces. They’re still looking for the cause of the explosion. We can only come home at night since the place will be filled with police officers in the morning.” Corinne fell silent. ‘So that’s why he hasn’t been replying to my messages for the past two days…’ Her heart ached so much that she started to find it hard to breathe.

‘No, Corinne. Now’s not the time to wallow in sorrow. I have to find out who did this as soon as possible and to make them pay! I must avenge Jeremy for the sake of our baby!’ She took a deep breath and carefully walked through the explosion site with the help of her phone flashlight to look for clues.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1328-Sophia also turned on her phone’s flashlight and followed after Corinne.

“Corinne, what should we do now?” Corinne looked around. “We should look for anything suspicious that the culprit might’ve left behind.” Sophia nodded, but she then felt hopeless after looking around the dark surroundings. “But this place is huge! How are we going to finish searching in one night? Besides, the police had combed through the area this morning. I don’t think we’re going to find anything…” Corinne was starting to get annoyed at Sophia. ‘Didn’t she think of all that before she brought me here? God, she should spend her time looking for clues

instead of complaining!’ She ignored Sophia and bent down to rake through the debris to pick up something shiny. However, to her disappointment, it was only a piece of broken metal. She threw it away and continued to look around.

That bending down movement took a lot out of her since she was pregnant.

Feeling she was about to lose her balance, she quickly straightened up.

It was then she heard the sound of two men talking up ahead.

“Boss, the police have sealed off this area. It doesn’t matter what you dropped here; everything’s gone after the explosion. We should just forget about it.” “Quit your yapping and give me the flashlight!” As the sound of footsteps got nearer, Corinne quickly pulled Sophia to hide behind a column, which had escaped being blown apart by the explosion.

Sophia was shocked at being suddenly dragged away, but she quickly calmed down when she heard the two men talking.

“Boss, I don’t think the flashlight is helping that much. We should just give up.” “You can get lost if all you do is complain!” “Fine, I’ll shut up.” It was too dark to see what the two men looked like from where Corinne was hiding. Nonetheless, she could not help but feel like she recognized their voices from somewhere.

Just when she was trying to recall, Sophia suddenly nudged her and asked in a whisper, “Corinne, do you think those two men were the ones that killed Jeremy?” Corinne gave her a sharp look to warn her to keep her mouth shut. It was too quiet in that area for them to speak without getting caught.

Sophia quickly nodded and covered her mouth.

‘Those two men seem to have come here to look for something too,’ thought Corinne as she observed them from her hiding spot. ‘I should tail them to see if they can lead me to a clue.’ However, her plan was dashed when the two men discovered them.

The fatter of the two men suddenly said with alarm, “Look, Boss! There’s a red sports car parked there!” The other man straightened himself up and pointed his flashlight at where the fat man was pointing. There was indeed a red sports car parked ahead.

“Sh*t! Someone else is here, too! Find them now!” “Yes, Boss!” Thus, their mission changed from looking for something to looking for someone.

Corinne instinctively grabbed Sophia’s wrist when she saw the flashlight roving around to search for them. She was prepared to run at a moment’s notice.

Sophia had forgotten to turn off her phone’s flashlight, causing the light to fall on her red sports car accidentally.

The reflection caught the attention of the fatso.

Corinne assumed that Sophia would be more cautious since she was not that young herself. Thus, she was annoyed when she found out she was so reckless.

“Come out, come out, wherever you are!” “Yeah, show yourself!”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1329-The two men discovered Corinne and Sophia’s hiding spot!

Corinne was about to run off with Sophia in tow when the latter pulled her back to stop her from running.

Corinne frowned and turned back to look at her. “What are you waiting for? We have to run!” she said hurriedly.

Sophia shook her head. “Corinne, I don’t think we should run. You’ll never outrun them in your condition.” Corinne was speechless. “Then what do you suggest? Stay here and let them do whatever they want with us?”

Sophia did not answer her. Instead, she pulled her out of their hiding place without warning, and they came face to face with the two men.

“Sorry, we didn’t mean to bother you two. We were just passing through here.

Please continue what you’re doing, and we’ll get out of here now,” said Sophia innocently.

The fat man blocked them from leaving. He looked them up and down. “Just passing through, you say? Why would you two be passing through in the middle of the night?” “Well… Umm…” stammered Sophia as she tried to come up with an excuse.

Seeing this, Corinne quickly said, “We needed to take a pee, but there wasn’t a restroom in sight…so we thought we could stop here. We didn’t expect anyone would be here.” She kept her head down while she spoke.

The fat man laughed when he heard that as though it was the funniest joke on earth while ‘the boss’ walked slowly toward Corinne.

“You there. Raise your head!” he barked coldly.

Corinne remained unmoving.

Seeing this, ‘the boss’ impatiently took out his gun and jammed the muzzle underneath her chin, forcing her to look up at him. Their eyes locked.

‘The boss’ was a tall and skinny man with a head of dyed silver hair and wore an earring stud on his left ear. He looked at her sinisterly.

He used his other free hand to shine the flashlight on Corinne’s face so he could take a closer look at her. Suddenly, he smiled in recognition.

“So it’s you. Jeremy’s wife.” Corinne did not understand why he would address her like that. “Excuse me, sir, but you’ve got the wrong person. I’m not Jeremy’s wife.” ‘The boss’ pressed the gun’s muzzle harder onto her skin. “Don’t lie to me! I know you’re Jeremy’s wife!” “No, I’m not,” said Corinne impassively. Suddenly, she pointed at Sophia, “But she is. She’s legally married to Jeremy, so you should talk to her if you have a grudge against him.” Sophia was shocked, but she then shouted angrily, “Corinne, how can you sell me out at a time like this?!” Corinne immediately recognized who the silver-haired man was the moment Sophia pulled her out of their hiding spot.

Not long after she met Jeremy, she was kidnapped once, and the culprit was the silver-haired man with an earring stud on his left ear.

‘Looks like he’s the one behind all of this again!’ thought Corinne.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1330-The silver-haired man glanced at Sophia uninterestedly before turning his attention back to Corinne. He moved the muzzle of the gun down Corinne’s throat and her chest before finally stopping at her belly.

“It doesn’t matter who his legal wife is. The only thing that matters is who he loves. Not to mention, I’m very interested in the baby inside your belly. So I want you, not her. Now be a dear, and come with us!” He pointed with his chin to a particular spot, indicating Corinne to walk over there herself.

Corinne had no choice but to do as she was told since there was a gun pressed against her belly.

“Wait! Where are you taking her?” asked Sophia.

“Mind your own business, little lady,” said the silver-haired man.

Sophia frowned. “But…” The fat man looked worriedly at Sophia. “Boss, are we going to let her go just like that? Won’t she report us to the police later?” The silver-haired man narrowed his eyes. “We’ll get into unnecessary trouble if we kidnap her. Plus, I trust that Adam’s daughter would know not to report us for the sake of her father’s reputation.” The fat man looked at Sophia in shock as he backed away fearfully. “She… She’s Adam’s daughter?” The silver-haired man kicked him. “What are you still standing there for, you useless coward? Take the preggo lady away now!” In the end, Sophia was left at the explosion site while the two men carried Corinne into a minivan.

Sophia’s worried expression morphed into a smug smile as she watched the minivan speed off. After that, she got back into her red sports car and drove off.

… Meanwhile, the Holdens’ mansion was teeming with the Riveras’ cars.

Lucas got down from a black car and rang the doorbell. He would not have been there if it was not to look for Corinne. Sunny had come along too.

The gate opened after Lucas exchanged a few words with Bowen, the Holdens’ butler, and the servants came out to bring them into the mansion.

Only Francine was there to greet them at the foyer. The entire atmosphere in the mansion was gloomy, which was understandable given there was a death in the family.

Francine, who looked haggard and weary, asked hoarsely, “What are you two doing in my house this late at night? Are you here to laugh at us?” Lucas decided it was not worth arguing with her, so he asked her instead, “Miss Francine, is Corinne here?” At the mention of Corinne, Francine looked at them in shock. “Corinne? She hasn’t been here since she ran away. Why do you ask? What happened to her?” Lucas looked up at the stairs as though he did not believe her. However, Francine did not look like she was lying.

“Did she contact you then?”