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The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1491-'What sort of answer is that? How is anyone supposed to know where you want to go?' Xante thought with a frown. She was about to chastise Sunny slightly when she felt a ticklish sensation on her thigh. When she looked down, she saw Sunny running his fingers lightly across her thigh underneath her skirt.

Xante smacked his hand away and hissed, "Don't be such a creep!"

Sunny chuckled before placing his hand back on her leg. At the same time, he asked the driver, "Could you please raise the privacy curtain? I'm going to have to discuss some…business with Miss Xante." 1

The driver was taken aback by the request and glanced at his boss to seek her approval.

Realizing that Sunny was up to some funny business, Xante nodded, signaling the driver to do as instructed. She did not want the driver to feel awkward because of Sunny’s antics.

With the privacy curtain drawn, the back row became a private space for Xante and Sunny.

Sunny grew even more unruly and lifted Xante and placed her on his lap. He then moved his hands to caress her fair, slender legs.

"Your legs are so fair even without any stockings," Sunny remarked.

Xante was caught off-guard by his sudden hold, but she had gone through enough tricky situations to remain fully calm. She adjusted her slightly crooked spectacles and stared at him. "What are you trying to do?"

Sunny shifted his gaze from her thighs to her face, which was just inches away from his. "Nothing at all. I just want to hold you in my arms, Xante. You're still the same, you know. You didn't gain or lose any weight."

"Don't you have a girlfriend, Sunny?" Xante smirked. "Is this the kind of attitude you pride yourself in having?"

Sunny was unfazed by her comment. "I just broke up with her. I realized I'm more attracted to older women like you, Xante. I'll be your one and only from now on. Sounds good?"

Xante scoffed. "So, you want to continue having fun with me? Are you sure you can afford to handle it?"

Sunny's deft hands, however, slipped beneath her clothing and teased the contours of her back. He then unfastened the straps of her bra with a swift little snap of his long fingers.

Even someone as composed as Xante became anxious when her most undergarment was undone inside a car. "You…"

Sunny's grin widened, and he hushed her with a finger to her lips. "Shh… Don't let your driver hear US. It'll make things awkward otherwise!"

This little rascal had learned to be as mischievous as other men!

Xante collected herself and remarked, "You got quite the knack for unfastening a bra. You must've had a lot of practice in the last three years, then?"

Sunny leaned close and whispered in her ear, "Don't worry about any of that.

Just enjoy the moment and let me show you what I've learned from my three years' worth of experience."

At the Holdens, Corinne noticed an unread message on her phone when she finished her shower. She clicked on it and discovered she had received it half an hour ago from Xante. Xante wanted to visit her at the Holdens and wanted to know if she was free.

Corinne immediately gave Xante a call. When the call was connected, she asked, "I didn't catch your message because I was in the shower. Are you heading here now?"

However, there was no response from Xante. Instead, a hoarse yet familiar voice greeted her. "Corinne!"

Corinne processed the voice and immediately recognized it. "Sunny? When did you return?"

"I just arrived today," came the reply.

"I see…" said Corinne before suddenly realizing something. "Hold on. Why is Xante's phone with you?"

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1492-"Uhh… Because Xante's with me now?" Sunny replied.

Corinne had a rough idea of what was going on. "Pass her the phone!"

Sunny stayed silent for a moment. "I'm sorry, but she's busy right now. I'll visit you and the children at the Holdens tomorrow. Can we talk then?"

Corinne pursed her lips when he ended the call. 'That little brat!' "Mommy…" Joey's voice suddenly came from behind her.

Corinne put her phone away and turned, only to see Joey coming in with a worried look. "What's wrong, Joey?"

Joey frowned and said, "Mommy, Bryan and Christine are fighting! I couldn't stop them, but Aunt Francine was teaching them a lesson right now. Please break up their fight, Mommy…"

Bryan and Christine are fighting?' Corinne found that highly unusual. Bryan and Christine were twins who never fought before, so what gives?' "Where are they now?" Corinne inquired.

Joey took his mother's hand and replied, "In Aunt Francine's room. She's scolding them right now! Hurry up, Mommy! They might cry if Aunt Francine keeps scolding them…"

With Joey leading the way, Corinne followed him to Francine's room with a sense of perplexity.

Inside Francine's room, Bryan and Christine stood with arms crossed. They looked grumpy and refused to acknowledge each other's presence.

Meanwhile, Francine placed her hands on her hips while lecturing them." How could you hit each other so hard when you're both siblings? I won't tell your mother if you make up with each other now."

'Bryan' and Christine let out a 'hmph' at the same time.

Francine huffed and said, "And what's that supposed to mean? It's unbecoming of you two to hurt your sibling! You're both going to get it handed to you! I'm going to tell your mother and have her teach you a good lesson!"

The two kids became scared as soon as they heard that Francine was going to tell on them. They reached out at almost the same time to grab Francine's clothes. "Aunt Francine, please don't tell Mommy…" they said in unison.

Francine took that as a positive sign. After all, they would run amok if they had no one to fear!

"Too late," Corinne's voice resounded through the room all of a sudden.

'Bryan' and Christine simultaneously froze and turned to look at Corinne.' When did Mommy arrive?' As soon as Francine saw her sister-in-law's stern expression, she knew something was amiss and rushed to the defense of her nephew and niece."

Don't get angry, Corinne! I've given them a stern telling off on your behalf."

She then nodded subtly to the kids to get them to show some remorse." You've learned your lesson, haven't you?"

After receiving that hint from Francine, they pretended to admit their wrongs even though they were still angry at each other.

'Bryan' and Christine both said, "We're sorry, Mommy!"

Corinne narrowed her eyes as she examined them. What she thought was a minor squabble between siblings had resulted in a rather serious altercation.

There were visible signs of a physical altercation-Bryan had three scratches on his face, while Christine's left eye was swollen.

"You two, come with me," said Corinne.

Though her words did not seem to show any emotion, both children shuddered in response.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1493-Corinne’s anger was directly proportional to her calmness. The lack of visible anger was much more terrifying than if she were to scold them directly.

After telling 'Bryan' and Christine to come with her, Corinne turned and walked out.

'Bryan' and Christine looked at Francine, silently requesting her to intercede forthem.

Francine could tell that Corinne was genuinely infuriated, so she decided not to interfere with Corinne taking disciplinary action against the children. She shrugged helplessly at the two kids and said, 'I can't help you anymore now that

your Mommy knows what happened. Now you'll have to face the consequences of your actions."

Bryan' and Christine were disheartened; Francine seemed to have left them to be sent to their doom! There was nothing they could do except follow their mother out of their aunt's room.

Corinne brought the three children back to her bedroom. She sat on the sofa and looked frustratedly at the kids. Then, she patted the seat next to her and said to Joey, "Come here. You're not involved in all this."

Joey looked at his younger siblings. He felt distressed and helpless as he went over to take his seat.

Corinne looked at Bryan and Christine. "Why were you fighting?"

The two kids kept their lips tightly sealed. Neither offered an explanation.

Corinne then raised an eyebrow and said, "Still not talking?"

'Bryan' pursed his lips, but Corinne's gaze piled the pressure on him. Thus, he was the first to speak up. "I fought back because she hit me."

Christine shook her head. "He stepped on my doll on purpose! I was just trying to push him away."

'Bryan' then said, "I didn’t do it on purpose, but you pushed me anyway!"

Christine responded, "Whatever! You can't step on my doll!"

The argument started again.

Corinne frowned in slight irritation. "Enough!" Her stern command immediately silenced the two youngsters.

'Bryan' and Christine kept quiet and looked fearfully at their mother.

Corinne massaged her temples and said, "I thought you fought with each other because of something serious! Are you telling me this minor issue was the reason?"

The two children kept quiet.

"Is this how siblings should treat each other in a small misunderstanding? By hurting your sibling?" Corinne asked unhappily.

'Bryan' felt remorseful when he saw Corinne's unhappy expression. "Please don't get angry, Mommy. I know I was wrong…"

Corinne then asked, "Do you know what you did wrong?"

'Bryan' replied, "Yes. I shouldn't have fought with my sister."

Corinne then turned to Christine. "What about you? Do you know what you did wrong?"

Christine glared at 'Bryan' before looking back at Corinne. "I don't think I was wrong!"

Corinne's frown became even sterner when she saw how stubborn her daughter was. "Am I right to understand that you don't think you were wrong even though you scratched your brother's face?"

Christine raised her head defiantly. "He's not my brother!"

Corinne and Joey were both stunned to hear that.

Bryan' blinked awkwardly and deliberately avoided everyone's gaze.

Corinne narrowed her eyes and looked closely at Bryan, but she was unable to detect anything unusual with him.

She then turned her attention back to Christine. "Why do you say that he's not your brother? You were born on the same day, you grew up together, and you've spent most of your time together since the day you were both born. Why would you suddenly refuse to accept him as your brother?"

 

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1494-Christine moved to one side and tried to distance herself from Bryan. She gazed at her mother with a solemn expression and stated, "No. He's not the brother I grew up with. He hasn't been my brother since the day we returned from the picnic! My real brother is missing, and this one is an impostor."

Corinne could not understand where all of that was coming from. She scrutinized 'Bryan' from head to two, finding no difference at all. It was inconceivable for there to be two children who looked exactly alike in this world, not when Corinne had only given birth to a pair of twins. The possibility of a child who looked identical to Bryan was zero.

"Don't be ridiculous, Christine," Corinne replied sternly.

Christine remained firm and insisted, "But I'm telling the truth, Mommy! He's not my brother!"

'Bryan' chose not to refute Christine's claims. He stood in silence and looked down.

Corinne felt that her two children were acting weirder than before and focused her attention back on Christine. "How can I prove what you're saying is true?"

Christine was stumped by her mother’s question. She had no way to prove her claims since the boy standing next to her was the spitting image of her brother Bryan. Since she was a twin to the real Bryan, it was by pure gut feeling that she knew the 'Bryan' beside her was a fake.

Her daughter's silence made it difficult for Corinne to discern the basis for her daughter's claims. In the end, she attributed all those remarks to the children being upset.

"Alright! I don't care what disagreement you had in the first place, but fighting with each other is not the way to go. Apologize to one another, or I'll be very disappointed in you!" Corinne asserted sternly.

Bryan' hesitated momentarily, but he ultimately did as Corinne requested and apologized to his sister. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to step on your doll. I'm the older brother, so I shouldn't have fought back."

Christine pouted reluctantly and uttered her apology in frustration. "I'm sorry, too. I shouldn't have pushed you."

Corinne's expression softened as she observed the two children apologizing to each other. "Okay. Come here, you two!"

The two kids glanced at each other and walked over to Corinne at her beckoning.

Corinne embraced the two children. She said to them in a gentle and earnest voice, "Whatever happens, you must always remember that the three of you are siblings. Siblings are the closest people you have aside from your parents.

Never do anything to hurt your sibling, even if you're angry at them. Do you understand?"

Bryan' and Christine nodded in Corinne's embrace.

Corinne continued earnestly. "It's important to talk to each other if you are in any conflict with each other. You can always come to Mommy if you can't resolve your differences. I'll be very, very upset if you hurt each other like this again!"

Bryan' and Christine both answered, "Okay."

After having a heart-to-heart and resolving their minor conflict, the children no longer had any conflict with each other.

It was through sheer accident that 'Bryan' had inadvertently stepped on Christine's doll, which provoked her anger. They were both children, and it was not necessary for the elder sibling to always give in to the younger one. They were peers of equal standing, and they were both still naive.

Corinne had no interest in debating who was right or wrong. She also did not want to emphasize too much that her children must know when to give in. Kids could be stubborn sometimes, but it was wrong for them to start a fight.

After talking to the two kids for a while and getting them to reconcile with a handshake, Corinne released them from her hug and carried Joey

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1495-"Since Bryan and Christine have forgiven each other, we should go get some food and eat up here together!" Corinne said.

Joey was the most mature out of the three. He nodded and opened his arms to enter his mother's embrace. "Okay!"

After Corinne carried Joey out, the two little kids who just shook hands and made peace turned against each other again.

Christine crossed her arms and said haughtily, "Hmph! I'm not going to make up with you! You can trick other people, but you can't trick me! You're not my brother! Impostor!"

Benjamin frowned and retorted unhappily, too. "Whatever! I don't care! I just didn't want Mommy to get angry! I never wanted to make up with you in the first place!"

Christine shot him a look of disdain. "You're not my brother! How dare you call my mother 'Mommy'? Shame on you! Don't you have a Mommy of your own?"

Benjamin did not have a reply. He was fond of Christine's mother, but he knew that the lady was not his real mother. His mother was Sophia, whom he could never bring himself to like.

When Christine saw that Bryan' had stopped talking, she hopped off the sofa and approached him. She stared at him sternly and asked, "Where did you hide my brother? You're taking my brother's place here. What are you trying to do?"

Benjamin felt guilty under her scrutiny. "I… I am your brother!"

Christine shot back, "You're lying again! You suck at lying! You always blink when you tell a lie!"

Benjamin blinked even quicker because he was already feeling guilty." You…

You can't prove that I'm not Bryan!"

Christine replied, "Just because I can't prove it now doesn't mean I won't be able to prove it in the future! Just wait, I'll find evidence to expose you. If Mommy knew you were a liar, you'd never hear the end of it!"

Benjamin felt despondent. All he could think of was the disappointed expression that Christine's mother would have after learning the truth.

He took a deep breath and confessed, "You don't need to look for evidence. I admit that I'm not Bryan. I never wanted to take his place because I'm going to go back to my Daddy anyway. I like your Mommy, and I want to be around her. Just let me stay for a few more days, and I'll leave on my own."

"You have a Daddy?" Christine asked, frowning.

Benjamin nodded. "Yes."

Christine tilted her head to one side and pressed further, "What's he like?"

The image of his father appeared in his mind, and he proudly declared," He's handsome. I'd even say he's the most handsome man in the world!"

Christine pursed her lips and shook her head. "I don't believe you! My uncle is the most handsome man in the world!"

Benjamin responded confidently, "Why should I lie to you? My Daddy is super handsome! Your uncle might be handsome, but he's not as handsome as my Daddy!"

Christine contemplated for a moment and retorted, "I still don't believe you, not unless you bring me to see what your Daddy looks like. Seeing is believing

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1496-Benjamin pondered for a while and said, "Okay. I'll bring you to see my Daddy when I'm ready to leave. But you have to promise me you won't tell your Mommy that I'm not Bryan."

"Okay! It's a deal!" Christine agreed happily. After all, she had no way to prove that the boy was not Bryan. However, since he looked exactly like Bryan, his father might just be…

Corinne and Joey came up with a bunch of snacks. Lucas bought them for the kids some time ago, but Corinne stored them away in the cabinet to stop them

from eating them sneakily. Too many sweets would result in cavities, so she only allowed them to eat the candy as a reward.

Given the unique circumstances surrounding the unpleasant conflicts between the kids that day, Corinne decided to let them have a little extra. She hoped that it would help them forget all the bad stuff that happened that day.

The next day, Corinne got up early to send her children to kindergarten before heading straight to the company. When she was about to open her office door, her secretary stood up and gave her a heads-up, "Ma'am, a gentleman came in this morning and asked to see you. I told him to wait in the lounge."

"Is it Jason?" Corinne raised her eyebrows.

The secretary shook her head. "No. I've never met this gentleman before, and I don't know who he is."

Corinne was puzzled. 'Who else would come to the company so early that morning just to see her?' She nodded and said, "Okay. I'll head over in a bit. Could you make a cup of coffee for me before I head there?"

"Sure thing, ma'am," the secretary replied.

After getting some routine office tasks out of the way, Corinne went to the lounge to find out who was looking for her. She entered and saw no one was there. There were only two cups of coffee on the table. One of the cups was freshly made and still steaming hot, while the other was half empty.

She looked around and saw no sign of the visitor, so she decided to head back to her office.

As soon as she turned around, Sunny attempted to surprise her by jumping out from behind the door. "Boo!"

Corinne was not startled in the slightest. Rather, she found Sunny's antics childishly inane. He seemed disappointed that his surprise did not work on her and reached out to give her a big bear hug. "It's been so long since I last saw you. You're still as strong as ever!” Corinne patted his back and replied, "It has been a while. You're as childish as ever, I see!"

Sunny released her and retorted, "Hmph! I don't act like this in front of outsiders, okay? Isn't it all right for me to act this way in front of my sister?"

Corinne responded teasingly, "I don't remember acknowledging you as my younger brother."

Sunny placed his hand on her shoulder and led her to the sofa. "You're my sister, and that's final! God can come down here for all I care, but even he can't change the fact that you're my flesh and blood!"

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1497-Corinne chuckled. "So, what brings you here so early in the morning?"

Sunny shrugged. ' Nothing much! Didn't we decide that I could come visit you at the Holdens' today? My jet lag hasn't worn off yet, and I couldn't sleep at all last night. I'm feeling a little tired if I'm honest, but it's going to feel like hell if I get some sleep. I thought I might as well come here a little earlier to see you. Then we could pick up the children together after you're done with work. It's been ages since I last saw my nephews and niece!"

Corinne glanced at him and asked, "How are you so free? Doesn't Lucas plan to have you work at the company?"

Sunny frowned and replied, "He wants to arrange something for me at the company, but I need a little time to adapt and rest after returning to the country!"

Corinne concurred, so she sat and picked up the full cup of coffee. She took a sip and asked inquisitively, "Speaking of which, I've been meaning to ask you what happened yesterday. Why were you with Xante?"

Sunny had a flash of mixed emotions when Xante's name was mentioned. He leaned back casually on the sofa. "I didn't look for her. I happened to run into her at a business event yesterday, so we caught up with each other and talked about old times."

"'Old times', huh?" Corinne narrowed her eyes. "Is it what I think it is?"

Sunny would have blushed in the past, but he was no longer the same man he was three years ago. In apparent indifference, he answered, "Is it wrong for adults to reminisce about old times? You shouldn't try to tell me or Xante what to do. We're all adults now. We can take responsibility for our actions."

Corinne observed Sunny and sensed he had changed quite a bit from before.

She sipped her coffee and mused, "Don't you think you should take your relationships more seriously?"

Sunny quipped, "Will being serious lead to a better outcome? You were serious about Jeremy, but you still ended up raising the kids on your own."

Corinne's hand that held the coffee cup froze, and her expression darkened.

Sunny immediately realized he had misspoken and immediately sat up to correct himself. "Wait, Corinne! I wasn't implying that Jeremy left you and ran away!"

Corinne remained silent.

Sunny felt that his explanation was only making things worse. He scratched his head and said, "Ugh, I guess I should stop talking now."

Corinne snapped back to her senses and sported a smile. "You're right, though!

Maybe I missed a lot of opportunities to spend time with him because I was too serious. I had been focused solely on the result. We should live in the present and be content with what we have at the moment. This is something I ought to learn from you."

Sunny felt uneasy, believing that Corinne was forcing a smile. However, he did not notice anything that gave it away.

"I swear I never meant to hurt your feelings, Corinne," he insisted.

Corinne's smile came from her heart, and so did her remark. She did not feel that Jeremy had abandoned her or ran away from her, but she did regret that her seriousness and pettiness had led her to keep a distance from him. Had she been less focused on the result and more on the moments she had with him, she might have been able to make more memories with him. 1 Instead, she found that her memories with Jeremy were scant whenever she thought about him every night. Her mind seemed to breeze through the few moments she spent with him, and all that was left for her after that was an emptiness filled with intense yearning.

Perhaps her nights would be less lonely if she had more memories to reminisce about.

Corinne snapped back to the present and added, "I have a meeting later. Go pass the time at a nearby mall

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1498-Sunny shrugged his shoulders. "Okay, then. I'll go for a walk there and come back at noon to get some lunch. Your treat, of course!"

Corinne glanced at him in disdain and placed down her coffee cup. "I'm pretty sure that's the main reason you came here."

Sunny got up with a grin and strolled out. He did not want to disturb Corinne at work.

Corinne sat alone for a while with a complicated expression on her face. She seemed to be in deep thought, but she soon got up and went to work.

Sunny left to spend time with a friend who owned a cyber cafe in the city. As it neared noon, he was invited to join them for a meal, which he declined. Once he had enough fun, he left the place and made his way back to Corinne's company.

One of his friends handed him a low-alcohol drink while he was gaming, so he felt that it was unsafe for him to drive. He decided it would be best to take a taxi.

Along the way, he passed by his family's company, and Sunny had a sudden idea. He asked the driver to stop the car for a while and took out his cell phone to call Lucas.

"Where are you, Lucas? Let's have lunch together at noon. I'm meeting Corinne for lunch!"

Lucas replied sonorously, "My hands are a little full this afternoon, so I can't make it. Behave yourself, and don't make Corinne angry."

Sunny smiled heartily and said, "I'm not the naive kid I was ten years ago, okay?

I'm a man now. I won't make her angry."

Lucas responded, "I hope so."

Sunny then asked, "By the way, what are you so busy with that you can't get lunch?"

Lucas replied, "Grown-Up stuff. Don't be a busybody."

Sunny was not too happy that his concern was met with a scolding from Lucas.

"I'm a grown-up now too, Lucas! Forget it then, I won't ask if you don't want to share. I'm going to meet Corinne now. See ya!"

After ending the call, Sunny was about to ask the driver to continue driving when he spotted Lucas walking out of the company building's entrance.

Lucas walked toward a black MPV parked at the door and told the driver to get off. He then got in the vehicle and started driving.

The notion that his brother was driving himself and going to a private meeting intrigued Sunny. He recollected his brother's earlier words about' grown-up stuff and was further piqued by that.

'Is Lucas in a relationship? Is he meeting a woman secretly during lunch break?' Sunny found Lucas' 'romantic escapades' to be more intriguing than having lunch with Corinne, so he told the taxi driver to turn around and follow the car.

Lucas drove to the hotel where he stayed the previous night. Rather than check out, he swiped his card and entered the suite that he checked into the day before. The hotel was not very close to the company, and traffic congestion that resulted from a traffic accident meant that Lucas took more than an hour to reach the hotel. Edmund had been staying in that suite, quietly observing movement in the opposite room through a peephole.

Lucas was concerned about the possibility of a trap, and that Jeremy's promise to meet the next day at 2 p.m. was merely a delaying tactic. For those reasons, he stationed Edmund there to keep an eye on things.

However, there had been no movement thus far, and no one had left the room yet.

Once Lucas entered the suite, he took off his coat and sat on the sofa to check the time. It was already past one, and the agreed meeting time with Jeremy was less than an hour away.

Should Edmund see Sophia leave, he would go to the other suite to hear Jeremy's explanation for the three-year disappearance

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1499-"Sir! Sophia left!’ Edmund finally reported to Lucas. Through the peephole, he saw the door opposite them open as a nearly-dressed Sophia carried her handbag and left the room.

It was slightly earlier than the appointed time, so he narrowed his eyes and said, ’I’ll go talk with that good-for-nothing a-hole. Tell someone to stand guard outside, and let me know if she returns unexpectedly."

Edmund nodded in acknowledgment. "Yes, sir."

Lucas opened the door and made sure Sophia was no longer in the corridor.

Hethen swiftly moved forward and knocked on the door across from him.

After approximately a minute, the suite's door opened.

Just like the previous day, Lucas had to lower his gaze to see Zachary seated in a wheelchair.

Zachary looked up at him, and his calm gaze seemed unsurprised at Lucas's early visit. "You're here."

Lucas immediately sought confirmation, "That woman won't be returning anytime soon, right?"

Zachary nodded. "Come on in."

Lucas entered the suite upon Zachary's invitation. The layout of the suite was nearly identical to the one across from it.

Zachary raised his chin slightly to gesture toward the sofa. "Have a seat. I'll get you something to drink."

Lucas raised his hand and replied, "No thanks. I'm not here to get a drink."

Zachary had already turned toward the pantry to fetch a drink, but he decided against it after hearing Lucas. He came back to the lounge and said, "Okay, then. Fire away your questions."

Lucas gazed into Zachary's eyes before looking at his legs. It seemed as though they were unable to support the man anymore.

Lucas was quiet for a moment before asking, "What happened to your legs? n "A car accident," Zachary replied.

Lucas sneered. "So let me get this straight. Your amnesia is also a result of the car accident?"

Zachary nodded. "According to everyone else, yes."

Lucas's eyebrow twitched as he asked coldly, "According to everyone else? N Zachary had an indifferent expression. He provided whatever information he knew and said, "It's because of the amnesia that my life experiences and memories are all recounted to me by other people."

Lucas scrutinized Zachary's face as if trying to discern if the latter was being truthful. He could not find any trace of guilt, so Lucas questioned again, "How did the child next to you come to be? Don't you remember anything about him?"

Zachary replied, "No. I was told that Benjamin is the child I fathered with Sophia.

He's been around for as long as I can remember."

Lucas was seething with hatred and resentment as he remembered all that Corinne suffered over the years. He clenched his fists and said, "How convenient. You've forgotten everything, and you're living a very carefree life now! Allow me to enlighten you then. That child was taken from Corinne in the delivery room under the pretext that you were her husband!"

Zachary appeared taken aback, and a trace of doubt crept into his expression.

"Corinne? Are you saying that I was married to a woman named Corinne?"

Lucas wanted to nod, but could Jeremy and Corinne be considered husband and wife when there had not been any marriage license between his sister and that ungrateful man?

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1500-Zachary narrowed his eyes. He seemed to have deduced something through Lucas' silence, if Miss Corinne and I weren’t husband and wife, why would I take a child from her back then?"

Lucas snapped back to his senses and glared at him. "I'd like to know the answer to that too!"

Zachary looked at the infuriated Lucas and responded calmly, "Make I ask your surname?"

"It's Rivera," Lucas answered coldly.

Zachary asked further, "And what is your relationship to Miss Corinne?"

"She's my sister."

Zachary nodded. ‘I understand. Your anger toward me stems from your belief that I've wronged your sister."

"Wronged? That's an understatement!" Lucas roared. "The harm you inflicted on her can hardly be described as a mere 'wronging'."

Zachary then replied, "I don't remember anything, so I can't offer you an explanation for your accusations at the moment."

Lucas had always been gentle in character, but he could no longer help himself from gritting his teeth. "Do you then expect me to just let you off the hook so you can spend your days away with Sophia with the child that you took from my sister?"

Zachary clarified, "That's not what I meant. I don't trust Sophia at all. If I believed everything from her lips, I wouldn't have found this opportunity to bring you here for a detailed discussion."

Lucas gave him a puzzled look. "If you don't trust her, why don't you leave her and uncover the truth for yourself?"

Zachary sighed self-deprecatingly and glanced at his crippled legs." Believe me, I would if I could. Since you know about me and Sophia, you should be aware of the kind of influence that Sophia's family has in Molomia. I'm a disabled amnesiac. I can't escape, and I don’t remember the people I once knew. I wouldn't be able to seek help from anyone even if I could."

Lucas looked at Zachary sitting in the wheelchair and noted that he lacked the vibrant energy Jeremy once had. There was a weary, sickly air about him that seemed to be an obstacle for him to escape Sophia's control in Molomia.

Lucas suggested, "I can bring you back to your home now that I've located you.

Are you willing to come with me?"

It was a rare opportunity for freedom, and Lucas expected Zachary to agree.

Unfortunately, Zachary shook his head and said, "As someone with amnesia, both your statements and Sophia's are the same to me. It's onesided. I find it difficult to trust either side completely."

Lucas retorted with a cold sneer, "So you're willing to continue staying with Sophia?"

Zachary lowered his gaze in deep contemplation and responded, "I'm more inclined to believe your version of events for the sole fact that my son and Corinne's son are the spitting image of each other. While I won't go back with you on an impulse, I don't intend to stay with Sophia either. Sophia might not let it slide under those circumstances, and we might risk the lives of innocent people. Sophia came back to the country to deal with her father's assets. After that, she plans to take Benjamin and me to a private island she purchased. She wants to isolate US from the world. I hope you can lend me a hand before that happens."

Lucas eyed him warily and asked, "What sort of assistance do you need?"