Ch. 1511..1520

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1511-Sunny pouted for a moment before he smiled.

"Okay, Lucas. Don't worry, I'm not going to be a bad influence on them."

Corinne watched absently-mindedly as the kids talked to Sunny and Lucas.

After some time, she said, "Mister Lucas, let's have lunch nearby here. I'll get my driver to pick US up after that so you and Mister Sunny can go home without having to drop US home."

Lucas looked worriedly at her, but he feared that she would get more upset if he said anything, so he nodded. "Okay. Sure."

"Let's go! Uncle Sunny's gonna take you all to eat something yummy!" said Sunny while picking up Christine.

Lucas picked up Joey while 'Bryan' continued to hold Corinne's hand as they walked toward the restaurant a block away from the restaurant.

Meanwhile, back at the hotel, Sophia wheeled Jeremy back to their suite after they got some fresh air in the garden.

While swiping her keycard, she could not help but glance at the suite opposite theirs.

"Zachary, what do you want to have for dinner tonight? There are still some groceries left from last night. I'll look for some easy recipes later and make them for you and Benjamin."

"Some salad and omelet would be nice," answered Jeremy.

Sophia nodded with a smile. "You got it! By the way, I broke the bottle of ketchup I bought yesterday, so why don't you chill with Benjamin first while I go buy a new bottle? I'll be back real quick."

Jeremy nodded and went into the suite with 'Benjamin' without questioning anything.

After Sophia shut the door, she did not go to the lift. Instead, she knocked on the suite opposite there. For some reason, she could not help but think the people staying inside were a little weird.

Thus, she wanted to find out who they were. Otherwise, she would just keep worrying about it.

However, no one opened the door at all.

'Is no one inside? Or have they checked out already?' she wondered with a frown. 'I could've sworn I heard somebody was inside when we went downstairs just now.' She knocked again and waited, but no one came to the door.

'Well, since no one's staying there anymore… I guess I'll just ask the reception for information,' she thought.

However, just when she was about to leave, the sound of hurried footsteps came from inside the room, and a woman with messy blond hair opened the door.

"Yes? Who are you looking for?" she asked.

The woman had a bathrobe on, but it looked like it was thrown on haphazardly.

Sophia's face turned red. 'Sh*t! I must've interrupted their sexy time!' "Sorry, I must've gotten the wrong room," she quickly apologized.

The blond woman swore and slammed the door angrily.

'Well, I guess I was just being paranoid,' thought Sophia as she walked to the lift to go downstairs to buy a bottle of ketchup.

Back in the suite, Edmund gave the blond woman a wad of cash.

"Good work. You have to stay here for the next few days, and when necessary, show your face to the woman just now so she'll think you're staying in this suite,"

he said.

Corinne was the one who came up with the plan as she predicted Sophia would be suspicious about the occupants staying in the suite opposite hers. Thus, she asked Edmund to arrange for a decoy.

The blond woman accepted and kissed the wad ofcash. "Sure, I can stay. But are we really going to do nothing while we have this suite all to ours?"

Edmund gave her a warning look. "You're only paid to do your job. And if you want more money, you better behave yourself and not do anything unnecessary."

The blond woman shrugged. "You're no fun. Fine, I'll be in my room if you need me. In fact, you can come look for me whenever you want to have some fun, handsome."

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1512-After Sophia came back from buying the ketchup, she discovered Benjamin ' was alone in the living room, playing with his toy.

"Benjamin, where's Daddy?" she asked.

Benjamin’ looked up, glanced at her indifferently, and scoffed. He did not answer her. Instead, he shouted toward the bedroom. "Daddy! Ketchup Lady is back!"

'What did he call me?’ thought Sophia angrily. However, she was more concerned that Jeremy left 'Benjamin' in the living room to play alone. 'He always makes sure to keep an eye on the kid, so why isn't watching over him now?’

She quickly put down the ketchup and hurried to the bedroom. As soon as she opened the door, she saw him snapping shut his laptop.

"Zachary, what were you doing? How could you leave Benjamin alone outside?

Didn't you always tell me that a kid his age shouldn't be left alone? " she asked.

Jeremy turned his wheelchair around slowly.

"You do know that he always stays put whenever you give him his favorite cartoon toy to play with, right? Plus, I only just came in, so he'll be fine."

Sophia glanced at Jeremy's laptop and asked half-jokingly, "Did you come in just to use your laptop? What could there possibly be so interesting in your laptop that you'd leave your child alone?"

"While I was watching the television with Benjamin just now, I saw an advertisement for a kindergarten, so I came in to look up information about that kindergarten," answered Jeremy without breaking a sweat.

"Kindergarten?" Sophia was a little taken aback, but she then frowned."

Zachary, you do know the kindergarten advertised on television is for kids who live here, right? Don't tell me you're actually thinking of sending Benjamin to kindergarten here?"

"It doesn't matter which kindergarten he goes to, as long as he's happy there.

More importantly, he's already at an age where he should be in kindergarten, so it's about time we make it happen," said Jeremy.

"But we're leaving this city after I've finished what my dad told me to come here to do. There's no way I'm leaving Benjamin all alone here. Zachary, I know you're doing this for his future, but there are many excellent kindergartens in Molomia, too. Money's no problem. He can have his pick over there."

Jeremy frowned at her. "Putting everything aside, Benjamin spent most of his time with me at home. He rarely comes in contact with the outside world. Not to mention, he doesn't speak Molomian, so it'll be hard for him to fit in in the kindergartens abroad. I think it's best if he can go to a kindergarten where he speaks the same language as everyone else.” Sophia was speechless.

Jeremy was right. Since Benjamin was not Sophia's real son, she never cared about teaching him the language spoken in Molomia. Also, she rarely let him go out to experience new stuff since she was afraid that he would be discovered by the Holdens. She certainly overlooked the barrier of not speaking the same language would bring.

After thinking it over, Sophia smiled and said, "Zachary, I'm sure it'll be easy for Benjamin to learn a new language since he's such a smart kid. Besides, there are some kindergartens in Molomia where the kids are taught in two languages.

Don't worry, I'm confident that I'll be able to find a kindergarten that Benjamin will like, so let's just drop the idea of sending him to kindergarten here. In any case, I don't think we'll like living here."

"Fine. I'll leave the matter to you. It's not like I can go out anyway, so you'll still need to do the heavy lifting," said Jeremy.

He was not actually looking up information about some kindergarten.

Instead, he was reading an email sent by the doctor Lucas had found for him. In the email was advice on how to rehabilitate his legs.

He lied to Sophia to throw her off his real plan since he knew how paranoid she could be.

Sophia felt relieved that Jeremy no longer insisted on staying back in New Capital City. She would never want to stay. Not only did she not like it there, but she feared that the Holdens would eventually find out about them.

She walked over to wheel him out to the living room. "Zachary, there's no need to rush into deciding about Benjamin's kindergarten. After I finish our business here, we'll go back and hire an expert to make a list of all the top kindergartens in Molomia. As to where he'll go in the end, you'll have the final say!"

"Okay," said Jeremy tepidly.

"I've already bought the ketchup, so I'll cook dinner now. I promise it'll be much better than yesterday. It was my first time cooking yesterday, so I didn't really know what to do. But I watched a lot of video tutorials today, so I'm pretty sure you can taste my improvement!"

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1513-"Alright, I really appreciate your hard work," said Zachary emotionlessly. He then wheeled himself to the living room to look for Benjamin'.

Sophia was used to him being unfeeling to her, so she was especially happy to hear him say that. She glanced toward the living room before picking up the ketchup and going to the kitchen.

The presidential suite boasted of an open-plan kitchen, so she could see them from where she was cooking.

She did not feel something was amiss when she saw Jeremy teaching ’ Benjamin' how to play puzzle blocks until she vaguely heard the little boy

saying, "Thanks, Mister!"

'Mister? Why would that boy call his own father Mister?' Sophia watched suspiciously as Jeremy passed 'Benjamin' a completed puzzle block.

That gesture alone made her realize something was not right. She bought that puzzle block for Benjamin back in Molomia, and it took the little boy no time at all to learn how to make things out of it. Why, then, would he need Jeremy's help all of a sudden?

'This can’t be right. That boy has certainly been acting weird for the past few days. I know he doesn't want to call me Mommy, but he has never acted hostile toward me. He used to be willing to listen to me when I talked to him, yet he's been ignoring me for the past few days. It's like he doesn't even show me basic respect,' thought Sophia.

She still could not believe he actually called her 'Ketchup Lady'. The Benjamin she knew would never call her that, so she could not help but wonder whether the kid before her was really Benjamin.

Even so, she could not find conclusive evidence that the boy was not Benjamin.

Suddenly, she got an idea when she looked down at the two green peppers that she had washed on the chopping board. She julienned the two green peppers and cooked them with the omelet.

10 minutes later, Sophia placed the salad and omelet on the table. 'The video tutorials came in useful after all. The dishes I've cooked look so much better than yesterday's!' "Zachary. Benjamin. Dinner's ready! Go wash your hands and come try Mommy's cooking!"

Zachary gave her a listless response and then asked 'Benjamin' to put down his toys. They then went to wash their hands together.

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1514-It was already dark by the time Corinne and the kids got home.

She had planned to take the kids home after eating at the restaurant, but Sunny insisted on taking them to the indoor playground to play for a while.

Naturally, the three kids were eager to go, and she did not have the heart to say no to them when she saw their big puppy eyes looking at her.

Once they arrived at the indoor playground, Corinne called Francine to tell her that they would be home later than usual.

Francine immediately sensed something was not right from Corinne's tone alone. "Corinne, are you okay? Why do you sound so tired? Are you not feeling well?"

"It's nothing. I'm fine. Remember to tell Grandma that well be home late, or she's going to worry again."

"Okay…"

Corinne pinched the bridge of her nose after she hung up the phone. She was physically alright, but her mental state was failing. That was why she sounded a little off on the phone.

However, she felt better after watching her three kids playing happily on the giant trampoline.

As soon as Corinne entered the mansion, she heard the sound of people talking, but those voices did not belong to Pamela or Greg.

She ushered the kids to the living room and saw Xante, Annie, and Francine having a good time talking to each other.

'Huh. Never thought they'd have something common to talk about,' thought Corinne.

She cleared her throat, and the three women turned to look at her.

"Hey, Corinne!" said Francine.

Annie's eyes lit up. "Corinne, you're finally back!” Xante immediately stood up to welcome her. "Hey, Boss."

She then squatted to greet the three kids. "Hey, kids. It's been a while. Do you guys miss me?"

Out of the three kids, Christine liked Xante the most as she thought she was pretty. In fact, she thought Xante to be the second prettiest person after Corinne, so she was the first one to hug her.

"Auntie Xante! I miss you so much!" said the little girl.

Being a boy, Joey was not as daring as Christine in showing his affection to Xante. He shyly greeted her instead, "Hello, Auntie Xante."

'Bryan' remained stuck to Corinne's side. He wrapped his arms around her leg and looked at Xante with alarm.

'That's weird. He’d usually hug me like Christine whenever he saw me. I wonder what's up with him today,' thought Xante.

"Bryan, don't you like Auntie Xante anymore?" she asked the little boy.

'Bryan' had no idea who Xante was at all, so he simply hid behind Corinne.

Xante frowned for a second. She then picked up Christine. "Boss, is Bryan okay? Did he get scolded by you again?"

Corinne looked down at her son, who had become shy and timid suddenly. She, too, was wondering why he had been acting weirdly for the past few days.

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1515-However, Corinne did not have the luxury of time to figure out why 'Bryan' was acting that way. She shook her head and said, "He's fine. He's just feeling a little shy, perhaps."

'Shy? That kid has been thick-skinned ever since he was little, so why would he suddenly become shy?' thought Xante.

Xante was even more confused than ever as she looked at 'Bryan'. For some reason, he looked different somehow.

"What are you doing here? Why didn't you tell me you were coming?" asked Corinne with a raised eyebrow.

"Well, I promised to come yesterday, but something happened and I ended up not coming. Boss, I called you twice before I came, but you didn't pick up my calls. I thought I'd come anyway," said Xante helplessly.

Corinne took out her phone and saw there were indeed two missed calls from Xante.

'I must be out of it to not have heard my phone ringing,' she thought.

"Sorry. I took the kids to the indoor playground and it was noisy there, so I must not have heard it. Anyway, help me watch the kids while I go upstairs to change my clothes. I'll be back real quick," said Corinne.

Xante nodded and watched Corinne go up the stairs.

At that moment, Francine sidled up to Xante mysteriously and said, ' Don't you think Corinne isn't herself today? She looks sort of depressed."

Xante glanced sideways at her. 'She's probably tired from running your family's company."

Francine shook her head. "No, I don’t think that's it. She was full of fighting spirit two days ago and was as energetic as ever today. She had two meetings back-to-back! It wasn't until she suddenly said she had to leave this afternoon that she came back like this."

Xante frowned. "She had to leave suddenly? Do you know why?"

Francine shrugged. "Beats me. Corinne rarely tells me what's on her mind. Sigh.

I feel like she has turned into a completely different person after Jeremy went missing. She's no longer the feisty woman who dunked my head into the toilet just 'cause I made her mad. In fact, she's been very moody…"

Annie walked over and knocked Francine's head. "You'd be moody too if your husband suddenly went missing. She really loves him, you know? I feel sorry for her. It's like she has lost half of her soul after Uncle Jeremy went missing."

Francine held her head in pain. "I know that! That's why I'm worried about her.

To be honest, my grandparents aren't holding out much hope that Jeremy is alive. I wish Corinne could move on a little. Otherwise, I fear she'll get depression…"

At that moment, depression was a really apt word to describe Corinne's mental state. She would find herself zoning out, experiencing mood swings, and forgetting things.

It was only during work that she would temporarily snap out of her depression, other times, she would squeeze out a smile so that the people around her would not worry about her. However, this just made them worry more.

"That's enough. We shouldn't speak about this kind of thing in front of the kids.

It'll just make them sad," reminded Xante when she saw Christine frowning in her arms.

Christine was indeed sad. "Auntie Xante, are you guys talking about my Mommy? Is she sad because my Daddy didn't come home?"

Xante, Annie, and Francine fell silent. They had no idea how to explain Corinne's situation to the little girl.

"There, there, Christine. There's nothing for you to worry about. We adults do get sad sometimes, but it's just normal. I'm sure your Mommy will feel better after she has a good night's sleep."

Christine pouted. "But I feel like Mommy is sad every day, and she is especially sad today. Sigh. You guys need to introduce a good man to Mommy if Daddy isn't coming back. Maybe Mommy’s sad ’cause she's so lonely. She needs someone who can make her laugh like Daddy did."

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1516-Both Francine and Annie were speechless.

Xante pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses. She was surprised that Christine had this kind of insight at such a young age. 'Did she really ask US to introduce a good man to the boss?' Annie was smitten by how adorable the little girl was. She walked up to her and ruffled her hair. "Sure thing, sweetheart! Let US look around and see if we can find a super handsome man for your Mommy, okay?"

Christine raised her head. "Okay! Make sure he's more handsome than Uncle Lucas, 'cause my Mommy deserves the best!"

The three women laughed dotingly, finding it adorable that it was all about looks to Christine.

"You got it! Well do our best!" promised Annie.

Francine grabbed Annie's clothes and pulled her aside. "Where are we going to find such a man? I don't think there's any man more handsome than Jeremy in this world," she whispered.

Annie glanced sideways at her. "Don't you know how to play along with a kid?

Besides, Corinne's not going to accept a man even if we introduce one to her now.” "That's true," said Francine, rubbing her chin. "But I really think we should consider getting her a reliable therapist. I'm more worried about her mental health right now."

"A therapist, huh? I know one who happens to be a good person as well."

Francine's eyes lit up. "Whether the therapist is a good person is of secondary concern. The most important thing is whether he's good at his job and how professional he is."

Annie nodded. "The therapist is quite well known in the psychology field."

"That's great, then. You can introduce him to Corinne so he can help her feel better. Hopefully, she wouldn't bottle everything inside of her this way… I'm really worried she'll explode one day."

Annie spread her hands. "I can introduce the therapist to her, but it'll take more than a few therapy sessions to make her feel better. Besides, she'll need to willingly let down her defenses and accept help from the therapist for the sessions to work."

Francine crossed her arms. "Well, we should at least try. Well just frame it as introducing a friend to her, then well let them talk to each other. I'm sure that'll help a little."

At that moment, Corinne came into the living room. She sat on the sofa and accepted a cup of tea from a servant. She then took a sip before looking at Christine, who was still in Xante's arms talking to her, and Joey, who was sitting and watching Christine from the side.

'Bryan', who was sitting timidly next to Joey, immediately threw himself at Corinne when he saw she had come down.

Corinne sighed and picked him up. She could not help but worry about his behavior.

Francine gave Annie a look, which prompted her to sit next to Corinne and ask her, "Corinne, are you okay?"

Corinne smiled for a second. "Yeah, I'm okay. Why do you ask?"

Annie frowned. "Well, you don't look too good. Did something happen? You can tell US if it did. That way, we can help lighten your burden a little."

Corinne narrowed her eyes.

Something did happen that afternoon. She saw her husband, who had been missing for three years, living with another woman.

However, she would still look into the matter since she did not have the chance to talk to him yet

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1517-Corinne might have said out loud what was bothering her if there was only Xante in the room. However, she knew Francine and Annie would cause more trouble for her if she told them she saw Jeremy that afternoon.

The same could be said about Pamela and Greg, too. They would no doubt rush to the hotel as well if they knew Jeremy was staying there.

"Nothing happened. I'm just a little tired from work," she lied.

Annie pouted and crossed her arms. "Corinne, you shouldn't go to work if you're tired. It's already tiring enough to take care of three kids by yourself, so why add more to your plate?"

Corinne sipped her tea before saying, "It's only tiring because I just started working. I'm sure it'll be less tiring once I get used to it."

Annie felt sorry for her and was a little unhappy on her behalf.

At that moment, Francine nudged Annie with her elbow, reminding her to get to the point.

"Ahem! So, Corinne, I have a really good friend who's an amazing therapist. Do you want to come with me to visit him at his office this weekend if you're free?"

"A therapist?" Corinne raised an eyebrow. "How come you suddenly want to introduce a therapist to me?"

"Because he's super good-looking and gentle. I find that whenever I'm sad, I'll always feel better after talking to him," said Annie with a smile.

Corinne did not think she needed to see a therapist, but then she thought about 'Bryan'.

'The boy hasn't been himself ever since I scolded him for running off on his own that time. Maybe seeing a therapist can do him good…' Corinne nodded. "Okay. I'm free this weekend. Let's just see if your friend is as good-looking as you say he is."

"Great! I'll let you know the time after I've made an appointment with him," said Annie happily.

She then exchanged glances with Francine. 'Mission accomplished!' they both thought.

As long as Corinne did not resist the idea of going to the therapist's office, she might be willing to open up to him.

They chatted for a while more, but when Corinne saw she had finished drinking her tea, she put it down and said to Xante, "Xante, give Christine to Francine, and follow me up to my room. There's something I want to talk to you about."

Xante did as she was told. She told the girl to play with Francine and then followed Corinne up to her room. She closed the bedroom door on her own accord.

"So Boss, what is it you want to talk to me about?"

Corinne walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked up at the night sky.

"Xante, I have known you and Aaron since we were little. We've gone through all kinds of things together, so it's safe to say we're each other's most trusted person, right?"

Xante went to stand beside her. "Of course," she said resolutely.

Corinne chuckled softly. "And yet you two teamed up with the others to lie to me."

"Boss… What-' "I gave birth to triplets three years ago, but you and everyone else told me I gave birth to twins. For the past three years, I alone didn't know that one of my children was missing!"

Xante dropped her head in shame. "Sorry, Boss. We were worried you wouldn't be able to take the news since you were already losing your mind over Mister Jeremy's disappearance

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1518-Corinne's eyes darkened, and she retorted, "And you think I'd be able to accept the news from other people?"

"Boss… We never stopped looking for the kid for the past three years. We plan to tell you after we've found him. I know this doesn't make it up for lying to you, though. You can punish US however you want."

Corinne asked Xante to come up not because she wanted to punish her but because she was worried she and Aaron would keep things from her again in the future out of worry for her.

"At my current state, there's nothing I can't handle anymore. So you need to tell me the truth no matter what happens in the future. Understood?"

"Yes, Boss!"

Corinne looked up at the full moon. Her eyes narrowed for a second. "By the way, what's going on with you and Sunny?"

Xante grimaced at the mention of Sunny. She could already feel a headache coming.

"That kid is probably trying to take revenge on me for dumping him three years ago."

Corinne turned her head to look at her suspiciously. "You don’t like him in that way?"

Xante pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses. "Not really."

Corinne narrowed her eyes. "Just ignore him if you really don't have feelings for him. I'm not trying to meddle in your business, but I'm worried you'll get hurt."

Xante nodded. "Don't worry, Boss. I know what I'm doing."

Corinne offered no response to that. There was a time when she thought she knew what she was doing as well. She used to be so sure that she would never get hurt by a man, yet the outcome was ironic.

She did not want to see Xante following in her footsteps.

"That'll be all. You should go home early," said Corinne.

"Yes, Boss."

Xante started walking toward the door, but Corinne suddenly remembered something, so she said, "Tell Francine to help me put the kids to bed tonight. I'm really tired and would like to go to bed now."

"Alright, Boss." Xante looked at her with pain in her eyes before leaving the room.

'I pity her. She has to run the company during the day and take care of the kids at night. No wonder she's tired,' she thought with a sigh.

Jeremy was woken up in the middle of the night by the cold. He remembered he had closed the window before while the central AC was set at a constant temperature, so he found the drop in temperature odd.

Worried that 'Benjamin', who was sleeping next to him, might get a cold, Jeremy opened his eyes, sat up from the bed, and turned to look at the window to see if it was open.

Under the faint moonlight, he saw the curtain dancing in the breeze.

'No wonder it's so cold. The window's open after all. But how?' he thought.

This just added to the mystery since he was sure he had shut the window tight before he went to sleep. Logically speaking, barring a typhoon, it would be impossible for the window to be blown open.

However, there was no storm in sight at that moment.

Except for the faint moonlight, there was no other light in the room. Even though Jeremy could only see shapes and shadows, he could feel a presence that was not his own nor his son's

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1519-Jeremy paused in his bed and composed himself before saying calmly," Can you please close the window? The night air is quite cold, and I don’t want Benjamin catching a cold.” After a while, the shadowy figure that sat on the chair got up, walked over to the window to close it, and walked back to sit on the chair again.

Jeremy had no idea how long the shadowy figure had been sitting there, but after catching a glimpse of her silhouette and long hair, he was sure she was a woman.

The room started to warm a bit.

Jeremy remained leaning against the headboard. He turned to look at the sleeping 'Benjamin' and pulled up his blanket. He then looked at the shadowy figure.

"Correct me if I'm wrong, but you must be the Corinne Carew I've heard so much about.” 'He heard so much about, huh?' Corinne remained calmly seated on her chair, despite being chilled to the bone.

She scoffed and said, 'Huh. Even though you've lost your memory, you're still as unflappable as ever. You'd even ask an invader to help you close the window?"

"I don't have a choice. I would've closed the window myself if it were not for my useless legs."

Corinne stared at him through the darkness. Even though she could not see his face clearly, the pain still cut across her heart.

"Aren't you curious why I've come here?" she asked him.

Jeremy pursed his lips before breaking out in a half-hearted smile. "Nope. But you shouldn't have come."

Corinne fell silent for a moment. Suddenly, she stood up and walked toward Jeremy slowly and emotionlessly.

She then grabbed and squeezed his throat without warning.

"How I wish I could strangle you to death for your nonchalance."

Jeremy was forced to look at her. He saw her face clearly this time and thought she looked slightly familiar. Alas, it was not enough to know who she was.

However, what really caught him by surprise was her reddened, hate-filled eyes.

Even though Jeremy could not breathe, he did not fight back or make a sound.

He simply let her do whatever she wanted with him.

In the end, Corinne let him go.

"You b*stard. I shouldn't have trusted you," she cursed through gritted teeth.

Jeremy clutched his chest and gasped for breath. After catching his breath, he chuckled softly. "Sorry, I don't remember anything from the past nor do I remember you. I can't go into the specifics of what I'm apologizing for. The only thing I can do is apologize."

Corinne scoffed. "Even if you remember the past, you wouldn't think you have anything to apologize for either. After all, you never kept a promise to me in your life. That was how shameless you were before."

Jeremy raised an eyebrow. "Yet you still had kids with me."

Corinne's expression darkened. "You think I had a choice? Those kids were an accident. I had no interest in an older man like you at all."

Jeremy fixed his gaze on her. "Then what made you change your mind?"

Corinne was speechless.

Jeremy smiled. "There's no point talking about all this now nor is it the time to ask me to pay for what I did wrong in the past. Please go back before Sophia finds you here, otherwise, she'll immediately take Benjamin and me back to Molomia. You won't be able to find me anymore when that happens."

Corinne composed herself. She glanced at 'Benjamin', who was still sleeping soundly.

"Why aren't you and Sophia sleeping in the same room?" she asked. "Do you want me to sleep in the same room as her?" asked Jeremy.

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1520-Corinne did not know how to answer Jeremy. 'Glad to see he's as annoying as ever,' she thought sarcastically.

Jeremy's eyes suddenly turned sharp as he heard footsteps coming from outside the bedroom.

"She's coming. You better go now. I promise I won't do anything the next time you want to strangle me to death," urged Jeremy.

Corinne, too, heard the approaching footsteps, but she was in no hurry to leave.

"Okay. I'll do that when you've regained your memory."

The doorknob was already turning when she said that.

There was no doubt about it-Sophia was coming in!

Jeremy turned to look at the door and then at Corinne, but she was already gone. All that was left in her place was a cool breeze blowing in from the open window.

When Sophia walked in, all she saw was Jeremy leaning against the headboard.

She turned on the lights and asked curiously, "Zachary, why aren't you sleeping yet?"

Jeremy looked up at her calmly. "Why aren't you sleeping either? Why did you come in here?"

"I've come to see if Benjamin's blanket has fallen off. You know he has a habit of kicking off his blanket. I'm worried he'll catch a cold since the weather's been colder than normal for the past two days," replied Sophia.

"I see. That's very thoughtful of you."

Jeremy was already used to her checking in on them from time to time since that was what she had done for the past three years.

Even though they did not sleep in the same room, Sophia would often check on him in the middle of the night or right after he had fallen asleep.

Jeremy did not know whether she really did it out of concern for Benjamin, but what he was sure of was that Sophia was paranoid as heck.

Sophia smiled. "Of course. I'm Benjamin's mother after all. If I don't care about him, who will? By the way, why didn't you close the window before you sleep?"

Zachary glanced at the open window. "I did, but the wind must've blown it open.

I was just about to close it when you came in."

Sophia walked over to the window. "Let me do it for you. Next time, give me a call if the same thing happens again. I'm a light sleeper, so I'll definitely hear the phone ringing."

"I don't mind doing it myself since I don't want to disturb your sleep."

Sophia closed the window and walked over to his bed. She smiled sweetly at him and said, "Zachary, you don't have to be a stranger toward me. We're married after all. Heck, we even have a kid together. I know you don't remember anything from the past, but Benjamin's existence should be proof enough, right?

I'm your wife, so it's only natural for me to do stuff for you and Benjamin."

Jeremy nodded. "I know. But I've already caused you enough burden as it is with my useless legs, so I really don't want to add any more to that."

Sophia grabbed his hand. "You're not a burden at all, Zachary! I love you, and that means I'll be more than happy to do anything for you. You don't have to feel ashamed about your body. I promise I'm going to get the best doctor to help you walk again!"

Jeremy gently pulled back his hand and straightened 'Benjamin's' blanket."

Thank you. I understand where you're coming from, but now it's not the time to talk about these things. You should go back to sleep, Sophia. We don't want to wake Benjamin, do we?"

In the end, he was still as distant to her as ever.

Sophia was crestfallen. For some reason, she could not shake the anxiety that gripped her moments before. She tossed and turned in her bed. Failing to fall asleep, she decided to check on Benjamin, only to find him awake as well.

She was more than willing to sleep in the same room as him, even if he could not do the deed. However, Jeremy did not want to, giving her the reason that it would bother their son's sleep.