Ch. 221..230

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 221-Back to the US Ann called several times, but to no avail. Since the divorce, her son has completely cut off contacts with the Humphery Family, and it is not too much to say that he is an enemy, Penn worked in the R & D room day after day, not to mention Ann’s phone, as long as it was not business, he would not answer the phone. You put the phone on his work desk for him to answer, and he was not angry, but every time he would stop without saying a word, and then continue to work.

Joa felt that he was like a working machine now, without a soul, or a walking dead at worst, even when he learned that older Mr. Humphery was seriously ill, he didn’t even have a spare expression.

Ann called and begged her several times, asking her to persuade him to go back to the US to see the older Mr. Humphery for the last time. But Joa couldn’t persuade him, who could persuade a soulless person?

Joa heard some words from Eric Crawford more or less, and knew that he got married and divorced in the years when he returned to the US, but Eric Crawford was reluctant to mention more, and there was a Kelly in the middle, and Joa was not easy to inquire too much.

“Aren’t you very busy with work recently, or are you going back to the US?” She could only persuade carefully.

They pretended not to hear her and ignored her at all.

“It seems that older Mr. Humphery is dying, and I’m looking forward to seeing you one last time.” Joa continued to speak carefully.

Speaking of which, Penn finally looked up at her, his eyes cold, his tone even colder 288 Vouchers “Can you go back for me?” What was this? Wouldn’t it hurt her family even more if she went back for him?

From then on, she didn’t dare to say anything more.

Things are so deadlocked, Humphery Family a day to urge a phone call, until the scientific research base to an uninvited guest, Nate.

Joa recognized him, was Penn’s childhood friend, had called several times before, and was the only one who dared to swear at Penn on the phone. When she saw Nate, Joa was relieved and personally brought people to Penn’s work room on the third floor.

Nate was in the dust at this time, sitting on the plane for more than ten hours.

He was not only tired but also very irritable, but when he saw Penn, all his tempers were silently restrained and he did not dare to provoke him.

After all, the two of them hadn’t seen each other for three years, but Nate hadn’t changed much. He was still handsome and did whatever he wanted. As for Penn, apart from losing some weight on his appearance, there hadn’t been much change at first glance, but a closer look showed that he didn’t care.

When I saw Nate in my almost closed studio, my expression didn’t change much. I just ordered “The computer is testing, don’t move.” The tone was as calm as if the two had just met yesterday.

Nate originally pulled a chair to sit next to him, but when he said this, the hand pulling the chair stopped abruptly.

“When will it end?” Nate asked. He didn’t come all the way here to see these broken computers.

Penn remained silent, typing code on another computer.

288 Vouchers Nate casually glanced at his studio, no wonder it felt weird. The curtains. were not turned on, and the lights were not turned on. There were only a few computer screens shining Dealing with these cold things every day, it would be strange for people to be normal “When will it be over?” He asked in a stronger tone.

“What’s the matter?” Penn finally typed the last line of code and looked up to ask him.

“Come back to the US with me.” Nate spoke directly and was pressed for 1. me. He booked a flight back to the US in three hours. Humphery was dying, and he came specially to bring Penn back to the US.

Nate was not entrusted by the Humphery Family, nor was it to satisfy the last wish of the older Mr. Humphery. These people had nothing to do with him. He made this trip purely for Penn, in order not to let him have any regrets Compared with his parents. Penn has a better relationship with older Mr.

Humphery. Divorce is the biggest pain in his life. If he doesn’t see older Mr.

Humphery for the last time, he will recover later, and there will be one more difficult thing in life. Make up for the regret, so Nate couldn’t bear to watch him do this.

Regardless of whether Penn was willing or not, he would knock him out, tie him up, and take him on the plane and back to the US. Not to mention, the sleeping pills in his bag were ready, and he was bound to get them.

Penn kept looking at Nate for a long time, and then continued to work on the computers at the same time, as if he were not there.

Nate is going to be.

“Enough, it’s been more than three years, when will you be the living dead?” Back to Burr US 288 Vouchers So what if he developed more products? In his eyes, it was just a pile of junk.

The plane was about to take off in two hours, and he wanted to use some abnormal means to get him back to the US, so he slammed the door and went out to find Joa for help. Without help, he really can’t get this guy.

When Joa heard his plan, she was shocked that his mind was wide open, and she waved her hands to refuse, “You are illegal, and you can’t get on the plane.” “There’s no special way to cure him. Joa, if you really want to be good for him, you must cooperate with me. What’s the matter with him hiding here? Heart disease requires heart medicine.” Joa felt sorry for him, “He works here and doesn’t hurt anyone. Everyone. has the freedom to choose their own way of life, you can’t impose your will on him.” Joa stands up for everyone’s rights.

“He doesn’t hurt others, but he hurt himself!” Nate’s trip was imperative.

The two were still arguing fiercely, but they saw Penn come out of the studio.

Because he didn’t see much sunlight all year round, his skin was a little pale, and he was thinner, and the outline of his whole face was more threedimensional.

He didn’t bring anything, he didn’t say anything, he just said lightly to Nate “Let’s go.” Then Nate was stunned and walked in front of himself.

Nate came back to his senses and hurriedly followed. The two went all the way to the airport and just boarded the plane back to the US.

Nate turned around for a day and a night, and at this time he completed the task. As soon as he got on the plane, he relaxed and slept soundly, completely ignoring Penn next to him.

Penn didn’t bring anything except his personal ID and mobile phone. During the flight time of more than ten hours, he didn’t drink a sip of water or close his eyes once.

What position he sat in when Nate fell asleep, and when he woke up, he was still in the same position.

Nate arrived at the airport bleary–eyed, and the vehicle arranged by the Humphery Family was already waiting at the airport, picking them up and going straight to the hospital.

Along the way, Ann made a few phone calls to urge, and her tone was very anxious. For no other reason, older Mr. Humphery was waiting for Penn with his last breath. I heard that he was back last night and would arrive today. Older Mr.

Humphery was a little excited, but couldn’t hold on at the last minute.

When Penn arrived at the hospital, he had just left.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 222-Corinne grabbed Jeremy’s arm firmly and shook him. “Mister! Hey! Wake up!Don’t scare me like that…” The man closed his eyes to calm himself and was silent for about a minute before he opened his mouth again. “Why didn’t you continue what you just did?” ‘What I just did…? Corinne immediately understood what he meant, and her lips twitched as she looked at him with disdain. “Tch, all men are like this! Don’t try to take advantage of me!” Corinne was very upset when she realized he tried to trick her. She shoved the remaining glass of water to him and said angrily, “Drink it yourself! I took a lot of effort to bring the water back for you, and it’ll leak out if you don’t drink it quicker!” Jeremy was not thirsty, but he decided to drink it nonetheless because it was rare for her to be so conscientious. He opened his handsome eyes, reached out to take the leaf cup handed to him, and raised his head to drink the water that remained inside.Then, he seemed to have a sudden realization as he stared at the empty cup made of reed leaves. His dark pupils contracted as he asked pensively, “Have we met somewhere before?” Corinne was hugging her knees as she sat to one side, and his question made her feel that he was trying to tease her again. She rolled her eyes at him and said, “Don’t act like you’ve lost your memory! It’s hardly the time and place for that.” Jeremy’s expression remained stern. “What I mean by that is, have we met somewhere a very long time ago?” Corinne could hear the seriousness in his tone, which was unlike what she would have expected if he was trying to tease her. She then eyed him strangely and said, “Probably not. I lived in a remote place before I turned eighteen. I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to meet a rich man like you.” Jeremy narrowed his eyes slightly and had a complicated expression. Ten years ago, he went to the countryside to inspect the poverty alleviation projects that the company had planned for certain poverty–stricken areas, but his enemies plotted against him and injured him severely while he was on the way to the site.In those dire circumstances, he hid in the forest of a small mountain village and waited for his subordinates to come and get him. While waiting in the forest, he lost consciousness due to excessive blood loss, and the smell of blood lured in a venomous snake that bit him.He nearly died that day, but a little girl passed by and saved him. The girl was small–perhaps about ten years old–but she was calm, mature, and methodical.She tied his arm with a hair tie to stop the toxin from spreading along his blood vessels. Then, she sucked out the venomous blood for him with her mouth and spat it out. Lastly, she found an herb in the surrounding grass and chewed it before applying it to his bite.The girl told him that the herb, known as broadleaf plantain, grew in areas that were known to harbor snakes and could remove the effectiveness of most snake venoms.After that, she took out her handkerchief and helped him bandage another wound on his body.Since there were traces of snake venom left in his body, his eyes were blinded temporarily, and he could not see what her face looked like the entire time.For the next three days, the girl would visit him with a bun, and she poured a glass of water from her water bottle for him to drink too.She also folded a makeshift cup out of reed leaves to contain that water.On the day that her subordinates found him, the girl had not come yet, and he did not have time to wait for her because he had to rush back to deal with something urgent. He therefore left one of his subordinates there to wait for her.He then left a string of beads–which his mother gave himn as a lucky charm– with that subordinate and instructed him to give it to the girl who saved his life as a keepsake. The girl was also told that she could visit the Holdens‘ estate in the city and look. for him if she was in any trouble.Jeremy, on the other hand, took her makeshift leaf cup as his keepsake.Not long later, a girl came to the Holdens‘ estate to look for him with the string of beads. That was when he found out that the girl who saved him was the Riveras‘ second daughter, Anya, who happened to be recuperating in the summer resort in the countryside a few days prior.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 223-Unfortunately, the leaf cup withered not long after, and the servants disposed of it when they cleaned his room.

Jeremy was surprised that Corinne was able to fold such a cup.

“Someone’s coming, Mister!” Corinne’s voice brought Jeremy back to his senses, and when he looked up, he saw the light of a flashlight shining at the cave entrance, accompanied by the sound of a helicopter propeller coming closer.

Jeremy got up, took Corinne’s hand, and went to the entrance of the cave to check on the situation. A helicopter hovered low over the gorge, and someone

was shining a flashlight all around as if to look for something. The search and rescue team must have arrived!

Corinne raised her cell phone with the flashlight function on and waved it toward the helicopter to direct their attention to where she and Jeremy were.

The helicopter pilot saw the flickering light below and immediately flew over to make a landing.

The cabin door opened, and Zeke jumped out of the helicopter with Gerald.

Jeremy! Corinne! Are you two okay? Are you injured?” Zeke came over quickly and shone the flashlight from their head to their toes to check if they were fine.

Corinne shook her head. “We’re fine.” Jeremy glared at Zeke coldly. “Did you finally decide to come and find us after having dinner?” Gerald came over and explained, “There was congestion on the road up the mountain when the rescue team arrived. We dispatched a helicopter to pick them up, but our helicopters were too big to fly down the valley, and Zeke had to borrow a small helicopter. All of that contributed to the delay.” Zeke nodded helplessly. “Yeah! I searched all over the city until I finally found someone whom I could borrow this small helicopter from. None of us would get such a small, broken helicopter for fun!” Jeremy massaged the top of his nose bridge and said, “Right. Let’s talk when we’re back up.” He then took Corinne’s shoulders, led her to the front, and allowed her to get on the helicopter first.

At that moment, the bear’s wailing was heard from the cave. When Corinne heard this, she turned around, looked at the cave entrance, and gazed at Jeremy. “Mister…” “Got it.” Jeremy understood what she was referring to without needing to listen to her finish her sentence. He turned his head and said to Zeke, “There’s another one inside. Let the team bring it with us.” Zeke had a skeptical expression. “Another one? Wasn’t it just the two of you?

Who else is there?” A few minutes later, the rescue team brought an injured bear out of the cave.

Zeke’s lips twitched, and he said with a teasing smile, “When did an iron– handed killer like you become such a caring man? You’ve even saved a wild beast!” Jeremy’s expression was insipid. “She likes it. Just bring it back and let her play with it for a few days before releasing it.” Zeke stared in amazement at the friend whom he had known for more than 20 years. He could not help but utter in admiration, “Tsk, tsk! How considerate!

You’re the perfect husband everybody wants!” “Screw you.” Jeremy shot him a cold look and stepped onto the helicopter.

Zeke shrugged and followed suit.

Once everyone boarded the helicopter, it flew up and away from the gorge.

When they reached the cliff, Annie rushed over and hugged Corinne as soon as she saw the latter stepping out of the helicopter. In between sobs, she said, “Corinne! I’m so glad nothing happened to you! I was scared to death! Hic… Hic…”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 224-Corinne was conflicted between laughing and crying, and she could only pat Annie’s back helplessly. “There, there. Everything’s fine now!” Sunny walked over sullenly and asked anxiously, “Ahem! You okay, Corinne?” Annie hugged Corinne so tightly and did not let go, so Corinne had no choice but to let Annie keep holding her. She looked up at Sunny and smiled. “I’m fine.

Are you disappointed?” Sunny frowned. “Why would I be?”

Corinne cocked an eyebrow and said, “If I die, you wouldn’t have to do anything to deal you’re your sister’s love rival, right?” Sunny snorted angrily. “I don’t want you to die! I just…” At that moment, the white horse Moonshine neighed excitedly and ran toward Corinne from the edge of the cliff.

Everyone was on high alert because that fierce horse had thrown Corinne down earlier for no apparent reason and might attack Corinne again.

Jeremy’s pupils contracted, and he strode up to Corinne to protect the two girls who were hugging, Corinne and Annie.

Zeke, Gerald, and Jason stepped forward to support too, and they stood in the way of the mad horse.

When Moonshine got near and saw a crowd of people blocking its path, it decided to stop and pace back and forth while neighing anxiously. Upon seeing that, Corinne gently pushed the crying Annie away from her arms, squeezed through the people standing in front of her, and walked toward Moonshine.

Jeremy grabbed her wrist and said sternly, “Don’t do anything stupid!” Corinne remained calm. “It’s fine. Just let me have a look at it. It won’t do anything to me.” Jeremy was unable to set his worries at ease, but when he saw her insistence, he thought for at moment and decided to follow her there instead of stopping her.

Corinne walked up to Moonshine, raised her hand to caress its face, and said softly to it, “Don’t worry, okay? I’m fine. You don’t have to blame yourself.” Moonshine’s restless mood settled and gently rubbed its head against Corinne– as if to apologize -and uttered a sob–like neigh.

Corinne felt ticklish after its head rubbed against her, and a giggle escaped her.

Jeremy lowered his guard a little, and an unwitting tenderness flashed across his eyes.

Annie walked over, wiped her tears, and sniffled. “It’s been here since you fell, and no matter how hard we try to chase it away, it won’t even let us get close to it! I think it’s showing remorse because it knows it did something wrong.” Corinne turned and looked at Annie with a pensive gaze. “It’s not its fault.

Someone did something to it.” Annie’s eyes widened in confusion. “Someone did something to it? Do you mean to say that someone used it to harm you?” It was already dark by then, and Corinne did not offer any explanation to Annie.

She merely turned around and glanced at everyone present there, until her attention was finally focused on Zeke’s body. “Hey, you! Lend me your flashlight.” Zeke looked around him, and once he was sure that Corinne was talking to him, he walked over with a smile and teased her by twirling the flashlight in his hand, “My name isn’t ‘you‘. Call me Zeke, and I’ll lend it to you!” Corinne smiled. “Sure, ‘you‘!” She snatched the flashlight that Zeke was twirling.

Zeke clicked his tongue. “How rude

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 225-Corinne ignored Zeke and walked to Moonshine’s side.

Jeremy smirked slightly when he saw that the always talkative Zeke was a little deflated by her actions.

Corinne took off the saddle from Moonshine’s body, handed it to Jeremy, and shone the flashlight on the horse’s body as she buried her fingers inside the horse’s fur. Slowly but carefully, she searched for something on the horse’s body.

A small item reflected the light from the flashlight.

Corinne immediately moved the flashlight closer and spotted a diamond– studded earring embedded in the horse’s flesh after taking a closer look. That earring was the same as the one that was lodged in Rosie’s foot during the day!

Jeremy saw the earring too, and he narrowed his sharp eyes at once.

Due to her allergy to silver, Corinne did not touch the earring and turned her head to tell the crowd. “Come and take a look, everyone. This is why Moonshine suddenly lost control and went berserk today.” Everyone came closer out of curiosity, and their expressions changed from surprise to bewilderment once they had a closer look. They all turned to Rosie, who had earlier been pretending to care about Corinne, and had a skeptical look in her eyes.

Sunny frowned and had an angry expression on his face. He could not accept what had happened and said, “How could you do such a thing, Rosie?” Rosie feigned ignorance. “Me? What did I do? What are you talking about, Sunny? I don’t understand what you’re trying to say!” Sunny raised his finger and pointed to the earring on the horse. “Come and see for yourself! Why is the earring on Moonshine’s body the same as the one that pricked your foot earlier this morning? Did you seize a moment when we weren’t paying attention to put that earring under Moonshine’s saddle? That way, Moonshine would feel pain when Corinne sat on it, which frightened it into going crazy and throwing Corinne off the cliff!” Rosie’s face was pale, and she trembled as she said, “It… It wasn’t me! You can’t make that sort of accusation about me. Even if that earring is the same as the one that pricked my foot in the morning, you can’t automatically assume that I put it there!” Sunny was initially just angry and disappointed at the friend whom he had trusted and respected as an elder sister, but her attitude of refusing to admit that she had done something wrong made him feel disgusted by her. “Who else could it be, then? Me? I’m a guy, and my ears aren’t pierced, so why would I carry an earring with me?” Rosie’s expression soured, yet she refused to admit anything. In a panic, she was eager to absolve herself of being the suspect and began shooting her mouth off. “I’m not the only woman here, Sunny. Wasn’t Annie us too?” Annie was incensed when she heard such an implication. “What are you trying to imply, Rosie? Are you saying that I wanted to harm her? That’s funny, because there’s no reason for me to do that! Why should I kill her when I can’t even love her enough?” Corinne was speechless. Annie’s ‘love‘ came a little too suddenly.

Rosie did not dare to offend Annie because Jeremy was the latter’s uncle, so she explained embarrassingly, “I didn’t mean that, Annie. I just wanted Sunny not to accuse me of doing it…” Annie placed her hands over her chest in displeasure and said, “Then who else could’ve done it? Corinne is allergic to silver and can’t even touch them. She doesn’t have any tendency to commit self–abuse either, which rules her out completely! Does that make me the suspect, then?” Rosie was at a loss for words. “No, Annie… I…” Things were getting even worse after her sad attempt at an explanation.

Annie was thoroughly disgusted and said angrily, “I didn’t want to think that badly of you, but the way you framed me shows that you truly are a vicious woman!” She then turned to Jeremy and said, “You should avoid such evil women in the future, Uncle! She wife!” has ulterior motives and is always thinking about ways to harm your Jeremy had an indifferent expression as he looked coldly at Rosie. He was sullen with anger as if he had been offended in the worst way possible.

Rosie panicked and shook her head in horror. “I swear it wasn’t me, Jeremy!

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 226-A small ear stud would not be able to retain traces of fingerprints on its surface.

Even if it did, it was already gone after it was on the horse’s body for a long time.

There was no surveillance camera in the woods, so there was no evidence to prove Rosie was the culprit.

Nonetheless, the truth was out in the air, and everyone knew it.

Instead of replying to Rosie, Jeremy raised his hand and helped Corinne to adjust the jacket on her body.

“It’s cold out here. Let’s head back to the hotel.” At Castle Horse Ranch Resort.

The doctor rushed over to examine the snake bite wound on Corinne’s arm, and he praised them for administering first–aid correctly. Although the snake was not poisonous, using broadleaf plantain to spread it over the bite acted as a good sanitizer to kill the germs and avoided infection. Jeremy was relieved to hear the doctor confirm that the snake was not poisonous.

The doctor then advised Corinne to protect her snake bite wound from getting in contact with water before he asked permission from Jeremy to leave.

After the doctor left, Corinne asked Annie to go to the kitchen to get some food wrap for her, and she wrapped it around her wound to protect it from water. With that done, she was ready to take her shower.

She felt dirty after all the hassle that happened in the woods, and dust was all over her hair. It was going to be torturous for her if she did not take a shower to wash off all the dirt, not to mention she was probably going to have a hard time sleeping.

From the moment Corinne wrapped up her wound with the food wrap, Jeremy knew what she wanted to do.

He languidly stood at the bathroom door as his tall body leaned on the wall. His arms were folded as he looked at her. “Do you need help?” Corinne’s eyebrows furrowed at Jeremy’s words. She stretched her mouth into a sarcastic smile and replied sardonically, “Thank you for your offer, but how can I possibly trouble you with this?” Jeremy leaned in closer and whispered softly into her ear, “No trouble at all. It’s my pleasure helping Miss Corinne with these little things.” Obviously, Corinne was not as thick–skinned as Jeremy. She gritted her teeth and said with a weird smile, “Ahaha! Thanks, but no thanks.” Jeremy’s smile widened. “Are you sure you don’t want to reconsider? I have a good pair of hands, and I’m sure I’ll be able to make you feel very comfortable.” C–Comfortable? Why did it sound so dirty?

Corinne’s face blushed red as she stared at him in embarrassment. “Oh my god, Mister! You’re so dirty!” Jeremy raised his brow and looked serious. “Huh? I was talking about scrubbing your back for you. What are you thinking about?” Corinne’s face was so red that it looked like an apple. “You.” Fine. If she could not beat him, it was best to hide from him. She could enter the bathroom, close the door, and lock it!

What was wrong with Jeremy lately? Why did he start making ambiguous dirty jokes?

Jeremy chuckled when he saw the red–faced Corinne rushing into the bathroom abashedly. He did not know when it started, but he enjoyed teasing the little rascal. He found it interesting to see her scrunched–up face when she grew anxious.

While that happened, Annie was in the suite too. She was shocked and enjoyed watching the couple flirting with each other.

“Gosh, Uncle Jeremy, I didn’t know you were so passionate with a wild side to you. I was worried you were an asexual person!” The smile on his face disappeared immediately, and he returned to his calm, cool, and collected self. Giving his niece a fierce glare, he said, “Stay here and keep her company. I need to go out for a bit.” Annie stood at attention. “Yes, sir! Don’t worry. I’ll keep her company as you instructed!”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 227-Jeremy was satisfied with the response he got and left.

AWG When Corinne came out of the bathroom with the towel drying her head, she noticed that Annie was the only one left. Unconsciously, she glanced around to look for Jeremy.

Annie came over and said, “Hey, Corinne! Uncle Jeremy went out. He’s probably going to take care of that awful Rosie for you.” Corinne was stunned as she furrowed her eyebrows.

As Annie said, Rosie was indeed an awful woman. Forget being sneaky, deceitful, and good at disguises–she even dared to attempt murder!

Nonetheless, Jeremy, Rosie, Zeke, and the others had known each other for a long time. She doubted Jeremy would fall out with his friend because of her, his three–month contract wife.

Besides, Rosie was best friends with Anya, the apple of Jeremy’s eye. Even if he was angry at Rosie, he would not do anything serious to her for the sake of Anya.

While Corinne mulled over her thoughts, Annie giggled and grabbed her hand.

“Corinne, come. I’ll dry your hair for you!” “It’s fine. I’ll just let it dry naturally.” Corinne waved her off gently and used the towel to dry her damp hair.

Annie frowned and shook her hand sternly. “You cannot do that. It’s very chilly up in the mountains, and you’re going to get sick if you don’t dry it before you go to sleep! Besides, Uncle Jeremy asked me to stay here with you. He’s going to blame me if he heard you sneeze when he comes back!” Annie was good at imagining things, such as how she thought Corinne and Jeremy were a legitimately loving couple.

Helpless, Corinne’s lips pressed into a line. She expressed that she would do it on her own, but Annie pressed her to the chair vehemently and started to dry Corinne’s hair.

The hairdryer was Annie’s personal belonging that she brought to the resort. It was not noisy, so they were able to continue with their conversation, “Hey, Corinne. I saw you guys brought a bear back. Are you guys planning to grill it?” Grill it?

Corinne was at a loss for words.

The wind speed and temperature were just nice, so much so that Corinne narrowed her eyes comfortably and felt sleepy. She answered lazily, “That’s an endangered animal; you can’t eat it. If I didn’t stop Jeremy today, he would’ve killed it. There are only a few left of that bear in this world and it’ll be a pity if it becomes extinct, so I thought that it is better to bring it back with us and hand it over to the authorities.” Annie was surprised. “Wow! That’s so you!”1 Puzzled, Corinne’s eyebrows furrowed. “Huh? What do you mean by that?” “Uncle Jeremy didn’t shoot the bear because it was you who stopped him. You probably don’t know this, but he’s a famous international hunter. Every year, he’d go to a tropical country to train his hunting skills. He’s never shown mercy to any wild animals, yet the bear gets to live because of you.

I doubt Uncle Jeremy will listen if someone else spoke up for it.” Corinne raised her brow unnaturally. “Are you sure?” Annie nodded vehemently. “Yes! You’re married to him for just a month, so you probably don’t know much about him. Once you do, you’ll know how cold– blooded he is!” “Is it nice to talk about your uncle that way? I can see he’s very nice to you,” Corinne said.

“Of course he’s nice to me; I’m his niece! But he really is a ruthless, cruel, and mean person to outsiders. Many people are scared of him!” As a matter of fact, Corinne had heard about Jeremy’s brutal reputation. That was why she was scared and tried to hide when she knew the man she grabbed on the street to kiss was Jeremy Holden.

Of course, she had not actually seen the brutal side of him yet. She wondered if he was really that scary as everyone said.

Just then, someone knocked at the door.

Who could it be?

Annie switched off the hairdryer and ran over to open the door.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 228-The door was opened, revealing Sunny standing outside with a proud face.

Seeing him, Annie frowned in disgust. “Why are you here?” “I’m looking for Corinne,” Sunny answered.

“And why are you looking for her? I think you’re in the same gang as Rosie and don’t mean well. We don’t welcome you!” Sunny glared at her angrily. “Move. I didn’t come here to look for you!” He pushed Annie away and walked into the room. When he saw Corinne’s bandaged arm, his proud eyes looked regretful. “Ahem! I heard a snake had

bitten you.” Corinne sat on the chair with her legs crossed. “You heard right.” Sunny sheepishly asked, “Then…are you alright?” Corinne remained relaxed with a faint smile. “I’m fine. The snake wasn’t poisonous. I bet you’re very disappointed.” Sunny furrowed his eyebrows vehemently. “Corinne, I’m not the evil person you probably think! am. I just want you to stay away from Jeremy, but that doesn’t mean I want you to die for no good reason!” Annie walked over with her hands on her waist. “You’re such an interesting boy, Sunny! Who gives you the right to ask Corinne to stay away from my uncle?

They’re a legally married couple, and they have the right to sleep together. You have no right to stop them!” It infuriated Sunny very much that his face turned red. “Hmph! Go away! I’m not speaking to an idiot!” Annie stomped. “Who are you calling an in An argument ensued swiftly.

You’re the idiot!” These two brats would always argue whenever they met.

Corinne rubbed her temple helplessly.

The argument went on, and Sunny lost. He said, “I’m a gentleman, and gentlemen do not fight with a lady!” After that, he turned and asked Corinne seriously, “Hey, Corinne. Can I ask for a favor?” Surprised, Corinne raised an eyebrow. “Well, that’s rare. Mister Sunny actually has a favor to ask from me.” In fact, Sunny found it hard to speak out about what he wanted to say. After much hesitation, he said through gritted teeth, “After what happened today, Jeremy is very angry, and he’s about to retract the investment he had made in Rosie’s family business. Her family business hasn’t been doing well for the past two years, and if they have a problem with their cash flow, her family business will enter bankruptcy… “So I’m hoping you can talk to Jeremy and ask him to forgive Rosie. Give her a chance to change.” Corinne was dumbstruck. Her brain was processing, so she did not answer back.

‘Mister is really going after Rosie?‘ she thought.

Noting her silence, Sunny continued, “Rosie is my sister’s best friend. I know what she did today was wrong, but she did it for my sister, so I can’t just stand by the side and do nothing.” Corinne stopped thinking and looked at Sunny calmly. “I’m sorry, but you’re looking for the wrong person. You should ask your sister to talk to Jeremy about this and not me, the victim in this case.” Sunny grew anxious when Corinne said that. “No! I can’t get my sister involved in this. She’s too kind! If she knows Rosie had done such a thing for her, she’ll be angry and blame herself. It doesn’t help that she’s physically ailing, and I’m afraid she’s going to have a hard time sleeping if she knows about this…” Corinne was touched by what she saw. Sunny was typically a proud person, yet he looked so caring, gentle, and worried when he talked about his sister.

It was difficult to have such a strong bond between siblings.

Miss Anya Rivera, the apple of Jeremy’s eye… Her brother cared so deeply about her that he was worried that telling her the truth would affect her sleep. Meanwhile, her best friend was willing to help her get rid of her love rival by attempting murder.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 229-Corinne bet Anya was a wonderful, perfect person to have so many people willingly protect her.She thought for a while and said to Sunny, “I’ll give you a solution. Your family is rich too, isn’t it? Even if Jeremy pulls his investment from Rosie’s family business, your family can invest and help your sister’s best friend to get through this difficulty.” Sunny looked embarrassed. “I have no say in my family’s financial decision yet… My brother makes a clear distinction between public and private interests, and he never likes Rosie, so that’s…not going to happen.” Feeling apologetic, Corinne said, “Well, there’s nothing I can do to help you.” Knowing her place, she knew her words did not mean much to Jeremy, and she did not have the right to interfere with his financial decision. Even if Jeremy listened to her, she was not going to be the person to plead for Rosie.It was not her style to help someone who hurt her several times, nearly costing her life in the process. She was a firm believer that good would always be rewarded with good, and evil with evil. People who made mistakes had to bear the consequences of their actions.Sunny furrowed his brows vehemently and lowered his body as he took a step forward. “Corinne, please, I beg you. Please, go talk to Jeremy…” Even so, that did not change Corinne’s mind. She placed her arms on the chair handle, tilted her head, and used her hand to support her head. “I’m tired.” Annie came quickly to protect her by shoving Sunny. “Did you hear that?Corinne said she’s tired, so you get out of here now. Stop disturbing her from resting!” Since Sunny was already in a bad mood, it engulfed him even more when Annie got herself involved. “Annie Levine, I’m talking to Corinne. Stay out of this! It’s none of your business!” Annie stood her ground. “How is it none of my business? Anything that has to do with Corinne has to do with me! This isn’t the first time Rosie bullied Corinne. It makes sense for Jeremy to do something to her for payback. I even think the punishment is too light!” Sunny could never win a fight over her. He was so angry that the blue veins on his foreheads popped out. “Go away! You have no say in this!” He tried to circle past Annie to continue to talk to Corinne, but Annie spread her arms to stop him. “You’re the one who should go away! This is my uncle and Corinne’s room, and I have every right to say anything I want here!” “Annie Levine! You… You’re a bummer!” “Hahaha! Here I was wondering how you’ll fight back. Bummer? That’s all you can think of? Here, take this! Sunny Rivera, you’re an idiot!” “Annie Levine!” Thus, they broke out into another argument, which caused a headache for Corinne.She sighed.When they were not looking, she got up secretly and left the room to seek peace and quiet.… At the same time, in another room.“Alright, Jeremy. I admit…I was the one who placed the ear stud in one of the boots. But I only did it to scare Corinne! I didn’t know Moonshine would throw Corinne down the cliff…” The terrified Rosie quickly admitted her sin without arguing back once she knew Jeremy was going to retract his investment in her family business.Her family business had not been doing well for the last couple of years, and they were only able to continue with the support from Holden Group. If Jeremy pulled back his investment, her family business would be done for!In the past, Jeremy wavered and decided to invest in her family business because of Anya, but at this moment, he thought of pulling back his investment because of Corinne!

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 230-Even after several minutes, Jeremy said nothing in response.

Thus, Rosie whimpered, “Jeremy, you’re aware of the situation with my family business. If you withdraw your investment, my family business is done for!” Jeremy’s tall, distant self stood on the balcony. Expressionlessly, he lit a cigarette and looked down at the distraught–looking Rosie.

“Holden Group isn’t a charity,” he remarked flatly. “It’s not the first time your family business has been in a downfall. Every year, the investment Holden Group has in your family business has decreased. I’ve been keeping an eye on them because we’ve been friends for many years. Today, however, you don’t

think of me as a friend, and I don’t think Holden Group needs to help your family business anymore.” Rosie shook her head fearfully and tried to explain herself. “No! That’s not it!

How can you think that way? When did I do that? We’ve known each other since we were kids. You’re an important friend in my life!” Jeremy glared at her from the corner of his eyes and puffed out the smoke with a stone–cold face. “Is that so? If you’re my friend, why do you keep hurting my wife?” Rosie looked embarrassed and guilty as charged, but her eyes showed resentment. “Yes, we are friends, but I don’t think there’s any relationship between me and Corinne. I admit I can’t stand her arrogance, so I wanted to teach her a lesson…” Jeremy glared at her coldly. “Do you think you’re in the position to teach my wife a lesson? If you treat her badly, it means you’re going against me.” These ruthless, brutal words stunned Rosie.

Right after that, she lowered her head fearfully and said, “I’m sorry, Jeremy. I know I’m wrong, and I’ll never do that again. We’re friends. Please, don’t withdraw your investment.” “You dare risk my wife’s life and hurt her. Do you think I’d still think of you as a friend, Miss Rosie?” “Jeremy, are you…really going to fall out with me just because of Corinne? After all the years that we’ve known each other…” Jeremy used his slender finger to flick away the ashes on the cigarette indifferently. “Miss Rosie, you should be grateful that my wife is safe now. If she suffers even a fever, flu, or sneezes today, you and your family are going to pay a more serious consequence than me withdrawing my investment.” Rozie stilled in shock as chills crept up the back of her spine and froze her and her thoughts. She had never seen Jeremy act so brutally to his friends, including her.

Miss Rosie. A very cold, distant, and indifferent way to address someone. It was not how a friend would call another friend.

Jeremy meant what he said this time.

Alarmed, Rosie continued to pull the ‘friend‘ card. “Jeremy, we’ve known each other for so many years! Please don’t do this to me…” Since Jeremy had said everything he wanted and told Rosie everything, he did not want to waste a second more with her. He put out the smoke and strode toward the door with big steps to leave the room.

This room was Sunny’s, but he walked out and left Jeremy and Rosie alone. It was inappropriate to have them stay together for such a long time since it would create misunderstandings.

Rosie felt her heart crumbling in despair as she watched him walk away. She knew very well how determined Jeremy was. At this moment, it was certain Jeremy was going to withdraw his investment from her family business.

Yet, there was something she could not accept and felt resentful of.

Having that thought in mind, she gritted and yelled at Jeremy, “Wait! I have something else to say!” Jeremy, however, steadily walked away and did not even look back.

Hence, Rosie dashed up and spread her arms wide to stop Jeremy from leaving. She asked angrily, “Jeremy! One last question. Have you forgotten the promise you made to Anya? Or are you just like every other man fond of shiny new things and getting bored of the old?