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The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 351-Sunni’s resolve was Late at night, Anya secretly snuck in some food for Sunny.

The two bodyguards standing guard at Sunni’s door hesitated to let her in but in the end thought they might as well. They knew Lucas had always given Anya whatever her heart desired.

Therefore, even if Lucas was there himself, he would have let her in too.

Besides, they did not want to risk incurring Lucas‘ wrath. What if Anya went to tell on them?

Therefore, the safest option for them to take was to simply let her in.

When Anya went in, Sunny was lying face down on the bed and crying his heart out.

“Sunny? Sunny, get up. You’ll suffocate like that.” Sunny was startled to hear Anya’s voice. He immediately sat up straight and wiped away the tears from his eyes. Then, he turned around to face her and said tearfully, “Anya, what are you doing here? How come you’re not asleep?” “I can’t sleep ‘cause I’m so worried about you, so I thought why not drop in for a visit.” Anya pulled some tissues out from the box and walked over to wipe away Sunni’s tears. “Just look at you. You shouldn’t cry like this since you’re a big boy now.” Sunny could not help himself either. He felt so wronged that the tears just fell out of their own accord. In fact, what Anya said to him made him even angrier.

“Anya, I was falsely accused. I didn’t do what Lucas said I did. The reason I had the female influencer’s phone in my hand today was because I wanted to clear up Corinne’s name!” Anya was a little taken aback. Her hand that was wiping away Sunni’s tears froze midair while a sinister glint flashed across her face.

‘Sunny risked himself to help Corinne, too? I don’t get it. What makes her so special that everyone. wants to help her out? Not only did Lucas spend his time investigating the source of the leak, but even the usually cowardly Sunny dared to steal the phone from Lucas‘ drawer?! They must’ve been taken in by her innocent act…‘ thought Anya.

Sunny frowned when he saw Anya spacing out with a weird expression on her face. “Anya, what are you thinking about? Don’t tell me you don’t believe me, too?” Anya snapped out of her trance and immediately looked at him gently.

“Nonsense! Of novelxo.com fast updatecourse I believe you, but you should know how Lucas is. He only believes what he sees for himself and will not be swayed just because you’re his little brother. He’ll never go easy on you since you don’t have proof that you weren’t the one who posted the video online. This is what you should do tomorrow; find Jeremy and apologize to him. Tell him you didn’t know what got into you. This way, it’ll make both Lucas and Jeremy less angry at you.” Sunny was shocked. He pushed away Anya’s hand and said, “Anya, are you serious? You want me to apologize for something I didn’t do? No way am I doing that! Why should I when I didn’t do anything wrong?!” Anya sighed and looked disappointed. “Sunny, I’m not going to force you… It’s just that, you know my biggest wish is to marry Jeremy and spend the rest of my life with him. But because of what happened between our two families in the past, I’m not able to do that at the moment. Now the matter with the video will only worsen what little left of goodwill we have with the Holden family. I might just as well give up the hope of ever marrying Jeremy! Sunny, can you please just do this for me? Pretty please?” Anya’s eyes reddened and tears threatened to roll down her cheeks. Anyone with a heart would have felt their heartstrings tugged at the sight of her big, sad puppy eyes.

arting to shake. He would do anything for Anya, but… “But Anya, I think Jeremy and Corinne are-” Anya must have guessed what he was going to say, and she did not want him to continue, so she cut him off gently, “I know that Jeremy treats Corinne very well, but it’s not like he can just ignore her. She’s his wife after all, and I’m sure he’s just putting up a show for the elders in his family. Besides, he’s a responsible man. Even if he has no feelings for Corinne, he’d still make sure she’s well taken care of.” Sunny frowned and said, “No, that wasn’t what I was going to say. I really think Jeremy treats Corinne differently. In fact, I think he treats her better than…” Anya cut him off again. “As I said, they’re acting all lovey–dovey toward each other because they don’t want the elders in the Holden family to know that everything is fake. He’s only being nice, protective, and gentle to her on the surface. It’s all for the sake of his own family’s reputation, not because he has feelings for her.

“He told me before that he only got married to Corinne to make the elders in his family happy and that he’ll end the marriage after his grandfather’s health is better so that he can come back to me, “Also, you should know very well that an aloof man like him would never fall in love with another woman in one short month. I know him the best; that won’t happen.” Sunny thought Anya’s reasoning was sound. The Jeremy he knew would never fall in love with another woman when he was still in love with Anya.

After thinking about it, he could not bear to see Anya suffering so much, so he said, “Alright, then. I’ll do it for your sake. I’ll go tell Jeremy that I was the one who posted the video online and apologize to him tomorrow.” “Oh, Sunny! Thank you! Thank you so much!” Anya hugged him and cried happily. “I know you’re a good kid after all. I’m so glad to have a little brother like you. Rest assured I’ll find the culprit who put all those things inside your computer to clear up your name!” Sunny simply nodded. He had no doubt that Anya was going to do what she said she was going to 1. do.

Anya was about done crying. She got up and wiped away her tears before she brought out the food she snuck in for Sunny. “Here. These are all your favorite foods. I can’t bear to see you go hungry. Hurry up and eat them.” Sunny was in no mood to eat but did not want to let Anya’s effort go to waste, so he bit into some toast.

Anya looked at her naive little brother with relief. Then, she smiled sinisterly and thought, ‘No one will ever suspect me now that I’ve convinced him to apologize to Jeremy. It’s not like he’ll lose out much, anyway. The worst thing that’ll happen to him is probably Lucas going to give him another earful. But if Lucas found out that I was the one who posted the video online… he’ll never trust me again. Plus, it’ll make Jeremy like me even less. D*mn if I’m going to let that happen. Sorry Sunny, but I have no choice but to sacrifice you for the sake of my happiness.‘ The next day, Corinne was still not awake by the time Jeremy walked out from his study. He made his way to the bedroom and knocked on the door.

No one answered from inside, so he turned the doorknob, only to find out that it was locked.

“Please wait a moment, Mister Jeremy. I’ll get the spare key right away,” said Bowen as soon as he saw what happened.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 352-Jeremy put up his hand to stop him. “There’s no need. From now on, whenever she locks the door, no one is allowed to open the door with the spare key. This is, of course, except when her safety is called into question.” “Yes…Mister Jeremy,” replied Bowen, a little stunned.novelxo.com fast update This was completely different from Jeremy’s initial attitude. Previously, he would unhappily ask the servants to open the door with the spare key whenever Corinne locked her door. No one was allowed to lock the door to his bedroom, let alone locked him out of his bedroom. Bowen had. never seen this submissive side of Jeremy.

Jeremy stopped knocking and fished out his phone to call Corinne. The phone rang for a while before she finally answered.

“What?!” said Corinne sleepily and angrily. It was obvious she was not happy being woken up.

“Get up. It’s time for breakfast,” said Jeremy.

Corinne had stayed up the whole night to do her drawings and did not sleep until the early morning. Therefore, she was in no mood to do anything else other than sleep.

“I’m not hungry. Have breakfast without me,” she said and immediately hang up the phone.

Jeremy’s expression darkened when he heard the busy dial tone of the call. He had always been the one who called the shots around there, but it seemed like karma had sent Corinne to torment him.

He massaged his temple tiredly before calling her again. “Can you at least open the door so that I can go in to see you?” “Didn’t I already send a selfie to you yesterday? You can use that selfie of me to look at me all your want!” said Corinne impatiently.

Jeremy frowned and said, “No, that just makes me thirst for the real you even more! Don’t you know that?” At the mention of the word ‘thirst‘, Corinne instantly woke up. “Mister…is that the only thing you. have in your mind? Don’t you think it’s too early in the morning to ask for that?” Jeremy was visibly amused by her misunderstanding. He smiled and said, “Alright, alright. Go back to sleep. I won’t bother you anymore.” “Hmph! I’m going to call you to wake you up the next time you’re sleeping! See how you’ll like it,” said Corinne angrily. Then, she hung up her phone with a huff.

Instead of being angry, Jeremy found the whole thing funny. In fact, there was nothing but adoration in his eyes. He put away his phone and ordered Bowen, “Nobody is to bother her. After she wakes up, ask her what she wants to have for breakfast and make it for her.” “Yes, Mister Jeremy. Rest assured that Ma’am will be well taken care of,” said Bowen. He never thought he would live long enough to see Jeremy acting like that, so much so he thought he was imagining things. ‘Is this really Mister Jeremy? Why, he looks like he’s enjoying the whole thing.

27 Dare I say he even looks younger than before?

Bowen had known Jeremy long enough to know that his employer was not the type to smile or show any signs of emotions on his face. Therefore, he could not believe it when Jeremy was smiling so happily just because of a short phone call with Corinne. It was truly unbelievable.

‘Looks like the other servants and I will need to treat Ma’am with more respect now that Mister Jererhy is seriously falling head over heels for her, thought Bowen.

Since Jeremy failed to rouse Corinne from her bed, he went downstairs to have his breakfast alone. Tommy deferentially walked into the dining room and reported the results of what Jeremy asked him to do yesterday.

“Mister Jeremy, we have found the female influencer.”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 353-“Lucas had ordered his men to teach her a lesson after finding out what she did to his grandfather at the embankment of Yonder River. Apart from that, her live– stream account had been indefinitely restricted by the platform, so she could no longer do any live–stream. Thus, with no way to make a living, she went back to her hometown.” Jeremy gave no comment and continued to eat his breakfast slowly.novelxo.com fast update There, Tommy continued his report, “The female influencer said that she was afraid that her family’s job would be affected since she knew she had crossed

someone she shouldn’t have. That’s why she has been lying low in the countryside for the past few days.

“She also said that she wasn’t the one who posted the video that slandered Ma’am and that someone must’ve hacked into her VeeTube account. She’d been warned not to tell anyone that she had met Grandfather Rivera on the embankment of Yonder River or the fact that she had been taught a lesson by the River family.

“Her phone was confiscated by Lucas‘ men on the spot, so she could not possibly have the original video. Even if she does have the video, she wouldn’t dare to use it. Not after what Lucas‘ men did to her.

“Mister Jeremy, I’m afraid the culprit who posted the video wasn’t her. It was definitely someone else.” Jeremy’s expression remained unchanged because he was not surprised by Tommy’s report at all. Last night, he already found out that the real IP address of where the video was posted came from the Rivera family and not the female influencer. He picked up the glass of milk on the table and silently drank it.

Tommy sneaked a peek at Jeremy’s face, thought for a while, and said, “Mister Jeremy, I’ve already asked the female influencer to record herself saying that she wasn’t the one who posted the video online and to explain that the facts weren’t as they were reported online, as well as to describe what really happened that day.

“We’ll then need only to send the video to all the media companies in the city for publication, and by doing so, we should be able to clear up Ma’am’s name.

However, it’ll of course be more effective if we have the original video of what happened that day on the embankment.

“Most of the netizens now are very tricky to deal with. I can say with confidence more than half of them will question whether the female influencer had been coerced into recording the clarification video. Then, they’ll ask why she didn’t put the original video online.

“As for the Rivera family… Well, I must say they’re the most ungrateful bunch.

Ma’am got into the mess she was in now because she wanted to help Grandfather Rivera, and now that the mess had gotten out of hand, they didn’t even step up to help the person who saved their grandfather.” Jeremy instantly narrowed his eyes at the mention of the Rivera family.

Tommy must have understood Jeremy’s concern for he quickly said, “Miss Anya saved you once, so it’s hard for you to do anything to the Riveras.” 1. ws. The whole thing was tricky to deal with exactly because it concerned the Rivera The Riera family is the Rivera family, and Anya is Anya,” said Jeremy suddenly.

His tone was one of calm and ruthlessness Tomgy was a little taken aback. From that simple statement alone, he understood that Jeremy had no ition to go easy on the Rivera family because of Anya.

What should I do next Mister Jeremy?” asked Tommy seriously.

Jergery was about to give his order when Bowen suddenly walked into the dining room in a hurry and sad. Moter Jeremy, the Riveras are here.” What? The Riveras Speaking of the devil!‘ Tommy was stunned and puzzled at the same time. Apart from Anya, this was the first time anyone else from the Rivera family had come to the Holcers estate.

The two familles held deep–seated grudges toward one another, and though the younger family members did not see each other as enemies, they would never show up at each other’s houses unamnounced ether.

What do they want?” asked Jeremy with a raised eyebrow.

“A jolly–looking subordinate said he brought Mister Sunny here to apologize to you and Ma’am, and apparently, Miss Anya is in the car as well,” Let them in‘ said Jeremy darkly.

Yes Mister Jeremy,‘ said Bowen. Then, he went to get the guests.

Not long after, Lucas‘ right–hand man, Edmund, came in with Sunny in tow.

Anya, however, was nowhere to be seen.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 354-“Mister Jeremy,” greeted Edmund with a bow. “Mister Lucas had asked me to return your car and to convey his gratitude to you for lending him the car yesterday. If not, he and Miss Anya would be stuck waiting on the Yonder Bridge for at least two hours or so for someone to get them.” “If he’s so grateful, why isn’t he here personally to thank me then?” asked Jeremy indifferently.

Edmund had spent many years working under Lucas to know how to deal with this kind of situation. However, he still could not help but feel a little pressure when it came to dealing with Jeremy.

“My deepest apologies, Mister Jeremy. Mister Lucas is away on a business trip.

Otherwise, he would’ve personally come to thank you.” Jeremy wordlessly cut the bacon in his place as if he was the only person in the dining room. What Edmund said might have worked on other people, but not on him. It was obvious to him that Lucas was not sincere about thanking him.

Edmund remained awkwardly standing where he was. Then, he suddenly turned to Sunny and said, “Mister Sunny, go on. Tell Mister Jeremy what happened, and make sure you apologize sincerely to him after that.” “Fine…” The usually high–spirited Sunny had his head drooped. The emotions he had been holding back in the car came out all at once. He took a few steps forward and dropped his head even lower as if he was ashamed to face Jeremy.

“Jeremy, I’m sorry. I…” He felt it hard to go on so much, so he thought he was going to puke out some blood right there and then. However, he finally bit the bullet after thinking about Anya and Lucas‘ future.

“It was me! I was the one who posted the video online to slander Corinne. I did it to make her pay for what she did to Rosie! I stole the female influencer’s phone from Lucas and edited the video to make it look like Corinne was in the wrong so that everyone would hate her! I’m the only one to blame for this fiasco.” Tommy looked at Sunny with shock written all over his face. Of all the people in the world, he would have never guessed it would be him who posted the video online. While it was true Tommy thought Sunny to be a little naughty, at the same time, he knew there was not a bad bone in that boy. There was no way he would do something as despicable as this.

However, after thinking about it carefully, he remembered all the troubles Sunny had caused Corinne before. Therefore, it was not that surprising that he would come to admit his wrongdoings. In fact, Tommy should have seen it coming.

Edmund was a little puzzled as to why Jeremy seemed to not show any reaction after Sunny’s confession. He thought about it for a while and then said, “Mister Jeremy, Mister Sunny is still young and doesn’t know the way of the world.

We’re sorry to have caused trouble for you and Missus Holden. Rest assured that Mister Lucas had punished Mister Sunny accordingly the moment he found out about what he had done. Today, I’ve brought him here for you to punish him however you see fit.” He was right. The whole thing was tricky to deal with exactly because it concerned the Rivera family.

“The Rivera family is the Rivera family, and Anya is Anya,” said Jeremy suddenly. His tone was one of calm and ruthlessness.

Tommy was a little taken aback. From that simple statement alone, he understood that Jeremy had no intention to go easy on the Rivera family because of Anya.

“What should I do next, Mister Jeremy?” asked Tommy seriously.

Jeremy was about to give his order when Bowen suddenly walked into the dining room in a hurry and said, “Mister Jeremy, the Rivers are here.” ‘What? The Rivers? Speaking of the devil!‘ Tommy was stunned and puzzled at the same time. Apart from Anya, this was the first time anyone else from the Rivera family had come to the Holden’s‘ estate.novelxo.com fast update The two families held deep–seated grudges toward one another, and though the younger family members did not see each other as enemies, they would never show up at each other’s houses unannounced either.

“What do they want?” asked Jeremy with a raised eyebrow.

“A jolly–looking subordinate said he brought Mister Sunny here to apologize to you and Ma’am, and apparently, Miss Anya is in the car as well.” “Let them in,” said Jeremy darkly.

“Yes, Mister Jeremy,” said Bowen. Then, he went to get the guests.

Not long after, Lucas‘ right–hand man, Edmund, came in with Sunny in tow.

Anya, however, was nowhere to be seen.

Chapter 354 “Mister Jeremy,” greeted Edmund with a bow. “Mister Lucas had asked me to return your car and to convey his gratitude to you for lending him the car yesterday. If not, he and Miss Anya would be stuck waiting on the Yonder Bridge for at least two hours or so for someone to get them.” “If he’s so grateful, why isn’t he here personally to thank me then?” asked Jeremy indifferently.

Edmund had spent many years working under Lucas to know how to deal with this kind of situation. However, he still could not help but feel a little pressure when it came to dealing with Jeremy.

“My deepest apologies, Mister Jeremy. Mister Lucas is away on a business trip.

Otherwise, he would’ve personally come to thank you.” Jeremy wordlessly cut the bacon in his place as if he was the only person in the dining room. What Edmund said might have worked on other people, but not on him. It was obvious to him that Lucas was not sincere about thanking him.

Edmund remained awkwardly standing where he was. Then, he suddenly turned to Sunny and said, “Mister Sunny, go on. Tell Mister Jeremy what happened, and make sure you apologize sincerely to him after that.” “Fine…” The usually high–spirited Sunny had his head drooped. The emotions he had been holding back in the car came out all at once. He took a few steps forward and dropped his head even lower as if he was ashamed to face Jeremy.

“Jeremy, I’m sorry. I…” He felt it hard to go on so much, so he thought he was going to puke out some blood right there and then. However, he finally bit the bullet after thinking about Anya and Lucas‘ future.

“It was me! I was the one who posted the video online to slander Corinne. I did it to make her pay for what she did to Rosie! I stole the female influencer’s phone from Lucas and edited the video to make it look like Corinne was in the wrong so that everyone would hate her! I’m the only one to blame for this fiasco.” Tommy looked at Sunny with shock written all over his face. Of all the people in the world, he would have never guessed it would be him who posted the video online. While it was true Tommy thought Sunny to be a little naughty, at the same time, he knew there was not a bad bone in that boy. There was no way he would do something as despicable as this.

However, after thinking about it carefully, he remembered all the troubles Sunny had caused Corinne before. Therefore, it was not that surprising that he would come to admit his wrongdoings. In fact, Tommy should have seen it coming.

Edmund was a little puzzled as to why Jeremy seemed to not show any reaction after Sunny’s confession. He thought about it for a while and then said, “Mister Jeremy, Mister Sunny is still young and doesn’t know the way of the world.

We’re sorry to have caused trouble for you and Missus Holden. Rest assured that Mister Lucas had punished Mister Sunny accordingly the moment he found out about what he had done. Today, I’ve brought him here for you to punish him however you see fit.” Jeremy put the bacon into his mouth and chewed slowly as if he had all the time in the world. He then put down his cutleries, took a sip of water, and gracefully dabbed the corners of his mouth with a napkin.

Some people in the world did not even have to frown for others to feel a sense of oppressive pressure. For some reason, Edmund and Sunny could not help but feel the walls closing in on them:

“Answer me this, do you know what Corinne did at the embankment that day?” asked Jeremy calmly with a raise of his eyebrow.

Sunny nodded and said, “Yes…” Jeremy narrowed his eyes. “Do elaborate.” Sunny was panicking. “Corinne helped out my grandfather, who went blind recently, and if it wasn’t for her, my grandfather would’ve been beaten up by that female influencer.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 355-“And this is how you repay her? Well, I guess it’ll be foolish of me to expect anything less than the Rivera family. You must’ve been taught that it’s only right to repay those who helped you with revenge!” Sunny felt both bitter and ashamed at having to admit to doing something he did not do. However, he had no choice but to shoulder the burden for the sake of Anya and Lucas.

“No, that’s not true. Lucas and Anya had always taught me to not bite the hand that feeds me! It’s just that I was too stupid to pay their words any mind. I now know I was in the wrong for slandering Corinne.

“Jeremy, it was I, and I alone, who did this. It doesn’t have anything to do with my family, so please don’t drag them into this. I’m willing to take whatever punishment you have in mind for me.” Jeremy scoffed. His face was as black as thunder. “How dare you tell me who I should and should not punish when you’re the sinner? My poor wife helped your grandfather out of the kindness of her heart, and what did she get in return? A bunch of people bullying her online! You and your whole family will surely pay…” “Jeremy!” exclaimed Anya tearfully. She suddenly appeared in the dining room and had run over to protect Sunny. She looked at Jeremy with her big, sad puppy eyes and said, “Sunny’s still just a kid! He didn’t know any better. I was shocked to find out he’d do such a thing, too.

“Nevertheless, I’m his sister, and as his sister, I can’t bear to see him like this.

Jeremy, for my sake, can’t you just let him off the hook this time?” Jeremy stared at the teary–eyed Anya with a frown on his face.

Noticing his hesitation, Anya quickly grabbed Sunny’s elbow and said, “Sunny, kneel now to show Jeremy how sorry you are. He’s not that bad of a person, so he’ll surely forgive you if you just show how remorseful you are about the whole thing.” Sunny looked at Anya in astonishment. No matter how much he was unwilling to do what she said, he had no choice but to do it. Frowning, he slowly got down on his knees when… “Get up!” a woman’s voice rang down from upstairs before Sunny’s knee even hit the flnovelxo.com fast updateoor.

It was Corinne.

Everyone immediately looked up, only to see Corinne walking down the stairs lazily yawning.

Jeremy’s eyes lit up at the sight of her. ‘My little rascal is finally awake.‘ Once she was downstairs, she side–eyed Sunny and said, “Boy, you need to man up. You shouldn’t kneel just because someone told you to.” Sunny had already straightened himself up, and he lost all of his usual arrogance the moment he saw Corinne coming down the stairs. He dropped his head and said, “But, I did something bad to you… Corinne glanced at him and said, “Are you sure you were the one who did it?” Chapter 355 2/2 Sunny was a little taken aback. He looked up and looked at her in astonishment.

‘Could it be…she doesn’t think I was the one who did it?‘ Anya immediately knew the situation would not turn out well for her if she allowed this to continue. Her eyes became teary again as she pushed her way in front of Sunny and tearfully pleaded, “Corinne, you can take your anger out on me, but please, just let Sunny go. He’s still young and has a lot to learn. If you let the matter slide this time, Lucas and I will make sure he learns his lesson.” Corinne raised one of her eyebrows. “Oh? Did I hear wrongly then? Didn’t this man here say that Jeremy could punish Sunny however he sees fit? And yet here you are, pleading for us to let the matter slide. Who exactly is in charge in the Rivera family? Or is this your family’s way of worming out of wrongdoings?” Anya was speechless. Her face immediately stiffened, and she looked like she was going to burst into a sob. “No matter what, he’s the only little brother I have.

Please, I beg of you…” Corinne immediately put her hands into a cross position and said, “Save your tears, Anya. They don’t work on me. You should go cry to those who actually care about you.” Then, she gestured meaningfully with her chin at the man sitting down at the dining table. Jeremy was totally speechless.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 356-Anya’s eyes were completely red from all the crying. She forced back another round of tears and said, “I’m sorry. I know I shouldn’t cry, but I’m just worried about Sunny…” Sunni’s heart immediately went out to Anya. He held on to her trembling shoulders and said, ” Anya, don’t worry about me. I’ll be okay. I’m willing to bear the responsibility alone and will accept any punishment from Jeremy, so why don’t you go back with Edmund novelxo.com fast updatefirst?” “But Sunny…” Anya could not get any further with her words as she was sobbing too much.

Corinne laughed and said, “Miss Anya, I must say I really admire you.” Sunny looked at Corinne with a puzzled expression on his face. ‘What is she laughing about?” Anya was stunned. She turned her doe eyes to Corinne and asked innocently, “Corinne, whatever do you mean by your words? You admire me?” Corinne nodded. “Yeah, I really admire you. You have a bestie who was willing to do everything to set me up for you, though it’s quite unfortunate she eventually ended up in prison. Then, your precious little brother posted that video online to slander me. After that, he willingly came here to admit his wrongdoing and to receive his punishment.

“Seems like everyone was just jumping at the chance to go through fire and water for you so that you get to remain clueless and innocent. You have to teach me some of your tricks someday, Miss Anya.” On the surface, Corinne sounded like she was complimenting Anya, but if one were to dig deeper, one would find that she was actually mocking her.

Anya frowned imperceptibly. It was then she realized just how formidable a foe Corinne was. When she first met her, she thought nothing of her. Sure, Corinne was pretty, but it was a bimbo kind of pretty. At this moment, however, she found out just how wrong she was about Corinne.

‘She’s not as simple as she looks,‘ thought Anya.

Anya widened her doe–eyes innocently and said softly, “Corinne, it seems as if you’ve misunderstood me. I have no idea what Rosie and Sunny were… Corinne ignored her. In fact, she did not even wait for her to finish speaking before she walked over to the dining table. She then glanced at the breakfast spread laid out for Jeremy and asked, ” Where’s my breakfast?” Jeremy looked up at her and said, “So you’re hungry now? Didn’t you say you weren’t hungry when I tried to wake you up?” Corinne shrugged and spread out her palms. “I wanted to continue sleeping, but you guys were being so loud down here, so I thought I might as well have some breakfast before going back to sleep.” While she was talking, Tommy perceptively stepped forward and respectfully pulled out the chair next to Jeremy for Corinne to sit, which was exactly what she did.

Jeremy looked sideways at her with a stern frown on his forehead. “You said you didn’t want to Chapter 356 eat just now, so the kitchen didn’t make you anything. Now there’s no choice for you but to wait patiently for them to make you something.” “Fine,” said Corinne with a pout. She did not have a choice but to wait patiently for the kitchen to make her something.

Moments ago, she did not feel hungry while she was still lying in bed, but since she was up, the hunger pang seemed to be causing a riot in her stomach. She glanced at the glass of milk next to Jeremy’s hand and reached out to take it.

Then, just when she was about to take a sip… Jeremy grabbed her hand and snatched away the glass.

“What are you doing? Can’t I even have some milk now?” asked Corinne unhappily.

‘He told me he likes me yesterday, and today, he won’t even share his food with me. Does he event know the meaning of ‘like‘?‘ thought Corinne.

Jeremy only had to take one look at her scrunched little face to know what she was thinking.

“You shouldn’t drink milk on an empty stomach. What if you get diarrhea?” lectured Jeremy sternly.

“Oh my god, Mister! When did you become so Nagy?” asked Corinne with a frown. Jeremy glared at her and replied, “I’m only doing this for your good.”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 357-Corinne simply scoffed.

Anya watched the interaction between Corinne and Jeremy. How they were behaving was nothing out of the ordinary, yet it was the most intimate she had ever seen Jeremy being with another woman. Her eyes sank and she clenched her fists tightly, so tightly that her fingers dug into her palms.novelxo.com fast update At that moment, Edmund also felt like they were intruding on something, so he quickly took out something he was sure Jeremy would be interested in..

“Mister Jeremy, Mister Lucas asked me to give this to you. This phone used to belong to the female influencer. The original video remains untouched on the phone. We hope this will help you clear up all those unfounded rumors about Missus Holden.” Jeremy glanced at Tommy, signaling him to take the phone.

Tommy immediately took the phone from Edmund’s hand and checked the video stored inside. It was as Edmund said; only then did he nod at Jeremy.

“Mister Jeremy, how do you intend to punish Mister Sunny?” asked Edmund.

Jeremy did not answer him. Instead, he looked questioningly at Corinne with one eyebrow raised. He, who had always called the shots without consulting anybody, was actually asking for Corinne’s opinion.

Corinne was puzzled. ‘Why is he looking at me like that? Is he asking me to come up with the punishment?‘ After thinking about it for a while, Corinne glanced at Edmund, and then at the sad–looking Sunny.

“Leave Sunny here. The rest of you can go now,” she said languidly.

Edmund started to panic a little when he heard that!

“Missus Holden, Mister Sunny is just a kid. I hope that… Corinne did not have to wait for him to finish speaking to know what he was going to say. She scoffed and interrupted him, “Your employer sure has rubbed off on you. If you have no intention to let us punish him, you shouldn’t have brought him here. Now that he’s here, you might as well just leave him here as I said!

“Or is what you said just empty words? The Riveras are in the wrong here. Not to mention, I was just trying to help out a member of your family. Do you seriously think there’ll be no consequences to all the things the Riveras have done?” Edmund’s face became as black as thunder, but he did not dare argue back.

Initially, he thought that Jeremy would let Sunny off the hook for Anya’s sake, or even if Jeremy wanted to punish Sunny, he would do so lightly. Therefore, he never expected that the wild card Corinne would be so difficult to deal with.

However, no matter how aggrieved Sunny felt, he did not want to let Corinne look down on him. He puffed up his chest, held his head up proudly, and stepped forward.

2/2 “Edmund, take Anya home first. I’m going to stay here and take whatever’s coming for me,” he said resolutely. He was willing to accept whatever punishment Corinne had for him.

Edmund hesitated a little. He knew it would be as good as starting a war with the Holden family if he was to forcefully drag Sunny out of the place then.

This is out of my league. I should go back to ask Lucas for further instructions,‘ he thought.

Thus, he made up his mind to retreat for the moment. He turned to Anya and said, “Let’s go, Miss. Anya.” Anya looked at Edmund and said nothing.

Then, she looked pitifully at Jeremy–who was sitting at the head of the dining table–only to discover he was not even looking at her: Instead, all of his attention was focused on Corinne.

Anya’s heart immediately sank. After thinking it through, she turned to Edmund and said, “Edmund, you should be in a rush to head back to Lucas‘ office, right?” Edmund modded. “Yes, Miss Anya. I’ll be heading to Mister Lucas‘ office after dropping you off at home.” “If that’s the case, you don’t need to send me home,” said Anya. Then, she looked at Jeremy and continued to say, “Jeremy, can I get a ride with you later?

My house is just along the way to your office, so it should be convenient for you to give me a ride.”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 358-Jeremy narrowed his eyes at Anya before turning back to face Corinne with a questioning look, asking her what he should do.

Corinne furrowed her brow. ‘Why is he looking at me like that again? What… Is he asking me to be the bad guy here ‘cause he’s too embarrassed to turn down his ‘savior‘? Man, he’s really devious, huh? Oh well, I’ll help him out this one time, seeing as how he’s been really nice to me for the pastnovelxo.com fast update few days.”

Corinne rested her chin on one hand and lazily turned to look at Anya. “Miss Anya, you know that your brother’s subordinate can’t be late to work, yet you don’t seem to realize that this applies to your Jeremy, too.” The combination of the word ‘your‘ and ‘Jeremy‘ caused the man beside her to frown.

Anya felt wronged. The corners of her eyes turned down, making her look even more fragile and innocent. “No, Corinne. I didn’t mean it like that… I just thought that it’ll be fine if Jeremy is late since he’s the boss of the company, whereas Edmund is just an ordinary worker who has to clock. in at work on time. Lucas has a strict system in place and will punish anyone who’s late to work.” Corinne smirked. “Oh my, you’re certainly very considerate of others. No wonder the people around you are so willing to go through fire and water for you.

However, you’ve forgotten one thing. It was your brother who sent Edmund here, so he’s technically on the clock, therefore he shouldn’t be punished if he’s late to the office. Besides, I believe that Edmund wouldn’t have worked with your brother for so many years if your brother was this harsh to his right–hand man.” Here, Corinne took a yawn before adding, “But I’m fine if Jeremy is willing to give you a ride ‘cause it’s true what you said–your house is along the way to his office after all.” She smirked before turning around and raising her eyebrows mischievously at Jeremy. “Am I right, Mister?” Jeremy did not answer her. Instead, he coldly ordered, “Tommy, please send Miss Anya back to her house.” “Yes, Mister Jeremy.” Anya’s gaze faltered when she heard that. “Jeremy, aren’t you going to the office today? Can’t you just give me a ride? You don’t have to trouble Tommy…” she said in a manner that made it obvious to anyone there that she was pretending to not want to trouble Tommy.

Jeremy remained indifferent to Anya. He gestured with his chin at Corinne. “The little rascal is getting jealous, so I think it’s best if I don’t give you a ride.” Corinne was speechless. ‘Hello, I’m jealous? Mister is way out of line. How can he use me like that when he’s the one who doesn’t want to give a ride to Anya?

That’s emotional blackmailing!‘ Anya was a little stunned. Her eyes were filled with hurt, and she was about to say something more when Tommy beat her to it. He raised his hand slightly as a gesture of invitation and said, ” Miss Anya, please follow me out. I’ll take you home right away.” Anya had no choice but to smile awkwardly, even though the expression of unwillingness was 272 written all over her face. “Alright, then. Sorry for taking up your time, Jeremy. I’ll leave with Tommy now, she said politely.

Jeremy nodded and did not spare another glance at her.

Anya mentally gritted her teeth before smiling at Corinne. “Bye, Corinne. I’ll come another day to visit you.” “Off you go, then said Corinne.

Anya was speechless. She marched away angrily with Edmund following behind her.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 359-Sunny stayed behind in the dining room, waiting for Corinne and Jeremy to give out his punishment.

The maid placed a steaming hot plate of breakfast food in front of Corinne, who was so hungry that she immediately dug in. As she was shoveling the bacon and egg into her mouth, she sensed a pair of eyes boring into her. She did not know how to describe thenovelxo.com fast update look, but the closest she could get was that it felt like she was being entwined by a flaming thread that was getting tighter around her body.

She instinctively frowned and glared at Jeremy. “Mister, why are you still here?

Shouldn’t you be off to work right now?” Jeremy furrowed his brow in mock anger. “You just can’t wait for me to leave, huh?” Corinne shook her head. “No, it’s not like that. It’s more like you’ve finished your breakfast, so instead of wasting your time here, shouldn’t you head off to work where your staff is waiting for you?” Jeremy pursed his lips and said, “There’s no rush.” Corinne twitched the corners of her mouth. “Okay, I won’t say anything more now that I know you’re not in a rush, but can you not stare at me like that while I’m eating?” Jeremy raised his eyebrow. “Can’t I even get a good look at you after how you left me to sleep alone in the study last night?” Corinne scoffed and mockingly said, “From ancient times, any emperor who was found late to work always used the excuse of being seduced by a temptress, and said innocent woman would have to carry the shame of being called a temptress for the rest of her life. Mister, I hope you’re not thinking of making it a habit of being late to work every day because I really can’t have your staff calling me a temptress.” “Nonsense! Who’d ever dare to call you that?” Jeremy actually laughed when he heard what she said. Instead of being angry, he was delighted to find the many creative ways Corinne could come up with just to make him go to work on time.

Corinne rolled her eyes. “Of course they wouldn’t call me that to your face, but they’ll surely talk. about me behind your backs, and I can assure you it’s not going to be something nice about me.” Jeremy pinched her cheeks out of both adoration and frustration. Then, he said gently, “Fine. To not have them call you a temptress, I’ll go to work now, but just wait and see how I’ll deal with you. little rascal once I’m back home.” Corinne simply laughed at his threat.

Jeremy got up from the dining table and put one hand on the back of her chair before bending. down to look her deeply in the eyes. It was obvious he was asking for a goodbye kiss, but Corinne was a little unwilling to give him one because there was a minor–Sunny–in the room.

Thinking on her feet, she quickly picked up a piece of ham with a fork and shoved it into his mouth. Jeremy was a little taken aback, and even though his eyes were filled with unhappiness, held nonetheless swallowed the ham. Even though he did not get what he wanted, he was willing to concede to the fact that Corinne fed him out of her own accord.

“Be a good girl while I’m gone, yeah.” Jeremy straightened himself up and ruffled up her hair. Then, he put the coat the maid passed to him onto the crook of his arm before marching out of the house.

Corinne remained seated at the dining table. Blinking awkwardly and blushing madly, she picked up the glass of warm milk off the table and drank it in a bid to calm herself.

Sunny–who witnessed the whole thing–was dumbstruck. He never saw such vivid behaviors from Jeremy. In fact, the Jeremy he knew was humorous and cold.

Jeremy was like a different person around Corinne. It was as if he really loved her and that they were just flirting in the way that every couple in the world would do. He would not believe it if anyone were to tell him that Jeremy could show any signs of emotions other than aloofness if he had not seen it personally.

Thus, Sunny became wary of Corinne because if things were to continue like that, she might just really steal Anya’s beloved Jeremy away from her. He feared that Anya would not be able to take the news and would end up doing something crazy.

After Corinne finished her breakfast, she got up from the dining table and walked toward the direction of where Sunny was standing.

Sunny, to his credit, did not back down.

“Do whatever you want to me! I’m prepared to accept any punishment!”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 360-Corinne completely ignored Sunny. Instead, she yawned, walked past him, and up the stairs. She had only one thing on her mind, and that was to go back to sleep.

Sunny was dumbstruck. He chased after her unhappily and said, “Hey, Corinne!

Aren’t you going to punish me? Hello?”novelxo.com fast update Corinne paid him no mind and continued walking up the stairs.

Anger began to rise in Sunny. He did not like being ignored and was about to go upstairs to give. her a piece of his mind when Bowen grabbed his arm and said,

“Mister Sunny, Ma’am would like to take her nap now. Why don’t you wait for her to wake before asking her to punish you?” Sunny furrowed his eyebrows. “Why is she so lazy? It’s already late morning and she still wants to sleep?” Bowen did not like anyone from the Rivera family talking like this about his employer, so he dropped his usual politeness and said, “In any case, you’re not to bother Ma’am. You’re to wait for her quietly until she decides to come down on her own accord!” He then instructed the other servants to keep an eye on Sunny in case the latter decided to make a fuss to wake Corinne up.

Sunny had no choice but to do as Bowen said. After all, he was not in his own home, and he had been brought up to respect the rules in other people’s homes.

He watched as Corinne went up the stairs. Then, he sat down on the sofa and decided to kill time by checking if there was any news about the video on his phone. Fortunately, there was none.

Tommy worked quickly. Although he was tasked to send Anya home by Jeremy, he also made sure to instruct his subordinates to post the original video and the clarification video of the female influencer online. Then, he notified the various media agencies to create a buzz around the two videos so that they could become viral.

In the end, the tide of public opinion had been reversed.

The online social media users who participated in the cyberbullying of Corinne immediately felt ashamed of themselves. Some of them publicly apologized to her, others deleted their comments, and a few even became big fans of hers.

It seemed like the incident was a blessing in disguise. Due to her looks and her kind–hearted personality, she had gotten herself some loyal fans. The social media users became even more fond of her when it was discovered that she clawed her way out of the countryside to study in one of the most prestigious schools in the city. She had always kept this information on the down–low, which only served to fuel the netizen’s interest in her.

Unfortunately for Corinne, she did not have a VeeTube account. Otherwise, she could have seen the number of followers grow by a million overnight. As for Sunny, well, he was just relieved to know that everything had turned out well for her in the end.

Chapter 160 2/2 It was already late in the afternoon by the time Corinne woke up from her nap.

She got up from her bed, went to the bathroom to wash up, and changed into a fresh set of clothes before turning on her computer. She wanted to make some improvements to the design sketch she–fueled by a burst of inspiration–had spent the whole of last night drawing.

After,the drawing was completed and double–checked, she emailed it to Jeremy using her work email address to ask him for his opinion. The only thing for her to do was to wait for his reply.

Originally, she set aside three days to complete the drawing, but she did it in one day. Therefore, she was all spent. After a while, she decided to go out to get some fresh air and relax her mind, so she turned off her computer and went downstairs.

Sunny was excitedly playing the game on his phone when Corinne came down the stairs.

Bowen immediately went up to greet her. “Good afternoon, Ma’am. I didn’t wake you up for lunch as I thought it was better to let you sleep. What would you like to eat now? I’ll ask the kitchen to make it for you right away.” Corinne was surprised by the change in Bowen’s attitude. He had definitely become more respectful toward her.

Actually, she always thought that Bowen was one of the good ones among the servants. He was not like the other servants who would act respectfully to her face but then talked about her behind her back. However, she also knew that Bowen previously was only treating her like a guest instead of the woman of the household.