Ch. 41..50

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 41-Lilliana comforted her daughter Sherlyn. “Don’t worry, Sherlyn. I’ll find a way to clear your name! Don’t cry…” Corinne stood relaxedly to one side with a mocking smirk, and she even chuckled a little at the sight of Lilliana and Sherlyn in shambles.

Sherlyn ceased crying the second she heard that little chuckle from Corinne. A frown appeared on her face, and she glared at Corinne while pointing resentfully at her. “It was you! You did this to me, Corinne!” Corinne cocked an eyebrow and spread her hands innocently. “How can a small-time maid like me be capable of doing that to you? It’s expensive to pay for a headline slot in the news, and I can’t afford to do that at all.” Indeed, money was not involved, only certain tech-savvy skills.

Sherlyn nonetheless stared unhappily at her. “Even if you didn’t pay for the news to be in the headlines, you came here to add fuel to the fire in front of Dad.

He wouldn’t have known about the news if you weren’t here!” Corinne frowned. “Weren’t you the one who asked Dad to demand that I come home?” Sherlyn was speechless.

Corinne then added, “Well, not that it matters. He’ll eventually see the news himself even if I hadn’t come back today. Word of advice: if you don’t want anyone to find out that you’re engaging in all those shameful acts, the best thing you can do is not do them in the first place.” Sherlyn was so angry that she was incapable of coherent speech and could only cry incessantly..

Lilliana could not bear to see her daughter cry like that and no longer maintain the kind expression. on her face. She said, “Enough with your sarcastic remarks, Corinne! Do you think you’re any better? You’re a b*stard child who only acts like a good girl in front of your Dad!” “You don’t know anything about me, but I know exactly what kind of despicable people you and Sherlyn are!” Corinne glanced insipidly at them and smiled.

“Do you know what’s happening to the two of you right now? Karma’s coming back to bite you for all the evil things you’ve done!” said Corinne, then immediately turned around and went upstairs to look for Marvin. There were several things she wished to speak about with her father in private.

Lilliana could only grit her teeth in ire as she looked at Corinne’s calm figure from behind. ‘How dare this b*tch make a fool out of us! I’ll make her pay for this in the future!’ Her attempts at chasing Corinne out of the Carew home had never been successful. Though the Carews were not a very wealthy family, their ancestors divided a lot of real estate between them, and collecting the rent from all that property was more than enough to sustain their family for their entire life.

Lilliana, however, could not stand to see an illegitimate child like Corinne getting a share of the spoils! She initially wanted to marry Corinne off as soon as possible so that Corinne would take 272 the husband’s surname and lose all rights to inherit the family property. Alas, all her plans to get Corinne to go on a blind date had been a failure, thus delaying the possibility of marrying Corinne off.

Lilliana felt that it was about time she figured out some other way to deal with Corinne as soon as possible, because keeping her around would bring even more misfortune to them!

Marvin was fuming by himself in the study when someone knocked suddenly on the door. He immediately scolded them, “Get out!” “Dad, it’s me,” came Corinne’s tender voice.

Marvin’s anger was slightly quelled. “Corinne? Come in.” Corinne gently pushed open the door of the study and walked in with a painting.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 42-Marvin had a gloomy expression and was still somewhat angry because the scandal Involving his eldest daughter Sherlyn had become a trending topic.

Corinne walked over slowly and persuaded him softly, “Dad, your health will be affected if you get. angry. Don’t worry so much about that whole incident with Sherlyn. I’m sure a lot of people will forget about it once all the fanfare dies down.” “You’re right.” At the end of the day, Corinne was the more honest and sensible daughter, which saved Marvin from worrying too much about her.

Many things had not gone smoothly for Marvin in recent days, and he frowned before asking, “Is there something you want to talk to me about?” Corinne nodded and put the painting she was holding on the table. “Take a look at this painting, Dad…” she said while gently tearing off the kraft paper covering the painting. The piece’s magnificent, artistic beauty soon came into view.

She had brought with her ‘Geese in Late Autumn-one of her mother’s posthumously published works-which Jeremy had given her some time ago. As soon as Marvin laid eyes on the painting, he was taken aback for a moment and asked excitedly, “Corinne! This painting is Nellie Nymphaea’s posthumous work ‘Geese in Late Autumn’! Rumor has it that it was recently sold to a mysterious buyer at a super high price of seven and a half million! Where did you get it? Is it genuine?” “It is,” Corinne answered. “The person who bought this painting was my current employer at the house where I’m working as a maid. I happened to save his grandmother’s life that day, so he gave me this painting as a token of his gratitude.” Marvin had an incredulous expression on his face! “Your employer bought that painting for such a high price and decided to just give it to you for free?” Corinne nodded. “Yes. He’s very rich, and he loves his grandmother dearly too.

Seven and a half million is nothing to him.” “I would’ve never dreamed that something like that would happen!” exclaimed Marvin, and he then stretched out his hand to gently caress the painting. There was a sense of yearning and despair as if he had recalled something from the past.

Corinne observed the changes in her father’s expression and asked, “Dad… Nellie Nymphaea is my mother’s pen name, am I right?” Marvin stiffened. He raised his head suddenly, then turned to Corinne and looked at her in shock.” You… How did you know?” Corinne answered calmly, “I can vaguely recall certain memories from when I was still a child, and the name Nellie Nymphaea somehow rang a bell to me. I later found a photo of my mother at home, and I saw the name Nellie Nymphaea at the back of the photo. I noticed that my mother’s handwriting is the same as Nellie Nymphaea’s signature.” ‘So that’s how she found out…’ Since there was no point in hiding It, Marvin sighed and admitted, ” You’re correct. Nellie Nymphaea is your mother.” Corinne knew she was right a long time ago and tentatively said, “Dad, I realize that some of her so -called posthumous works look more like new paintings, instead of old works that were published posthumously. Do you think perhaps Mom is still alive?” “Nonsense!” That remark seemed to have incited something in Marvin, and he interrupted her sternly, “Your mother passed away when you were very young!

The works you mentioned that look. like new paintings were probably someone else trying to imitate her style and pass their work off as hers. And another thing:

you’re not allowed to tell anyone else that your mother is Nellie Nymphaea! Do you understand?”.

Corinne frowned in confusion. “Why? Why can’t I mention anything about Mom?” Marvin remained speechless for some time. He looked at Corinne with a complicated look in his eyes and kept quiet for a bit longer before saying angrily, “Your mother wasn’t my wife, so it won’t do you any good to tell people that she’s your mother. You wouldn’t want them going around telling the whole world you’re my illegitimate daughter!” Marvin would sidestep her question and change the subject whenever Corinne asked him about her mother, which led her to believe that there had to be some sort of dark secret.

Although Corinne’s memory of her mother was vague, she could roughly remember that her mother was a cold and proud woman, and by that logic, it was impossible that she would stoop so low as to become someone else’s mistress. Corinne never believed in that ‘mistress’ designation given to her mother by her relatives. If indeed her mother had passed away, she was no less determined on finding out the truth and clearing her mother’s name.

After leaving the painting to Marvin for safekeeping, Corinne said goodbye and left. She could tell that Marvin still thought fondly of her mother, and she was certain that Marvin would take good care of her mother’s posthumous piece.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 43-Corinne was not worried that Lilliana and Sherlyn would destroy the painting, mainly because Marvin was always very secretive about Nellie Nymphaea, and they were thus unaware that she was Corinne’s mother. Even if they did find out the truth, Corinne was certain that they would not do anything to her mother’s painting. After all, Lilliana and Sherlyn might not like her mother, but they loved riches and would probably be more than happy to be given something of such value.

Corinne went out of her home, walked to a nearby bus stop, and began to wait for a bus back to the Holden home.

As she waited for the bus, a black car slowly drove over and stopped in front of her.

It was none other than Jeremy’s vehicle. ‘D*mn it, why do I always have to run into him outside?’ Is the world too small, or did he just happen to be wherever she went?

Tommy got down from the front passenger seat and opened the rear seat door for her. He then said respectfully, “Please get in the car, Miss Corinne. Mister Jeremy sent me here to pick you up.” When Corinne saw that Jeremy was not in the car, she immediately understood that it was not a chance encounter. She frowned unhappily and asked Tommy, “How does he know I’m here? Did he send you to follow me?” ‘Is he worried that I’d make a run for it or something?’ she thought.

Tommy replied with a serious face, “When you answered the call yesterday and said that you were going back home, Mister Jeremy instructed me to come here and wait for you.” “Oh yeah. I forgot about that.” Corinne knew that she had no choice but to get in the car, so she cooperated with him and asked, “Where will I be sent to today?” Tommy sat back in the front passenger seat, turned his head around, and replied earnestly, “Hel wants me to pick you up and send you to have a meal with him before the two of you go home together.” Corinne had a shocked expression and frowned. “What’s the deal with him? Did he take the wrong medicine today or something? I didn’t think he’d one day invite me to have a meal with him.” Tommy’s expression became sullen in response, and the corners of his mouth began to twitch.

He was a little used to her reckless remarks and actions and thus explained in a business-like manner, “Well, the old lady called him today and lashed out at him for leaving you alone at home all the time, so…” ‘Oh, I see! I knew he was never sincere in wanting to invite me over for a meal!’ Corinne cocked her eyebrows. “What are we eating again?” Tommy answered politely, “French cuisine. I wonder it’s to your liking-” Corinne rejected it without hesitation. “It’s not! Tell him that I want some Asian food!” Tommy was taken aback, and his lips began twitching uncontrollably. “I… Umm… I’ll tell him now, then.” ‘This woman sure is different from the others! Any ordinary woman would kill to get a chance to have a meal with Jeremy, and they wouldn’t even dare to be so picky over what type of cuisine. they would be having. How could she demand to eat Asian cuisine with him?” As far as Tommy was concerned, Jeremy had never eaten Asian food in his entire life!

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 44-At the entrance of the Asian restaurant, Jeremy strode out of the car with Corinne by his side before walking into the restaurant.

Tommy respectfully stood by the car and stared incredulously at Jeremy from behind.

After Corinne suggested that they get some Asian food, he casually called Jeremy to inform him of Corinne’s request. Little did he expect that Jeremy would agree to cancel the reservation at the French restaurant and change the venue to an Asian restaurant. His attitude toward Corinne seemed to be different from most.

However, the more important issue was whether or not Asian cuisine even suited his taste palate.

The aroma in the Asian restaurant was characteristically rich and spicy. Corinne had chosen a seat by the window, and she held a pen while browsing through the menu. Then, she raised her head and asked, “Do you take spicy food?” Jeremy, who was sitting opposite her, nodded slightly. “Yes.” Corinne grunted in response and chose two spicy soups. The tables in the restaurant were very close to each other, and the chatter from the next table could be heard very clearly.

“Look! He’s so handsome!” “Yeah, he is!” “Is that his girlfriend sitting opposite him? She’s got good looks too, but she seems to be much younger than the man!” “Maybe she’s his sister!” “Man, I’m so jealous! I wish I had such a handsome brother!” “If it were me, I wouldn’t want him to be my brother. I much prefer having a husband as handsome as him!” Jeremy stood out like a sore thumb, for it was out of place for such a handsome man in a well- fitting suit to grace a smoky Asian restaurant with his elegance. It was inevitable, then, that the female diners at the nearby tables would get infatuated with him. He disliked the noisiness there. and glanced across the surroundings with a solemn face. “Don’t they have any quieter private rooms here?” Corinne cocked her eyebrow and said with a smile, “No one eats this kind of food in a private room. Authentic Asian cuisine can only be enjoyed in a lively environment!” Jeremy could only look at her. He neither understood her nor wanted to make any effort to understand her, so he just let her be.

Corinne handed over the menu to him and said, “I’ve finished ordering, mister. Is there anything else you’d like to add?’ Jeremy reached out to take the menu and immediately handed it to the waitress.

He said softly to her, “A bottle of mineral water, please.” The young waitress was staring all googly-eyed at the man’s handsome face and was on the verge of drooling. It was not until he gave her an impatient look that she was frightened back to her senses and felt a chill down her spine. She took the order quickly and smiled awkwardly,” Ahem… Alright, sir. It’ll be sent over soon.” After the blushing waitress left, Corinne took out her phone and played some mobile games while waiting for the dishes to be served. There was nothing in common between them anyway, so there was no point in having a conversation.

Moments later, someone knocked on the window.

Corinne turned around and saw Annie standing right outside. She was plastering her face on the glass window, and she looked at them in shock and surprise.

Another two people were spotted beside Annie-one was the beautiful curlyhaired woman who was with Jeremy in Twilight’s Snow Room, and the other was her online ‘friend’ who tripped her that day.

Before long, Annie ran excitedly into the restaurant and went up to their table.

“Uncle! It is you! I thought I was seeing things! I never thought you’d set foot into this sort of restaurant and eat this sort of cuisine!” Jeremy looked sternly at Corinne and raised his chin slightly. “It was her choice.” Though his tone was insipid and there was nothing out of the ordinary with what he said, the young man and the curly-haired woman who came in after Annie simultaneously had a look of surprise. They thought to themselves, ‘He lowered his standards and ate in this place just because she said she wanted to? Has she become someone important to him?’

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 45-Annie looked at Corinne with admiration and adulation. “I was right to make you my goddess! You’re the only person who can bring my uncle down from his ivory tower to experience the wonders of this world!” The corners of Corinne’s lips twitched as she smiled stiffly.

It was not so much her ability as it was the agreement that existed between them. Since he needed her to cooperate in being affectionate in front of his grandmother, he had no choice but to be magnanimous and invite her to a meal.

Jeremy shot Annie a cold look. “Didn’t I tell you to reflect on your mistakes at home? Who said you could come out?” Annie pouted and stuck out her tongue. “I don’t want to stay at home and spend my time reflecting on it! Isn’t it depressing enough for me to get cheated on and have my wedding ruined? How could you bring yourself to have me lock myself up at home and reflect on it!” Jeremy ignored her protests and looked at the two people beside her.

Sunny looked at Jeremy respectfully and greeted him. “Hello, Jeremy.” Jeremy nodded slightly, as if to acknowledge his greeting. “How did the three of you end up together? Where have all of you been?” The curly-haired woman smiled warmly and tucked her hair behind her ears as she came forward. Sunny and I went shopping and ran into Annie there.” Jeremy closed his eyes, responded with a soft grunt, and said nothing else.

The curly-haired woman looked at the freshly-served food on the table and said enthusiastically, You two seem to have just started eating, and we happen to be searching for a place to eat too. May we join in?” Rather than answering them, Jeremy looked at Corinne as if to get her opinion.

Corinne was concentrating on her food when she realized that he was looking at her. She immediately understood what he was trying to imply and said indifferently, “Sure. I don’t mind!” He was paying, after all, and she was only there to fill her tummy. Whether or not they joined did not matter to her.

After Corinne made her stance known, Jeremy nodded and said, “Have a seat then.” The curly-haired woman was startled to see their interaction, and her expression sank right then.

Annie sat down enthusiastically next to Corinne, while the curly-haired woman casually took her seat next to Jeremy.

Since the table was meant for four, Sunny had to sit on the chair that the waitress brought over.

After ordering some more food, the curly-haired woman greeted Corinne with a smile. “Hi there, Corinne. My name is Rosie Sutton, and I’ve been friends with Jeremy for many years.” Corinne drank some water and nodded. “Hi, nice to meet you.” Annie pestered Corinne like a little girl and asked, “Oh, there’s something I wanted to ask yesterday but didn’t get a chance to. How are you so good at dice games? Did you learn it before? It’s super amazing!” Before Corinne could even say anything, Sunny let out a disdainful snort. “Tch!

You’re calling her your goddess just because she’s good at rolling dice! What sort of admiration is that, Annie?” Annie frowned unhappily and glared at Sunny, “She is and always will be my queen! Why do you even care so much about it? If you think you’re better than me, then why don’t you tell me who your goddess is?” Sunny waggled his eyebrows proudly. “Have you heard of Jade Rabbit, one of the two top hackers in the world? She’s my goddess, and I’m going to make her my wife too! She’ll be mine, and I’ll dote on her to high heaven!” When Corinne heard that, she choked up and coughed violently, almost to the point where she spat out the fatty beef slice that she stuffed into my mouth.

Annie panicked. “Are you all right?” Jeremy, who was having a conversation with Rosie, heard Corinne’s coughing and looked over suddenly. He frowned, placed a tissue in front of her mouth, and asked her to spit out what was in her mouth. “Don’t wolf down all the food in such a rush. No one’s going to snatch it from you.” The man’s tone was harsh, as if he was lecturing his children.

Rosie was taken aback. She had never seen Jeremy caring so much for a woman.

Sunny frowned and had a look of contempt. “She’s just pretending!” Rosie shot back at him and said, “How can you say that? She’s really choking!” Sunny downplayed her remark. “What’s there to choke on Asian food? I think she’s just putting on an act and making a mountain out of a molehill!” Rosie was helpless. “Hey, don’t be so mean…” Corinne wiped her mouth, got up, and said, “Excuse me while I go to the bathroom.” Rosie then stood up and followed her. “I’ll go with you, Corinne!”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 46-“I’m coming along, Corinne!” said Annie as she stood up to follow Corinne.

Sunny put his legs up on the seat, deliberately stopping Annie from following Corinne and Rosie, much to Annie’s chagrin.

“Sunny, what’s wrong with you? Move!” Annie rolled her eyes and said, “Uncle, look at him…” Jeremy slowly averted his gaze from Corinne’s back and gave Annie and Sunny a cold glance. Instantly, both of them fell silent.

In the washroom.

After Corinne was done, she left the cubicle to go wash her hands.

Rosie, seeing her coming out, went over to pass Corinne her jacket. She sheepishly said, “Corinne, can you please hold on to my jacket? I just realized there’s no hook to hang the jacket.” Corinne nodded. She drew out some tissues to wipe her hands dry before taking Rosie’s jacket.

After a while, Rosie came out from the cubicle. As she washed her hand, she looked at Corinne apologetically. “Sunny has always been a blabbermouth child since he was a kid. I hope you won’t take it into your heart by what he said just now.” Corinne raised her eyebrows. “Huh? What did he say?” Rosie was baffled for a moment by her behavior, but she smiled immediately.

“It’s good to know it didn’t bother you. Hey, I didn’t know you had such a good temper.” Corinne curled up her lips into a smile. “Really? You’re flattering me.” There was nothing to be upset about when an unimportant person said something that was not important to her at all.

Rosie looked different from the way she dressed up last night in Twilight. Her style was more. casual and daily-looking today. She had a glamorous type of face, and her makeup was very intricate today.

‘She must be the one ‘Road To Success’ mentioned. Because of her, Sunny tripped me yesterday, and I ended up falling onto Mister. But if Rosie likes Jeremy and Jeremy likes her in return too, why didn’t he marry her? I just don’t understand,’ she thought.

Rosie had finished washing her face. When she was reaching for the tissues, she accidentally knocked the tissue box, and it ended up falling into the rubbish bin.

She sighed awkwardly. “Oh no! Those tissues have become dirty. Corinne, can you please hold my jacket for a while longer? My hands are still wet.” It was not a huge problem for Corinne. “Sure, no problem.” When Corinne and Rosie were back at the table, Jeremy was not there. Annie and Sunny were still bickering at each other.

Rosie looked around and asked curiously, “Hey, why are you two the only ones left? Where’s Jeremy?” Annie answered, “It was too noisy, so Uncle Jeremy went out to talk on the phone.” “Oh, I see!” Rosie looked out the window like she was trying to find where Jeremy was.

On the other hand, Corinne did not care and went back to her seat to continue eating.

After a while, all of them were nearly done, but Jeremy was not back yet. Annie complained about the heat in the restaurant and suggested going out to look for Jeremy.

Everyone agreed with the suggestion and decided to leave the restaurant when… Rosie, putting on her jacket, reached into her pocket, and her expression contorted. “Oh no, my watch is missing!” Annie helped to look at the table and also under it. “It’s not on the table or under the table. Rosie, did you remember wrongly? Maybe you didn’t bring it out with you today?” Rosie shook her head firmly. “No. I’m sure I was wearing it just now. It was in the way when we were having dinner, so I took it off and put it into the pocket of my jacket.

“What should I do…? I don’t mind if it was something else other than that watch.

The watch is really important to me. It was the last birthday present my grandfather gave to me before he passed away!”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 47-Annie felt bad and sympathized with Rosie. “What? Don’t panic. We’ll find that watch together!” Corinne squinted upon realizing where the situation could be headed to.

Sunny also joined the search. All of a sudden, he remembered something and glared at Corinne suspiciously. He questioned, “Hey, weren’t you the one holding Rosie’s jacket when both of you. went to the washroom?” Corinne nodded. “Yes, I did. What’s wrong?” Sunny looked at her disdainfully. “Then give Rosie back her watch now!” There was not even a change in Corinne’s expression. “I didn’t take it. How am I going to give it back to her?” Sunny grabbed her arms and treated her like a thief, preventing her from running away. “You were the only one who held Rosie’s jacket. If you didn’t take it, who did?” Corinne remained calm. “She asked me to help her hold on to it when we were in the washroom. I only agreed to help her due to that.” Sunny snorted sarcastically. “Then you took the chance and stole the watch from one of the pockets!” With a calm face, she insisted, “I didn’t.” Obviously, Sunny did not believe her and started to act aggressively. “Your words mean nothing. Let us search your body and belongings if you didn’t steal the watch!” Annie, displeased by this, ran over to push Sunny away. “You’re crazy! Why did Corinne need to steal the watch? It’s just a watch. Uncle Jeremy will buy it for her if she really likes it!” Sunny snorted disdainfully. “Then she should agree with the search to prove her innocence!” “No! Who gives you the right to do a search on her? It’s pure humiliation to be searched in the public!” Annie insisted on standing in front of Corinne and was determined to stop Sunny.

Corinne was the one who risked her life to save her yesterday in Twilight. It was her turn to protect Corinne today!

Since Sunny thought Annie was in the way and was an obstruction, he tried to pull her to the sides. It became a tug-of-war between the two of them. As a result, Corinne got pushed back and she stumbled… Clink! All of a sudden, an item dropped on the floor.

Sunny let go of Annie and picked up the item that was beside Corinne’s foot. His eyes widened.” What is this? Didn’t you say that you didn’t steal it? How could you do it? Do you think you’re worthy to be Jeremy’s wife?” Rosie was in disbelief as she looked at Corinne. “Corinne… You took it?” Corinne had no idea where the watch fell off her body. She furrowed her brows and looked at Rosie. Her lips were curled. “I’m sure you know it better than me if I took it…or you put it on me, don’t you?” Rosie put on an innocent-looking face. “What are you talking about? Why would I do such a thing?” Enraged, Sunny rebuked Corinne, saying, “That’s enough of you! Everyone saw the watch drop from your body. It doesn’t matter that you deny it. Why do you have to slander Rosie?” The diners in the restaurant came over to watch what was happening. They pointedly glared at Corinne and criticized her.

“Weren’t they eating together? Why is she stealing from her friends?” “She doesn’t look like a person who will do that kind of thing!” “Hey, we shouldn’t judge a person by her cover.” “What happened?” rang a stern voice.

With Jeremy back in the restaurant, the temperature of the restaurant turned down a little. His vibe was too strong. The crowd automatically moved aside to make way for him.

Annie ran towards him. “Uncle Jeremy, you’re back! Sunny insisted that Corinne stole Rosie’s watch, and he even wanted to do a search on her!” Sunny was unafraid, however, and held the evidence up in the sky. “Jeremy, I didn’t accuse her! Rosie’s watch dropped from her. Everyone here saw it!” Jeremy looked at the watch and tilted his head to look at Corinne with a weird look. With a stern voice, he asked, “Did you take it?”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 48-‘Does that mean Mister suspects I stole the watch like Sunny and the other people, too?’ Corinne thought.

Come to think of it, they were not a real couple; trust never existed between them. Despite feeling a little disappointed, she did not care too much about it.

She shook her head and answered calmly, “I didn’t take it.” No one could tell what Jeremy was feeling because of his cold expression. He responded calmly,” Alright, then. Let’s go.” The strong smell of food in the restaurant was making him uncomfortable, and he did not feel like staying for longer.

Sunny was shocked to hear Jeremy saying they were leaving. He frowned vehemently as he found it hard to accept having things ended this way. He swiftly ran over and spread his arms to stop. Jeremy from leaving.

“Jeremy, why are you believing her when she was caught red-handed?” Jeremy’s long eyes squinted. “The watch didn’t go missing, did it now? What else do you want her to do?” Sunny stubbornly argued, “But she’s a thief! How could you allow this thief to be with you?” Jeremy was evidently displeased by Sunny’s words, and his gaze became even more pointed. Who are you calling a thief?” Sunny’s back stiffened, and all of a sudden, he was afraid to face Jeremy.

Regardless of that, he was unwilling to succumb to the fear because he thought he was a righteous person. Stubbornly, he pointed at Corinne. “It’s…her…” At this point, Jeremy’s face looked borderline cynical. “Say that again.” Rosie quickly approached them and consoled softly, “Sunny, it’s fine. Don’t dwell on it anymore. Besides, I’m embarrassed that everyone’s upset just because of my watch.” She took the watch from Sunny’s hand and walked over to Corinne graciously.

“Corinne, if you like this watch, I can give it to you.” She pulled Corinne’s hand and put the watch on Corinne’s wrist. With a bright and friendly smile, she said, “Here, you go. Think of it as a present to commemorate our first meeting.” Sunny furrowed his eyebrows and said unhappily, “Rosie, why are you giving it to her when she stole it from you?” She gave him a helpless look. “Sunny, don’t say that. I trust Corinne didn’t do it on purpose!” Sunny was feeling sorry for her and murmured, “Rosie, you’re too kind.” Corinne looked down at the watch on her wrist. It was definitely a very exquisite, beautiful feminine watch. There were even a few large diamonds inlaid on the dial.

Chapp She smiled joyfully like she had gotten a treasure. While she admired and touched the watch, she looked at Rosie. “Are you sure? Didn’t you say this was the last gift your grandfather gave to your before he passed away? Are you giving me such an important watch?” Rosie thought Corinne was just like any other commoner who never owned anything expensive, so she smiled. “Of course! Although this watch is very important to me, I’m happy to give it to you. I think we can get along very well.

Giving the watch to you is also another commemoration for me!” Corinne chuckled and raised her eyebrow. “I’ll take your gift, then.” Sunny loathed Corinne’s attitude and snorted, “Are you seriously accepting it?” She glanced at him and ignored him. As she waved her hand that had the watch on, she raised her head and asked Jeremy, “Honey, will you buy this watch for me if I like it?” It caught Jeremy by surprise when Corinne called him her honey. He was quite thrilled with it. His brows lifted, and he looked at her rather pleasantly. “Sure.” “That’s fantastic!” Corinne nodded satisfyingly. A second later, she took off the watch carefully and …threw it into the soup they did not finish.

Everyone was shocked by her action, especially since that watch was an expensive watch from Clause!

Rosie panicked. “My watch!” Sunny was infuriated. “Corinne, what did you do?!” Peacefully as she was, she drew out some tissues to wipe her wrist and every finger that touched the watch like she had touched something disgusting. After that, she threw away the tissues and said to Jeremy, “Honey, you don’t have to buy me a watch anymore. Just help me to pay back. Miss Sutton’s watch to her.” Without stopping, she turned around and left the restaurant.

Rosie’s friendly facade fell at that moment as she said angrily, “Jeremy, how could Corinne do that?”.

Jeremy looked at Corinne leaving dashingly and felt rather satisfied.

His expression hardened, however, as he turned to look at Rosie. He said, “She’s too childish, Why- don’t you tell Tommy how much the watch is, and he’ll transfer ten times the amount back to you. for the watch.” Rosie was stunned and hurt. “Jeremy, we’ve known each other for so many years. You know I don’t care about money! The watch means a lot to more. Isn’t Corinne a little too much?”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 49-Jeremy squinted. “Then why did you give such an important item to someone else so easily? Since you’ve gifted it out, it’s up to her how she wants to deal with it.” Rosie’s face contorted in pain.

At this point, Sunny still sided with Rosie. “Jeremy, that woman is-” Sunny ceased when Jeremy looked at him with an unforgiving gaze.

“And you! If you ever dare to talk badly about my wife to me ever again, don’t even try to call me next time,” Jeremy warned.

‘Wife? Jeremy calls Corinne his wife?!’ Sunny was dumbstruck.

With that, Jeremy left the restaurant.

Sunny gripped his fists tightly and asked, dissatisfied, “If Corinne is your wife, what about my sister?” Jeremy stopped walking, but he did not respond. After that, he quickly strode to chase after Corinne.

Annie finally regained her senses and chased after them. “Uncle Jeremy!

Corinne! Wait for me!” Rosie and Sunny both had terrible looks on their faces.

The people continued to discuss the incident. Sunny stared at them angrily and snapped, “What are all of you looking at? Go eat!” Annie was sent home first. Without the blabbermouth, the car was awfully quiet.

Corinne wound down the window to feel the night breeze.

“That watch costs one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.” Jeremy broke the silence.

Corinne snorted at Jeremy’s words. “My innocence is priceless.” He curled his lips. “So I’m the one owing you now?

Her eyes widened as she looked at him. “Mister, did you suspect I stole Rosie’s watch, too?” He narrowed his eyes at her. “Is it important whether or not I suspect you’re the thief?” She frowned. “Even though this is a forged wedding, we’re still a team! I think we should at least have the courtesy to trust each other. Otherwise, it’s going to be hard teaming up.” He nodded with a weird smile. “Yes, you got a point on that. But I never suspected you today.” “Really?” Her eyes shone at his words, but she somehow did not believe them.

He stretched his hand to smooth her hair tousled by the breeze. “If you like money, I have more valuables in the house. You could’ve easily taken them.

There’s no need for you to steal from other people.” Corinne smiled. “What if I take away the valuables in your house when the three months are up?” Unlike his usual cold expression, he was soft and tolerating. “The items in the house are too old; there’s nothing precious lying around there. Just tell me what you want and I’ll get people to buy new ones for you.” ‘That’s right. He did mention he could give me anything I want other than love in these three. months. So he’s serious about it!’ she thought.

After a sigh, she said, “I just want to end these three months as soon as possible.” His gaze darkened, and the unhappy feeling had him narrowing his eyes. “I’m so sorry that you have to spend the next three months with me.” She pursed her lips. “It’s too much of a fuss. There are too many troubles with the rich, and I don’t want to get myself involved in any of it.” Squinting, his gaze trained on Corinne, who was feeling troubled. A distressed feeling appeared in his heart. ‘Does this girl really hate my family?” Ding, ding!

Out of the blue, Corinne received a text message. She took out her phone to take a look. It was a text message from an unknown number.

[If you don’t wish to expose your relationship with Mister Jeremy, come meet me at the coffee. shop near the Starry Bridge at 3 p.m. tomorrow.] There was a photo of her sitting across from Jeremy in the restaurant when it was just the two of them. From the angle of the photo, it looked like it was taken outside of the restaurant. Corinne furrowed her eyebrows and wondered who it could be.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 50-The next day, Corinne arrived at the coffee shop near Starry Bridge at 3 p.m. as she was told. The coffee shop had a simple and elegant design. It was very quiet. There were only a couple and a man with glasses busy working with his laptop in the shop.

After picking a place to sit down, she ordered a cup of coffee and a dessert. As she was enjoying her dessert, she started to monitor the people around her.

The couple looked like they were on a blind date as they politely asked about each other’s favorites and hobbies. There was nothing suspicious about them.

The man with the glasses was tapping nonstop on the keyboard, and his eyes never left the screen.

Who sent her the text message? Could they not have arrived?

“Corinne!” She looked up when she heard a familiar voice. “Mister Richard?” It was her boss, Richard Channing from when she was working as an intern at Alpha Enterprises.

Richard had gotten fatter. Corinne felt like she could feel oil squeezing out of his face when Richard smiled.

“Corinne, it’s been quite some time since we last met.’ As a matter of fact, it was only a couple of days since she last worked at Alpha Enterprises.

‘Was Richard the one who sent me the text?’ she wandered.

In an attempt to find out, she asked, “Mister Richard, why are you here?” Richard sat down cheerfully. “You don’t have to guess it anymore. I was the one who was looking for you.” Corinne picked up her coffee to take a sip. “So it was you who sent me that text after all.” Richard nodded. “Yes, it’s me. I know about you and Mister Jeremy.” She raised her eyebrow. “So?” He smiled. “I’m not going to lie to you. I was fired because Mister Jeremy refused to cooperate in a new project with Alpha Enterprises. I think you’re partly responsible for that.” Corinne disagreed. “I’m partly responsible? Did you get your facts right? From what I know, I was the innocent scapegoat when the company system was hacked because your relative, the girl called Zoey Firwood, played a game on the company’s computer. How dare you come find me being accountable when I didn’t request you to prove my innocence?” Richard was stunned. He did not know Corinne knew every detail that happened in the company after she got fired. As awkward as he could be, he coughed and said, “Ahem, ahem! It’s in the past. It doesn’t matter who’s responsible for that anymore. Hey, do you know how hard it is for me to be promoted to a managerial role? It’s very hard for me to find a good job at my age now. I have a family to feed-” It was tiring for Corinne to hear Richard complaining, so she interrupted him, “Mister Richard, please get to the point!” Since Corinne had said that, Richard quickly said his mind, “I saw you getting into Mister Jeremy’s car that day, and I saw you eating with him again yesterday.

So I know you must have a very ambiguous relationship with Mister Jeremy. I’m hoping you can help me with a favor.” This intrigued Corinne. She asked curiously, “How can I help you?” Richard smiled impishly. “Your words should have some weight with Mister Jeremy. All you have to do is ask Mister Jeremy to agree to collaborate with Alpha Enterprises. Mister Alfred will reinstate my position then!” Finally, Corinne understood. “What if I refuse?” Richard was very confident. He squinted and warned her, “I did some research and found out Mister Jeremy had just married. What would you say if Mister Jeremy’s wife found out about you, Mister Jeremy’s lover? What do you think it’s going to happen to you?”