Ch. 71..80

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 71-As soon as Corinne heard someone calling her, she stopped walking and turned around.

A handsome boy chased after her and was trying to catch his breath.

He was a third-year student.

Corinne asked curiously, “What’s the matter, Chester? Is there something you need from me?” The shy boy rubbed the back of his head awkwardly and smiled sincerely as he said to her, ” Congratulations on your successful graduation!” Corinne smiled. “Thanks.” Chester wanted to say something else, but he noticed the imposing man beside her and asked, ” Umm… Who is he?” “An uncle of mine!” Corinne answered without hesitation.

Jeremy was speechless to hear that.

As soon as Chester was told that Jeremy was one of Corinne’s elders, he immediately bowed politely and said, “Nice to meet you, sir!” Jeremy narrowed his eyes coldly. He had a gloomy gaze and ignored Chester’s greeting.

Chester did not seem bothered about Jeremy’s presence and said to Corinne with a slight blush, “I have something to talk to you about in private, Corinne.

Will that be alright?” Corinne nodded. “Wait here for me, Uncle!” she said, then followed Chester to a more secluded place to chat. The two of them stood by the window in the corridor and talked.

Chester then pulled off the second jacket button midway through the conversation and handed it to Corinne. She took it, looked at it, and smiled.

Jeremy cocked an eyebrow when he saw that.

Tommy has always been adept at understanding and deciphering unspoken expressions. As soon as he saw the puzzled expression on Jeremy’s face, he immediately said without waiting for Jeremy to ask, “Sir, in some comics, the second button of a person’s clothes symbolizes something close to the heart.

That boy is probably saying that he’s willing to give his heart to Corinne.” Jeremy narrowed his eyes and was appalled that she decided to accept something with such a meaning.

He vaguely remembered Corinne remarking that she liked well-behaved and obedient pretty boys who would call her ‘mommy’. He wondered if the kid talking to her was exactly that sort of boy.

Jeremy’s lip twitched, and he asked, “Do all students experience puppy love?” Tommy replied awkwardly, “Umm… Sir, university students are already adults.

It’s not considered puppy love.” Jeremy lit a cigarette and watched the two people chatting not too far away.

They were at an age where they were just beginning to discover love and relationships. Even the tiniest of actions was enough to make them blush.

Corinne stretched out her hand and touched the boy’s head. Though there was no way to make out what she was saying, the smile on her face was rather obvious. Her height was barely the same as the boy, yet she patted his head like she was his elder sister.

Jeremy took a deep puff of his cigarette, exhaled, and stubbed out the remaining half of the cigarette before throwing it into the trash can.

Jeremy said nothing even after they got in the car, and Corinne did not take the initiative to talk to him either. She merely lowered her head and fiddled with her phone to answer Aaron’s messages.

The car was just about to leave the campus when Francine suddenly appeared and stopped them. Francine opened the car door, got in, and said with a smile, “Jeremy! Corinne! Can I get a ride home too?” Jeremy looked up and stared coldly at her. “Are you planning on skipping your classes?” Francine cowered. “What? No! I just don’t have any class this afternoon…” Jeremy ignored her and raised his chin to signal for his driver to drive.

Francine sat next to Corinne in a rare show of cordialness. “I never knew you were a student here at the University of New Capital City! Why haven’t I seen you in school before!” Corinne looked at the stark change in Francine’s attitude and smiled. “I wasn’t at school much because I was busy with my senior year internship “I see!”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 72-Francine thought for a while and said, “Well, since today’s your graduation ceremony, why don’t we go and celebrate?” Corinne yawned. “Thanks, but no thanks. There’s nothing to celebrate.” Nevertheless, Francine continued to cajole her and took her arm warmly. “It couldn’t have been easy for you to go through four years of university, so that’s a good enough reason to celebrate! I know a shopping mall with a lot of limitededition new fashion styles. How about we go for a walk together?” Corinne gazed down at the way Francine was hooking her arm and raised her eyebrows strangely. “You want me to go shopping with you right now?” Francine nodded eagerly. “That’s right! It’s not like we have anything else to do if we go home early! Why don’t you come shopping with me?” Though it was rare that Francine was kind to Corinne, it would nonetheless be a positive development because she would have less trouble if she could get along peacefully with everyone at the Holdens.

With that thought in mind, Corinne pursed her lips slightly and said, “Alright.

Let’s go shopping.” Francine immediately beamed with a smile. She then turned around and said to Jeremy, “We’re going shopping, so why don’t you follow us too?” Jeremy gazed down at the document in his hand and answered curtly, “I don’t have the time.” That was exactly the outcome that Francine expected, so she smiled secretly again and said, ” Fine, then. Just have the driver send me and Corinne to Glee Shopping Center, at Eastbridge!” After the two girls got out of the car, Jeremy lowered the window, turned to look at Corinne, and advised softly, “Don’t stay out too late. Be home early.” “Sure.” Corinne nodded cooperatively. Jeremy sounded like he was lecturing a child, which Corinne chalked up to him being worried that she might lead his precious sister astray.

Inside the mall, Francine winced and covered her stomach suddenly before they could even visit any of the stores. She cried out and said, “My tummy isn’t feeling too well, Corinne. I’m going to the toilet!” Corinne looked around to help her find the restroom but then saw a sign on the door of the nearby restroom warning potential bathroom-goers that it was under repair. She frowned, and said, “The bathroom on this floor is broken. Come on, let’s go find another one upstairs!” Rather than leaving, Francine shook her head strongly and said, “No! I won’t be able to make it upstairs! I don’t think the entire restroom is broken. I’ll go in and use whichever one that’s working. Wait here for me!” After ending her sentence, Francine hurriedly rushed into the undermaintenance bathroom.

Corinne frowned helplessly and followed her slowly.

2/2 Francine did not come out, even though Corinne had waited for a long time at the entrance. Worried that something might happen to Francine, Corinne decided to go in and look for her.

However, everything around Corinne turned dark as soon as she walked in.

Someone placed a sack over her head from behind, and the person struck her very hard on the back of the head, causing her to pass out on the spot.

The toilet door opened, and Francine walked out leisurely with a triumphant smile on her face.” You fell into my trap this time, Corinne!’ Inside suite 3201 of Holden International Hotel, Corinne was lying unconscious on the big bed.

Francine crossed her arms as she stood by the bed and glanced disdainfully at Corinne from above. The situation Corinne was in was similar to that of a fish waiting to be gutted on the chopping board.

“Make sure everything’s done cleanly. I don’t want this to be traced back to me!” reminded Francine.

Richard patted his chest with confidence and said happily, “Don’t worry, Missus Holden. Everything after this has been arranged perfectly. Nothing will go wrong!” Francine glanced at him arrogantly. “You’d better make sure that nothing goes wrong!” “I guarantee you’ll be satisfied!” After making his promise, Richard turned his head and told the blonde guy who was waiting at one side, “Did you hear what Missus Holden said? Take good care of this woman for her. I don’t think I need to repeat what you have to do when the police arrive, do I?”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 73-The disgusting blonde man grinned to reveal his soiled teeth and smiled wretchedly. “Relax, Richard! I know exactly what to do! Besides, I was jailed because I used to get involved with escort services!” The blonde guy was excited to see such a beautiful, delicious woman on the bed. He had just been released from jail the month before, and it had been years since he last touched a woman. Finding a job was already hard enough, and his lack of money meant that finding a woman was an almost impossible task!

A few days ago, Richard-who was from his hometown-came to him and offered to pay him to sleep with a woman. It was such an amazing deal that he immediately agreed without hesitation. In fact, he was more than willing to sleep with such a beautiful woman for free, and he would not even mind going to jail for a couple of years because it was worth it!

Francine felt nauseous when she saw how perverted that blonde guy was.

Since Corinne pressed her head into the toilet and made her feel disgusted for several days, she was going to make Corinne feel disgusted for far longer!

Richard planned on framing Corinne as an escort who was caught by the police while she was offering her services at a hotel.

When that happened, Jeremy would definitely refuse to be associated with her.

That was exactly what Francine wanted.

Once Jeremy no longer wanted anything to do with Corinne, Pamela would similarly view her in a negative light as an unclean woman and would almost certainly chase her out of the family!

Richard felt that it was almost time to proceed and said respectfully, “Umm… Missus Holden, the next phase of the plan might be too much for your eyes to bear, so I think we should leave!” Francine did not want to stay there and witness such indecent acts, so she glared at the unconscious Corinne one last time before turning around and walking out of the suite with Richard.

At long last, the blonde guy had been left along with Corinne in the suite. He slurped his drool, rubbed his hands, and hurriedly took off his clothes to pounce on the girl on the bed.

Francine returned home later that evening.

As soon as she entered the room, she saw Jeremy sitting on the sofa in the living room reading a newspaper with a serious look.

A fleeting moment of guilt overcame her for a moment, and she asked, “Why are you home so early today?” Jeremy glanced askance at her and cocked an eyebrow. “Why are you back home alone? Where’s Corinne?” Francine had calmed down by then and said with a smile, “Oh, she met an old friend in the mall and said she wanted to catch up with him, so she said I could go back home without her!” Jeremy narrowed his eyes. “Old friend?” “Yeah!” Francine nodded, and said purposefully, “Her old friend is some guy with hair that’s dyed blonde. The two of them seemed rather familiar with each other, but I have no idea what sort of relationship they have!” Jeremy lowered his eyebrows, picked up the coffee on the coffee table, and took a big sip.’ Catching up…with an old friend?’ At that moment, Tommy barged right in and said, “Sir! Something happened!” “What is it?” Jeremy continued to sip his coffee without even the slightest change in expression.

Tommy walked up to them and explained, “A scandal involving illegal sex-formoney services has surfaced in Holden International Hotel. This has serious repercussions on the hotel’s reputation. This afternoon, someone anonymously reported that someone hired an escort in suite 3201 of the hotel, and two suspects were arrested on the spot by the police!” As soon as Francine heard that, she secretly rejoiced because she knew that the job was complete. ‘That d*mned Corinne will be thrown out of the home soon! Bwahaha! She deserves it!’

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 74-“And what did the police say?” Jeremy said while calmly reading the weekly financial report.

Tommy replied, “The police are still conducting their investigation and interrogating the suspects. There hasn’t been any word yet.” Such things happen every day in countries all over the world, so nothing was surprising about what happened. It was not worth all the huge fuss, Jeremy sipped his coffee and ordered, “Get the media to tone down on the reports while we wait for the results of the investigation. We’ll respond to the public opinion based on the official announcement.” “Understood!” Tommy nodded, but his expression soon turned less calm than before. He had to put a lot of strain on himself to utter his next sentence and say, “Sir, there are rumors that the name of the woman suspected of being an escort is…Corinne Carew.” Jeremy finally lifted his handsome face out of the financial weekly newspaper, with his gaze turning sharp all of a sudden.

Tommy had a regretful look. “I didn’t believe it at first when I heard the news, but the hotel’s check- in records show that she checked into suite 3201 of Holden International Hotel this afternoon. She hasn’t responded to any attempts to contact her even until now.” Jeremy was silent for a while as he narrowed his eyes and said coldly, “Let’s not jump to conclusions before we find out what’s really going on. Our top priority should be to locate her.” “Yeah! You must’ve made a mistake, Tommy. How could she do such a thing!” Francine walked over and made a remark that would lead them to think of more things..

Just a minute ago, she received a text message from Richard announcing the good news, [Missus Holden, everything on my end is done. Don’t forget what we agreed on earlier!] [Don’t worry. You’ll have your share once this is all done!] Francine replied, then smirked in secret.

She opened her news app according to plan and clicked on the news in the social happenings section. [A certain Miss Carew and Mister Royse were arrested for allegedly offering escort services and soliciting such services in a suite of Holden International Hotel!] Then, she feigned surprise and said, “Jeremy! Look! The woman mentioned in the news is wearing the same clothes as Corinne today, and the man next to her has blonde hair too. He looks just like the friend that Corinne met in the mall today!” After making that remark, she handed the phone over to Jeremy.

Jeremy looked at Francine’s cell phone screen. The faces of the two suspects in the accompanying video were blurred, but the woman’s clothes were indeed the same as Corinne’s outfit that day.

Francine covered his mouth in ‘disbelief’. “No way! Jeremy, this woman can’t be Corinne, right? Now I get why she was so reluctant to bring me along when she decided to catch up with her old friend. Turns out they were going to do…’that’!

This is crossing the line.” Jeremy’s face turned cold, and his emotions were not obvious.

At that moment, Pamela-who had just got up from her nap in the room-walked out and asked, ” Jeremy, Francine, why are you two the only ones here?

Where’s Corinne? Call her to come down and have dinner together!” Jeremy was about to stop Francine from talking too much, but Francine could not hold back and ran over to her. “There’s been a situation, Grandma! The police have arrested her!” “What! She was arrested?” Pamela nearly collapsed when she heard that, but luckily, a maid rushed there just in time to support her. “What do you mean?

What happened to Corinne?” Francine handed Pamela her cell phone and showed the video from the news article. “Look, Grandma! She was arrested for sex services this afternoon!” ‘Sex services?’ The old lady recognized the clothes that the woman in the news was wearing-it was no doubt the same outfit that Corinne wore when she went out earlier that morning. Her face. turned pale with shock. “No, it’s impossible!

Corinne would never do that kind of thing!” Francine said angrily, “Jeremy and I don’t believe it either, but the truth is right in front of us!” Then, the landline at home rang all of a sudden.

The butler, Bowen Hoover, knew that his employers had no time to answer the phone at that. moment, so he walked over to pick it up. Bowen was stunned to hear what had been said and immediately put the call on speaker.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 75-Everyone listened as a very serious voice came from the other end of the line.

“Hello, this is Eastbridge Police Station. May I ask if this is Corinne’s home?” Bowen looked up and glanced at Jeremy to seek his instructions. He only dared to reply when Jeremy nodded slightly. “Is something the matter?” The policeman on the other end of the line said, “If you’re a family member of Corinne’s, we ask that you please come to Eastbridge Police Station right now.

We require your assistance to verify certain matters.” The call then ended.

Pamela could not bear what she just heard and slumped down on the sofa.

Francine became even more frantic. “Did you hear that, Grandma? The police station just called us! The woman arrested has to be Corinne! How could she bring herself to do such a thing? She’s let you down even after all the care and love that you’ve shown her!” Pamela was heartbroken and found herself unable to accept it.

Jeremy got up, grabbed his suit jacket from the sofa, and said to Francine in a serious tone, “Stay at home with Grandma, and don’t go anywhere!” However, Francine ran over to stop him. “Jeremy! Stop concerning yourself with that vile woman anymore! Just leave her! All those shameless things that she did will only tarnish our family’s name if you keep getting involved with her!” Jeremy frowned and reprimanded her. “Get up and stop making a fuss!” Francine still insisted. “Stop caring about Corinne anymore, Jeremy! She doesn’t deserve it at all!” Just as the two of them were at a stalemate, a voice rang from above them.

“Oh, you’re back early today, mister! I’m feeling a little hungry right now, Grandma. Isn’t it about time for dinner?” Corinne’s relaxed and lazy voice suddenly echoed throughout the home.

Everyone was stunned. When they looked in the direction of the voice, they saw Corinne walking slowly down the stairs, seemingly having just woken up from a nap.

Jeremy froze slightly upon seeing her, but his tense expression soon relaxed, and he raised his eyebrows slightly.

Pamela then sat up with a look of surprise in her eyes. “Corinne! You’re at home?” Corinne nodded. “Yeah.” Francine’s expression turned stiff. “You… Why are you at home? Weren’t you-” Corinne was a little sluggish as she covered her mouth and yawned. “What’s so strange about me being at home? Did you expect me to be somewhere else right now?” Francine was in a complete mess. Richard had sent her a message saying that the job had been done, so the question in her mind was why and how Corinne was there at their home.

She pondered over it and immediately formulated her conclusion. “How could you escape from the police station, Corinne? It’s bad enough that you’ve been doing all that shameless stuff! Are you only going to be happy once you drag our name through the mud too?” Corinne tilted her head in confusion. “The police station? Why would I be at the police station?” Francine snorted coldly. “Enough with your act! Those scandalous things you did are all over social media now, and everyone here knows what happened!

We just received a call from the police station too! You can’t hide it anymore.

Just be honest and admit it!” “A scandal?” Corinne seemed somewhat surprised, but she walked to the landline calmly while saying, “I don’t know what you’re talking about. Let me call them back and ask what’s going on!” After saying that, Corinne picked up the phone and pressed the automatic callback button. “Hello? Is this the police station?

“Yes, Corinne speaking. May I ask why you’re looking for me?”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 76-With the call on speaker mode, the same police officer spoke through the phone, “Corinne Carew, someone had taken your wallet and phone. They’ve even used your name to book a room in a hotel. Please come to the station now to clarify if the wallet and phone belong to you and check if there are any losses.” Corinne replied politely, “Alright. I understand. Thank you very much, officer.” “You’re welcome,” the officer replied.

Corinne looked at Francine pointedly after she hung up the phone. “Is that it?

When is losing something a scandal? Francine, please enlighten me by telling me why you think the police are looking for me?” Francine was stunned. For a minute there, her brain stopped working. ‘Why have things turned out differently from what’s planned? The police were looking for Corinne because she lost something?

she thought.

“Oh, Corinne. I’m so happy that you’re fine! I’m really glad that you’re fine! What a scare. I was nearly scared to death.” Pamela patted her chest to relieve herself from the stress.

Η Right after that, she turned to look at her troublemaking granddaughter and reprimanded her,” Francine, what’s wrong with you lately? Why do you keep making trouble? Don’t ever talk about these unvalidated things anymore in the future!” The unsatisfied Francine raised a finger and pointed at Corinne. “Grandma, I didn’t make it up! Even Tommy found out about the hotel Corinne checked in today! The woman in the news was her! Otherwise, how do you explain why she’s wearing the same clothes as that escort?” Indeed, Corinne was wearing the same clothes as the escort. However, she was calm and did not panic. “My clothes aren’t limited edition. It’s normal for someone else to be wearing the same thing. Though, why did you insist that I’m the escort?” Francine snorted disdainfully. “Am I the one insisting on it, or are you really the escort? The hotel had a record of your stay, and you’re wearing the exact same clothes as that escort. How can there be so many coincidences in this world?

Try to explain that!” Corinne put her hands out innocently. “The officer explained it on the phone.

Someone used my identity to open a room in the hotel. I lost my wallet and my phone after I went shopping with you. I can’t find you and I can’t contact you, so I came back by myself.” Francine smiled sarcastically. “Corinne Carew, you’re just lying to my face!” That explanation could only fool her grandmother, but not her. She saw Richard bringing Corinne to the hotel. How could things turn out the way Corinne said?

Corinne raised an eyebrow. “Francine, you seem to be very certain that I was in the hotel. Tell me. Did you see me in the hotel? Were you at the hotel too?” Francine was beginning to feel guilty after hearing that. “Why… Why did I need to go to that hotel? I didn’t go there at all!” She did see it with her own eyes, but she could not reveal it because that would mean she planned 1.

“Hey, Corinne… I’m the one who spoiled Francine. Since she was a kid, she’s always been a girl with a hot temper and a bad mouth. Please don’t mind her words. I’ll teach her a lesson for you!” Pamela came over to ease the tension.

Corinne was her favorite granddaughter-in-law, and Francine was her favorite granddaughter. Both of them were her favorite people. She felt bad to see them arguing with each other.

With disappointment, she smacked Francine and said, “Francine, you were wrong on this matter. Apologize to Corinne now!” Of course, Francine was unwilling to do that. Things did not go as she planned, and her brain was in a mess. Without the evidence to prove Corinne was guilty, Francine could only listen to her grandmother and reluctantly mutter, “Fine. I was wrong today. I admit it.” Corinne gave her a faint look and said, “I’m sorry. I don’t accept your apology.” Hearing this, Francine was irked. “Corinne Carew, I’ve apologized. What else do you want from me? Take it and leave!” “Francine! Why are you being so rude to your brother’s wife?” Pamela scolded sternly.

“She’s not my brother’s wife!” rebuked Francine angrily. “I refuse to admit that a country bumpkin is my brother’s wife! Also, she’s a sneaky wench who married my brother just because of money!” “How dare you?! Stop that nonsense immediately!” Pamela was so angry that she wanted to slap her, but she could not bring herself to do it. Francine was, after all, her favorite granddaughter whom she had watched since she was a baby.

Obviously, Francine knew her grandmother would not slap her. She took it for granted and continued to scold Corinne, “I’m telling the truth. She is a country bumpkin!” Pamela was so infuriated, “You-” Corinne was afraid the anger would make Pamela’s body worse. Thus, she walked up to the old woman and smoothened her back. “Grandma, don’t be angry. I’ll look past this, but I won’t forgive her

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 77-“Corinne, my dear. For my sake, can you…” Pamela still wondered if she could bring a truce to both. people… Corinne stood firm. “Grandma, this isn’t the first time. Last time, she brought you to the art gallery. to catch me having an affair. This time, she insisted I was the escort and called me these dreadful names. I can’t forgive someone who keeps insulting and wronging me. Besides, she never apologized to me sincerely. I hope you can understand this, Grandma.” Pamela sighed helplessly. Of course, she could understand why Corinne was so upset. No girl would like to be involved in those scandals, and it was normal for Corinne to be so angry. Francine had indeed gone overboard in both incidents.

‘Francine, this girl… She’s too spoiled. It’s time to teach her some manners, but she’s so weak… Sigh! Nevermind. Corinne said she was going to let it pass,’ Pamela thought.

Francine knew her grandmother would never punish her. She raised an eyebrow at Corinne arrogantly and gloated. ‘So what? | cussed you out, and Grandma isn’t going to do anything about that!’ “Apologize sincerely, now!” came the booming voice of a man. It sounded plain, but it reached every corner of the space and terrified people.

The young master of the Holdens had spoken. The atmosphere took a steep turn. The butler and servants were all surprised. It was rare to see the young master act so sternly at the young miss. It looked like he was really angry at the young miss because of his wife… Francine was stunned as she looked at Jeremy. “Jeremy, why are you not on my side, too? Corinne must’ve said something to you, I know it!” Jeremy’s gaze was not muddled by anger; his eyes instead looked peaceful.

“It’s only right for you. to apologize after you’ve slandered her,” he replied.

Corinne tilted her head to look at Jeremy as she felt a little touched. ‘Oh, Mister is being fair. He’s not helping his sister,’ she thought.

Francine’s eyes turned red as she tried to retort, “I don’t-” Jeremy gave her no room to back out and repeated, “Apologize to her now!” Francine was scared of her brother more than she was scared of her grandmother. She dared to act capriciously at her grandma, but she did not dare to rebel against her brother.

In the end, she gritted her teeth and bowed respectfully at Corinne. “I’m sorry.” Corinne looked at her and did not make any response. She turned to face Pamela instead. Grandma, I’m going to go to the station to pick up my belongings. Have your dinner first, and don’t wait for rne.” Pamela felt sorry for Corinne because she failed to teach her capricious granddaughter. “Corinne, let me go with you.” Corinne gave it a thought. “Uhm…sure. We can eat out after I take my belongings. Let me treat you A to a nice dinner!” Pamela smiled kindly. “Corinne, I should be the one treating you!” The duo held their hands together and left. No matter who was treating the dinner, it was a harmonious scene.

Francine was so annoyed when she was ignored by Corinne after she apologized to Corinne.” Jeremy, just look at her! She ignored me after I apologized!” “You’re disallowed to have dinner tonight! Think about the mistake you made.” Jeremy glared at her coldly and quickly followed his grandmother and Corinne.

Francine gritted her teeth angrily. ‘Why are Grandma and Jeremy helping Corinne instead of me? Argh! I wish I could kill her! Wait! I need to go to the station to see what happened! How did things turn out this way?’ She remembered very clearly seeing Richard knocking Corinne out and bringing her to the hotel. He also locked Corinne in the suite with the disgusting blonde man… How, then, did Corinne come back home first?

Somewhere along the line, something had gone wrong. She needed to find out so she could finally convince the others Corinne was the escort!

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 78-Thus, Francine drove her car and secretly followed them to the police station.

At the police station.

The officer returned Corinne’s belongings to her and said, “Kindly check if this wallet and phone. are yours. If they are, proceed to check inside to see if you lost anything else.” Corinne cooperated by opening her wallet to check and looking at her phone to see if the thief had used her phone. She said, “That’s right. These are my wallet and phone. Nothing is missing.” The police officer nodded solemnly. “Please sign here, and you can take your belongings with you. Remember to be careful in the future. You won’t be so lucky to get it back the next time you lost it!

Corinne listened carefully and smiled politely. “Yes, I’ll be careful in the future.

Thank you, officer!” Pamela accompanied by her side like a kind, well-mannered old lady. She expressed her gratitude to the officer and complimented them for their effort and hard work.

Jeremy’s tall, muscular figure stood not too far away from them. He had just finished a call and put away his phone. Narrowing his eyes, he looked at how harmonious Corinne was with his grandmother. His gaze turned dark.

It was a smooth process. After Corinne took back her lost belongings, she held Pamela’s arm and left the station while discussing with Pamela where they should go for dinner.

“Grandma, what do you want to eat?” “Anything is fine with me! What do you feel like eating? We can go eat whatever you want!” Pamela answered.

Corinne thought about it and looked at Jeremy. “Mister, what do you want to eat? I’m treating it!” Jeremy raised his brows and smiled ambiguously. “Are you really letting me pick the place?” Corinne nodded generously. “Try me!” Jeremy smiled teasingly. “Then let’s go to Bunding Steakhouse. They serve good quality steak.” Bunding Steakhouse was a famous steakhouse in the city and was, more importantly, a very expensive restaurant.

‘Mister is trying to rip me off. In his dreams!’ Corinne thought.

She put away the smile on her face, ignored Jeremy who tried to rip her off, and looked at Pamela. “Grandma, can you eat spicy food? I know a place that serves good Asian food. Do you want to try?” Pamela smiled cheerfully. “Yes! I like Asian food too. Let’s go there, then!” Corinne smiled obediently. “Alright. Let’s go now!” Jeremy was speechless. ‘She was the one who asked me to pick a place, yet she’s blatantly ignoring me now. Where’s the sincerity? Even if the restaurant is very expensive, does she really think I’m going to let her treat me? Did she forget I’m a gentleman? That silly girl!’ When they were at the entrance, Francine suddenly rushed toward them.

Pamela was shocked when she saw Francine. “Francine?” Jeremy looked angry as his eyebrows furrowed, “Didn’t I ask you to stay at home to think about what you did? Why are you here?” Naturally, Francine was not afraid of her grandmother because she knew she was her favorite. However, she was really scared of her brother.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 79-Francine did not dare to tell them the reason why she came to the police station.

She was afraid Jeremy and Pamela would stop her. Therefore, she walked past them and entered the police station to ask the question that was troubling her.

“Mister officer, I’d like to ask if there is a male and female being detained because they were conducting illegal activity in Holden International Hotel?” The officer looked at her and answered truthfully, “Yes, there is. What’s the matter?” Francine requested, “Can I meet the woman who got detained? I think I know her!” It just did not make sense to her. Corinne should be the one who got detained, but how did Corinne go back home safe and sound? Thus, she had to make sure with her own eyes the detained woman was not Corinne. Otherwise, she just could not let it go!

However, the police officer shook his head. “Unfortunately, the suspected female lawbreaker ran away during the arrest. My colleagues are still looking for her at this moment.” ‘That’s it! Of course she got away!’ Francine thought.

It all made sense to her. Her eyes sparkled brightly and said, “I have a piece of information I want to report! I know where the woman is!” The officer was surprised. “You do? This is a serious matter, and it’s not something you should joke about.” Without further ado, she turned and went over to drag Corinne over to the officer. Corinne was standing by the side and quietly holding Pamela’s arm when Francine did that.

After that, Francine reported persistently, “Officer, this is the woman you’re after!

Take a good look and see if she resembles the woman who ran away!” It all happened too fast. When Pamela finally reacted, she hissed, “Francine!

What are you doing?!” Francine insisted that she was not wrong. “Grandma, don’t panic. You’ll know the truth later!” The officer was shocked while he checked out Corinne. “Well, I wasn’t there when the arrest happened, and I haven’t yet seen the actual suspects… But I do notice she does look like the woman my colleagues describe in their report. They’re wearing the same clothing too. The height and figure match, too…” Francine smiled pleasingly and confidently. “Officer, there’s no reason to doubt.

Arrest her immediately. I’m sure the escort that ran away is this woman right here! She didn’t just lose her belongings accidentally, but she’s the one who created this illusion to clear her suspicion!” The police officer entered a deep thought.

Jeremy strode over to look at his trouble-making sister and angrily growled, “Haven’t you caused enough trouble at home just now?” Still, Francine was very confident. “Jeremy, trust me! This is the truth! I’m just trying to show you who Corinne really is. Stop letting this sneaky woman deceive you!” The expression on Jeremy’s face remained unchanged. He instructed faintly, “Tommy, bring my sister home now!” “Yes, sir!” Tommy responded and approached Francine.

However, Francine quickly hid behind the officer. I don’t want to go home! I’m not going home until Corinne is arrested!” Jeremy gave Tommy a look to let Tommy know he was responsible for settling the incident Francine caused. He was not planning on staying for long. He placed his arm around Corinne’s shoulder and wanted to bring her away from this place.

Nevertheless, the officer rushed over and stopped them from leaving. With a serious expression, he said, “Sir, please wait. She’s not allowed to leave yet.” Jeremy’s eyes darkened. “Why can’t she leave?” The officer continued to glare at Corinne as his suspicion grew. “Based on the current situation, Corinne Carew is obliged to stay here to cooperate with us.

Due to the latest information we received, we need to verify if the information we received is true or not, so she’s not allowed to leave yet.” As such, Francine was even more convinced. “Jeremy, did you hear that? The officer said he needed to verify things. It proves that even the police think Corinne is suspicious!” Jeremy squinted and tilted his head to look at Corinne.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 80-Corinne looked calm as she gave Jeremy a sarcastic smile. “What’s wrong? Are you thinking I’m suspicious, too?” The corners of Jeremy’s lips quirked upward. “Suspicious of what? Suspecting you’d sell yourself to a lousy man as your graduation present?” Corinne was startled at first, but she regained her senses and rolled her eyes.

‘Can’t he tell what situation I’m in now? Why does he still have the luxury to tease me? Though, does that mean he’s not doubting me?’ She ignored Jeremy and looked at the officer. “Sir, what do you need me to do to cooperate with the investigation?” The policeman sternly instructed, “Please follow me.” “Corinne…” Pamela grabbed Corinne’s arm worriedly.

Corinne smiled back at Pamela while feeling sorry. “Sorry, Grandma, but I guess I can’t bring you to dinner today.” Pamela was shocked. “Corinne, are you really…” Corinne said nothing and followed the officer to the interrogation room at the back.

When she walked past Francine, Francine smiled as if she was victorious and gloated, “Corinne Carew, do you think you can escape just because you went back home and pretended none of this happened? Justice has long arms. You can fool others, but you can never fool me!” Corinne stopped and looked at Francine calmly. “Francine, why are you so sure I’m the escort? What did you see? Or do you have any evidence in your hand?

Why don’t you tell the officer?” A guilty feeling flashed through Francine’s face. She then snorted as if she was not affected by what Corinne said. “I didn’t see it, and I don’t have any evidence to prove it. It’s my instinct telling me! Are you still trying to deny it? I’d like to see the look on your face after the officer verifies what I’ve said is the truth!” Corinne said nothing further. She lowered her head and followed the officer into the interrogation room.

Since everything turned out the way she wanted, Francine was extremely happy. She said confidently, “Jeremy, Grandma, just wait. You’re about to see the real Corinne Carew!” After experiencing two continuous shocking incidents in a day, Pamela was not feeling very well. Tommy hurried over to bring her to sit on the bench in the waiting area.

After that, he went over to Jeremy and asked, “Sir, do I need to call Chief Thomas to tell him about Miss Corinne?” Jeremy’s face was stone cold. No one knew if he was happy or angry, nor could anyone tell what he was thinking.

“Sir?” Tommy thought Jeremy did not hear what he sald and called out to him again.

Jeremy turned around and headed outside. He lit up a cigarette elegantly and said faintly, “Let her be. If she did do something, she should bear the consequences. If she didn’t, the police wouldn’t be able to keep her here.” Tommy nodded, “Yes, sir.” Francine was pleased to know her brother’s attitude toward Corinne’s situation.

‘Good. Jeremy’s not going to help her, too! She’s finished!’ 10 minutes later, Corinne walked out of the interrogation room gracefully, all while the stern- looking officer spouted apologies to Corinne and even sent her to the front.

Francine noticed something was off and quickly went over. “Sir, how did it go?

She’s the escort from Holden International Hotel, isn’t she?” The officer shook his head. “We’ve gone through everything, and Miss Corinne Carew is unrelated to the information you reported.” “What? Unrelated?!” Francine was unsatisfied with the answer. She questioned, “Did you guys really check and verify everything? She’s the escort! How is she unrelated to the case? Did she bribe you in the interrogation room?” The officer was angry about being wrongly assumed to be engaging in bribery without any reason.

“Miss, I can tell you responsibly that my colleagues have arrested the suspicious woman,” he sternly declared. “Miss Corinne Carew’s identification card was unfortunately used by the criminals to book a hotel room. Coincidentally, she wore the same clothes as the suspicious woman, but that’s all there is.” Francine was unconvinced and waited to reason with the officer again.

All of a sudden, however, the sound of the police car’s siren blared outside the station.

Francine frowned and glared at the suspicious woman. Suddenly, she reacted by shaking her head vehemently. “No! That’s not her! She’s not the escort!”