Ch. 861..870

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 861-Corinne slowly walked from Jeremy’s arms and stood in front of Anya. Crossing her arms nonchalantly, she said, “You’re right. I don’t have physical evidence like the bracelet, but I have the same memory as Jeremy.” Anya refused to give up. “It’s normal to miss a few details when the incident happened so long ago! I was the one who saved Jeremy, not you! I might not have remembered the details, but I’m pretty sure you got lucky with the guesses.

“I remember everything now. I only brought Jeremy a roll of bun every day because I didn’t want my family to find out I’d been sneaking out. And from what

I know, you didn’t even live in the town near the mountain at the time Jeremy was hurt. There’s no way a little girl like you back then could’ve gone somewhere so far away from home, so this just proves that you’re lying.” Corinne smiled. “Miss Anya, you’re a stubborn one, aren’t you? Well, let me tell you everything that happened back then. I was brought up in a covenant, and Mother Cathrina, the nun who took me in, brought me to the mountain to collect herbs that year. Thus, the two of us stayed with the locals for a while back then.

“One day, I got separated from Mother Cathrina, so I had to make my way back to the local’s. house. On the way down the mountain, I heard someone coughing in the bushes, and that was where I found the injured Jeremy.

Fortunately, I’ve learned some homeopathy from Mother Cathrina and knew how to tend to venomous snake bites, so I sucked out the venom and wrapped Jeremy’s wound with some bandage and herbal medicine. Then, I’d bring him a roll of bun and some water from my flash every day.

“At first, I thought Jeremy lost both of his ability to see and speak from the snake venom since he wouldn’t talk to me no matter what I say to him. Until one day, I must’ve gained his trust, since he said thank you to me for the first time. It was only then I found out he could speak. after all.

“If you ask me why I only brought him a roll of bun every day… Well, it was because Mother Cathrina observes a strict vegetarian diet, so buns like that made up most of our diet. I shared with him what I had.

“You, Miss Anya, grew up surrounded by luxury. Surely it’d be hard-pressed to find a plain roll of bun like that in your house. Since you said you were the one who saved Jeremy… Tell me, Miss Anya, where did you find something like that to give him?” “I…” Anya could not come up with an answer at all.

‘Why that sneaky little b*tch! It took her no time to find the holes in my story…’ she thought.

“I… I don’t remember… I did grow up surrounded by luxury, but our family would sometimes. eat plain buns as well… Besides, I was a kid then. I just grabbed whatever I could find…’ Anya tried to bluff her way out of it again.

Jeremy walked up to Corinne and placed his hand lightly on her shoulder. That was as good as letting everybody know whose side he was on.

He looked at Anya coldly and said, “Miss Anya, you still won’t admit you lied about saving me?

When faced with Jeremy, Anya immediately turned on a damsel in distress act.

“Jeremy, I… I have the bracelet you gave me… I was the one who saved you…” “I didn’t give you the bracelet in person. The man I gave the order had made a mistake, and I’ll punish him accordingly.” Anya’s heart went cold, and she quickly turned on the waterworks. “Jeremy… I…” Corinne was annoyed by her tears. “Miss Anya, stop crying now. That won’t work anymore. Not only did you pretend to be the girl who saved Jeremy all these years, but you even lied about your infertility issue to emotionally blackmail him into loving you! You’re one of the most despicable people I’ve ever met in my life

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 862-Seeing that her tears were not working, Anya glared at Corinne. “No… No!

You’re the one who’s lying! This is all a setup! This is all part of your evil plan to hurt me! I’m going to make you pay!” Anya finally showed her true colors; she no longer had to pretend since everything was out in the open.

She rushed toward Corinne with her hand stretched out, wanting nothing more than to strangle her.

However, Jeremy grabbed her wrist before she could even get close to her.

“What do you you’re doing?!” he asked threateningly.

think Anya did not dare to go crazy on Jeremy, so she broke down and cried.

“Jeremy, you mustn’t believe a word of this woman! She’s only a country bumpkin who wants to turn her fate by getting you to marry her. That’s why she’s trying to drive us apart… She thinks I’m getting in the way of her plans, so you mustn’t believe her!” Jeremy was appalled by her lies, but he was still a gentleman through and through. Not wanting to raise her hand against her, he flung her off unhappily before looking coldly at Lucas. “Well, aren’t you going to do something about this precious little sister of yours?” Lucas was not standing far off from where they were. He was about to rush up to stop Anya from strangling Corinne, but it was a good thing Jeremy beat him to it.

Anya staggered half a meter back. Being treated like this by Jeremy made her break down even more. She threw a pleading look toward Lucas and whimpered, “Lucas, Corinne is trying to set me up! She’s bullying me… You need to stop her, Lucas!” Phoebe walked over and supported Anya up. “Lucas, what are you still standing there for? Aren’t you going to speak up for Anya? How can you let an outsider treat her like this?” Knowing Lucas had no respect for her, Phoebe was banking on the fact that he had always pampered Anya. He would surely not let this matter slide!

Lucas looked at her coldly and uttered icily, “I feel nothing but disgust for you and Anya!” Both of their eyes widened in shock.

Anya immediately threw herself into his arms. “Lucas, how can you not believe me too?!” Lucas pushed her away without hesitation. “Believe you? You’ve lied to all of us here for ten years, and now that you’ve been exposed, you should feel ashamed of yourself!

This time, Anya was pushed two meters back and nearly fell to the floor. She had never been treated so ruthlessly by Lucas, so she was understandably distraught. After steadying herself, she cried, “Lucas… I really didn’t lie… I’m being wronged here…” Lucas looked at her with disgust and hatred. “Looks like there’s no saving you anymore! You don’t even know the meaning of remorse!” Meanwhile, Corinne yawned lazily. She wanted nothing more than to go home and sleep since everything had been taken care of.

Before she left, she glanced nonchalantly at Maxwell, who was sitting by Sunny’s bed silently. This is weird… How come he never intervened when all of this concerns his wife and daughter?

It’s as if he’s an outsider in all of this. Well, I guess a dirtbag will always be a dirtbag.

She looked away in disgust and turned her attention to Sunny, who was as pale as a ghost.

All of his faith in Anya and Phoebe had come crashing down in that second. No matter how stupid he was, he still got the gist of what happened. ‘So Anya had been lying about saving Jeremy all this time! I can’t believe she pretended to be infertile just to make him feel guilty!’

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 863-‘And my own mother spiked the pomegranate juice with something that can induce miscarriage to get rid of Corinne’s baby! I shouldn’t have drank that pomegranate juice; I wouldn’t have ended up in this hospital! Both Anya and my mom aren’t the kind-hearted people I thought they were… It was all an act!’ thought Sunny.

Corinne could tell Sunny was suffering a heavy blow to his fragile heart. She shook her head helplessly and said, “Mister Sunny, I hope you get better soon and…come away from this with more wisdom.”

Sunny frowned unhappily at Corinne. He wanted to say something but decided to stay silent. No word would ever make up for the wrong Anya and Phoebe did to Corinne.

“Let’s go, Mister.” Corinne locked her hands with Jeremy’s, and the two of them walked out of the room hand-in-hand.

However, they had not even gotten two steps out when Anya grabbed Jeremy’s sleeve. “Don’t go, Jeremy… I… I can explain… Things aren’t as Corinne says they are.” Corinne yawned before glancing at Anya. She then dug her ear as she silently watched.

Jeremy looked at Anya irritatedly. “Miss Anya, you just don’t know when to stop, do you? Is it not enough that you’ve lied to me for the past ten years so that I did whatever you want? Let me warn you now: I’ll take action against you if you dare make my wife unhappy!” After saying that, he shrugged her off coldly and interlaced his fingers with Corinne’s again before walking out of the room together.

“Jeremy!” Anya stubbornly chased after him but was stopped by Lucas.

“That’s enough! Have you no shame? Just let them be!” Anya had lost all of her common sense by then. She broke down in tears and pleaded, “Lucas, you have to believe me! Corinne set this all up. That btch will do anything to steal Jeremy away from me…” What was left of the little sibling’s love for Anya immediately flew out of Lucas’ heart when he heard her calling Corinne a ‘btch’. His face darkened, and he narrowed his eyes. “What did you say?” Anya was in the throes of her anger, so she did not notice the change in Lucas.

“I said I’m innocent! All that happened today was planned by that b*tch to set-” Smack! Lucas slapped her harshly, and he did not hold back at all.

“You better watch what you’re saying!” warned Lucas fiercely.

The impact of the slap made Anya’s mind go blank and her hair all messed up.

She looked at Lucas incredulously while holding her burning face. Her eyes widened in shock, and tears quickly poured out from them.

“Did you just hit me because of Corinne? No…this isn’t happening!” she sobbed loudly. “How can you do this to me when I’m your favorite person in the whole world? This is all Corinne’s fault!” Lucas did not feel Anya was deserving of any pity based on how unrepentant she was. “I have no time for you right now so think about what you did wrong by yourself,” he said coldly before walking out of the room.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 864-“Lucas! Lucas…!” Anya collapsed onto the floor and kept crying. ‘Sht! Sht! Sh*t! It’s all over for me!’ The ‘good girl’ image she so painstakingly built over the years was destroyed in an instant by Corinne. She was out of ideas as even Lucas turned his back on her, too!

Phoebe started to panic when she saw her daughter, who everyone used to pamper, was rebuked by everyone. Her heart broke when she saw how hard Lucas slapped Anya.

She looked unhappily at Maxwell. “Say something, Maxwell! Didn’t you just see how Lucas slapped Anya? As their father, shouldn’t you do something about it?!!

Maxwell sat there calmly. His face had lost its youthfulness, but in return, he looked like he gained a certain acceptance of life.

“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. This is all karma, so you have no one else to blame but yourself.” Phoebe’s face paled. “Maxwell! How can you talk like this about me and Anya?

Haven’t I always given the best to your family? What have I done for you to treat me so harshly?” Maxwell did not want to waste his breath on her anymore. He looked down to compose himself. ‘Is it just me, or does Corinne really look like Emily?’ Phoebe could not contain her outburst anymore. “I’m talking to you, Maxwell!

Why won’t you even look at me? Why do you always treat me like I don’t exist?

Even if you don’t like me, you should at least be a good father to Anya!” Anya had lost all of Lucas’ trust and love, so she was hoping her father would at least speak up for her.

“Dad! Don’t tell me you don’t believe me too. You mustn’t believe Corinne. That evil woman planned all of this…” “That’s enough!” shouted Sunny, who was leaning weakly against the headboard. He had never taken that tone or attitude with Phoebe or Anya before.

Anya was startled. “Sunny, you…” “Sunny, why did you shout like that? You almost scared Anya to death!” lectured Phoebe unhappily.

At that moment, Sunny was beyond incensed. He was disgusted and resentful of how unrepentant both Phoebe and Anya seemed to be. As hard as he found it hard to accept that his mother and sister had become the kind of people he hated the most in the world, he had no choice but to face them.

“All of you, get out! I need some peace and quiet to think! I’ll die from all your crying and shouting even if the internal bleeding doesn’t kill me!”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 865-Phoebe and Anya were shocked by Sunny yelling at them.

Maxwell simply got up calmly and picked up his jacket that hung from the back of the chair. Get well soon, Sunny. Press the call button if you need anything, and a nurse will come for you.

He then walked toward the door, and on his way there, he said to Phoebe, “You should let your son rest if you want him to get better.” He was out of the door by the time he said the last word.

Phoebe frowned. With Anya having lost Lucas’ trust, Sunny was Phoebe’s only hope to stay in the family. Thus, she dared not provoke Sunny anymore, and she quickly dragged Anya out with her.

Maxwell was nowhere to be found once the two of them got out of the room.

Instead, they saw the bodyguards Lucas arranged to stand guard by Sunny’s door.

A wave of exhaustion washed over Anya as she finally calmed down. She slumped down on the chair and said anxiously, “What should we do now? Even Lucas doesn’t believe me anymore! And I’m pretty sure Jeremy won’t want to see me again…not after he found out I wasn’t the girl who saved him.” Phoebe did not know what to do either; her mind was all over the place. “That Corinne had certainly bested us…” “I’m lost too, Anya. It’ll be awkward for the two of us from now on. Your grandparents had never liked me… Think of how they’ll punish me once they find out about the pomegranate juice.” “Is that the only thing we can do? Wait for them to punish us? No! I’ve always done whatever you wanted me to do ever since you married into the Rivera family. I worked hard to build up my image of a good girl and impersonated Luna to make Grandpa and Grandma like me… I’m not going to let what happened today derail all of the success I had gotten. More importantly, I’m not going to let Corinne steal Jeremy away from me… Ten years! Ten years I spent trying to get Jeremy to love me…” Phoebe sided entirely with Anya. “Don’t act rashly. Think, Anya! Does Corinne have any weakness we can use against her?” After thinking it over, Anya shook her head. “That b*tch doesn’t seem to have any weakness. She doesn’t have any friends or family we can threaten. Having grown up wild in the countryside means she can do whatever she wants without worrying her actions will bring harm to others. That’s why she was able to escape the trap I set up for her and turn it all on me repeatedly.” The wheels in Phoebe’s mind started to turn. “She grew up in the countryside, eh? Do you know where exactly?” Anya shook her head. “No, but it shouldn’t be hard to find out. We can send someone to look into the matter. Why do you want to know, though?” “It stands to reason we can’t find any weakness of hers in New Capital City since she didn’t grow up here…but what if we look into where she used to live? I mean, everyone has some kind of past they wish to hide. And even if she doesn’t, we can just make something up,” Phoebe replied thoughtfully.

Anya’s reddened eyes immediately lit up. “Are you saying…” Phoebe nodded. “Anya, we may not be able to turn things around with the Riveras, but what if we change our tactics? Since we couldn’t overthrow Corinne’s argument today based on how logical it sounded, we can get the people in her past to doubt her and accuse her of being a liar. This would indirectly invalidate all of the things she said today!” Anya began to fill with renewed hope. “What a great idea! We should get our men to carry out the plan right away! Oooh, Corinne. Just wait! I’m going to make you pay if it’s the last thing I do! And this time, I’m going to make sure you won’t ever be able to come back from it!”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 866-“Corinne!” Corinne heard someone shout out her name just when she was about to get into the car. With one foot inside, she turned to look around and saw Lucas striding toward her.

“Corinne, a moment of your time, please? There’s something I’d like to tell you in private,” said Lucas softly.

Corinne raised her brow a little. After considering it, she turned to Jeremy and said, “Mister, can you go buy me a bottle of yogurt drink at that convenience shop over there? I suddenly have a craving for it.”

Jeremy knew Corinne was trying to steer him away. He would not have allowed her to speak privately to a man if this had happened in the past, but it was different since he knew Lucas. was her brother.

They were long-lost siblings, and since Corinne was willing to speak to Lucas, Jeremy felt like it was not in his place to prevent her from doing so. Thus, he gently ruffled Corinne’s hair and said, “Alright, then.” He thus walked slowly to the convenience store in front of them.

Lucas made sure Jeremy was well out of earshot before turning to look at Corinne. “Let’s go talk at that park over there. I’m worried the fumes in the parking lot will make you uncomfortable.” Corinne nodded. She might as well do as he suggested since she agreed to hear what he had to say.

The two of them came to the park in front of the hospital. Lucas found a place to sit, but he then took off his jacket and laid it on the bench. “Here, Corinne. You can sit here.” Corinne plopped down unceremoniously on the bench whereas Lucas pulled up his pants a little before sitting down gracefully next to her.

“Well, why don’t you get on with it, Mister Lucas? I’m in quite a rush to get home.” Lucas looked at her helplessly when he heard her address him as ‘Mister Lucas’.

“I’m sorry… It’s my every intention to make sure you have a good time at our house today, but not only did we cause trouble for you again, but you also nearly lost your baby…” Corinne chuckled softly. “Oh, sorry ain’t going to cut it this time. Plus, this isn’t the only time your family has caused me trouble.” Lucas frowned and looked apologetically at her. “Do you really have no plans to go home?” “Of course I do!” replied Corinne without missing a beat.

Lucas’ eyes immediately lit up. ‘She’s willing to go home?’ “I’m going home with Jeremy later,” added Corinne.

Lucas was dumbfounded by her response, and he smiled wryly. “So the Holdens’ place is where you call home?” Corinne shook her head. “Nope. The Holdens’ place is just like any mansion in the city. Meaning to say, there’s nothing special about it. My home is wherever Jeremy is.” Lucas was filled with conflicted feelings. As her brother, he had lost the chance to vouch for the man Corinne had married.

“I’m glad Jeremy makes you happy. But if he ever cheats on you, you can come to me, and I’ll teach him a lesson!” Corinne scoffed. “I don’t need you to teach him a lesson ’cause I’ll just break up with him if he dares to cheat on me. I’d rather go without a man in my life than to desperately hang on to at cheating dirtbag!”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 867-Corinne’s response took Lucas aback, but his eyes were then filled with admiration for his long -lost sister. “The difference between her and Anya is quite stark. This is what my sister should be like an independent woman who’s not afraid to love and let go at the same time! Anya only knows how to cry and act like a damsel in distress. I must be blind in the past to not see what a drama queen she was.’ He took a deep breath before asking, “Corinne, did you come to work for me because you wanted to find out why Mom left our home with you?” “Yup, that’s right,” admitted Corinne. There was no reason to hide it as everything had come to this point.Lucas sighed. “You don’t need to do that anymore. I’ll tell you whatever you want to know.” Corinne narrowed her eyes and said mockingly, “You’ll tell me? Hah! You’re just going to tell me Mom made a mistake and was caught in bed with another man, and that’s why she was kicked out of the house.” Lucas frowned. “I didn’t want to believe that either, Corinne, but…I did see Mom coming out of a hotel with another man.” Corinne scoffed. “What about it? That’s not proof enough. I myself have come out of many hotels with many different men. Does that mean I slept with all of them?” Lucas’ face darkened. “Don’t speak nonsense like that!” Corinne rolled her eyes. “No matter what happened back then, I’ll always believe my mother isn’t that kind of woman!” Lucas was glad to see Corinne defending their mother vehemently. He nodded and said, “I believe Mom isn’t that kind of woman too. That’s why I’ve asked my men to look into the matter all these years. Though, we haven’t found anything that proves otherwise.” Corinne was disappointed in him. “That doesn’t mean there isn’t anything! It doesn’t take a rocket genius to figure out who has benefited the most from Mom getting kicked out of the house! That person is the biggest suspect… “And you! You welcomed the thief into the house and treated her like your mother!” Instead of being angry, Lucas just felt really misunderstood. He had never seen Phoebe as his mother. He only called her ‘Aunt Phoebe’ out of respect for Anya, and he rarely talked to her unless it was necessary.After Emily and Corinne left the house, a pregnant Phoebe came to force Maxwell to marry her. The only reason Cedric and Beatrice would allow her to marry into the family was because she carried the bloodline of the Rivera family.Thus, it stood to reason Lucas suspected Phoebe was the culprit behind Emily getting kicked out of the house. However, he was just a kid then, so he faced one problem after another when he tried to look into the matter.Later, when he took over the helm from Maxwell and got the power he needed, the first thing he did was to arrange for his men to look into his mother’s ‘affair’ so he could clear up her name. Alas, they could not find conclusive evidence pointing to what Phoebe had done.The reason he told Corinne he did not find anything and asked her not to look into the matter anymore was because he did not want her to go through all that effort to only come up empty- handed, and not because he thought their mother was promiscuous.He also did not want Corinne to end up just like him-stuck in the past and feeling guilty over his inability to protect both Emily and Corinne. It was just too tiring to live that way. Lucas did not explain himself to Corinne. He simply sighed and asked, “Where did you Mom go after you two left the family? Why didn’t you two live together?” and Corinne frowned as a multitude of emotions welled up in her heart. “I don’t know what happened either. All my memories of that time are a blur to me. I only know Mom entrusted me to the Carews, and she disappeared after that.”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 868-Lucas narrowed his eyes. “So there’s a high possibility Mom is still alive?” Corinne took a deep breath. “I’m counting on that, but I’m not sure either since I couldn’t find any trace of her still being alive. I only managed to gather the paintings she left behind.” Lucas sighed. “I’ve been looking for her all these years and will continue to do so now that you’re back.” Corinne nodded. “Okay. Thanks, Mister Lucas. Please let me know as soon as possible when you’ve gotten any leads.”

She did not mind having an extra pair of hands helping her since that would make the work faster. ‘I’m actually worried Mom got killed after entrusting me to the Carews… I’m pretty sure she wouldn’t have given me to that family if her life wasn’t in danger. She must’ve thought that was her only choice to keep me safe.’ Lucas noticed the sadness on Corinne’s face and knew she was thinking about Emily. He then thought of all the hardships Corinne must have suffered alone, causing his heart to nearly break. He wanted to give her a hug, but…he did not dare to.

He knew she had not accepted him as her brother yet, and she was only willing to talk to him. because she wanted to find out more about Emily. Otherwise, she would not have kept addressing him as ‘Mister Lucas’ to remind him they were not close at all.

He told himself to have patience and that it would take consistent effort on his part to make Corinne come around.

“Corinne, it’s fine if you don’t want to accept me as your brother, but can you at least promise. me that you won’t go disappearing on me again?” Corinne smiled faintly. “You can always find me at the Holdens’, but please don’t contact me unless necessary…and by that, I mean to not contact me unless it’s to tell me you’ve found more leads about my Mom. The Holdens will never welcome the likes of you.

She then stood up and did a stretch. “Now then. Jeremy has been waiting for me long enough, so I’ll be going.” As much as Lucas did not want her to go, he did not ask her to stay as he knew he did not have the right to do so. He, too, stood up and said worriedly, “Don’t walk too fast, okay? And watch your steps.” Corinne simply waved at him without looking back as she walked toward the parking lot.

Lucas fixed his blazing eyes on her back. He wanted to walk her off but was worried doing so would displease her. It was a good thing the parking lot was not that far, so he was able to see whether she had reached the car safely from where he was.

He did not pull back his gaze until he saw Corinne standing beside Jeremy. After that, he picked up his suit jacket to dust off the dirt on it.

Just when he was about to turn around, he bumped into Maxwell. The two of them had not had the greatest relationship ever since Emily left.

“Lucas, what were you talking about with Corinne just now?” asked Maxwell.

“Oh, nothing. I was just apologizing to her for everything that happened today.

What a bad day for our family,” replied Lucas indifferently.

Maxwell thought so, too. He nodded before he then asked, “How did she end up marrying that Holden kid?” Lucas’ eyebrow shot up mockingly. “Why are you asking? Are you interested in her?” “I just think she looks a lot like your mother when she was younger,” admitted Maxwell.

Lucas scoffed. “As if you still remember what my mother looks like! Forgive me for being blunt, but you’re not worthy to ever speak of her!”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 869-After that, the poker-faced Lucas-with his suit jacket flung over his shoulderwalked past Maxwell.

Maxwell was used to Lucas’ indifferent behavior toward him and thus did not blame him or was provoked. Lucas was unwilling to speak to him ever since Emily and Corinne left the family.

Maxwell sat on the bench, narrowed his eyes, and looked toward the parking lot.

Jeremy twisted open the cap of the yogurt drink and passed it to Corinne to drink. After taking a big mouthful, she put the bottle near Jeremy’s lips, but she

cheekily pulled it away again and burst out in laughter when he opened his mouth.

The look in Maxwell’s eyes softened. ‘She really does look like Emily when she was younger. It’s been ten years… I wonder how Emily is doing?” Jeremy went up to shower after getting home. Corinne told him she wanted to watch the TV in the living room for a while, so she did not follow him upstairs.

However, what she really did was to go into the kitchen.

‘Mister mustn’t have eaten yet since he went straight to the Riveras’ place to pick me up after work,’ she thought. Many things happened after that, and it was not till nighttime that they came home.

Corinne washed her hands, put on an apron, and made Jeremy a big bowl of noodles. A servant came in to help her but was promptly waved away. ‘It’s not like I’m cooking anything complicated. Having another person here will just mess up my flow.’ After chopping the tomatoes, she proceeded to whisk some eggs when she heard loud footsteps coming toward the kitchen. She continued to whisk the eggs when a few seconds later, Francine walked in and looked around to make sure Jeremy was not in the kitchen too before asking angrily, “What are you trying to pull, Corinne?” Not stopping what she was doing, Corinne raised her eyebrow and glanced at Francine. “What’s the matter? You want me to make you something, too?” Francine rolled her eyes at her. “Who wants to eat your stinky food? I’m asking you what you’re trying to pull with the parcel you asked Bowen to give me today.” Corinne smiled. “Oh, that! That’s a gift I specially picked out for you.” “Gift?” repeated Francine unhappily. “You should be embarrassed to call that a gift! I’ve never ever seen such a cheap gift in my life!” She kept waving the book in her hand as she spoke.

“Cheap? I gave you a practice book to help you increase your knowledge. Isn’t that a good thing? Don’t you know that knowledge is the most precious wealth there is? It’s so much better than those useless bags and shoes you have.” Francine gritted her teeth and scoffed. “I wouldn’t be this p*ssed if you didn’t give me a practice book meant for elementary school kids!” “Well… I was kinda worried you wouldn’t be able to do the practice question if I gave you any higher than that.” Francine never felt so humiliated in her life. “Corinne, you’re the stupid one here! In fact, your whole family is stupid!” she said hysterically.

Corinne smirked. “Well, why don’t you prove me wrong then? I’ll buy you ten Hermes bags if you can get at least half of the practice questions right.”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 870-Francine loved nothing more than to go shopping for bags, but she could not do that since her grandmother had canceled her card. Understandably, her eyes lit up when Corinne offered to buy her 10 Hermes bags.

That was until she remembered how poor Corinne was. She looked at Corinne suspiciously and scoffed, “Are you sure you have the money to uphold your end of the deal?” Corinne smiled. “I’m sure your brother has even more if I don’t have the means to. Or have you forgotten that your brother has given all his money to me?” ‘Oh, that’s right. Hermes bags, here I come!’ she thought happily.

“You better keep your word, Corinne. Don’t you dare go back on your promise after I finish doing the practice book!” Corinne smiled. “Don’t worry, you have my word. By the way, are you sure you don’t want to have some noodles?” Francine glanced at the beaten egg in disgust and rolled her eyes. “Pfft! I don’t want any of your stinky noodles. Even my dog wouldn’t eat poor people’s food like that.” She then turned, ready to go upstairs to do the practice questions so she could get her 10 Hermes bag. However, as soon as she turned around, she saw Jeremy glaring at her from the kitchen door.

He had just finished showering and was dressed in a bathrobe. His arms were crossed at his chest, and he was evidently glowering.

Francine immediately tensed up. “Jeremy…when did you get here?” Jeremy frowned. “Looks like you’re not going to change that bad temper of yours until I teach you a lesson!” Not wanting to waste his breath on her, he slowly walked toward her with his hand raised.

Francine immediately backed away and hid behind Corinne, who was whisking the eggs.” Jeremy, I know I’m wrong now! I-I…” “Get over here!” ordered Jeremy sternly.

Trembling, Francine tugged Corinne’s sleeve helplessly. “Save me, Corinne…” “Mister, I need one more egg. Can you please get me one from the fridge?” requested Corinne nonchalantly.

Never one to defy Corinne’s order, Jeremy simply threw a warning glance at Francine before sighing and walking over to the fridge.

Francine quickly ran out of the kitchen.

Once in the hallway, she heaved a huge sigh of relief. However, she could not help but feel weird about something.

‘Why was it my first instinct to hide and ask Corinne for help? And why did she help me? 1 mean… I’ve given her nothing but trouble and even scolded her ever since she moved into this house, so why did she help me? What a weird girl… Ugh, this is annoying. Wait, now’s not the time to be thinking about this! I have to finish the practice questions in this book to get my ten Hermes bags!’ Back in the kitchen.

Jeremy walked over to Corinne with an egg in his hand and cracked it open over the bowl before he threw the shells into the trash can. He looked at her resentfully and said, “Why did you help her when she’s been nothing but rude to you all this while?” Corinne started whisking the eggs. “Huh? Did I help her?” she asked absentmindedly.

Jeremy rested his hand against her cheek. “You lured me away by asking me to get an egg from the fridge for you so she could escape. If that’s not helping her, I don’t know what it is.