Ch. 881..890
The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 881-Corinne took out the gold credit card from her pocket and passed it to Francine.
“Here, you can use this card. It doesn’t require a pin code,” Francine walked over and snatched the card from her. She threw her an angry glance before going over to the payment counter.
After Francine left, Jason raised his eyebrow. “That’s not Jeremy’s card, is it?” he asked interestedly.
“How did you know?” asked Corinne.
Jason smiled. “Because Jeremy only uses black cards.”
The bank only gave out black cards to their most exclusive clients; wealth was not the sole criterion for eligibility. On the other hand, they would give out gold cards to any client who had a certain amount of savings in their account.
Jason straightened himself in his seat. “You’re using your money to buy a bag for Francine? You do realize we’re at the Hermes store, right?” “I’ve promised her I’d buy her one. I can use Jeremy’s card, but I don’t have a habit of using other people’s money to make someone like me.” The look in Jason’s eyes changed. “Looks like you have a clear boundary between your and Jeremy’s money.” Corinne frowned. ‘Why does he insist on finding nonexistent problems in my relationship with Jeremy?’ Not wanting to talk to him anymore, Corinne simply kept her mouth shut and waited for Francine to finish paying so they could have lunch.
Jason was not going to give up so easily. “Corinne, how well do you think you know Jeremy?” Corinne tossed him an annoyed glance. “I can’t say I know him very well, but I’m sure I’ll get to know him better as time passes.” Jason smiled. “No, you don’t know him at all. You wouldn’t have married him if you did.” Corinne frowned unhappily. “Mister Talbot, I highly advise you not to casually assume or speculate on other people’s wishes. Else, it just makes you look like a fool.” She then put down the coffee in her hand and went to find Francine. ‘Ugh, he’s so annoying! He’ll just keep spouting nonsense if I stay there.” She did not understand why Jeremy would keep being friends with Jason, who might look like a gentleman but was actually the devil. ‘I shouldn’t have helped him get rid of Lola just now.” Once Corinne found Francine, the two of them made their way out of the store with a bag in hand.
– However, Jason chased after them and asked politely, “Where are you two heading? I’ll give you girls a ride.” The joy on Francine’s face from getting the bag she wanted immediately turned into a scowl when she saw Jason. She quickly looked to Corinne for her response.
“No, thank you. We’re just going to have lunch nearby,” said Corinne coldly.
“May I join you?” asked Jason, not giving up.
Corinne looked at him in annoyance. “Didn’t you have lunch with Miss Lola?
Overeating isn’t good for your health, you know.” Jason shrugged. He knew he was not welcome. ‘Oh well, Francine is here too, so there’s no point in pushing it.’ He would have shamelessly joined Corinne for lunch if she was alone.
Thus, he took out his phone and waved it at Corinne. “Very well, then. I won’t bother you girls anymore. I’ll see you again, Corinne.”
The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 882-Not wanting to let Corinne talk to Jason anymore, Francine dragged her out of the store. Once outside, she let go of her and muttered ‘sl*t’ under her breath.
Corinne pretended not to have heard it. She looked around and asked, “What do you want to have for lunch?” Francine nearly blew up when she failed to bait Corinne into a fight. “I saw everything! Jason used a photo of you as his phone’s wallpaper! Isn’t it enough that you’ve seduced my brother that you’re now seducing Jason, too?” Corinne did not even notice Jason used a photo of her as his phone’s wallpaper.
Surprised, she could not help but wonder how Jason managed to get her photo.
After thinking about it, she recalled him saving a photo of her when he helped Annie take a group photo during the party held at Lunar Century Manor last time.
‘Ugh… Doesn’t he have any boundaries at all?’ she thought angrily. Then, while walking to the Asian cuisine restaurant in front of them, Corinne answered nonchalantly, “It’s not like you’re going to believe me if I tell you I didn’t seduce him, so we should just stop this conversation and have lunch first ’cause I’m sure am hungry.” Francine had no choice but to follow angrily behind her. She was frustrated at how nonchalant Corinne was.
The two of them sat in the restaurant and ordered their food.
However, even when everything was served, Francine remained unmoving. She simply glared vehemently at Corinne with her arms crossed as though Corinne had just killed her family.
Corinne took a few bites before looking up at Francine. “Why are you so angry?
So what if I’ve exchanged a few words with another man? Isn’t this the perfect opportunity for you to go running back to your brother and snitch on me?” “I’m worried you’ll cheat on my brother,” replied Francine unhappily.
Corinne smiled. “Well, won’t that be perfect for you? I mean, you did try to set me up last time. I’ll be kicked out of your family if I’m found cheating, then you can ask your brother to marry someone you’re happy to call your sister-in-law.” Francine was speechless. I did go overboard with what I did to Corinne last time…’ she thought guiltily. She did not get the idea of hiring somebody to r*pe Corinne until she heard from Anya during one of their phone calls about a piece of local news that shocked everyone. ‘It was so stupid of me. Good thing Corinne was smart enough to not fall for my trap…’ For some reason, she did not truly want Jeremy to give her a new sister-in-law.
“Corinne, I know you’re not interested in Jason, but you should know that men will always be attracted to -beautiful women like you, so make sure you keep your distance and not let my brother down.” Corinne raised her eyebrow. “You’re worried I’ll let your brother down?” Francine rubbed the back of her neck awkwardly. “I mean, he’s head over heels for you, so what can I do? And it’s not like I have the power to kick you out of the house.” Corinne chuckled softly and placed a piece of meat on her plate. “Here, eat this.
You shouldn’t worry your little head about adult business when you can’t even do elementary math.” Francine’s face turned red. “Hey! I’m one year older than you!” “Oh, so you know that, too,” said Corinne after taking another bite of her food.
Francine fell speechless.
After that, hunger got the best of them two, so they stopped talking and ate quietly.
“Corinne!” After a while, Corinne heard a somewhat unfamiliar voice calling out her name.
She could not quite place who the voice belonged to.
‘What the heck is going on today? Why does it seem like I’m bumping into everyone wherever I go?” She turned around and saw a tall, skinny young man dressed in a white T-shirt and jeans walking toward them.
The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 883-The joy on the young man’s face was evident. He scratched his head shyly and said, “It is you, Corinne! I was walking past the window when I saw you, so I thought I’d say hi. I haven’t seen you since you graduated…” ‘Oh, it’s him! Chester Mansfield, my university junior.” Corinne nodded at him politely. “Yeah, it’s been a while. Are you doing some shopping?” Chester shook his head. “Nope. I just started offering part-time tutoring services, so I came to the schools nearby to pass out some flyers. I got hungry though, so I came to see if there’s any fast-food restaurant to grab a bite before I resume.” Corinne smiled lightly. “Sounds like hard work.” She was not close with Chester, and the only reason she remembered him was that he was quite handsome, good at both his studies and basketball, and would make his presence known to her whenever he could. He even gave her a button on her graduation day to remember him by, which she still had no idea what it was for.Corinne had no intention to ask Chester to join them for lunch, the reason being he was a guy and it was not like they knew each other well-so what was the point? However, when she saw Francine blushing madly and was flustered, Corinne remembered something.‘Oh, that’s right. Francine has a crush on Chester. She even wrote him that love letter… But he turned her down in the end.’ Corinne grinned mischievously and changed her mind. “Chester, do you want to join us for lunch? It’ll be my treat.” Chester worshiped Corinne like a goddess, so he was elated and surprised to receive the invitation. “R… Really?” Corinne smiled and jerked her chin to point to the seat beside Francine. “Yeah, sure. Why don’t you sit over there?” Chester nodded happily and went over to the empty seat. He was about to sit and greet Francine when he realized who she was.“Francine?” The red-faced Francine looked at him shyly and greeted, “Hi, Chester…” Corinne smiled. “Wow, so you two know each other?” Francine nodded shyly. Gone was her usual shrewish behavior and was replaced by a picture-perfect demure lady.Seeing this, Corinne smiled and thought, ‘So it’s true what they said. A girl will become more ladylike in front of her crush. After that, she called the waiter over to order more food.Both Francine and Chester were blushing madly by then. Francine because of Chester and Chester because of Corinne.Corinne was the only one who did not let the situation affect her appetite. She kept eating while talking.“So how’s the work going so far? You must be making a lot of money as a tutor.” Chester rubbed the back of his head shyly. “I haven’t really gotten anyone to hire me yet, hence the flyers.” 1 Corinne narrowed her eyes and looked at Francine, who was eating very daintily. Suddenly, an idea popped into her mind. “How much do you charge for tutoring?” “I’m still a newbie, so I charge ten dollars an hour.” “Oh, that’s not expensive at all.” When Jeremy arrived at the restaurant, he immediately recognized Chester to be the young man who gave Corinne the second button she was wearing, causing his expression to darken
The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 884-Although Chester started shy, he quickly opened up a little. After all, he was the studious school hunk, so he had been to a lot of functions where it required him to put his best foot forward. He started to chat endlessly to Corinne about the new things that happened in school recently; not those vulgar gossips but some positive or hilarious happenings instead.
To be honest, Corinne had no impression of the other students of different grades from her. She did not know most of the people Chester was talking about, but the stories he told sounded interesting, so she would ask him to elaborate more from time to time.
That was until a certain man pulled out a chair and sat next to her. He exuded such a strong cold aura that it stopped Chester mid-sentence.
Chester stared in astonishment at the man who appeared out of the blue, and a chill ran up his spine when he sensed the hostility washing over him. At first, he was puzzled as to who he was, but he immediately remembered seeing this man at Corinne’s graduation ceremony before.
He remembered because the man sitting opposite him was the most goodlooking man he ever met. His temperament and aura were so outstanding that Chester could not help but be deeply impressed.
‘Corinne called him Mister that time, so he must be her uncle or something… Thus, out of his fondness for Corinne and wanting to make a good impression, Chester stood up and greeted him politely, “Hello, Sir!” The title only worsened Jeremy’s expression, and he was already a little worried about the nearly tenyear age gap between him and Corinne. There were many instances when he did not understand the slangs and jokes Corinne slipped in their day-to-day conversations and would often have to look up the meaning. on his phone.
Their generational gap was not really that big, but it could not be said to be nonexistent as well. The fact that Chester called him ‘sir’ only served to highlight the ten-year age gap between them.
Seeing as he did not get a response from Jeremy, Chester started to wonder if he did wrong. “Sir, on behalf of everyone in my school, I’d like to thank you for donating the funds needed to build the Corinne Building. It has just finished building, and I’m sure it’ll help further education for many more students to come!” Silently, Jeremy expressionlessly took a sip of Corinne’s water.
Seeing this, Chester frowned. ‘I know they’re family, but it’s still inappropriate to share a glass of water, no?
Francine saw the anger on Jeremy’s face and was afraid that her crush would say something else to make him even angrier, which would not end well for anyone, so she quickly said, “Chester, meet my… brother…” Chester did a double take. “Oh! Uh… I thought he was Corinne’s uncle… So you’re all each other’s relatives?
Before Francine could speak, Corinne answered him, “No, he’s my husband.” Chester’s pupils shrank. The reveal was like a sudden bolt, and it took him a long while to recover from the shock.
Meanwhile, Jeremy’s rigid expression eased a great deal when he heard Corinne calling him her husband. He turned and beamed at Corinne happily.
Chester found it difficult to accept the news; he even thought Corinne was joking. After all, Corinne and Jeremy did not seem like they would be in the same school year.
“But…didn’t you attend Corinne’s graduation ceremony as her parent?” he asked.
Jeremy glanced sharply at Chester. “And who says a husband cannot be considered as a representative?” Chester was dumbfounded, but then a frown appeared on his head.
Corinne had ordered Jeremy’s food with Chester’s order back when she called for the waiter. After all, she received a text from Jeremy asking her whether she was done shopping as soon as she sat in the restaurant.
Her reply to him was simply the restaurant’s address since she knew he would come. Jeremy asked her if she was done shopping and not what she was doing.
Obviously, their driver had reported to him their schedule for the day, which did not surprise her.
The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 885-“Mister, how come you got off work so early today?” asked Corinne casually.
There was none of the usual formality she reserved for those not close to her.
“I didn’t have anything scheduled after my meeting, so I thought I’d come pick you up.” Jeremy tucked her hair behind her ear. “Hmph! You’re eating spicy food behind my back again?” Corinne pouted. “I can’t help it… I was craving it.” Chester’s heart broke into a million pieces when he saw the interaction before him. He never expected the woman he had been pining for all these years to be married. He planned to confess his feelings to her right after he graduated so
she could see the fine man he had worked hard to become. Alas, someone beat him to it.
He sat back down again and smiled awkwardly. “When did you get married, Corinne?” “Sometime before the graduation ceremony,” said Corinne after thinking about it.
‘It’d be more accurate to say we were just business partners then….but no harm counting from that day onward since we’re official now.’ “I see.” Chester was crestfallen. He no longer wanted to share the fun things that happened in school with Corinne and wanted to leave so badly, but it would be rude to do that when Jeremy had just arrived.
Thus, he forced himself to finish the food on his plate before standing up and saying, “Thanks for buying me lunch, Corinne. Let’s go out with the rest of the gang sometimes. It’ll be our treat. I’ll take my leave here since I still have some flyers to pass out.” Corinne nodded. She then turned to Francine and said, “Francine, you’re done eating, right? Why don’t you go help Chester pass out the flyers?” Francine first looked at Corinne with surprise, and she then turned to look at Chester, blushing. Normally, she would scoff at being asked to do something so menial, but if it was with Chester…she would be more than happy to!
However, Chester shook his head and said, “It’s okay. There’s not much left to pass out, anyway.” “No, I insist she helps out. She’s been trying to lose some weight recently, so walking around will do her good,” replied Corinne with a smile.
It dawned on Francine that Corinne was trying to help her, so she quickly nodded and said, “She’s right! I’ve been trying to lose some weight…” Chester took everything Corinne said at face value, so he turned to look at Francine. “You’re not fat at all, so there’s no need for you to lose any weight.” ‘Oh my god! My crush just told me I don’t need to lose any weight. Gah! I’m so happy!’ thought Francine. She started blushing madly while her heart thumped loudly.
After thinking over it, Chester realized this might be Corinne’s way of asking him to help her lure Francine away so she could have some alone time with Jeremy.
He was happy to help, but he could not help but feel sorry for himself.
Francine quickly followed Chester out of the restaurant. She was so excited that she even forgot about her newly-bought Hermes bag.
Corinne smiled as she watched the two of them leave.
“So that’s what you do when I’m not around? Flirt with young guys?” asked Jeremy unhappily.
The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 887-Chester noticed Francine’s discomfort, so he walked over and gently comforted her before reaching out to take the rest of the flyers from her. He could not bear to let her continue with the job.
However, Francine insisted on finishing what she started. She refused to let go of the flyers and boldly introduced Chester’s tutoring service to the impatient parents before politely passing them the flyers.
Corinne raised her eyebrow when she saw this. “Hey, Mister, are you happy with the brother-in-law I picked for you?”
Jeremy was surprised to see his arrogant little sister willingly letting down her pride to help a poor guy pass out flyers. However, the admiration on his face quickly disappeared when he remembered that poor. guy used to covet his wife.
“He’s okay,” he answered coldly.
“He’s the top student in his class, and both of his parents are intellectuals. Not only is he good-looking. but he’s humble too. What’s rare about him is he never flirts around. I mean, where can you find someone like this nowadays?” Jeremy frowned and narrowed his eyes at her. “It sounds like you know him very well. Could it be because you’ve had an interest in him before?” Corinne knew Jeremy was jealous again, so she tried to explain, “He’s the school’s hunk, so all the girls in our school would talk about him often. I just happen to overhear them sometimes.” Jeremy scowled and scoffed coldly. “If that kid is as good as you say he is, then he won’t fall for Francine at all.” ‘He’s right. A scholarly family wouldn’t be coerced by a wealthy family. The only good qualities Francine has are her looks and her wealthy family. Other than that, she doesn’t have much going for her. Though, there’s a chance Jeremy is just jealous and won’t admit just how excellent Chester is…” Corinne did not say any of that out loud, of course. The two of them simply let Francine be and walked a little further from the school to avoid bumping into her.
However, what Corinne did not expect was that the city hall was located in front of the school.
She watched a couple who had just registered their marriage come out hand-inhand. They radiated sheer joy as they discussed where they should go to celebrate.
Seeing this brought back the memory of Jeremy’s vague, evasive attitude when Annie suggested he bring Corinne to register their marriage in the city hall.
Frankly, she did not really care about that piece of marriage certificate as she knew that it would not be able to protect her relationship with Jeremy from going sour or for him to suddenly treat her wrong. She only needed to look at what happened to her mother’s broken marriage to know that. Thus, it did not make a big difference to her whether she got a marriage certificate or not.
However, she could not help but feel a little peeved at Jeremy’s evasive attitude that day.
“Hey Mister, since we’re here, do you wanna go get the marriage certificate?” Corinne asked nonchalantly as though she was just asking him whether he wanted to get some ice cream.
Jeremy was surprised. He looked toward the city hall for a second before turning to look back at her. Why the sudden urge to get a marriage certificate?” His tone made it sound like she was asking for something unreasonable.
Corinne’s lips twitched slightly. “We might as well, since we’re here. What’s the matter? You don’t want to?” Jeremy patted her head, “I didn’t bring the necessary documents today, so let’s do it another day.” Corinne refused to give up that easily. She smiled and said, “You can ask Tommy to bring the documents over. Your office isn’t that far from here, anyway.” Jeremy pursed his lips and looked at her silently for a long while. His eyes darkened second by second, making it hard for Corinne to know what he was thinking about.
Nonetheless, she was no fool-Jeremy’s silence was all the answer she needed.
The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 888-Given Jeremy's evasive attitude, Corinne did not think it necessarily meant he did not want to get a marriage certificate with her before this. However, she was sure he really did not want to register their marriage when she heard his response at this very moment.
The wedding they had was very simple. He invited some of his closest relatives for dinner as a symbolic gesture. Even his relatives knew tacitly that Jeremy only held the wedding as a way of pacifying his grandfather and that he was not serious about his marriage to Corinne.
After all, what wealthy, powerful family would hold such a simple wedding like that? Therefore, not many outsiders knew Jeremy was actually married. 'He seems to not want other people to know he’s married…' thought Corinne.
"Oh, come on, I was joking! There's no need to look so scared. It's not as if I want to get a marriage certificate with you anyway,” said Corinne with a shrug.
Jeremy frowned. "Who do you want to get a marriage certificate with if not me?’ "That's none of your business. I can get the marriage certificate with whoever I want. I won't even tell you after I get one, either,’ said Corinne jokingly before getting into the car.
Their driver had been slowly following them from behind.
Jeremy got into the car after Corinne, and the first thing he did in there was to roll down the divider between the front and back seats. Then, he pulled Corinne into his arms, held her face with both hands, and kissed her fervently as though they had not met for a few years.
He liked to grab her chin roughly and slowly worked his tongue into her mouth.
However, she kept her mouth shut tight. She could tell Jeremy liked and desired her, yet he did not want to register their marriage!
Not able to satiate his burning desire, Jeremy started to get impatient. "Be a good girl and open your mouth," he coaxed seductively.
Corinne frowned and pushed him away. "I'm feeling a little carsick, so let's not."
Jeremy noticed she was indeed a little pale, so even though he did not get what he wanted, he had no choice but to give her one last peck on the cheek and stop himself.
Corinne had eaten too much, which upset her stomach. The first thing she did when she got home was to rush into the bathroom to throw up.
However, she was not sure whether it was due to motion sickness or pregnancy.
Seeing her like this, Jeremy decided to let her rest for the night. However, he could not stop his hands from roving around her body while he hugged her to sleep. The hand that fondled her chest became more brazen to the point Corinne had to warn him to cut it out.
"Mister, stop doing that!"
"Call me honey," said Jeremy seductively while nuzzling her neck.
Corinne did not do as he asked. 'Why should I when he doesn't want to get the marriage certificate with me?' She was still fuming about what happened this afternoon. 'Is this how all men are? They'll work harder when you're hard to get, but they won't cherish you as much when the 'honeymoon phase' wears off? He must be giving himself a way out of the relationship by not registering our marriage. Breaking up is definitely less messy than getting a divorce.' Corinne recently found out a lot of things about her mother. She learned that Maxwell pulled out all the stops when he courted Emily before. Their relationship was the envy of everyone who knew them. 'And look what happened after that! It didn't take that long for Maxwell to fool around outside every night and knock up Phoebe! My poor mother is cast aside like a broken doll!'
The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 889-Chester noticed Francine’s discomfort, so he walked over and gently comforted her before reaching out to take the rest of the flyers from her. He could not bear to let her continue with the job.
However, Francine insisted on finishing what she started. She refused to let go of the flyers and boldly introduced Chester’s tutoring service to the impatient parents before politely passing them the flyers.
Corinne raised her eyebrow when she saw this. “Hey, Mister, are you happy with the brother-in-law I picked for you?”
Jeremy was surprised to see his arrogant little sister willingly letting down her pride to help a poor guy pass out flyers. However, the admiration on his face quickly disappeared when he remembered that poor. guy used to covet his wife.
“He’s okay,” he answered coldly.
“He’s the top student in his class, and both of his parents are intellectuals. Not only is he good-looking. but he’s humble too. What’s rare about him is he never flirts around. I mean, where can you find someone like this nowadays?” Jeremy frowned and narrowed his eyes at her. “It sounds like you know him very well. Could it be because you’ve had an interest in him before?” Corinne knew Jeremy was jealous again, so she tried to explain, “He’s the school’s hunk, so all the girls in our school would talk about him often. I just happen to overhear them sometimes.” Jeremy scowled and scoffed coldly. “If that kid is as good as you say he is, then he won’t fall for Francine at all.” ‘He’s right. A scholarly family wouldn’t be coerced by a wealthy family. The only good qualities Francine has are her looks and her wealthy family. Other than that, she doesn’t have much going for her. Though, there’s a chance Jeremy is just jealous and won’t admit just how excellent Chester is…” Corinne did not say any of that out loud, of course. The two of them simply let Francine be and walked a little further from the school to avoid bumping into her.
However, what Corinne did not expect was that the city hall was located in front of the school.
She watched a couple who had just registered their marriage come out hand-inhand. They radiated sheer joy as they discussed where they should go to celebrate.
Seeing this brought back the memory of Jeremy’s vague, evasive attitude when Annie suggested he bring Corinne to register their marriage in the city hall.
Frankly, she did not really care about that piece of marriage certificate as she knew that it would not be able to protect her relationship with Jeremy from going sour or for him to suddenly treat her wrong. She only needed to look at what happened to her mother’s broken marriage to know that. Thus, it did not make a big difference to her whether she got a marriage certificate or not.
However, she could not help but feel a little peeved at Jeremy’s evasive attitude that day.
“Hey Mister, since we’re here, do you wanna go get the marriage certificate?” Corinne asked nonchalantly as though she was just asking him whether he wanted to get some ice cream.
Jeremy was surprised. He looked toward the city hall for a second before turning to look back at her. Why the sudden urge to get a marriage certificate?” His tone made it sound like she was asking for something unreasonable.
Corinne’s lips twitched slightly. “We might as well, since we’re here. What’s the matter? You don’t want to?” Jeremy patted her head, “I didn’t bring the necessary documents today, so let’s do it another day.” Corinne refused to give up that easily. She smiled and said, “You can ask Tommy to bring the documents over. Your office isn’t that far from here, anyway.” Jeremy pursed his lips and looked at her silently for a long while. His eyes darkened second by second, making it hard for Corinne to know what he was thinking about.
Nonetheless, she was no fool-Jeremy’s silence was all the answer she needed.
The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 890-Jeremy laughed. ’Surely you can’t call kissing you bullying you, right?" 'You didn't ask for my consent and only cared about what you were feeling, so yes, I'd call that bullying!" Corinne answered with a scowl.
Jeremy felt sorry for her, thinking the nightmare must have scared her. He placed his forehead against hers and said gently, "There, there. I'm sorry for bullying you in and outside of your dream. Please don't be mad at me, sweetheart."
The way he called her 'sweetheart' so seductively caused Corinne to tremble involuntarily. She looked into his eyes and saw there was only sincerity and love
in them. She was about to ask him why he did not want to get a marriage certificate with her but told herself to forget it.
Men were known to say anything a woman wanted to hear just to get them into bed, after all. Besides, it might make him think she really wanted to be legally married to him, or he might even say, 'Let's do it tomorrow if that's what you want.' That would make it seem like she coerced him into doing it, so what was the point in that? What she wanted was his commitment, not that piece of paper.
The more she thought about it, the more depressed she felt. Thus, she said sourly, "Get out of the room, Mister.’ Jeremy frowned. "Where will I sleep? It's so late now."
Corinne pushed him away unhappily. "You can sleep in the guest room or the study. I just want to have a good night's sleep!"
Jeremy was reluctant to do as she asked. He held her face in his hand and tapped her nose. "I promise I won't do anything to you tonight, okay?’ Corinne raised her eyebrow. "I don't believe you!" She then used her knee to nudge Jeremy's family jewel to show why she did not trust him-it was hard.
Jeremy frowned. He nearly pounced on Corinne when she touched him there.
'This little rascal knows how to get my engine going!' He finally got down from bed, but instead of leaving the room, he went to the bathroom to take a shower. After a while, he came out with his hair wet.
By then, Corinne had fallen asleep, having wrapped the blanket around her and was lying horizontally against the headrest. There was a frown on her forehead as though she was having a nightmare again.
Jeremy walked over and turned her to the correct position before ironing out the frown on her forehead. After that, he checked the time and did a mental calculation in his head before picking up his phone from the bedside table.
He then went to the balcony to make an international call.
"When are you coming back?"
’What's the matter? You miss me already?’ said a woman's cheerful voice. 5 Jeremy was already at work by the time Corinne woke up the next day. The first thing she did was to check her phone for messages, but there was none of the usual 'remember to eat your breakfast' messages from Jeremy today.
Dazed, she sat still before she got off her bed to wash up.
While on her way downstairs to have her breakfast, she bumped into Francine, who happily bounced toward her. Francine was humming cheerfully and surprisingly greeted Corinne first. "Good morning, Corinne!"
The two girls went downstairs together.
’You look happy today," said Corinne with a raise of her eyebrow.
Ì guess you can say that," Francine replied with unconcealed joy.
Once they sat at the table, Corinne saw Francine still immersed in her happiness, so she asked, "Where's the bag I bought you yesterday?"
The happiness instantly evaporated from Francine's face. "Oh my god! I left it in the restaurant yesterday! What should I do? What should I do?!" she cried out in shock. "Someone must've taken it by now. I really like that bag!"