Ch. 911..920

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 911-Marvin got out of the front passenger seat and rushed over angrily to where Corinne and the others were.

As usual, he did not get a grasp of the situation before scolding her," Corinne, how can you live your life as a wealthy man’s wife so carefreely when you caused so much suffering for others? I regret ever taking you in!"

Lilliana also got down from the car. She looked at Corinne smugly.

Corinne was unfazed by their arrival. She simply said calmly, ’Uncle Marvin, can you explain to me what you meant by that? Just what suffering did I cause to others to make you come running here to accuse me like this?”

Marvin pointed at her angrily. "Don't play dumb with me, you ingrate! I should've beaten you to death when I had the chance to spare myself from the disgrace you brought to the family!"

'Ingrate? How laughable for him to call me that when he's never raised me. All he had ever done was to feed me a few times before leaving me with his relatives in the countryside,' thought Corinne.

While she was grateful that he took her in when her mother asked him to, she repaid whatever debt she had. 'How dare they accuse me like that when they should be grateful I didn't pursue all the abuse they heaped upon me when I was little?' Francine stood with her arms on her hips and threatened, "Who do you think you are?! You better speak nicely, or I’ll get someone to kick you off our property!"

Before Jeremy followed Greg into his room, he turned and gave Francine a look.

She knew that was his way of asking her to keep an eye on Corinne. For Jeremy's sake, she could not hold back her anger the moment she saw someone shouting at Corinne.

Marvin's expression darkened at being scolded by someone much younger than him. However, he did not dare offend Francine since she was from a powerful family.

'Excuse me, miss, but this is none of your business. Corinne is my adopted daughter, so I have the right to speak to her however I want."

As if those words would work on Francine! Irked by Marvin's attitude, she was about to offer up a retort when Corinne patted her lightly on the shoulder.

'Francine, head back inside now. I can handle this myself."

Not being able to unleash all her anger, Francine turned back to look at Corinne unhappily.

"Corinne, I'm not doing this for you but for Jeremy. I can't stand to see anyone speak so rudely to his wife!"

Corinne smiled. "I know, but it's really okay. Now, be a good girl and go back inside."

This elicited another frown from Francine. 'Why is she speaking to me like I'm a kid?' Corinne knew Francine would not listen to her, so she gently pulled her to the side before stepping toward Marvin. "Uncle Marvin, why don't you just get straight to the point?"

Marvin frowned unhappily. "Where are your manners, child? Shouldn't you invite us in before asking us to tell you the reason for our visit?"

If this were any other day, Corinne might have invited them in to hear what they had to say, but not today. Pamela and Greg had just come back. Greg, especially, was still wheelchair-bound and had not completely recovered.

'Who knows what this mad bunch of people will say if I let them in? I wouldn't want Grandpa to get all worked up by them

 

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 912-'Say whatever you want here. You can leave if you don't want to. I don't have much time to be wasting here with you," commented Corinne curtly.

Marvin could stand Corinne's arrogant attitude. "What did you say? Corinne Carew, don't forget who raised you!"

Corinne laughed. "Ha! Of course I won't forget. It was Mother Cathrina, not you."

'Why you!" Marvin seemed to have deflated a little.

At that moment, Lilliana held Marvin's elbow, sighed, and said snarkily,' Marvin, it stands to reason Corinne won't see US as her adopted parents anymore since

she's married into the Holden family."

It was laughable when Marvin called himself Corinne's adopted father, but when Lilliana called herself Corinne's adopted mother… It sounded like the greatest joke of the century. Not only did Lilliana not raise Corinne, but she actually abused her!

’Ha! How dare she call herself my adopted mother!' thought Corinne.

Corinne smirked at Lilliana.

"Aunt Li Iliana, you're mistaken. It's not only now I don't see you as my adopted mother but I've done so from the very beginning."

Lilliana's face hardened. "Why you!"

Sherlyn jumped in to defend her mother. She pointed at Corinne and shouted, "Don't get so cocky, Corinne! Today might just be the last day you can call yourself Jeremy's wife. I'm sure the Holdens will kick you out of the house once they know your true colors!"

Corinne narrowed her eyes. 'My true colors? What are the Carews planning now?’ "What is all this commotion about?" rang a kindly old voice.

Everyone saw Pamela being led out of the house by a maid. The elderly woman glanced at the three strangers before turning to Corinne.

"Corinne, what's going on here? Are they your family?" she asked with a concerned tone.

Things had just gotten complicated with Pamela thrown into the mix.

"Grandma, they're not—’ 'Yes! We're her family!’ interrupted Marvin. He walked up to Pamela and bowed humbly before her. "Hello, Ma'am. You must be Miss Pamela. I'm Corinne's father, Marvin."

Pamela looked him up and down. She had come across so many people in her life that she could tell what kind of man Marvin was with just one look. She knew Marvin was a man with no backbone and took an instinctive dislike toward him.

However, she still kept an ounce of politeness in her behavior since he was, after all, Corinne's father.

She nodded at him and said, "Well, hello.’ After that, she turned to Corinne and asked, "Corinne, is he really your father?’ Corinne shook her head. ’ No."

’I am!" shouted Marvin.

Pamela frowned in consternation at the different answers given to her. However, she would rather believe Corinne than Marvin.

'Corinne, is he or is he not?"

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 913-Corinne walked up to Pamela. She held her by the arm and shook her head resolutely. "Grandma, he's not my father." "Then why did they come to find you?

Do you need me to handle this?" asked Pamela worriedly.

Corinne was touched by Pamela's attentiveness. She smiled and shook her head again. "Don't worry, Grandma. I'll take care of this myself. You've only just finished dinner, so it's best you go back inside to take a rest."

She then turned to look at Francine. "Francine, bring Grandma in with you. Don't let her worry, you hear?"

Surprisingly, Francine simply nodded and led Pamela into the mansion by the elbow.

Pamela was still worried about Corinne but decided not to say anything since she insisted she could handle it herself.

"Ma'am, wait! We are Corinne's family. This ingrate cut ties with US after marrying into your family!" shouted Sherlyn.

Pamela paused in her tracks.

Seeing this, Liliiana quickly added, "Ma'am, we are Corinne's family- honest!

Otherwise, why would we come here to find her? She broke off contact with US ever since marrying into your family 'cause she thinks we're too poor! Ma'am, I can tell you're a fair woman, and I'm pretty sure a prominent family like yours will never accept an ingrate as a granddaughterin-law, right?"

After that, she nudged Marvin to get him to say something as well.

Marvin came to his senses and immediately knew what LiIIiana wanted him to do. My wife is right! Corinne is our daughter, and I'm her father!" Pamela halfturned to look at the three of them before fixing her gaze on Marvin only. She narrowed her eyes and asked, "Then why does Corinne insist you're not her father?” "It's because I'm not his biological father but her adopted father instead,"

explained Marvin helplessly.

Pamela frowned. "And how long have you acted as her adopted father?"

"More than ten years, ma'am. I took her in when she was about four or five, and she took my last name ever since then. She started thinking we were not good enough for her after marrying into your family. In fact, she hasn’t even visited US once, and I bet it's because she thinks we're a disgrace. It makes me shudder to think how ruthless she can be," answered Marvin quickly.

"If it makes you shudder to think about her that way, why are you here now?

Just what motive do you have for coming here to find her?" asked Pamela.

Marvin's expression faltered in guilt. He was silent for a while before answering, "Ma'am, something happened, and I was left with no choice but to find her.

People from my old hometown came crying to me after they found out what Corinne did to them a few years back. You see, I had no choice but to bring them here."

Corinne frowned. 'What I did to them? What did I ever do to them? Why do I have no recollection of that at all?' Pamela finally turned and looked sternly at Marvin. "Mister Carew, you better explain just what Corinne did to make you and your family come all the way here to kick up a fuss!"

Marvin sighed. "It's a long story. It'll be quicker if you ask the accusers to explain it themselves." He then turned to the old red sports car and said,' You ladies can come out now."

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 914-Two women came out of the sports car. One looked to be about 40 or 50 years old, and the other looked to be about 20 years old. They were both dressed very plainly. The 20 year-old-woman, who was sporting two braids, was dressed in an old checkered shirt, washed-out jeans, and dirty sneakers.

As they got closer, Corinne thought that looked familiar, yet she could not quite put her finger on where she met them.

The older woman glared at Corinne as soon as she was near her. "Corinne, have you no shame living such a luxurious life while you're to blame for the pitiful condition you've put my daughter in?" she sneered.

'Ah, so they’re mother and daughter,' thought Corinne. She looked at the older woman. "I'm sorry, but who are you?"

"Don't think you'll get away with what you did to US by playing dumb!” spat the older woman angrily.

Throughout the conversation, her daughter kept her head lowered. Judging by her trembling shoulders, she seemed to be crying quietly.

"And what did I do to you?" asked Corinne lightly. She was quite curious to know what she did.

The older woman turned her head away with a scoff before dragging her daughter past Corinne. "We're not interested in talking to you since you're married now. Your in-laws should be the ones handling this matter."

Seeing they were about to walk up to Pamela, Corinne immediately stood in between them. "I alone should be held responsible for the wrongdoings I've committed. The only person you should talk to is me."

The older woman was livid. "Talk to you? As if you can ever compensate for all the loss we've accrued over the years! Get out of my way now!"

Corinne moved to the side again when she saw the mother-daughter duo trying to get past her again. She did not want to trouble Pamela with all this mess.

"Corinne, you wouldn't worry about US going to talk to Old Missus Holden if you're as innocent as you say you are!" said Marvin after walking up to Corinne to stop her from blocking Josephine and her mother from entering the mansion.

Then, he said to the elder woman, "That elderly woman you saw just now is the matriarch of the family. Everyone respects her very much. You can tell her what Corinne did to you, and I'm sure she'll give you the justice you seek for."

The mother-daughter duo successfully got past Corinne with Marvin's help.

Once they got in front of Pamela, they fell to their knees and put their heads on the ground.

Francine frowned. She had no idea what the mother-daughter duo had up their sleeves, so her first instinct was to stand in front of Pamela with her arms wide open. "What are you doing?"

"Ma'am, your granddaughter-in-law is a bad person! You must make her pay for what she did to my daughter, Josephine!" cried the woman.

Seeing this, Corinne pushed Marvin away and put herself in between Francine and Josephine's mother. "I've already told you, you can discuss anything with me! Just leave my grandmother alone!"

At that moment, Pamela knew things would not be easily solved, so she said, "It's okay, Corinne. Let them speak to me."

Corinne turned back to look at Pamela with an apologetic smile. "Sorry for troubling you again, Grandma."

Pamela shook her head kindly. "No need to apologize, Corinne. We're family, after all. Though, I'm afraid they won't stop troubling you if you don't give them a chance to say what they want to me, so how about we let them do that?” Corinne's gaze started to waver a little bit. 'It doesn't seem like Grandma believed their words. In fact, she's still standing firmly by my side.' She thought Pamela would be taken in by their words. After all, the elderly woman was not her real grandmother, and there was no trust built up between them over the years

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 915-Thus, Pamela's thoughtfulness startled and soothed Corinne's heart.' Grandma's right. These people aren't going to give up that easily. They're going to come again and again until they get to say whatever they want to the Holdens.’ After thinking about it, Corinne nodded and said, "Okay. Well do it your way, Grandma."

Pamela nodded as well. As they finally came to an understanding, she stepped forward and looked down at the kneeling, crying mother-daughter duo.

"Stop crying, you two," she ordered sternly. "You're going to make other people think we have a death in the family if you keep this up!'' The mother-daughter duo were immediately shocked into silence. After a while, the older woman said, "Ma'am, we didn't mean to cause trouble for you. It's just that Corinne did a number on US, and we have no one else to turn to…"

Pamela ignored her and turned to the servant waiting for instructions instead.

"Bring them in first so we won't be the laughingstock of the neighborhood. Well talk once everyone is inside."

The servant nodded. "Yes, Ma'am."

After that, Francine led Pamela back into the mansion. Corinne was about to help Pamela, but Sherlyn, in her six-inch high heels, blocked her from doing that.

Sherlyn smiled sinisterly and lifted her chin proudly. "Like I said: this will be the last day you can ever step foot in this mansion, Corinne!"

Corinne raised her eyebrow. "Well, that's not for you to decide. Though I must tell you-your good days are numbered."

'Why you!" Sherlyn gritted her teeth.

Corinne pushed her away with one finger and went upto help Pamela into the mansion.

"Mom, Dad, look at how she treated me!" Sherlyn stomped so hard that she nearly fell.

Lilliana caught her just in time. "Now now, Sherlyn. There's no need to get angry over that. After all, I'm sure the Holdens will kick her out of the house once they find out what she did in the past."

After thinking about it, Sherlyn felt a little better. She quickly followed them into the mansion to watch the drama unfold.

Bowen and several servants were waiting in the main living room forthem to come. Jeremy and Greg, on the other hand, were still talking in Greg's room.

Pamela sat primly on an armchair. She might not like the visitors, but she still asked the servants to bring in some coffee for them.

"Now tell me, just what did Corinne do to make you come here to kick up a fuss?" she asked after taking a sip of coffee.

Josephine's mother had never seen such a grand house. She only stopped looking around in awe when Pamela asked her the question.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 916-Josephine's mother clutched her daughter's hand tightly. She cried pitifully, "Ma'am, we're from Westrise Village. Josephine, my daughter here, and Corinne were in the same class in high school."

Corinne, sitting beside Pamela, was sipping her coffee. Hearing this, she looked at Josephine. 'She does look like one of the girls in my class, but I don't think I was ever close to her.' "So?" prompted Pamela.

"Corinne wasn't doing all that well in high school. She'd often skip class to hang out with the young thugs outside of school," Josephine's mother continued.

Pamela frowned. She did not really believe the older woman's words. She turned to look at her sensible granddaughter-in-law and thought, 'No matter how I see it, Corinne doesn't look like someone who'd skip class.' Corinne simply smiled as if she was listening to the funniest joke on earth and calmly sipping her coffee.

Josephine's mother added, "On the day of their SAT exams, my daughter arrived in class on time. She's the top student in her year, and every teacher held her in high regard. But when it came to getting her results, there was no record of her name in the system.

"We all thought it was weird, so we went to the school to ask for an explanation.

But the school just gave US some vague excuse to get US off their case. We couldn't do anything after that since we're just ordinary folks with no power or connections. Thus, we resigned ourselves to fate, and my daughter didn't pursue her education after that. She stayed back home to help us with the farm…"

Both the older woman and Josephine started to sob pitifully at this point in the story.

Pamela felt a little sympathetic to Josephine's misfortune, but the story did not seem complete. "But what does this have to do with Corinne? Why did you come here to look for her?"

Josephine's mother raised her head and looked angrily at Pamela. "Of course it does. She's the one who used my daughter's result to get into the University of New Capital City!"

Pamela was shocked. "What?! That's impossible!"

Josephine's mother wiped away her tears. "Ma'am, it was only recently that we found out Corinne didn't take her SAT exams at all. She had a rich boyfriend then and, through her boyfriend's father's connection, managed to swap her results with my daughter's so she could attend the best university in the country!

"Because of her, my poor daughter had no choice but to stay back and help the family with the farm. How can I just sit by and do nothing when my poor daughter's bright future has been ripped out from under her very feet?! This is her life we're talking about…"

Josephine's mother became so emotional that she clutched her daughter, and the two of them started sobbing hysterically. It was a pitiful sight to see.

Pamela's face remained impassive. She was about to say something when Corinne placed her hand on top of hers.

Corinne smiled at her lightly before turning her attention back to the sobbing mother and daughter.

"Excuse me, Ma'am. Before I comment on whether what you told US is true or not, might I ask you a few questions first?"

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 917-Josephine's mother raised her head from her daughter's shoulder and wiped her tears with her sleeves. "Ask away! There's no way for you to worm yourself out of this when you know what I said was true!"

Corinne smirked and asked evenly, "You mentioned your daughter was a top student. Why didn't you let her repeat another year after you found out there was no record of her SAT exam results in the system?

"If she was as excellent as you said she was, she could've gotten into University of New Capital City after repeating another year of school. And even if she

wasn't, she could've gone to trade school instead of wasting her youth farming, right?"

Josephine's mother's expression changed. She then glared vehemently at Corinne. "How can you talk so nonchalantly? Don't you know it takes money to repeat another year or go to trade school? We've spent what we have to send her to high school so that she might change her life through higher education, but you stole all that away from her!"

"Going to university takes money, too! Does that mean you're going to stop her from going to university as well?"

"I'm sure she'll get a full ride scholarship with her grades!" said Josephine's mother with unwavering determination.

Corinne simply laughed.

Josephine's mother started to panic. "What… What are you laughing at?"

Corinne waved her hand, not wanting to waste her breath on arguing whether Josephine would have gotten a full ride scholarship. Instead, she said, "Let me ask you another question. You said I didn't take my SAT exams. Do you have any proof? Why would I avoid taking exams if I plan on going to university?"

Josephine's mother frowned. "You must've thought it was pointless for you to take the exams since you're so bad at studying. Plus, you have your rich boyfriend to pull some strings for you, so that makes it even more pointless for you to take the exams when you know you're going to get into University of New Capital City anyhow."

Corinne picked up her coffee and took a sip to quench her thirst. "It all sounds like you don't have any proof. In fact, I could sue you for defamation."

Josephine's mother gritted her teeth and glared at Corinne. She then glanced at her daughter and decided to change tactics after considering her choices.

"Corinne, I didn't come out with every dirty thing you did because you're a girl, and nothing it's as important as a girl's reputation. Don't force my hand into telling everyone all that," she said emphatically.

"Oh, you don't have to worry about all that. Feel free to say anything you like,"

replied Corinne nonchalantly.

Josephine's mother pointed angrily at her. "Fine, have it your way. The reason you didn't take your SAT exams was because you went to get an abortion a few days before. You were too weak to even step foot into the exam hall."

Pamela had remained calm before all of this, but here, she could not help but frown deeply and asked, 'Corinne had an abortion?"

Josephine's mother nodded resolutely. 'Yes, Ma'am. I heard Corinne had more than one abortion. She had always had a bad reputation from a young age. Her rich boyfriend's parents didn't approve of her, so she decided to force them to accept her by using the baby she was carrying as a bargaining chip.

"In the end, she agreed to get rid of the baby when her boyfriend's father offered to get her into University of New Capital City. She finally got what she wanted. If you ask me, the baby's father could've been anyone since she used to hang out with the thugs outside of the school all the time."

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 918-Marvin scratched his head in embarrassment. "Sigh! Just my rotten luck to have taken in a shameless daughter!"

Sherlyn clutched his elbow and said, "Dad, you shouldn't get sad over that ingrate. After all, you still have me."

"She's right, Marvin. We still have Sherlyn! As for Corinne, the only thing we can do is hope for her to come to her senses and pay what she owes to Josephine!"

Josephine's mother's act was so convincing that Pamela could not help but believe her a little. She turned to look at Corinne, not wanting to believe the granddaughter-in-law she adored was that kind of person.

"You could say I used Josephine's results and that I had an abortion, but if you don't have proof… Well, I guess I'll see you in court," said Corinne calmly.

"The proof is that you had an abortion a few days before the exams!"

"Where did I have an abortion? Which hospital did I do it at? Who was the attending doctor?" asked Corinne rapidly.

"As if anyone would know that many details about your dirty deeds. I bet you did it at the unlicensed clinic that closed down years ago."

’It closed down? Why, that's as good as not having any proof."

Josephine's mother gritted her teeth and said determinedly, "Corinne, I might not have proof of your abortion, but I can prove you're bad at your studies and that you couldn't have gotten into University of New Capital City by your own effort."

Corinne raised her eyebrow. "Is that so? And how are you going to prove that?"

Josephine's mother scoffed. "Your old high school has records of you skipping class. How can someone who skipped class so often be good at their studies?

Ma'am, you can ask someone to go check Corinne’s attendance records in our town's high school; you'll see for yourself who's telling the truth here."

Pamela looked hesitantly at Corinne with eyes filled with mixed feelings. ’ Corinne, I…"

Corinne was speechless. It was true she often skipped class during high school, but it was not to hang out with the thugs! At the time, she had just founded Newmoon Group and had to do everything herself since neither Xante nor Aaron could handle it alone.

However, she mastered her schoolwork a long time ago. She never missed an exam and had been recommended to many universities for admission. This was a known fact to all the teachers and the principal.

'But the fact that they dare to come here today means they've paid off the teachers and the principal. And even if they didn't, the teachers and the principal might not dare to testify for me if they were put under duress,' thought Corinne.

Josephine's mother thought she had won when she saw Corinne being silent.

"Cat got your tongue, Corinne? You know you often skipped classes in high school, and this alone is enough proof of how bad of a student you are!"

"Whether or not my wife is a good student is not up to you to say. I alone know better than anyone else what kind of person she is!"

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 919-Jeremy's deep voice came from behind them, followed by the sound of approaching footsteps.

The Carews, Josephine, and her mother turned to look at him. All of them were shocked and awed by just how handsome he was, especially Sherlyn. This was not the first time she met Jeremy, but her heart would race whenever she met him.

'I was so close to marrying him! I would've been his wife if it weren't for Corinne.' The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. However, there was nothing she could do then but to watch Jeremy gracefully sit beside Corinne. 1

Jeremy even picked up Corinne's coffee and drank it nonchalantly. The way he behaved with Corinne was so intimate that Sherlyn could not help but go green with envy. Even Josephine stared at Jeremy dazedly.

Out of all the young women there, only Corinne seemed to be unperturbed by Jeremy’s entrance. She simply glanced at him before turning her attention back to Josephine and her mother.

Jeremy narrowed his eyes at the unexpected visitors. "If your only aim is to come here to slander my wife, there's still time for you to leave. But if you continue to keep up what you were doing… Well, don't blame me for what I'm about to do."

His tone was calm, yet it sounded oppressive and ominous. His words bore deep into everyone's mind, sending chills up their spines.

The Carews knew just how protective Jeremy was of Corinne, so they dared not speak a word. However, that did not stop Sherlyn from staring dreamily at him.

Although Josephine's mother was cowed by the terrifying aura Jeremy was emitting, she was not about to give up easily.

"Excuse me, but I take it your Corinne's current husband?" she asked in mock bravado.

Jeremy glanced at her coldly. He did not like how she added the word ' current' in front of 'husband'. It was as if she was implying Corinne had other husbands before him.

"Yes, I am. How can I help you?"

Jeremy's aura was so oppressive that Josephine's mother shrank back a little.

"Mister Jeremy, it's a good thing you came. I wasn't slandering Corinne. I only came here to seek justice for my daughter! After all, your wife is the reason my daughter lost her chance to get into the best university in the country."

Jeremy calmly placed his hand on Corinne's shoulder to show everyone whose side he was on. "I heard some of what you said just now. I don't think it's unreasonable for Corinne to ask you for proof, but it seems like you don't even have that."

Josephine's mother started to panic under Jeremy's crushing gaze. "As I said, the proof is Corinne's class attendance record. She skipped class almost every day to hang out with some thugs. She didn't study hard at all. Was it possible for her to get into University of New Capital City?

"Mister Jeremy, I know it might be hard for you to accept all this, but I'm only telling the truth. Corinne wasn't a good girl in high school, and there's a chance she's lying to you."

Jeremy's eyes darkened as he said emotionlessly, "And as I said, I know better than anyone else whether she's a good person or not."

Josephine's mother was surprised to learn just how much Jeremy trusted Corinne. However, she was not about to back down because of that.

After thinking about it, she said, "Mister Jeremy, you must think Corinne was still pure on your first night with her, right? Well, let me tell you something. The medical field is so technologically advanced now that some sl*ts can repair their 'down there' with surgery to make their husband think they've been chaste all their lives.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 920-Everyone there knew what Josephine's mother meant by ’down there'. They were all adults, after all. That was, everyone except Francine.

She frowned and asked curiously, "Where's 'down there'?"

Everyone turned to look at her with annoyance. Even Josephine's mother was stumped by her question.

Pamela slapped Francine's hand. "Don't interrupt while the grown-ups are talking."

Francine pulled her hand back out of pain; she did not even know what she had done wrong. "But Grandma, I'm not a kid anymore! In fact, I'm a year older than Corinne," she said with a pout.

Pamela furrowed her brow. "This has nothing to do with you, so go back to your room now!"

"Fine, I won't say anything anymore!" Francine did not want to go back to her room; she wanted to see how the whole thing would play out in the end. Although she did not really like Corinne, she did not think she was the type of girl who would fool around with other men.

In fact, during the times when she fought tooth and nail to banish Corinne from the house, she could not dig up any dirt about Corinne at all. other than coming from a less-than-ideal background, Corinne's record was squeaky clean.

Seeing Jeremy silent, Josephine's mother decided to strike while the iron was hot. "Mister Jeremy, you shouldn't marry someone who cheats and lies to get what they want. Corinne isn't worthy of you at all! But it's not too late. With your status and your fortune, you can easily find another reputable woman to marry after you divorce Corinne."

Jeremy's expression remained unchanged. He simply stared at Josephine's mother and said, "Ma'am, it sounds like you're very familiar with the repairing of womanly bits."

"Uh…" Josephine's mother was a woman after all, so found it rather embarrassing to talk about this kind of topic with another man. "I just happened to come across an advertisement talking about that. It's said that many girls who were active in that department would often opt for that kind of surgery to marry a good man. Mister Jeremy, I won't you weren't fooled by her at all!"

Jeremy smiled emotionlessly. "I know for a fact my wife didn't undergo the surgery you're implying. Besides, this isn't something an outsider like you should concern yourself about. The first night we did it, she was still a V— ’ Corinne, who was calm up until then, blushed and stopped Jeremy from continuing. 'Ahh! Has he no shame? I won't ever be able to show myself in this house if he talks about our bedroom business like this.' "Ahem! That's enough. Ma'am, you're more than welcome to sue me if you still insist I was the one who stole your daughter's university spot from her. I'll see you in court then," interrupted Corinne.

Jeremy smiled and stroked Corinne's hair. "Why are you blushing like that?

Weren't you the one who forced yourself on me that night?" he teased.

Corinne's face turned beet red. "Jeremy Holden! Can't you see that Grandma is here?"