Ch. 991..1000

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 991-Inside a car heading for the countryside, Anya weepily whined, “Look at what you’ve done, Mom! It’s all over now! We’ll be sent to the countryside!” Phoebe had been in a bad mood. Her composure crumbled even more when she heard her daughter blaming her. “I don’t care if other people blame me, but I can’t take it if it’s from you! I’ve done all this for one person, and one person only—and that’s you, Anya!” Anya was in no mood to understand her mother anymore. She grumbled, “I know you were doing it for me, but you didn’t help me at all! You just made my life worse than before! Had we admitted our mistakes in front of Grandpa and Grandma to show we’ve repented, they might just give us another chance instead of banishing us to the countryside!”

Phoebe felt hurt by her daughter’s anger. “Oh, so you’re blaming me now? You didn’t admit your mistakes quickly enough either! Besides, how are we supposed to admit our mistakes in that situation? Admitting is as good as setting it in stone. There’s no undoing it anymore!” Anya knew that, but she believed that the worst outcome was still much better than being sent to live in the countryside. She hated that place more than anything!

They were banished to the countryside without a definite time frame and no indication of whether they would be allowed to return. Worse still, plenty of other family members were sent to keep an eye on them. Once they arrived, they probably would not even have the freedom to step in and out of the summer resort!

That was hardly the kind of life Anya wanted!

Anya grew agitated when she thought about all that, and the emotions made her cry even harder.

Though Phoebe was unhappy Anya blamed her and made no effort to understand her, she still felt a little distressed when she saw Anya crying so severely. She had to rely on Anya for the rest of her life, for goodness’ sake!

Phoebe patted Anya’s shoulder to comfort her. “There, there, Anya. Don’t cry anymore! This is not the time for us to argue! If we drift apart, we’d be playing right into Corinne’s hands! She’ll laugh at us if she sees us like this!” Dear Readers Books Are Daily Updated Click On Link Below To Join Our Official Telegram Group To Get Latest Books Updates..

Anya tried to stop crying when she heard what Phoebe said about Corinne laughing at them. The last thing she wanted was to make a fool of herself in front of Corinne.

She wiped away her tears and looked at Phoebe. “What do we do now, then?

I’ve lost Lucas’ trust! I’ve lost the care and concern of Lucas, my grandparents, and my father. The worst thing is that I’ve lost my bargaining chip against Jeremy!” Phoebe thought for a moment and observed what the servants around her were doing. She discovered that some of them were looking at their phones while others were already dozing off. She leaned into her daughter’s ear and whispered, “I don’t have any quick plan to turn things around, so we need to think long-term.” Anya thought her mother had formulated some useful plan, but she was visibly unhappy when she heard that useless remark. ‘Why does she even need to whisper something like that to me?’ To her surprise, Phoebe added, “Our priority right now is to avoid being sent to the summer resort in the countryside. If we go there, your grandpa’s people will keep an eye on us at all times!” Anya was a little taken aback by what Phoebe said, but she agreed with that line of reasoning. She then whispered in return, “But we’re already in the car!” Phoebe glanced at the rearmost seat, where the young child cowered uneasily.

“We brought Joey along, didn’t we? We can use him.”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 992-Anya looked at Joey after hearing what Phoebe said. She looked at Joey before exchanging glances with Phoebe in tacit understanding.

Anya shifted her position and sat next to Joey in the back row.

Joey had been silent throughout the journey. He cowered to one side as soon as he saw Anya approach him. Anya’s presence left him fearful.

Anya secretly reached out to Joey and pinched his arm fiercely. When she heard Joey scream in pain, she asked loudly, “Joey! Is something wrong?” She then placed her hand on Joey’s forehead and acted as if she was worried.

“What?! His body temperature is so high!” Phoebe played along and said, “What happened? Does he have a fever?”

Anya nodded. “He does! He’s having a fever! What should we do, Mom?” Phoebe leveraged the situation to their advantage and said, “What else can we do? We need to go to a hospital, and fast! Joey has a fever! We need to send him to the hospital!” The servants were hesitant.

Phoebe frowned and lashed out at them. “Joey is having a fever! Why do you look so reluctant to bring him to a hospital? He might be an adopted child, but the two elders have accepted him. Can you bear the responsibility if something happens to him?” The servants looked at each other. One of them finally said, “There’s a village hospital nearby. Perhaps we can bring him there to get checked up for the time being?” Phoebe was anxious. “A village hospital? Are you sure you want to let a doctor from such a small hospital treat Joey’s condition? What if the doctor misdiagnoses him and delays his treatment? Are you going to take responsibility for that?” The servants considered that request and acceded to it in the end. They had no choice but to turn the car around and bring them to the city hospital. Half an hour later, Anya and Phoebe carried Joey into the consultation room after arriving at the hospital’s emergency department.

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The servant who followed them into the hospital waited dutifully at the entrance of the consultation room. However, there was no sign of Phoebe, Anya, or Joey even after some time had passed. The servant then decided to go in and check on them, but the doctor was busy seeing another patient. Phoebe, Anya, and Joey were nowhere to be seen.

The doctor was unhappy that someone had entered without permission. He lashed out and wait for your turn!” The servant asked the doctor, “Where are the two ladies who came in with a child?” The doctor frowned and said, “They asked me to give the boy an injection to reduce his fever, so I told them to wait behind the curtain while I prepared the syringe. They were gone when I opened the curtain!” The servant looked behind the curtain and saw an open window. The emergency room was on the first floor, so anyone who climbed out of the window would already be outside the hospital!

At that moment, the servant felt something was amiss and immediately called to report what happened.

Anya and Phoebe fled the hospital with Joey and got into a cab right away.

Anya breathed a sigh of relief after getting into the vehicle. “Where are we going now?” Phoebe said, “I have an apartment just off the expressway. The Riveras don’t know that it exists. We’ll head there and take a breather before planning our next move.” Anya nodded. She was already very tired, so she had no complaints when she had a place to stay.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 993-Initially, Anya was rather worried about their next plan if they went to a hotel.

After all, the hotel’s check-in record would make it easier for them to be located.

If they were found, they would go back to square one.

At that moment, Joey was crying softly in her arms. He had no idea what was going on, but he felt a sense of panic when things happened in such a rush. He did not dare to cry too violently anymore and could only do his best not to keep quiet.

However, Anya could still hear his muffled cries since she was holding him.

Ever since she found out that he was of no use to her, she viewed him as a burden. She showed neither patience nor love for him. “Stop crying! It’s

annoying!” Joey had no idea what he did wrong. He looked at her uneasily and tried to talk to her, “Mom, Mom…” Anya shot back in disgust, “Don’t call me ‘Mom’! I’m not your mother! You’re lucky I’m still doing the bare minimum to take care of you instead of abandoning you. Don’t make life difficult for me, or I’ll chuck you out of the car right now!” She did not want to carry him anymore, so she placed him on one side and let him sit alone.

Joey felt aggrieved, but he did not dare to cry anymore. He wiped away his tears and tried his best to keep quiet.

Soon, they arrived at the apartment off the expressway Phoebe bought under someone else’s name.

Anya went to the shower to clear her mind. Once she calmed down, she and Phoebe began to put their minds together for their next move.

Her phone vibrated as soon as she came out of the bathroom. Her expression turned to that of contempt when she saw that the caller was her useless best friend, Rosie.

Rosie said she would help Anya get rid of Corinne, but Rosie never made any movement even after a long time had passed. She was worthless!

Anya went to dry her hair without answering the call.

After drying her hair, she noticed that her phone was still vibrating from Rosie’s persistent calls.

Anya answered the phone impatiently. “Yes?” “Anya! What took you so long to answer my calls?” blurted Rosie anxiously.

“Oh, I didn’t hear your calls because I was in the bath earlier.” Rosie’s voice was trembling. “Anya, you… You need to help me. You’re the only one who can help me now.” Anya frowned in irritation. ‘How am I supposed to help you when I can’t even help myself now?’ “What happened?” Anya asked.

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Rosie sighed and said, “Remember when I said I’ll help you get rid of Corinne?

Well, I paid someone to stalk her and find the best opportunity to end Corinne’s life. I also promised him that I’ll take care of his family if he goes to jail. He accepted my offer and agreed to do it.

“Yesterday, the guy finally got a chance to execute his plan and tried to ram a van into Corinne, but I didn’t expect Jeremy to find out his identity in less than a day. He sent someone to beat the man up today, and the man ratted me out!

“What am I supposed to do now? Jeremy is going to come for me! Please try to persuade Jeremy, Anya! You’re the only one who can help me now…” Anya was a little surprised when she heard what Rosie said. “If that person rammed a van into Corinne yesterday, why is she still alive today?” “That person didn’t ram into Corinne. Lucas was beside her at that time, so he rushed over to protect her! The man ended up hurting Lucas while Corinne came out unscathed…

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 994-Anya’s pupils dilated. ‘Why would Lucas risk his life to protect Corinne?

Something’s not right!’ Anya’s prolonged silence prompted Rosie to say, “Why aren’t you saying anything, Anya? You need to help me! If Jeremy takes it up with me, my family will be done for!” Anya snapped back to her senses. “It’s not that I don’t want to help you, Rosie. I just can’t help you right now.” Rosie was puzzled. “What do you mean, you can’t help me? Aren’t you supposed to be Jeremy’s savior? Jeremy will always listen to you if you say something to him!”

Anya sighed and sobbed aggrievedly. “A lot of things have happened recently that you don’t know about. Jeremy doesn’t think that I’m his savior anymore, and he won’t ever listen to me anymore.” “What?” Rosie exclaimed in shock. “How did that happen? We all know that you risked your life to save Jeremy and became infertile because of that. Is Jeremy going to just abandon you like that? He’s not supposed to be that kind of person!” Anya sobbed. “It’s all Corinne’s fault. She tricked Jeremy into believing she saved him and that I was lying to him all this while. Jeremy ate it all up and ignored me since then. Now, my mother and I have been kicked out of the house by my grandfather. We were sent to live in the countryside! I’ve lost everything thanks to Corinne! As much as I want to help you, Rosie, there’s nothing much I can do. I’m sorry…” She continued sobbing at the end of her sentence.

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Anya replied in a helpless, sarcastic tone, “She’s capable of anything if she can make Lucas risk his life for her.” She manipulated Rosie with the latter’s affection for Lucas.

Rosie clutched her chest angrily on the other end of the line. “Corinne is a menace!” Anya had an idea and said, “I can’t help you now, Rosie. But what I do know is that our life would be so much more difficult if Corinne continues to be with Jeremy…” Rosie frowned worriedly. “What will it take for Corinne to leave him?” “Rosie,” Anya began, “it’s only a matter of time for Jeremy to settle scores with your family after finding out you hired that man to kill Corinne. If Corinne’s dead, Jeremy’s feelings for me might return, and I might be able to persuade Jeremy to let you off…” Rosie went blank for a moment. After understanding what Anya was trying to say, she seemed to have made a firm decision and said, “I understand, Anya.

You’ll hear from me soon!” The call ended at that.

Anya grinned wickedly. She was hoping the bumbling Rosie would handle things better so there were no loose ends to worry about.

Phoebe walked into Anya’s room and saw Anya spacing out by the window. She stepped forward and asked, “What’s on your mind, Anya? I ordered some takeout. You should eat some, too.” Anya snapped back to her senses and asked melancholically, “Did you know that Lucas had a car accident yesterday?”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 995-Phoebe uttered in surprise, “Lucas had a car accident? What happened? If I remember correctly, he didn’t come home yesterday. Was it because of the accident?” Anya narrowed her eyes slyly. “I believe so. He probably didn’t go home because he was worried Grandpa and Grandma would be worried about it.” Phoebe did not have any familial bonds with her stepson, Lucas. He never respected her since young anyway, so she could care less if he died in a car accident. In fact, she would be even happier if the accident cost him his life!

Lucas’s death was the only way Sunny would become the Riveras’ heir. She would no longer have to bow to the Riveras if that was the case.

Anya was not concerned about Lucas’s well-being either. She knew from a young age he only loved her because he saw Luna in her. She even had to work hard to receive that sort of affection from him!

At that moment, a thought occurred to Anya.

“Do you know how Lucas got into a car accident?” Phoebe did not care at all. “It doesn’t matter to me! He doesn’t love you anymore, so there’s no reason for you to worry about him. Just leave him be!” Anya shook her head. “I’m not worried about him. I’m worried about something else.” Phoebe froze. “What is it?” “A van nearly ran into Corinne. Lucas got into the accident because he tried to protect her.” Phoebe was shocked to hear that. “Lucas risked his life for that btch?” Anya’s eyes narrowed slightly, “Yeah. You think it’s strange too, don’t you? Why would someone as aloof as him risk his life to save a random woman?” Phoebe had yet to realize Anya’s true reasons for raising her question. She exclaimed in disgust, “Well, it’s all because that btch is an expert at seducing men. Even someone like your brother can’t escape her charm!” Anya frowned. “It’s not that at all! I can bet that Lucas isn’t in love with Corinne!” Phoebe wondered aloud, “What else could it be if he’s not in love with her?

What other feelings will a man have toward a woman?” Anya looked at her mother. She put forth her hypothesis in a serious tone, “If he’s in a relationship with Corinne, shouldn’t he feel repulsed that Corinne and Jeremy are together? He doesn’t seem to be jealous of Jeremy at all. However, he cares for Corinne and shows Jeremy more courtesy than before. Don’t you think that’s strange? None of it seems to make any sense to me!” Phoebe saw the logic in Anya’s reasoning. “I see what you mean now that you’ve put it that way. So what’s your theory on why Lucas cares so much about Corinne?” Anya was silent for a few seconds. She then voiced out the one possibility that she feared most. “Do you think Corinne might be the long-lost Luna? Luna is the only person that Lucas would risk his life for.” Phoebe’s expression soured when she heard Luna’s name. In all her years at the Riveras, her greatest worry was that the missing Emily might return with Luna.

“But… How?

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 996-Anya said firmly, “This is the only logical explanation. I can find no other reason why Lucas would care so much about her! And don’t you think Dad looks at Corinne differently now? Didn’t you notice something unusual about his tone whenever he spoke to her?” Phoebe felt a wave of fear when she recalled Maxwell’s reaction upon laying eyes on Corinne. “If that’s true, it’s all the more reason to kill Corinne!” A ruthless expression appeared briefly in Anya’s eyes. “That’s for sure, but we can’t be the ones to do it.” “Then who’s going to help us?”

“I’ve arranged for someone to deal with Corinne. Let’s just wait and see what happens.” Phoebe glanced curiously at Anya. “Who is it?” Anya said, “You’ll find out if she succeeds.” Phoebe believed her daughter would not assign such an important task to an unreliable person. She did not ask any further and merely said, “Okay, Anya.

Let’s eat. Tell your adopted son to eat something too. He ignores me when I talk to him, and he refuses to eat even if I feed him. He’s such a pain to take care of!” Anya had a look of disgust. “Leave him be, then. I’ll have one less thing to worry about if he starves to death!” Back at the Riveras, Corinne told Cedric and Beatrice the reason she skipped classes in senior high. She explained to them that she had learned everything that was supposed to be taught in school. Her financial conditions forced her to earn money by working, even though she had classes to attend.

She was not lying when she said she had to work; she founded Newmoon Group at the time. The company was still in its infancy, hence why she had to devote more of her time to it. In essence, she was working for herself.

She did not reveal anything about Newmoon Group because she did not want too many people to know about her identity.

In addition, she was already welcomed by many prestigious universities even though she had yet to take the university entrance examination. She did not need to take the exam at all, but she still sat for it.

The University of New Capital City was not her first choice at all. It was only later that the dean came to her and persuaded her to join them.

She wanted to make that clear to Cedric and Beatrice to prevent Phoebe and Anya from trying to fool them again.

In addition, she revealed to the old couple that Phoebe and Anya had sent several people to the countryside to investigate her past. She also informed them that the two women had gotten someone to fabricate rumors online and slander her.

Corinne’s detailed narration left Cedric and Beatrice distressed and a little sorry.

They were heartbroken to hear that Corinne had to make a living for herself at such a young age at the expense of her time as a student.

The old couple was even more ashamed of what their wretched daughter-in-law and granddaughter did to Corinne.

Beatrice reached out to hold Corinne’s hand. “We believe you. Rest assured that we’ll get justice for you. Phoebe and Anya will be punished for this. Cedric has sent some servants to bring them to the countryside! They’ll have some time out there.” Cedric nodded. “You’ve suffered so much these few days. I’ll be stern with them even though they’re my family!”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 997-Corinne looked at Cedric’s and Beatrice’s kind appearance and recalled the disgust in their voices when she overheard them talking about Emily, her mother. Deep down, she viewed their comforting words to her with disdain. They probably would not be so kind to her if they knew she was the child of their former daughter-in-law.

Corinne withdrew her hand casually and smiled. “Thank you both for trusting me.” The punishment they gave Phoebe and Anya could hardly be called punishment. All they did was send them to the countryside summer home. ‘What kind of punishment is that? It’s more like a vacation to me!’ All the comforts of

life were provided there, and food was provided too. The most that Phoebe and Anya would suffer from was loneliness if they stayed there too long.

It was a far cry from the punishment the Riveras inflicted on her mother!

Corinne was smiling politely, but her gaze had hardened with bitterness. “By the way, there is one more thing I’d like to discuss with you two.” Beatrice said warmly, “Go ahead! We’ll do our best for you if it’s within our power!” “Yes!” Cedric added, “Feel free to ask!” Corinne had a faint smile as she said, “I hope you won’t misunderstand, though.

I’m not here to talk terms with the two of you because of what Anya and her mother did to slander me. I simply wish to discuss this issue with you.” Cedric exchanged glances with Beatrice. They did not know what Corinne wanted to discuss with them. However, they felt that Corinne was being much more polite and distant than usual.

“Sure. We’re all ears, Corinne,” said Beatrice. “What is it you wanted to discuss with us?” Corinne said flatly, “Well, Miss Anya had been pretending to be Mister Jeremy’s savior. She lied that she was suffering from lifelong infertility to save him. It’s no different to emotional blackmail.” Cedric was not around at the time of the incident and only heard about it later.

Even so, he felt thoroughly ashamed of his granddaughter’s despicable behavior.

“We know about that, Corinne. Are you seeking an apology from Anya or some sort of compensation from her?” Corinne shook her head. “No. I don’t need her worthless apology or any compensation for that matter. Before the truth came to light that Anya was perfectly healthy and was able to conceive, she told Mister Jeremy she liked children even though she was infertile. He then adopted a child with her while she was abroad, and they named him Joey.

“As far as I know, Anya didn’t take good care of the child. He gets sick and injured all the time. I also heard that she treated the child indifferently after knowing he was of no use to her anymore.

“Since she doesn’t like the child and isn’t keen on being responsible for him, I’d like to ask if you’ll allow Mister Jeremy to take Joey with him. After all, Mister Jeremy is one of the child’s legal guardians, too.” Corinne had promised Joey that she would save him. She was adamant about seeing that promise through.

Joey reminded her of when she was helpless as a child.

After hearing Corinne finish her sentence, Cedric, Beatrice, and Maxwell all looked at her incredulously.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 998-Maxwell asked in surprise, “Are you saying you don’t mind Jeremy taking in the child Anya adopted?” Corinne glanced at Maxwell. “Even if I did, it’s already too late. Joey has been adopted, and someone has to take care of him. An innocent child like him shouldn’t be allowed to suffer.” Maxwell looked at her admiringly. Most women would not be so kind as to accept a child her husband adopted with another woman.

At that moment, the Riveras’ butler rushed over in a hurry and whispered something in Cedric’s ear. Cedric’s face soured at once. “How did that happen?!

Get someone to start looking for them!”

The butler nodded and turned around to leave.

Cedric looked at Corinne confusedly and said, “You should go back home and rest. We’ll give your proposal some thought and let you know once we’ve made our decision.” Corinne nodded. “I’ll excuse myself, then. I hope to hear from you soon.” She then got up and politely bid them goodbye before preparing to leave.

Maxwell stood up and said, “I’ll see you out.” Corinne viewed her worthless father with indifference and remarked with some repulsion, “No need to trouble yourself. I know the way out.” Maxwell could only halt his steps. “Okay. Take care on the way home.” “I will,” Corinne responded curtly before walking out.

After walking out of the gate, she got into the black car that had been waiting for her.

Jeremy was sitting lazily in the back seat while typing busily on his laptop keyboard. When he heard Corinne entering the car, he turned and glanced at her. “Have you clarified everything to the Riveras?” “Yes.” Jeremy tapped the keys a few more times and closed the laptop. He then caressed her cheek and said, “They planned to frame you, so now that the truth has been revealed, there’s no need for you to come and clarify things with them anymore.” Corinne said, “I’m making things clear to the old couple so that Anya and her mother won’t take advantage of any unsaid information to clear their name and continue committing misdeeds. Their actions didn’t cause too big of an impact, but the public opinion that was turned against Holden Group is irreversible.

Even though Holden Group is recovering in the stock market, we still need to be careful and cut off all chances for them to continue.” Jeremy looked at her and pursed his lips. He pinched her cheek and said, “I’m glad you were thinking of me all this while.” Corinne ignored his teasing and said, “By the way, I just asked the Riveras for custody of Joey. They said they’ll think about it before replying to us.” Jeremy was startled. “Why would you do that?” Corinne rolled her eyes at him. “Because you adopted him with Anya. You can’t just let go of all responsibility toward him. Besides, don’t you think his life is miserable at the Riveras? The way Anya raised him will scar him for life.

“Anya doesn’t love him at all. She just wanted to use him as a means of emotional blackmail. Now that she can’t do that, Joey becomes useless to her.

She has no reason to be nice to that child. You’re one of Joey’s legal guardians too. He won’t have to suffer if you take him with you.” Jeremy narrowed his eyes and looked at her intently. “Are you sure you don’t mind if I take Joey with me?” Corinne shrugged her shoulders. “Well, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t mind it at all, but Joey is a cute kid. If he’s under our care, I can get a little preview of how to take care of children.” Jeremy continued to stare at her before pulling her over and hugging her tightly.

“I’m sorry I didn’t discuss this with you.” Corinne leaned quietly on the man’s chest and closed her eyes. “Lots of things are beyond our control. I can understand what you felt when you were emotionally blackmailed by Anya.” Jeremy blinked rapidly when he heard what Corinne said.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 999-“Corinne.” “Yeah?” Jeremy lifted her chin and kissed her violently without warning!

“Mmph!” Corinne’s eyes widened slightly, and she was taken aback by his sudden kiss. She could not push him away even when she pressed her hands against his chest, so she stopped struggling altogether.

Jeremy took a while to break free from the kiss. When he finally did, Corinne took a breather.

Jeremy calmed himself, gasped slightly, and said to her, “I’ll probably be very busy for quite some time, and I need to travel both within the country and abroad too. I won’t be able to spend a lot of time with you every day.” The blush on Corinne’s face faded. She raised an eyebrow and asked, “Do you have some overseas business to deal with?” The man nodded. “Yes. I’ll try my best to keep you company at home if I have the time.” Corinne thought for a while and suggested, “Where will you be going? Perhaps I can go with you?” Jeremy’s eyes lit up, and he seemed to be very happy. “Well, aren’t you clingy?” Corinne frowned and rolled her eyes at him. “I’m pretty free these days anyway, so I’ll just treat it as a holiday!” Jeremy smiled. He placed his palm on her head and rubbed gently. “Stay at home and take good care of your baby, okay? I’ll come back to keep you company when I can.” Corinne was a little taken aback. She did not say any further and merely nodded. “Okay.” Silently, however, she wondered, ‘Is he stopping me from going with him because he thinks I’m a burden?’ 20 minutes later, the car stopped at the door of the Holdens’ estate.

Jeremy caressed Corinne’s head again and said, “I’ll be dropping you off now.

Remember to eat your meals. I need to go to the company now, but I’ll be back to keep you company later tonight.” Jeremy probably had a lot of things to deal with since the Holdens’ stock value had not recovered fully. Corinne understood he would be busy, so she got out of the car obediently. After waving him goodbye, she turned and walked toward the gate.

Jeremy waited until she reached the gate before nodding at the driver and signaling to drive away.

Corinne was just about to enter the password for the gate when her phone rang.

Pulling out her phone, she noticed it was an unknown number.

As soon as she answered the call, the caller called out her name in a rather unhappy tone. “Corinne!” “Who are you?” Corinne asked.

The caller replied, “Take three steps back, and you’ll see me.” Corinne turned and looked behind her. There was no one there. She looked left and right too, but she spotted no one.

“Sorry, but I have no time to entertain your pointless games,” she said, stretching her finger across the screen to end the call.

The caller seemed to know Corinne was going to hang up and immediately stopped her. “Wait! Don’t hang up!”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1000-Corinne’s finger hovered above the red ‘End Call’ icon. “Tell me who you are. If you have something to say to me, say it now.” The caller said, “I’m right here! Just look left, and you’ll know who I am!” Corinne turned her head slightly to the left and saw a figure waving at her from a small alley.

It was Rosie, whom she had not seen for a long time.

She could not recognize Rosie’s voice as she used a voice changer during the call. A device like that was unnecessary if Rosie came with good intentions, so it was quite obvious she was up to no good.

Corinne glanced vigilantly and chuckled. “Ah, it’s you, Miss Rosie. Why are you skulking there instead of approaching me? Does trying to be mysterious excite you or something?” Rosie stood at the entrance of the alley and said, “I do have something to talk to you about, Corinne. Come here and chat with me.” Corinne was not going to let herself be fooled. She smiled politely and said, “No thanks. I’m already at the gate of the Holdens, so you’ll have to come in with me if you want that chat.” Jeremy had sent plenty of people to hunt Rosie after her unsuccessful attempt at killing Corinne. She did not dare to go home or even book a hotel stay, much less enter the Holdens’ estate.

“It’s not convenient for me to go in there. I heard that Jeremy’s grandparents are back. They’re old, so it might not be convenient for us to talk in their presence.

It’d be best for you to come with me to find a quieter location where we can talk openly with each other.” Rosie was Anya’s best friend, and Anya frequently manipulated her to do her bidding. Thus, Rosie’s sudden appearance probably had something to do with Anya, too.

Corinne did not intend to play along and said drily, “Sorry, but I’m beat today. If you’re keen on coming into the house to chat with me, let’s talk about it another day!” She ended the call and immediately entered the gate.

The dial tone left Rosie fuming. She gritted her teeth angrily and was infuriated at how difficult it was to deal with Corinne.

As she thought about the mission she had to complete, she rushed over quickly and caught up with Corinne before she entered. “Wait!” Corinne already had one foot past the gate. When she heard Rosie’s voice, she turned and smiled. “I take it you’ve changed your mind? Are you going to come in with me?” Rosie frowned. “Do I have a choice if you won’t chat with me someplace else?” She would never have dared to step into the Holdens’ turf if Jeremy had gotten off the car instead of leaving.

Since Jeremy was not around, Rosie decided she could go inside and have a seat. It would be a good opportunity to get everything done and over with.

Corinne smiled. “Please come in, then!” She led Rosie into the house.

Inside the living room, Greg was having lunch with Pamela and Francine.

When Pamela heard the sound of someone changing their shoes, she looked up and saw that Corinne had returned. With a smile, she said, “You’re back! And just in time for lunch too! Wash your hands and come join us!” Corinne changed into her slippers before walking in. She greeted them with a smile and said, “A friend came to see me. She wants to talk to me about something, so is it okay if you ask someone to send the food up to my room? I’d like to eat while chatting with my friend.”