The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Chapter 4

The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Sherlyn was even more dumbfounded after hearing what her mother said.

“Ring? When did I receive a ring—

“Wait. I remember now, Mom. An anonymous fan sent me a diamond ring by mail yesterday! I was worried the media might cook up some nonsense news article if they saw it, so I just put it away instead of wearing it.”

Lilliana was overjoyed to hear that. “That’s it! Mister Jeremy must’ve had a crush on you for a long time, and he’s trying to win your heart by posing as an anonymous fan! I got someone to investigate the people who came yesterday, and as it turns out, their leader was none other than Mister Jeremy’s personal assistant!

“Sherlyn, the Holdens are a first-tier family, and Jeremy has shown his utmost sincerity toward you! He’s really in love with you, and nothing will go wrong if you marry him!”

Jeremy Holden…

Sherlyn could not control her reddening cheeks and quickening heartbeat. She heard of his name before despite never meeting him in person, and she knew him as the treasured son of Holdens—a first-tier family. He was the equivalent of a god in the business world! It came as a surprise to her that even Jeremy was one of her fans, and he turned out to be so madly in love with her that he sent people to her house to deliver the betrothal gifts. If anything was to blame, it was her irresistible charm!

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That afternoon, Corinne returned home with a delicate photo frame in her arms. She changed into house slippers as soon as she entered and immediately went straight upstairs.

Sherlyn happened to be heading down, and she blocked Corinne on purpose. “What’s that in your hand? Did you steal the jewelry from my betrothal gift?”

Corinne stopped and said curtly, “It’s my property.”

“I want proof. Show it to me!” Sherlyn has always disliked her younger sister, who was raised in the countryside since childhood. She felt that Corinne was a disgrace to the Carew family, and it was unsurprising that she never had any respect for her younger sister.

snatched the item that Corinne was protecting in his

The way you hold it makes me think that it was some sort of jewelry, but as it turns out, it’s nothing more

mother isn’t

frame, but Sherlyn deliberately dropped the photo frame on

on the photo frame that was dropped onto the

find in one of the Carews’ old photo albums. Earlier in the day, she brought it to the store to have it restored, enlarged, and framed, as she planned to put it in her

anger, she grabbed Sherlyn’s clothes and hissed, “Pick. It.

soon become the Holdens’ daughter-in-law. If you so much as piss me off, the Holdens are going

name, since the man who forcibly dragged her to get engaged the day

to that

All the good stuff you see over there are from the Holdens, and you’d better not touch anything sent to me last night! If you break any

betrothal gifts Sherlyn was referring to and went blank for a moment. Then, she came to a realization—Jeremy must have got absolutely nuts. To think that he sent his men to

to Sherlyn, saying, “Guess I’ll have to congratulate you, then! Though, are you sure that a high-bred family like the Holdens will accept a scandal-tainted celebrity from the entertainment industry as their future

that. Mister Jeremy loves me very much, so

patted the dust off, then turned around and went upstairs. Though she was initially worried about finding a way to extirpate herself

country girl, but her remark made perfect sense. The Holdens were a first-tier family, while

that in mind, Sherlyn decided to quit the entertainment

to being the Holdens’ daughter-in-law, the petty profits she made in the entertainment

she would be terminating her contract and quitting the industry, but her phone rang

there had been so many spam calls recently, and she did not plan to answer the call until she saw that the caller was a benefactor she had just slept with recently. Since she had also intended to break things off for good, she

Come to the

sound

just say? Did you just call me disgusting? Have you forgotten how you begged me to help you snag a role that could win you the next Lotus

don’t care about the Lotus Award anymore. Find someone else. Oh, and don’t

of the line, the greasy-haired, red-faced old man turned livid with anger. He had gone through great pains to buy a diamond ring for her and had it sent to her by mail, but his gesture was all for

can kiss goodbye to your hopes of making a living

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