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.

the item that

of jewelry, but as it turns out, it’s nothing more than a picture depicting your

isn’t

out to grab the photo frame, but Sherlyn deliberately dropped the photo frame on the

eyes reddened as she looked at Sherlyn stepping on

one of the Carews’ old photo albums. Earlier in the day, she brought it to the

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

to fear. “How dare you touch me! I’ll have you know that I’ll soon become the Holdens’ daughter-in-law. If you so much as piss me off, the Holdens are going to make life

tingled when she heard that name, since the man who forcibly dragged her to get engaged the day before also shared

you referring to that

than to marry me right now! All the good stuff you see over there are from the Holdens, and you’d better not touch anything sent to

to look at the betrothal gifts Sherlyn was referring to and went blank for a moment. Then, she came to a realization—Jeremy must have got

have to congratulate you, then! Though, are you sure that a high-bred family like

worry about that. Mister Jeremy loves me very much, so it’s

her mother’s photo, patted the dust off, then turned around and went upstairs. Though she was initially worried about finding a way to extirpate herself from the troublesome state of affairs resulting from her messing with Jeremy the previous day, the solution to her woes appeared

country girl, but her remark made perfect sense. The Holdens were a first-tier family, while Sherlyn barely even made it as an actress. If the Holdens’ elders found out about her scandals, they

in mind, Sherlyn decided to quit the entertainment circle

petty profits she made in the entertainment industry were

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

the call until she saw that the caller was a benefactor she

babe? I miss you so much. Come to the

sound disgusting to an old geezer like you, but it sounds

you just call me disgusting? Have you forgotten how you begged me to help you snag a role that could win you

the industry, so I don’t care about the Lotus Award anymore. Find

great pains to buy a diamond ring for her and had it sent to

rejecting me after you received the ring? Ungrateful woman! You can kiss goodbye to your hopes of making a

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