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.

item that Corinne was protecting in

sort of jewelry, but as it turns out, it’s

mother isn’t

dropped the photo frame on the ground. “Oops! It

eyes reddened as she looked at Sherlyn stepping on the photo frame that was

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

she grabbed Sherlyn’s clothes and hissed,

had nothing 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

since the man who forcibly dragged

you referring to that first-tier

wants nothing more than to marry me right now! All the good stuff you see over there are from the Holdens,

for a moment. Then, she came to a realization—Jeremy must have got

of something, and she turned 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

issue for Sherlyn. “You don’t need to worry about that. Mister Jeremy loves me very much, so it’s only normal for him to protect

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 in the form

feel a storm brewing in her heart. Corinne might be a country girl, but her remark made perfect sense. The Holdens were a first-tier family, while Sherlyn barely

that in mind, Sherlyn decided to quit the entertainment circle at

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

inform them that she would be terminating her contract

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 decided that she

babe? I miss you so much. Come to the hotel

might not sound disgusting to an old geezer like

say? Did you just call me disgusting? Have you forgotten how you begged me to help you

the

livid with anger. He had gone through great pains to buy a diamond ring for her and had it sent to

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

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