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 Corinne was protecting in his

it was some sort of jewelry, but as it turns

mother isn’t a

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

Sherlyn stepping on the photo frame that was dropped onto 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

anger, she grabbed Sherlyn’s clothes and hissed,

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

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

to that

right now! 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 of

she came to a realization—Jeremy must have got absolutely nuts. To think that he sent his men to deliver the betrothal gifts to her

saying, “Guess I’ll have to congratulate you, then! Though, are

worry about that. Mister Jeremy loves

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

a first-tier family, while Sherlyn barely even made it as an actress. If the Holdens’ elders found out about her scandals, they

to quit the entertainment circle at

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

terminating her contract and quitting the industry, but her phone rang before she could make

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

babe? I miss you so much. Come to

call me ‘babe’. That might not sound disgusting to an old geezer like

did you 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

about the Lotus Award anymore. Find someone else. Oh,

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

goodbye to your hopes of making a living in the industry. Just wait.

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