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.

reached out and snatched the item that Corinne was protecting in his

of jewelry, but as it

mother isn’t

out to grab the photo frame, but Sherlyn deliberately dropped the photo frame on the ground. “Oops! It slipped

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

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

anger, she grabbed Sherlyn’s clothes

the Holdens’ daughter-in-law. If you so much as

was stunned. ‘The Holdens?’ Her scalp tingled when she heard that name, since the man who forcibly dragged her to get engaged the day before also shared the

you referring to that first-tier

on her face. “Duh! What’s wrong? Are you scared? Well, you should be! Jeremy is my loyal fan and suitor. He wants nothing more than to marry me right now! All the good stuff you see over there are

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

thought 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

to worry about that. Mister Jeremy loves me very much,

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

her heart. Corinne might be a 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

to quit the

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

she would be terminating her contract and quitting the

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

Come

not sound

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

don’t care about the Lotus Award anymore. Find someone

the other end 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

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

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