The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Chapter 6

The sun began to set, and nightfall soon came.

The bedroom at the Holdens’ house was huge, and so was the bed. After Corinne was brought there, Jeremy passed her over to some maids and instructed them, “Get her ready.”

The maids rushed forward and washed her face before putting some makeup on her. Then, she was dressed in a traditional white wedding dress, complete with a veil that covered her face. Since her vision was blurred by the veil, Corinne could see only a patch of white in front of her. As soon as she looked down, however, she saw his expensive, beautifully-crafted leather shoes near her feet.

The man’s deep, cello-like voice rang in her ears. “Cooperate with me. I won’t do anything to you.”

Behind his rather soothing tone was a strong sense of unseen pressure.

At that moment, Corinne was well aware that there was nowhere on earth she could run to. After all, if he could locate her home, he could easily find her regardless of where she ran off to.

Corinne gritted her teeth. “Fine. I’ll cooperate with you. This is the price I have to pay for messing with you. You need to give me an exact timeline though, and by that, I mean, how long do you expect me to cooperate with you? Once it’s time up, we’ll go our separate ways without ever seeing each other again.”

Jeremy was not romantically interested in her either, so he coldly replied, “Three months.”

Three months was sufficient time for his grandfather to recover from the surgery, and besides, he did not want to get involved with this woman for too long.

“Deal!” Three months was not too long nor too short, and Corinne was more or less able to accept that duration. She then took the initiative to hold the man’s hand.

“Let’s go, mister! It’s time to marry you!”

Jeremy froze slightly and glanced down at Corinne holding his hand. To his surprise, he was not particularly averse to her touch, despite his usual disinclination for physical contact.

Corinne’s hands were dainty and soft to the touch.

…

Corinne and Jeremy walked into the banquet hall to partake in the simple wedding ceremony. She

into the room, he found Corinne sitting straight on the edge of the bed. Since she had not taken off her white veil, she looked like a shy little newlywed wife from

said coldly. “You can relax now. There’s no need for us to play-pretend at

Corinne did not move.

the warm glow of the room light, a small fairy-like face came into view. Her delicate eyelids were drooping, and she appeared incredibly calm and well-behaved. A trail of crystal-clear saliva flowed out from the corner of her lips, and she licked

to wonder if she actually

movement from when Jeremy lifted the veil probably caused her head to tilt slightly to one side. In turn,

hand so as not

but did

when he looked at her after she fell into his embrace. It was the first time he saw her true face without any makeup, and a look of awe appeared deep

god-awful makeup, turned out to

close to her. It was then that she realized that Jeremy was

said in fear, “What are you doing, mister? I should warn you that men are supposed to keep their hands off

she opened her eyes. Had he not been considerate enough to

eyes. “Who told you

you trying to go back on your word, mister? We

three months.” Jeremy smirked. “But I don’t

soon as he finished his sentence. There was a thin layer of calluses on his rough fingertips, which exuded a dangerous sense of power, along with a

always keep their word, mister! How could you just act like some rascal?” Corinne stared at him and shook her head vigorously, but that was not enough to

up close. When he saw that Corinne’s face was all scrunched up, he let go of her with a sneer and said disdainfully, “Don’t think too highly of yourself. I’m not

of relief, but she was nonetheless pissed. “Heh. Glad I can sleep easy tonight! Old, energetic uncles like you aren’t my

was speechless. ‘Who is she calling old

please step aside, mister? I’m sleepy, so I’m going to wash up and go

her condescendingly without moving away. Corinne remained non-confrontational and avoided him on

the bathroom with her head raised high, the sound

of a situation she was in. It was only after she was done with her bath that

wedding dress was uncomfortable to wear due to its sheer