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 was later sent to

she had not taken off her white veil,

“You can relax now. There’s no

Corinne did not move.

to lift her white veil. Under 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

if she actually fell asleep while sitting

probably caused her head to tilt slightly to one side. In turn, her body lost its balance while she was still asleep, and her body tilted sideways as she

stretched out his hand so as not to let her fall to

frowned but did not

at her after she fell into his embrace. It was the first time he saw her

sans all the god-awful

her eyes, likely because she had caught a whiff of a stranger’s scent lingering too close to her. It was then that she realized that Jeremy was holding her in a half-embrace, and her face was within inches of

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

her eyes. Had he

behavior, Jeremy narrowed his eyes. “Who told you that

trying to go back on

be over in three months.” Jeremy smirked. “But I don’t remember promising that nothing will happen between

his sentence. There was a thin layer of calluses on his rough fingertips, which exuded a dangerous

act like some rascal?” Corinne stared at him and shook her head vigorously, but that

let go of her with a sneer

of relief, but she was nonetheless pissed. “Heh. Glad I can sleep easy tonight! Old,

‘Who is she

his hand and poked Jeremy’s chest. “Could you please step aside, mister? I’m sleepy, so I’m going to wash up and go

moving away. Corinne remained non-confrontational and avoided him on

the bathroom with her head raised high, the sound of running

the bathtub, Corinne realized how embarrassing of a situation she was in. It was only after she was done with her bath that she realized she did not bring with her the clothes that

dress was uncomfortable to wear due to its sheer