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.

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a grand yet traditional wedding. Corinne and Jeremy walked into the banquet hall to partake in the simple wedding ceremony. She was later sent to a room with an atmosphere that screamed

Jeremy walked 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 ancient eras who sat in wait for her husband to enter their

man’s eyes and he said coldly. “You can relax now.

Corinne did not move.

room light, a small fairy-like face came into

had to wonder if she actually

to one side. In turn, her body lost its

as not to

did not

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

the god-awful makeup, turned out to be

Corinne opened 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

that men are

kindness with hostility the moment she opened her eyes. Had he

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

trying to go back on your

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

sentence. There was a thin layer of calluses on his rough

stared at him and shook her head vigorously,

scrunched up, he let go of her with a sneer and said disdainfully, “Don’t think too highly of yourself. I’m not

she was nonetheless pissed. “Heh. Glad

is she calling old

and poked Jeremy’s chest. “Could you please step aside, mister? I’m sleepy, so

without moving away. Corinne remained non-confrontational and

her head raised

realized how embarrassing of a situation she was in. It was only after she was done with

dress was uncomfortable to wear due to its sheer