The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Corinne had put Jeremy’s T-shirt back on, but she doubled up with the jacket he had given her because she felt a little cold after letting in some outside air through the window.

“I heard you’re unemployed now?” Corinne heard Jeremy’s deep voice as she stared aimlessly at the passing scenery outside the car window.

Corinne’s lips twitched. “Yup, and it’s all thanks to you.”

Jeremy flipped through the documents in his hand. “I gave the company a chance, yet there were still mistakes that shouldn’t have happened. According to my standards, such a plan lacks any investment value.”

Corinne yawned, evidently because she was a little sleepy. “Oh, you don’t need to tell me why, mister. After all, I’m no longer an employee of Alpha Enterprises.”

Jeremy was speechless for a moment. He continued flipping through the documents and said in a casual tone, “If you’re looking for a company to do your internship, then—”

“Stop the car!” Corinne interrupted his sentence and stretched her head out of the car window. Her eyes seemed to be sparkling as if she had spotted something. As soon as the driver put his foot on the brakes, Corinne opened the door and went down.

In no time, she ran to the bus stop in front and jumped on the bus that had just arrived. She got a seat by the window, stretched out a hand from inside, and gave a thumbs-up to the Mercedes-Benz behind her. Then, she slowly flipped her thumbs-up to become a thumbs-down, clearly showing her contempt for them.

Her little hand retracted back into the bus as it drove away slowly.

Tommy’s temples were beginning to throb when he saw that. Corinne was truly a unique character. For the record, no one in the entire New Capital City—or even the whole country for that matter—would dare to show such rudeness in front of Jeremy.

“Sir, she took your suit jacket with her. The International Trade Center will be completed later in the afternoon, and you have to attend the ribbon-cutting…”

“Have someone bring me another one.”

Jeremy lowered his eyebrows and continued to look through the documents with a gloomy face.

“Right!” Tommy then said, “Sir, when your sister called me earlier, she told me that she was hospitalized.”

the last time

relayed what Francine told her. “Well, Miss Corinne dunked your sister’s head into the toilet bowl, causing her to drink several mouthfuls of toilet water. You know how your sister is a bit of a clean freak, and she was so disgusted by what happened that she kept on vomiting since morning. Eventually, she got so dehydrated that she had to be sent to the hospital and

did

that serious. Put her on a drip and give her some food, and she’ll be back to normal in a couple of days. Still, she’s making a big fuss about

take the initiative to cause any trouble. Let Francine learn her lesson this time. Hopefully, she’ll be able to keep her temper in check sometime in the future.

After thinking for a moment, he turned and sought further instructions. “Well… Miss

on her during these three months so she

“Understood!”

sort of feeling for Corinne, but after that remark,

not changed even after many years had passed. Unfortunately, the feud between the Holdens and the Riveras made it difficult for the two of them to get married. That was the reason that Jeremy remained single, and it was also why his grandfather was so anxious to force

…

she had to cooperate with that weird old man and stay

into Sherlyn as soon as she

entertainment industry. She had always put on airs in front of Corinne, and it was no different on that occasion

I thought it

no mood to talk nonsense with Sherlyn, so she walked past her and went straight upstairs. Sherlyn, however, was hell-bent on standing in the way, and she did so while staring disdainfully at

man’s suit jacket that you’re wearing? You didn’t come home last night, so could you have slept

started yelling

the suit jacket

is outrageous! How can you just strut around wearing a man’s clothes when you haven’t even

her nights searching for men out on the streets even when she refused to accept all those

“Tell me the truth, Corinne.

morning. I borrowed this from someone just so I could have something to wear. I have

snorted. “Borrowed? As if anyone

entirely buy her story. “Then, what were you doing when you were out the

found a room to rent yesterday,” Corinne replied, “and I stayed there for one night. I’m coming back today to pack my stuff because I’ll be staying there in the future.” She regarded the Holdens’ house as a place that she was renting, with rent being the three months of her