The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Chapter 18

Corinne tilted her head as she looked at Aaron, who immediately understood her hint due to years of tacit understanding with her.

After clearing his throat, he raised his hand to adjust the Bluetooth earpiece he wore out of habit on his left ear, and walked past Jeremy and Corinne in as calm a manner as possible.

He even made a point to lower his voice a little and pretend as if he was speaking to someone over the phone.

“Sorry, Boss. Things got a little awkward earlier. That Holden guy overheard me when I was ranting about him earlier. Well, yeah! He’s the one who outbid us on your favorite painting! Sure. we’ll just forget about it and let him have it! ‘Geese in Late Autumn’ isn’t Nellie Nymphaea’s only painting. There are plenty of other ones we can get in the future!”

Aaron was already quite far away when he ended his sentence.

Corinne stared wide-eyed at Jeremy and cocked her eyebrow innocently. “I think he’s angry at you, mister.”

Jeremy retracted his gaze and turned to Corinne. He began to question her, “Don’t the two of you know each other?”

Corinne shook her head. “I don’t know him at all! Do you? Why was he angry at you again?”

“You haven’t answered me

in an annoyed tone. “Don’t you remember that I was fired from Alpha Enterprises, thanks to you? I heard that they’re recruiting auctioneers here, so I submitted my resume and came here for an

was still rather doubtful. “Did

her shoulders, and spread her palms. “No. They were looking for someone with more than three years of work experience,

allowed to stand on the auction stage, everyone would probably mistake her for someone who

asked, “And what about you? Why

here?”

set of bronze artifacts, so I came over as his representative to bid for

so nice of you, mister. You really

it sound like she’s scolding

of a sudden, his

and hung up with a grunt. He then stared intently at Corinne.” Where are

sending in resumes

patted her head gently as he leaned over and spoke

stunned. Before she could even process what Jeremy said, he had grabbed her wrist and whisked

time she was there was when

around her, which consisted of flowers, a red carpet, ribbons,

you planning this time, Uncle? Are

another wedding?” Corinne immediately rolled her