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?”

haven’t answered me yet. What are you

I was fired from Alpha Enterprises, thanks to you? I heard that they’re recruiting auctioneers here, so I submitted my

still rather doubtful. “Did you get

shook her head, shrugged her shoulders, and spread her palms. “No. They were looking for someone

auction stage, everyone would probably mistake her for someone who was

asked, “And

here?”

a set of bronze artifacts, so I came over

nice of you, mister. You really are a

frowned. ‘Why does it sound like she’s

of a sudden, his cell

slightly, and hung up with a grunt.

going to continue sending in resumes and looking for a

head gently as he leaned over and spoke in a hoarse, irrefutable tone, Come with

process what Jeremy said, he had grabbed her wrist and whisked

Century Manor. The last time she was there was when Jeremy forced

around her, which consisted of flowers, a red

you planning this time, Uncle? Are you going to hold

glanced askance at her. “Oh? Do you like marrying me that much? Do you want another wedding?” Corinne immediately rolled her eyes