The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Chapter 141

The pain from getting scalded was more unbearable than other injuries. It was the type of pain. that was not abrupt but a slow burn instead. The burning sensation would remain that it was possible to ignore.

Corinne nodded. “I had to do everything myself when I lived in the countryside. That meant chopping the wood, making the fire, and boiling water. At first, I didn’t know how to do it and ended up burning myself. It was so painful that I couldn’t sleep for the whole night!”

Jeremy’s eyebrows furrowed at this. Unknowingly, his eyes looked worried. “When did you start doing all that?”

Corinne answered faintly, “I can’t remember.”

Very often, she refused to talk about her childhood. If she accidentally brought it up, she would stop the topic immediately.

Jeremy placed his hand on top of her head and patted her like a little pet. “Did you have a bad childhood?”

“It’s not that bad.”

pity for her. She pushed away his hand with disgust and said seriously, “You probably don’t know anything about my family, but I think I have to tell you anyway: my family is very greedy. If they know about you and me, I’m not the only one in trouble. It’ll bring a

burn-aid cream entered his nostril and affected his mood. He narrowed his

other. Our relationship is going to end in three months’ time, and we’ll

eyes looked cold and

much is she looking forward to that day that she brings it up so often? Treating each other as strangers when the time is up… Does she truly hope

hand indifferently, and said in a deep voice, “Miss Corinne, you thought too much.

her lips and rolled her eyes at him. She put the cap back on the burn-aid cream and passed it to him. “Here, take this cream. Remember to apply

made no moves to take the cream. As a result, Corinne had

that, none

reached the Holdens estate. They got down and went back to their own

to pretend to be a

room.

while Corinne

while Jeremy smoked