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.”

very greedy. If they know about you and me, I’m not the only one in trouble. It’ll bring a lot of unnecessary trouble to you too,

terrible smell from the burn-aid cream entered his nostril and affected his mood. He narrowed his eyes darkly. “Is someone in your family bullying you? If you need it, I

need to do anything extra for each other. Our relationship is going to end in three

moment, Jeremy’s eyes looked

up so often? Treating each other as strangers when the time is

took back his hand indifferently, and said in a deep voice, “Miss Corinne, you thought too much. I don’t have the time to meddle with your

put the cap back on the burn-aid cream and passed it to him. “Here, take this cream. Remember to apply it twice a

expression remained as he made no moves to take the cream. As a

that, none

reached the Holdens estate. They got down and went

they did not have to pretend to be

room.

in the study while Corinne went

while Jeremy smoked for the entire night in