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, and I believe you won’t want that to happen. Thus, I hope you can work with me and try to

affected his mood. He narrowed his eyes darkly. “Is

Corinne, shaking her head persistently. “I can handle my family matters, and I don’t think we need to do anything extra for each other. Our relationship is going to end in three months’ time, and we’ll go

moment, Jeremy’s eyes looked cold

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 that she never knew me?’ he

said in a deep voice, “Miss Corinne, you thought too much. I don’t have the time to meddle with your family

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 it twice a

cream. As a result, Corinne

none of them

estate. They got down and went back to their

did not have to pretend to be a loving

room.

study while Corinne

while Jeremy smoked