The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Chapter 426

“I don’t know about the rest. I only know that she comes from a wealthy family ’cause this one time. Ahem, I happened to see her going into a very grand mansion and addressing the old couple inside as Mom and Dad.”

Seeing how guilty Marvin looked, Corinne could easily guess that he must have secretly followed Em home so that he could find out more about her.

Marvin had that faraway look in his eyes as he took a trip down memory lane. “Your mother has always been one of the quieter ones. Not only is she a straight -A student but she’s kind, doesn’t put on airs, and is popular in the school. Guys and girls alike worshiped her.”

‘So mom’s kind and gentle,’ Even though Corinne had no clear memory of her mother, she could nonetheless sense she was always smiling down at her. She remembered that she was already five years old when Marvin adopted her. Logically speaking, a five-year-old should be able to retain some memories of her childhood and yet, Corinne could not recall anything from before the age of five, which she found very strange indeed.

“Mister Carew, do you remember where is the mansion where you saw my mom entering?” asked Corinne carefully; she was trying to get a lead she could follow.

Thalassa

was in Thalassa city and the university we studied in shared the same name University. But the city changed to the extent of being unrecognizable since my university days. I’ll get lost if I go there now. As for the mansion, well, I won’t be surprised if it has already been demolished to make

asked, “Then did my mother ever tell you why she couldn’t go to the hospital to

a while before answering, “The thing is, your mother and I were in the same art club during our university days so you can say we know each other quite well. Later, the art club organized a reunion dinner for past members and it was then I ran into your mother again. Everyone at the dinner exchanged phone numbers and after the dinner ended, your mother suddenly called me and told me that someone was after her life. She begged me to keep you safe and I, being blinded by emotions, agreed

was not his biological daughter after all so it was understandable that he did not love her. Besides, she might not even

asking, “Do you have any other

about it and answered, “Just

“And that is?”

country and

already know about

Michel. If you can get a hold of

I know what I have to do now. Thank you for