The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Chapter 435

Corinne nodded. “Thank you.”

As usual, she walked slowly up the stairs but halfway through, she stopped, turned around, and asked, “By the way, Bowen. Have my things arrived?”

Corinne arranged the engagement gifts she got back from the Carews to be delivered to Holden’s estate.

“Yes, ma’am. I’ve already asked the maids to keep it in the storeroom. Would you like to take a look?”

Corinne waved her hand. “That’s okay. Just remember to tell Jeremy about it when he’s back.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

She then continued on her way. The reason she got the expensive engagement gifts back was so that she would not own the Holdens anything.

Bowen looked quizzically at Corinne walking up the stairs. He sensed there was something off about her but he could not quite put his finger on just what it was. ‘Oh well, it’s probably nothing,’ he thought. Then he quickly went to the kitchen to instruct the cook to make something for Corinne.

She was allergic to quite a few things so he told Bowen to doubly make sure no food that would trigger her allergy should make way to her

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ate the lunch brought by the maid and proceeded to take a nap. She felt easily tired as of late which she now knew the reason

her body as soon as her head hit the pillow.’ I’m going to miss this bed so much,’ thought Corinne, who got used to sleeping in the

while planning

turned cold and the

of the wind and he immediately ordered the servants to check all the windows were closed properly so that no dirt or cold air could blow in and disturb Corinne’s

first floor’s floor-to-ceiling windows, a car’s headlight could

yard and the sound of the car’s engine was getting closer

car and realized it was Jeremy’s car. ‘Why did he choose to come back at midnight?’

a few minutes,

the door.

which was still cold

it