The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Chapter 762

By then, the firework show had ended and a strong gust was blowing. No one outside the balcony noticed Anya’s arrival because of how loud the fireworks were, so they were surprised to see Corinne and Jason talking on the sofa with Jeremy nowhere in sight when they came in. Zeke sat down and asked, “Corinne, where’s Jeremy?”

Corinne pointed at the stairs with her chin. “He went up to the guest room.”

Annie sat beside Corinne and asked, “Why did Uncle Jeremy go up there? How could he leave you alone here?”

Corinne did not answer and simply sipped her juice.

Annie, being the easily distractible child she was, did not think too much of it. She quickly

phone to show Corinne the photos she took of

high number of likes. She smiled and gave her a

said Annie happily. She busied herself

air. He then carefully sat down beside Corinne and asked gently,

him emotionlessly. “No, they were beautiful. Thank you. How much did the firework show cost you?

are my gifts to you. You don’t have to pay me back,” he said with a frown.

“Thank you, but I can’t accept the gifts. After all, you and I are not friends or family, so I insist on paying for everything. Otherwise, I won’t ever come here again.”

heart. He sighed heavily and

bring. Lucas offered the blanket to Corinne, saying, “It’s going to get colder with the wind howling like that. Put. this on so you won’t get cold.”

putting it over herself, she

the sudden kind gesture. She looked at Corinne gratefully. “Thanks, Corinne. You’re so good to me.”