The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Corinne smiled. “Well, Jeremy must’ve done something wrong for me to want to hit him, so let’s just say he deserves it. But then again, I wouldn’t waste my energy hitting him if he did do something wrong. There’s really no need.”

Francine frowned in confusion. “What do you mean by that?”

“I mean, I’ll just leave him. He can do whatever he wants once he has his freedom back.”

Francine was a little taken aback. “So you’re saying you’ll divorce Jeremy if he does something wrong?”

Corinne looked out at the sky outside the window. “Yeah. I don’t have time to spend on a guy who doesn’t know how to control himself.”

“But I don’t understand! You went through so much to finally be able to marry him. Not to mention, it took some time for Grandma and Grandpa to accept you. Could you bear to let all that go without a second thought? Most women would choose to stay in the relationship even if they knew their husbands have a mistress outside. After all, it’s not every day one marries into the Holden family.”

your brother because I want to be a Missus Holden. Do you think I care about all the things

Francine fell silent.

thought all Corinne cared about was becoming Missus Holden. After all, marrying into a family like the Holdens’ was like winning the jackpot for a poor girl

feelings for Jeremy, but wouldn’t it be great if

she slowly got to know Corinne, she realized there was more to her than meets the eye. Not only did Corinne know Xante and Aaron of Newmoon

man to get status, power, and money. Maybe she already has all three but decides to keep it low-profile. There’s a chance she loves Jeremy for

pouted. “Fine. Even if you don’t lack anything, please don’t say things like divorcing Jeremy so easily. Unlike your friend Aaron, he’s not the type that goes around screwing everything that moves. Besides, his reputation of celibacy is quite well known

against your brother

so crazy about you. It must be because you’re an independent woman who can live with or without him. I guess I should be happy to find out Jeremy’s no different than all the other men who like a

chuckled softly. “You’re right about that. The more I hold him at arm’s length, the more he’d want to achieve dominion over me. But having said that, this kind of feeling does wane over time, and there will eventually come