The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Lucas said, “I’m here to look for Corinne. Is she in?”

This startled Annie a little. “Corinne? Do you know her? Why are you looking for her?”

Before Lucas could answer, Corinne appeared from behind Annie. She looked at him indifferently and said, “You were looking for me?”

Annie instinctively backed away when Corinne came to the door.

Corinne had been missing for half a year, and Lucas’s pupils contracted as soon as he laid eyes on her. His initial tenseness immediately dissipated due to relief, and his eyes reddened. “Where have you been for the past six months?”

Corinne frowned. “Everyone’s been asking me that question today. I don’t need to report my whereabouts to anyone, and it doesn’t matter where I go as long as I come back in one piece.”

disrespectful tone, but he did not get angry at her. He nodded in relief and said, “Well, it’s good that you’re back. I’m glad to see

say to him, so she

table. He greeted Xante and Aaron with a nod, and that was when

and cutlery at the empty seat, Lucas narrowed his eyes and instantly knew who had been

he was so frightened that he hid under the table. However, Lucas did not show up

entered and knocked on the

to the dining table with a puzzled look on her face. “What’s going

and Aaron exchanged glances but did not answer. They had

Annie to sit down. “Don’t worry about

a daze and realized that someone was missing from the dining table.