The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Sophia held on to the banister and looked down at where Corinne was. “It’s just a feeling of mine. I mean, Corinne is standoffish to everyone except for Jason, and they always seem to have something in common to talk about.”

Jeremy’s grip tightened around the stem of his wine glass, which looked like it would break if he exerted just a little more strength.

Sophia was about to say something else when she saw Jeremy striding down the stairs. She chased after him, asking, “Jeremy! Where are you going?”

“Enjoy your party. I just remembered I have something else to do,” said Jeremy. He walked down the stairs with both of his hands shoved into his pockets. Even though he looked casual, he was obviously brooding. Anyone would think twice about following him.

Thus, Sophia stopped chasing after him. Instead, she watched him leave while a smile gradually appeared on her face.

…

She had gone one round around the room but still failed to find her mother’s self-portrait. She was not only annoyed at failing to find her self-portrait but also by the noise and

why you look so upset?” whispered Jason when he

sighed. “It’s too noisy in here, and I’m feeling a little

noisier in the drinks area. Just looking at the

I’ll

that it had not been spiked with alcohol. Since Corinne was pregnant, it would be safer for

it was not long before she started to feel like she could not catch her breath due to how noisy the place was. She blamed her pregnancy hormones for

little, but that just made her even dizzier,

to steady herself but found she had no strength to do that at all. Just when she was bracing for the impact, she felt someone holding her up from behind. After that, she was scooped up from the