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.

…

around the room but still failed to find her mother’s self-portrait. She was not only annoyed at failing

Didn’t you see any paintings you like? Is that why you look so upset?” whispered

noisy in here, and I’m feeling a little bit thirsty.

the drinks area. Just looking at the place made

“Wait here. I’ll go get you some

that it had not been

back. However, 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 the increase

little, but that just

had no strength to do that at all. Just when she was bracing for the impact, she felt someone holding her up from