The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Corinne smiled in a way that seemed polite and a little contemptuous altogether. “Is that so?”

Lucas nodded. “Yeah! What happened with our mother had nothing to do with you! Yes, they did for a brief moment suspect that you were a product of an affair because of the rumors going around, but after they calmed down, they realized how wrong they were.”

Corinne scoffed. “Oh, how nice of them to think that!”

Lucas sighed helplessly when he saw how stubborn Corinne was. His gaze went down to her protruding belly, and the worries of her leaving gripped him again. After thinking it over, he said, “Fine. I won’t talk about the past anymore. But you don’t want to see Jeremy, right? Well, I can guarantee he won’t bother you if you just stay here.”

Corinne was a little taken aback and, to be honest, very tempted by Lucas’ suggestion. She only came back to the city because Jeremy found out her hiding place in the countryside and also because the baby was about to be due.

Even though Jason said he would hire the best doctor to deliver the baby, she was still worried there might be complications during the delivery and that lives would be lost due to lack of hospital equipment.

nor did she want to put the baby at any risk, but then

the more she thought about Lucas’ suggestion, the

you going to tell your family if I decide to stay here? You know

are. Dad has brought our grandparents abroad to visit some relatives, and they won’t be back for three months. The only people here are me and Sunny. That means you can stay

I hope you can make good on

to be your brother if I can’t even

I need to call my friends

“Here, use mine to call them.

phone and briefly explained to Xante what happened. As much as Xante thought it was a bad idea for her to move in with Lucas, she