The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Nellie Nymphaea’s name took Lucas by surprise. He sighed and asked, “And? Did you see it?”

Corinne shook her head. “I didn’t. Jeremy bought that painting early on and deliberately refused to show it to me.”

“So, what is it you want to do?” Lucas raised his eyebrows.

Corinne answered bluntly, “I want you to help me buy that painting back from Jeremy at all costs! I’ll pay for it.”

Lucas narrowed his eyes. “Money isn’t a problem. Getting it from him is. He bought the painting on purpose because he knew you wanted it. He’s not going to give it up that easily.”

Corinne cocked her eyebrow and asked, “Are you saying it can’t be done?”

patted Corinne’s head gently. “It won’t be easy, but I’ll get it for you even if it means risking my

fine as long as I can get

his sister. “Are you that eager to

glanced at

Missing those who aren’t around anymore shows empathy, but we can’t let our feelings take over our lives. It’s exhausting.

won’t betray my mother even if the whole world does. You might be able to forget the pain, but I

distressed, but he understood the obsession in Corinne’s heart too. He withdrew his hand and got up, saying, “Let’s not dwell on these unhappy things. It’s getting late. I’ll bring you to your room to get some rest now. You might feel a little unaccustomed just after coming back, so feel free to call me if

got up too and followed behind him in silence. When Lucas opened the door, he and Corinne were both stunned to see Sunny standing outside with

he frowned. “When did you come back? What are you

to his senses. He looked at Lucas, then at Corinne, and exclaimed in shock,