The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Corinne finally shifted her gaze from the television to Lucas. “Something I’ve been wishing for?”

‘Could it be…’

Lucas snapped his fingers, and the servants immediately brought in and lifted off the white dust-proof fabric covering the painting.

Corinne’s eyes instantly lit up. It was the self-portrait of Nellie Nymphaea!

The woman in the painting was looking down despairingly, yet her body language showed an unyielding thirst for life as though there was still something holding her back.

There were fine lines around her eyes and the two sides of her nose, so Corinne guessed her mother should be in her mid-thirties when she painted this self-portrait.

‘If this is Mom’s self-portrait, that means she managed to escape from being killed after she left me with the Carews,’ thought Corinne. She could not help but hope that her mother was still alive even until then.

Lucas’ expression subtly changed when he saw the painting. There were so many things he regretted when it came to his mother. Being 10 years older than Corinne, he remembered much more about Emily than his little sister.

Corinne snapped out of her trance. She then turned to Lucas and asked curiously, “How did

would not give her the painting

surprising too. “Things went better than I expected! I went to find Jeremy this afternoon, and after I told him the purpose of my visit, he straight away ordered his men to bring

“Really? He didn’t ask for anything in

He

tell you I’d pay you back no matter how much it costs? I don’t want

didn’t want it. He even told me to give the money to you since you’re the one

‘Why does he still say that when we’re

to draw a clear line between them, Corinne muttered, “Who wants his money? Forget it. I’ll just ask him how much he wants for the painting and wire him the money

from me?” asked

her hand. “No.

sighed helplessly. He really looked forward to the day when Corinne would accept his

go get the barbecue going and

nodded. After he left, she picked