The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Jeremy endured the pain coursing through his body and spoke in a slightly hoarse voice. However, he maintained a relaxed tone as he said to Corinne, “Yes, I’m awake.”

The relief on Corinne’s end was evident. Though she had noticed the hoarseness in his voice, she attributed it to the typical morning hoarseness and did not immediately think that something was wrong. She asked, “Where are you now? Have you arrived at Sophia’s house yet?”

Jeremy replied truthfully, “Yes.”

Tommy knew it would be inconvenient for Jeremy to hold the phone because of his injury, so he placed it near Jeremy’s pillow and left the room to stand guard outside.

Corinne then continued to ask, “How did it go? Have you met Adam? Did he give you a hard time?”

Her concern left Jeremy feeling a sense of warmth in his heart. A faint smile graced his lips, but his voice still held a hint of seriousness. “He did.”

Corinne raised her voice when she heard that. “What happened? How did he cause trouble for you?”

replied in a somewhat

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and he said teasingly, “I didn’t think you’d grow so worried about me that you’d fly over to stand up for me after hearing

mood

eliminating her worries and suspicions. If he simply told her everything was fine, she might be skeptical as to whether he was telling the truth. By making her believe he was still in the mood to joke with her, she would believe that everything was fine—thus easing

chuckled and said, “I just wanted to hear how much you care for me. You used to

somewhat irritated, responded, “Is this the time for jokes?

joking. Everything has been resolved. Sophia and I

so smoothly. She asked, “How did you reach an agreement so easily?

also did not want to deceive her a second time. He decided to gloss over the details and reply nonchalantly, “I did have to make some necessary concessions, but everything went without a hitch. I’ll be back soon.