The Day I Kissed An Older Man

“Hello, ma’am,” came the voice on the other end of the phone. Only Tommy would call her that.

Corinne frowned and asked cautiously, “Why are you answering the phone? Aren’t you with Jeremy?”

On the other end of the line, Tommy stood in the guest room of Adam Manor and watched anxiously as several professional doctors treated Jeremy’s injuries. They tended to his flesh and skin wounds while applying bandages to his legs. Jeremy’s face was pale, and there were glistening beads of sweat on his forehead due to the pain.

He had been with Jeremy for many years and had never seen him beaten up like that before. Jeremy might be able to endure that suffering, but Tommy could not bear to deal with it. However, confronting Adam directly would render Jeremy’s earlier ordeal meaningless, and all the pain Jeremy went through would end up in vain.

Jeremy endured all that with the singular motive of ensuring that the marriage certificate to Sophia would be annulled without any complications. It would ensure that they no longer owed each other anything. He wanted to be with Corinne in an upfront manner and without any baggage.

Tommy remembered Jeremy’s instructions when handing over the jacket, so he took a deep breath and pretended to answer calmly, “He fell asleep because he was a little tired.”

Jeremy had

Sophia’s house?”

is resting in the car. Would you like to speak with him? I can wake him up if

consideration, Corinne decided against it. “It’s fine. You don’t have to longer, but tell him

replied. “Of course. Don’t worry. He’s

Corinne replied, feeling somewhat reassured. She hung up the phone and turned around to see

reminded herself not to be overly anxious and to trust in Jeremy. He promised her that

relief after ending the call. He had been extremely nervous because he feared that Corinne might sense that something was amiss. Her due date was anytime soon, and she could not afford to go through any additional stress. Finding out about Jeremy’s injuries would

he had not let anything