The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Corinne immediately frowned when she saw Jeremy already seated inside the private dining room of a restaurant.

“What’s he doing here?” she asked Lucas unhappily, blaming him for not telling her that Jeremy would be joining them for dinner.

Lucas could tell Corinne was angry, but he expected this. “He’s going abroad soon, and he wants to treat us to dinner tonight. Just treat this as his farewell dinner,” he explained gently.

‘He’s going abroad again?’ thought Corinne with a frown.

“Is this necessary? I mean, Mister Jeremy takes the plane like normal people taking the bus, so do we really need to have a farewell dinner with him? Or does he not plan to come back this time?” she asked mockingly to hide the panic rising in her chest.

Jeremy got up and pulled out a chair for her. “You don’t sound like you want me to come back at all.”

Corinne scoffed. “And you make it sound as if I have a say in that.”

Jeremy was not in a hurry to explain himself. Instead, he gestured at the chair with his chin and said, “Why don’t you take a seat?”

walked over and unceremoniously sat

asked, “Jeremy, which country are you going

three days if

her lemon-infused water

both Lucas and Sunny

of them skimmed through

whole process as

still kept her head down, lost in

her plate. “What are you thinking

raised her head to glare at him. Finally, she could

he answered honestly, “To settle matters that unsettle you. I promise I’ll solve them as fast as possible and

“Must you go at this

want

but for some reason, she did not want him to go to Molomia that night. She could not help but