The Day I Kissed An Older Man

In fact, Jeremy was even worse off than Corinne since both of his parents abandoned him when he was little.

Emily, at least, brought Corinne with her when she left the family. It was only out of desperation that she gave her up to the Carews in the end.

Thus, Corinne had the unshakeable faith that Emily loved her, even though her memories of her were hazy to say the least. It was that faith that made her believe she was worthy of love despite Emily not being by her side through her formative years of growing up.

However, the same could not be said for Jeremy. It was difficult for him to not think that his parents did not care about him since they both chose not to bring him with them. For the longest time, he carried the hurt of abandonment with him.

Not only that, but he had to live in a pressure-cooker environment. Though it did not cause him to have a twisted personality, it did make him cold and unapproachable. However, despite his tough exterior, Corinne knew him to be kind and gentle, which was very rare indeed.

Thinking of all that, Corinne could not help but soften a little. “Hey, Mister.”

Jeremy was peeling some shrimps for her. “Yeah?”

“Text me the address.”

what she was talking about, Jeremy raised

way, I at least know where to find you if

then smiled. “Are you that worried

and give me the address

the peeled shrimp in front of her mouth. “Silly girl. If I say I’m going to be in the delivery room with

don’t care. I still want

text

more like it!” Corinne ate the peeled shrimp he held up to her, and she held up her pinky finger. “Mister, let’s get back together after you come back from Molomia on the

I won’t ever lie or keep things from you again. You get to decide everything