The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Corinne thought Jason had overstepped his boundaries by eating her food. She wanted to stop him, but he was too quick for her.
‘Oh well, I didn’t really touch the food anyway. Might as well not waste it and let him eat it,’ she comforted herself.
After eating, Jason put down his utensils. “Mother Kalista, I never knew the food in the convent could be so delicious! Can I
come by for a meal again when I’m free?” he asked.
Mother Kalista smiled and nodded. “Of course! I just hope you don’t mind how plain-looking the convent is.”
Jason looked around at the shabby-looking room. “It is kinda plain looking. Maybe you can consider renovating the place? That
way, it’ll be more comfortable for you all to live in too.”
Mother Kalista sighed loudly. “It’s not that we don’t want to renovate, but this place isn’t really popular with the worshipers, so we
don’t get a lot of donations. What little donation we got is only enough for us to pay for our groceries, so I’m afraid it’s beyond our
capability to repair the convent.”
Jason sighed sympathetically. “I’m sorry to hear that, Mother Kalista. It must be hard on you and the other nuns. How about I—”
Corinne knew what Jason wanted to say, so she cut in, “Mother Kalista, didn’t you just tell me you used the money I sent to the
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Mother Kalista was looking at Jason hopefully when Corinne asked her the question. She blinked guiltily and chuckled
awkwardly. “Corinne, most of the money you sent has been used to repair the main halls where all the statues lived. Sister
Cathrina donated the rest of the money to the villagers.
“So you see, there’s really none left to renovate our living quarters. You have no idea just how cold it gets in the winter. Also,
water leaks everywhere when it rains...”
Corinne narrowed her eyes. From what she could see, there did not seem to be any big renovation done to the main halls. At
most, they had gotten a fresh coat of paint, which did not take up much money. Moreover, the money she sent back over the
years was in no way a small sum. Mother Cathrina would not have given all of them away.
‘I believe some of the money was indeed given to the needy villagers while Mother Kalista split the rest among themselves. She
must’ve used the excuse of repairing the main halls and used only a little of it to do so. Now, she’s giving us a sob story in the
hopes of us donating again...’ thought Corinne.

Corinne did not mind donating money to the convent, but not if the money was only used to line Mother Kalista’s and the other
nuns’ pockets. She had long discovered the nuns there were very money-driven.
Ever since the former abbess passed away, Mother Kalista had taken it upon herself to be in charge of everything that went on in
the convent. Thus, a lot of things had changed since Corinne left the place, and she did not want to be used by the nuns there.
Jason, however, could not care less about all that. “Don’t worry, Mother Kalista. I’ll get my accountant to wire the convent some
money after I’m back in the city. I’ll also spread the word about the convent’s plight so more worshipers will come.”
Hearing this, Mother Kalista immediately smiled. “Oh, thank you! Thank you so much. Bless you, my child!”
Corinne frowned. ‘What a hypocrite this old nun is. And what is wrong with that Jason? Why does he have to stick his nose in
everything?’
As much as she was annoyed about the whole thing, she did not stop Jason from donating since it was not her money. She
simply stood up and bid Mother Kalista goodbye before walking out of the room.