The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Corinne smiled in a way that seemed polite and a little contemptuous altogether. “Is that so?”
Lucas nodded. “Yeah! What happened with our mother had nothing to do with you! Yes, they did for a brief moment suspect that
you were a product of an affair because of the rumors going around, but after they calmed down, they realized how wrong they
were.”
Corinne scoffed. “Oh, how nice of them to think that!”
Lucas sighed helplessly when he saw how stubborn Corinne was. His gaze went down to her protruding belly, and the worries of
her leaving gripped him again. After thinking it over, he said, “Fine. I won’t talk about the past anymore. But you don’t want to see
Jeremy, right? Well, I can guarantee he won’t bother you if you just stay here.”
Corinne was a little taken aback and, to be honest, very tempted by Lucas’ suggestion. She only came back to the city because
Jeremy found out her hiding place in the countryside and also because the baby was about to be due.
Even though Jason said he would hire the best doctor to deliver the baby, she was still worried there might be complications
during the delivery and that lives would be lost due to lack of hospital equipment.
She did not want to die nor did she want to put the baby at any risk, but then again, she was also worried that Jeremy would
steal the baby while she was still unconscious after giving birth.
Thus, the more she thought about Lucas’ suggestion, the more tempted she was to take it.
“But what are you going to tell your family if I decide to stay here? You know I don’t want them to find out who I am, right?” she
asked after a while.
Lucas was pleasantly surprised to see Corinne actually giving his suggestion some thought. “You don’t have to worry about that.
I won’t tell them who you are. Dad has brought our grandparents abroad to visit some relatives, and they won’t be back for three
months. The only people here are me and Sunny. That means you can stay here without worrying what other people would
think.”
After thinking it over, Corinne finally nodded. “Okay. I’ll take your word. I hope you can make good on your guarantee to keep
Jeremy as far away from me and the baby as possible.”
“Don’t worry. I’m not fit to be your brother if I can’t even do something as easy as that,” assured Lucas with a grin.

Corinne yawned. “My phone is out of battery. I need to call my friends to let them know, or they’ll think I’ve been kidnapped
again.”
Lucas passed her his phone. “Here, use mine to call them. I’ll ask the servant to bring you a phone charger later.”
Corinne accepted his phone and briefly explained to Xante what happened. As much as Xante thought it was a bad idea for her
to move in with Lucas, she knew nothing she said would be able to change Corinne’s mind after she decided.
Xante was just glad that Corinne was fine. After all, both she and Aaron had a fright of their lives when they found out she went
missing from the party.
Corinne hung up the phone and gave Lucas back his phone. “Thanks,” she said.
Lucas smiled and stroked her hair. “You don’t ever need to thank me, Corinne. Since you’ve decided to stay, I’ll ask the servant
to bring you your stuff later. Is there anything they should pay particular attention to?”
Corinne thought about it and said, “Not really. But there’s one thing I’d like you to help me with.”
Lucas would give her the world if he could to make up for the lost time. “What is it?”
“The only reason I attended Sophia’s birthday party was because I heard a self-portrait of Nellie Nymphaea would be displayed
at the venue.”