The Day I Kissed An Older Man

“I know, I know, you’re my half-sister!” Sunny said. “But you can’t control me like that!”
Corinne continued to eat her toast. “I won’t. But I’ll have you know that Xante is my relative on my mother’s side. She’ll listen to
everything I say. If I tell her that I disagree with her being in a relationship with you, then it’s as good as over for the two of you!”
Sunny’s expression changed drastically. “Wait! Corinne! Don’t do that...”
He knew that Xante referred to Corinne as her ‘boss’ and would take Corinne’s words definitively. As if that was not bad enough,
Lucas did whatever she asked of him too! Sunny was worried that Lucas might veto his relationship with Xante, but he would not
have to worry about that if Corinne spoke up for him to Lucas.
Corinne lazily stretched out her hand. “A paper napkin, please.”
Sunny did as he was told and handed a paper napkin to her.
Corinne ate the final bite of toast and wiped her hands with the paper napkin. She then got up and walked to the door.
Sunny followed her from behind. “Where are you going?”
“To the garden,” Corinne answered. “I’d like to take a walk.”
Sunny scratched his head and asked, “Ahem! About me and Xante...”
“That would depend on whether you can prove your worth,” Corinne replied.
Sunny immediately had a stern expression. “I will! The sun is very bright outside, so wait here while I go get an umbrella!”
Sunny ran off right away to search for an umbrella, but Corinne went to the garden alone without waiting for him. She walked to
the sea of flowers where she once met her biological father, Maxwell, but the blooming season seemed to have passed because
the flowers had all withered.
She was a little disappointed that she was not able to see her mother’s favorite flower.
She sighed softly and continued to walk until she saw a swing chair not too far away. She decided to go over and take a seat
there. Sitting on that swing chair was rather relaxing.
All of a sudden, her phone rang with a new message notification.

She took it out and saw that it was a text from Jeremy.
[I’m done with the meeting. What did you have for breakfast?]
Her sunny, relaxing morning was ruined by a message from Jeremy. She did not want to reply to his message at all!
She was about to put the phone back into her pocket when another message came. [I’ll burn the painting if you don’t reply.]
Corinne gritted her teeth and replied, [Fried eggs, bacon, fish steak, broccoli, fruits, nuts, peanut butter toast, and a glass of
milk.]
[Sounds good.] Jeremy replied a few seconds later.
Corinne rolled her eyes and snorted. ‘Are you concerned about me? Or my baby?’
Jeremy then sent another message before she could reply. [And what are you doing now?]
Corinne replied sullenly, [Sitting on a swing chair.]
Jeremy replied within seconds: [Show me.]
Corinne’s lips twitched. [There’s nothing to see! Focus on your work, Mister Jeremy! Don’t text me for no good reason!]
To her surprise, Jeremy called her—and it was a video call no less.
Corinne did not want to accept it, but the thought of her mother’s painting left her no choice but to do so. She took a deep breath
and told herself that she had to endure all that until she got her hands on the painting.
After accepting the video call, she saw Jeremy sitting lazily on his big office chair. For a second, it almost looked as though he
held dominion over the entire world.
Corinne asked annoyedly, “Haven’t you ever seen a swing chair before?”
“I have,” he replied expressionlessly.
Corinne became even angrier. “Why must you insist on seeing it, then?”
Jeremy said without batting an eye. “I’ve never seen a little chubby pig on a swing chair before.”