The Day I Kissed An Older Man

The silver-haired man reddened with anger when he saw the necklace. He seemed to have forgotten he was in casts as he shot
up from his seat and yelled, “Give me back the necklace!”
He risked going back to the explosion site to look for the necklace. It was the only thing his mother left him, and the photo inside
was also the only photo with both of them in it.
The police officers outside heard the commotion, and they rushed in to control him. “Behave yourself!”
The silver-haired man glared at Jeremy and gritted his teeth. “Give me back the necklace!”
Jeremy nonchalantly swung the necklace in front of him. “So, are you going to tell me who’s the mastermind now?”
“I told you! No one told me to do anything. It was me who wanted you dead!” snarled the silver-haired man.
Jeremy believed the silver-haired man, whose name was Rudy Holden, wanted him dead. Rudy was just one of the many
illegitimate sons Jeremy’s father had over the years. Thus, that made him his half-brother.
Rudy dropped out of school when he was very young and became a thug to pass his time. During the past two years, he
somehow got his hands on illegal weapons and recruited a group of men to work under him. One could say he was considerably
powerful in his territory.
Thus, it was difficult for Jeremy to believe Rudy did not have someone supporting him from the shadows. Of course, he was not
in a hurry.
Jeremy put the necklace back into his pocket and stood up. “Oh well, it seems like you don’t want this necklace that much after
all.”
He turned to leave the interrogation room after that.
Rudy became even more infuriated when he saw Jeremy was about to leave.
“Stop! Jeremy, you b*stard! Give me back the necklace! Give me back the necklace!”
“I’ll give you back the necklace after you tell me who the mastermind is,” said Jeremy without stopping.
“Jeremy! Don’t go! Give me back the...”

...
Tommy was already waiting for Jeremy at the entrance when Jeremy walked out of the police station.
“Mister Jeremy, you haven’t slept a wink these two days. You should go home and rest.”
Jeremy did look exhausted. He rubbed the bridge of his nose and looked up at the bright full moon. “Tommy, is the barbecue
shack she likes still open at this hour?”
Tommy naturally knew who Jeremy was referring to, so he answered, “It should still be open. They do their business till the early
morning.”
Jeremy walked toward his car. “Bring me there.”
Tommy quickly followed after him. “Yes, sir!”
...
Meanwhile, it was very lively in the Riveras’ mansion.
There had not been so many people ever since Maxwell brought Cedric and Beatrice abroad to visit some relatives. Phoebe and
Anya, on the other hand, were sent away to reflect on their wrongdoings.
Aaron, Xante, and Annie were at the Riveras’ mansion too. Everyone sat in the living room, eating fruits and asking Corinne what
happened during her kidnapping.
Corinne gave them a brief retelling before drinking the warm milk Sunny brought her with a faraway look in her eyes.
It was nearly 3 a.m., and they would have been asleep at this hour. Of course, that was not the case as everyone was pumping
with adrenaline to rescue Corinne.
Corinne’s phone suddenly vibrated. Her eyes dimmed a little when she saw the message from Jeremy, asking her, [Are you
sleeping?]
A few seconds of hesitation later, she replied, [No. What’s up?]
An instant reply from Jeremy, [I bought you some supper and am outside the mansion. Can you come out to take it?]

As tempted as Corinne was, she still decided to reject him.
[No, thanks. I’ve already eaten. You can bring the supper back for your grandparents.]