The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Pamela could not help but worry about the fact that Corinne refused to address her simply as ‘Grandma’. She worried that
Corinne was still unwilling to forgive Jeremy and that Jeremy—that idiot grandson of hers—would fail to win Corinne back.
She worried that Corinne would misunderstand her purpose for going there, so she quickly explained, “Corinne, I hope you won’t
think that I’m only here to visit the baby and not you. I’d still come even if you’re not pregnant now, I promise.”
She put up her hand as she was saying that.
Corinne was a little taken aback by her gesture, and she quickly pulled down Pamela’s hand. “I believe you, Grandma. Please
don’t do this. It hurts me to see you like this.”
Pamela felt better after hearing Corinne address her simply as ‘Grandma’.
“Thank you for believing me, Corinne. You have no idea how worried I was that you’d think I’m only here for the baby. While I
admit that I can’t wait to meet my great-grandson, I’m also not the type of grandmother who only cares about the babies. In my
heart, you’re the most important person, Corinne.”
Francine nodded to what Pamela said. “It’s true, Corinne! Grandma was super worried about you. Grandpa even told me that
she’d call out your name in her sleep.”
Corinne did not know whether to laugh or cry when she heard that.
Pamela instantly knew Corinne was kind to Joey by the way he was nestling into her arms. Otherwise, he would not want to be
so close to her.
Because of this, Pamela felt like she must not lose Corinne no matter what. Even though Joey was Anya’s adopted son, Corinne
was able to see past that and treated him as her own.
That alone made her a very rare and kind person. It would be hard-pressed for Pamela to find a better granddaughter-in-law than
Corinne. She was ready at a moment’s notice to give Jeremy an earful if he failed to win Corinne back!
Even though Joey was not afraid of seeing the Holdens there, he was, however, worried that they had come to take him back.
Not wanting to leave Corinne, he kept his little arms anxiously wrapped around her.
Sensing his anxiety, Corinne patted him gently and cooed, “There, there, little guy. No one’s going to take you away.”
Joey visibly relaxed after hearing that.

“Grandma, have you eaten breakfast? Do you want to have some here?” asked Corinne politely.
Pamela waved her hand. “No, thanks. Francine and I have eaten at home.”
“Okay, good,” replied Corinne with a nod.
Pamela looked around at the servants standing curiously before sidling up and whispering to Corinne, “Are the Riveras giving
you any trouble for being Jeremy’s wife?”
Corinne shook her head. “No. They’re very good to me.”
Pamela frowned in confusion. “Really? You do know the Riveras had never been good to us Holdens, right?”
There was no doubt she saw Corinne as a Holden, too.