The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Chapter 804
Maxwell and Phoebe’s room piqued her interest, and she was curious to know what sort of room her despicable father and ‘best
friend’ to her mother stayed in.
“Here’s my parents’ room! My father loves reading about history, so every piece of furniture in the room is a genuine antique.
They’re more expensive than the antiques we see in museums!”
Corinne eyed the room and saw that it had a very tranquil and elegant atmosphere. Every piece of furniture was an antique
made of high-quality timber.
Anya did not brag too much, but it was clear from her words that she was showing off.
She was not very interested in the antique furniture, and what attracted her attention was the large built-in bookshelf on the west
wall of the room. The huge bookshelf was filled with books.
‘Who reads these? Is it Maxwell or Phoebe?’
Corinne asked Anya politely, “May I go over there and read those books?”
Anya rejoiced as something finally made Corinne envious. She said to Corinne magnanimously, “Sure! But you have to be
careful not to damage them. Many of them are priceless copies that my father collected, and you won’t be able to replace them if
they’re damaged!”
She barely stopped herself from saying that Corinne would not be able to pay for the damage. “Understood. I’ll make sure to be
careful with them.” Corinne nodded, ignored Anya’s attitude, and walked over to peruse some of the books on the big bookshelf.
She picked one at random and flipped through it. She then placed it back and took a different book.
The books were all exceptionally well-written, rather than vapid literature that was bought to fill the shelves and make one seem
well-read.
Maxwell seemed to love reading a lot, much like many historical figures who were erudite but had rather despicable characters.
Corinne smirked as she flipped to the next page. The old photo that she saw by accident left her stupefied for a moment.
It was a family portrait, the same one that she saw on Lucas’ desk in Rivera Group.

Inside the photo was Maxwell, Corinne’s mother, Lucas, and a chubby little girl with a cherry- red mole between her eyebrows.
The girl was held in her mother’s arms, and Corinne knew that was her.
If that photo was placed there instead of being displayed in the open, it was probably because he did not want to let anyone see
it.
Although the photo in this book was the same as the one on Lucas’s desk, there was one big difference–the photo inside the
book depicted a family of four, while the photo Lucas placed on his desk had only three people.
He intentionally cropped Maxwell out. It was a sign that the relationship between Maxwell and Lucas was not as good.
“Why are you so
engrossed in that book?” Anya’s voice snapped Corinne back to her senses.