The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Corinne’s cheeks felt warm when he called her his ‘wife’. She immediately sat up and said, “I didn’t take a shower last night, so
please excuse me while I freshen up.”
Jeremy chuckled as he watched her dash into the bathroom and lock the door. He got up and changed his clothes, too.
After Corinne came out of the shower, Jeremy went in and freshened up as well. The two of them then left the bedroom and went
downstairs for breakfast.
However, Jeremy was not too happy when he saw an outsider in the dining hall.
When Pamela saw her grandson and granddaughter-in-law, she beckoned with a smile. “Jeremy, Corinne, you two should sit
and have some breakfast. I made some delicious oats today! Taste it and see if it’s to your liking.”
Corinne smiled obediently. “Thank you, Grandma.”
She then looked politely at Greg and said, “Good morning, Grandpa.”
Greg was still unhappy over the previous day’s incident and let out a disgruntled grunt.
Corinne did not take offense. She was about to sit when she realized that Jeremy did not take a seat beside her.
She turned to look at him. As it turned out, he was staring unhappily at Chester, who sat diagonally opposite Francine.
Pamela noticed Jeremy’s odd reaction and introduced Chester to him. “This is Francine’s tutor. He’ll be helping her with her
studies. He came a little early today, so I told him to join us for some breakfast!”
Chester stood up politely, looked at Corinne, and said, “Good morning, Corinne.”
Corinne reciprocated with a smile. “Good morning.”
Meanwhile, Jeremy was glancing at Chester with some animosity. When Chester made eye contact with him, there seemed to
be a subtle exchange of hostility between them.
Chester was silent for a moment, but he eventually greeted Jeremy and said, “Good morning, mister!”
Jeremy’s expression became very gloomy when he heard that.
The atmosphere seemed to have changed ever so slightly.

Pamela did not understand what was going on, but she could keenly sense that Jeremy did not seem too pleased with the new
tutor.
However, Pamela soon realized that Chester had addressed Corinne rather directly. She could they had met before. “Do you
know Francine’s tutor?”
Corinne nodded. “Yes. He’s one of the top students in my university.”
Greg snorted angrily. “Did you just say ‘your’ university? That’s still up for debate!”
Pamela shot the old man an unhappy look and chastised him softly, “Can’t you keep your mouth shut when you’re eating?”
Though Chester was not part of the family, he could still sense the insinuation in Greg’s statement.
Chester had read the previous night’s news as well as what people were saying online. He sent Corinne several messages to
ask her what was going on, but Corinne never replied to him.
He became very worried, and he rushed to the Holdens as early as he could to see if Corinne was doing okay.
He was a little relieved when he saw her beside Jeremy, believing that everything was fine at home. After hearing Greg’s
sarcastic remarks, however, he began to realize the reason behind the Holden Group’s stock market value’s sudden plummet. At
that moment, he began to worry about Corinne’s relationship with her in-laws.
Although everyone online doubted her education history as well as her grades, he knew first-hand that Corinne’s academic
qualifications were gained from hard work. He had noticed every detail about her when he had a crush on her.
As a result, he could not help but feel a sense of injustice on behalf of his crush.
“All those comments about Corinne are fake. Corinne got into the university by relying on her abilities. I can vouch for that!”