The Day I Kissed An Older Man

Chapter 6

The sun began to set, and nightfall soon came.

The bedroom at the Holdens’ house was huge, and so was the bed. After Corinne was brought there, Jeremy passed her over to some maids and instructed them, “Get her ready.”

The maids rushed forward and washed her face before putting some makeup on her. Then, she was dressed in a traditional white wedding dress, complete with a veil that covered her face. Since her vision was blurred by the veil, Corinne could see only a patch of white in front of her. As soon as she looked down, however, she saw his expensive, beautifully-crafted leather shoes near her feet.

The man’s deep, cello-like voice rang in her ears. “Cooperate with me. I won’t do anything to you.”

Behind his rather soothing tone was a strong sense of unseen pressure.

At that moment, Corinne was well aware that there was nowhere on earth she could run to. After all, if he could locate her home, he could easily find her regardless of where she ran off to.

Corinne gritted her teeth. “Fine. I’ll cooperate with you. This is the price I have to pay for messing with you. You need to give me an exact timeline though, and by that, I mean, how long do you expect me to cooperate with you? Once it’s time up, we’ll go our separate ways without ever seeing each other again.”

Jeremy was not romantically interested in her either, so he coldly replied, “Three months.”

Three months was sufficient time for his grandfather to recover from the surgery, and besides, he did not want to get involved with this woman for too long.

“Deal!” Three months was not too long nor too short, and Corinne was more or less able to accept that duration. She then took the initiative to hold the man’s hand.

“Let’s go, mister! It’s time to marry you!”

Jeremy froze slightly and glanced down at Corinne holding his hand. To his surprise, he was not particularly averse to her touch, despite his usual disinclination for physical contact.

Corinne’s hands were dainty and soft to the touch.

…

hall to partake in the simple wedding ceremony. She

white veil, she looked like a shy little newlywed wife from ancient eras who sat in wait for her husband to enter their bridal

glimmer flashed across the man’s eyes and he said coldly. “You can relax now. There’s no need for us

Corinne did not move.

into view. Her delicate eyelids

if she actually

her head to tilt slightly to one side. In turn, her body lost its balance while

stretched out his hand so as not

frowned but did not

a little startled when he looked at her after she fell into his embrace. It was the first time he saw her true face without any makeup, and a look of awe appeared deep

the god-awful makeup, turned out to be rather

eyes, likely because she had caught a whiff of a stranger’s scent lingering too close to her. It was

broke free and said in fear, “What are you doing, mister? I should warn you that men

eyes. Had he not been considerate enough to reach out and support her, she would have fallen

off by her behavior, Jeremy narrowed his eyes. “Who told you that you and I

warily, “Are you trying to go back on your word, mister? We

in three months.” Jeremy smirked. “But I don’t remember promising

Corinne’s chin as soon as he finished his sentence. There was a thin layer of calluses on his rough fingertips, which exuded a dangerous

always keep their word, mister! How could you just act like some rascal?” Corinne stared

over even more and stared at her from up close. When he saw that Corinne’s face was all scrunched up, he let go of

pissed. “Heh. Glad I can sleep easy tonight! Old, energetic uncles like you aren’t

is

raised his hand and poked Jeremy’s chest. “Could you please step aside, mister? I’m

looked at her condescendingly without moving away. Corinne remained non-confrontational

head raised high, the sound

of the bathtub, Corinne realized how embarrassing of a situation she was in. It was only after she was done with her bath that she realized she did

to wear due to its