The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Corinne smiled. “Well, the press conference has ended, so I thought I’d drop by to wrap up a few things with Miss Anya and Miss Phoebe. Though, it seems like I’ve come at a bad time. Should I…come again another day?”

Beatrice quickly waved for her to come in. “Oh, Corinne, you’re always welcome here. Come in, come in! My husband and son were just having a little tiff, and I was just worried that you might’ve been frightened by it.”

Corinne walked over to Beatrice and glanced at Cedric, who was still fuming, before looking up at Maxwell, who was at the stairs.

“Mister Maxwell, you’re a grown man. You shouldn’t argue with Grandpa Cedric so much. It’s really not that nice.”

Normally, Maxwell would simply go into his room even when there was a guest in the house. Because it was Corinne this time, he walked back into the living room.

Maxwell looked at her kindly. “You must be tired after the test. Why not go home to rest now? I saw you dozing off at the press conference. Did you not sleep well last night?”

Corinne chuckled. “You watched the live broadcast of the test, too?”

I watched it

Corinne nodded. “Cool.”

said, “Come sit, Corinne. You too, Maxwell. I’m sure Corinne would be too embarrassed to sit if you keep standing there

He sat back down on

she was told without

to tell them her main purpose for coming when Maxwell asked her gently, “Have

her head. “I’m not hungry, Mister Maxwell.

are blooming again. Do

like the over-enthusiastically way Maxwell was treating her. “No, thanks. I didn’t come

“Did you hear that? Corinne has no interest in those stupid flowers at all. I’m ashamed to say I have a grown son who only knows to spend his day messing