The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Corinne could not fathom how Jason could still smile so frivolously in such a solemn place.

“You can come in with me, but please behave. This isn’t a place playing jokes or games,” said Corinne sternly.

Jason immediately stopped smiling and nodded seriously. “Okay. You have my word.”

After that, the two of them got out of the car.

Worried about leaving Corinne alone with Jason, Tommy quickly parked the car a little distance away before getting out to follow them into the convent too.

Corinne could smell the scent of sandalwood the moment she stepped into the convent. Though it was not a popular place for worshipers to come, there were still a few of them offering prayers up at the altar.

Corinne slowly walked inside and looked around. She noted that the place looked just as it was before. In other words, nothing had changed in all the years she had been gone. She stepped over the threshold to enter the main hall, and she then saw a middle-aged nun tending to a worshiper.

worshiper. “Make a tincture out of the herbs listed here and take it three times a day. Try to avoid spicy or unhealthy food for the time

worshiper quickly thanked the

left before walking over and sitting in front of the

busy tidying up the bits and bobs on her desk that she did not look up when she asked, “How can I

deep breath before saying softly, “It’s me,

then looked up at Corinne in a daze. Apart from a few extra wrinkles around her eyes, she still looked the same as

she regained her composure. “Welcome back, child,” she said with

“Mother Cathrina, how have you been? I’m so sorry for not coming sooner. So many

to leave this place since you’re not ordained as a nun. It has always been

young age, she was especially appreciative of the mother figure role Mother Cathrina played during her years of growing up despite Mother Cathrina being a nun. While she did care for Corinne deeply, she still made sure to keep a firm boundary

herself; she did not want to end up sobbing in front of Mother Cathrina within minutes of being back. “Thank you. For your

moment, two nuns walked in with a broom and spotted Corinne. One of them had stayed in Athene Convent for as long as Corinne