The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

In fact, Jeremy was even worse off than Corinne since both of his parents abandoned him when he was little.

Emily, at least, brought Corinne with her when she left the family. It was only out of desperation that she gave her up to the Carews in the end.

Thus, Corinne had the unshakeable faith that Emily loved her, even though her memories of her were hazy to say the least. It was that faith that made her believe she was worthy of love despite Emily not being by her side through her formative years of growing up.

However, the same could not be said for Jeremy. It was difficult for him to not think that his parents did not care about him since they both chose not to bring him with them. For the longest time, he carried the hurt of abandonment with him.

Not only that, but he had to live in a pressure-cooker environment. Though it did not cause him to have a twisted personality, it did make him cold and unapproachable. However, despite his tough exterior, Corinne knew him to be kind and gentle, which was very rare indeed.

Thinking of all that, Corinne could not help but soften a little. “Hey, Mister.”

Jeremy was peeling some shrimps for her. “Yeah?”

“Text me the address.”

she was talking about, Jeremy raised an eyebrow.

I at least know

stunned, but he then smiled. “Are you that worried

frowned. “Cut the crap and give me the

her mouth. “Silly girl. If I say I’m going to be in the delivery room with you, then I’m going to be in the

don’t care. I still want

okay. I’ll text you the address

pinky finger. “Mister, let’s

a little taken aback by her gesture, but he quickly hooked his own pinky finger around hers. “Okay, I promise you I won’t ever lie

from Jeremy’s hand spread to hers, and she really wished he did not