The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Jeremy endured the pain coursing through his body and spoke in a slightly hoarse voice. However, he maintained a relaxed tone as he said to Corinne, “Yes, I’m awake.”

The relief on Corinne’s end was evident. Though she had noticed the hoarseness in his voice, she attributed it to the typical morning hoarseness and did not immediately think that something was wrong. She asked, “Where are you now? Have you arrived at Sophia’s house yet?”

Jeremy replied truthfully, “Yes.”

Tommy knew it would be inconvenient for Jeremy to hold the phone because of his injury, so he placed it near Jeremy’s pillow and left the room to stand guard outside.

Corinne then continued to ask, “How did it go? Have you met Adam? Did he give you a hard time?”

Her concern left Jeremy feeling a sense of warmth in his heart. A faint smile graced his lips, but his voice still held a hint of seriousness. “He did.”

Corinne raised her voice when she heard that. “What happened? How did he cause trouble for you?”

a somewhat dejected tone,

expletive. “I’ll have Aaron buy me a plane ticket

think you’d grow

realizing she was being teased. The mood lightened, and she retorted indignantly, “Are you

simply told her everything was fine, she might be skeptical as to whether he was telling the truth. By making her believe he was still in the

“I just wanted to hear how much you care for

“Is this the time for jokes? Don’t you have

tone. “Okay, okay. I’ll stop joking. Everything has been resolved. Sophia and I will go through with the

you reach an

he also did not want to deceive her a second time. He decided to gloss over the details and reply nonchalantly, “I did have to make some necessary concessions, but everything went without a hitch. I’ll be back soon. Is there anything you’d like as