The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Corinne still wanted to say something when Lucas shushed her with a finger on her lips. “Listen to me. All you need to do now is rest. Otherwise, how will you have the energy to look after your babies later?” he asked.

Corinne had no comeback for that.

Not giving her a chance to come up with anything, Lucas ordered, “Xante, you stay here with her and make sure she takes a rest. Aaron, Miss Annie, please follow me out. It’s best not to have too much crowding in her room.”

Everyone agreed with his arrangement, so they all left except for Xante.

The hospital room finally became quiet. Xante bent down and straightened out Corinne’s blanket. “Boss, you should take a nap while you can. You’ll get to see the babies after you wake up.”

Corinne’s eyelids started to drop. She felt like she had not slept for the longest time, and she was dog-tired. “Wake me up if Jeremy comes.”

A complicated look flashed across Xante’s eyes. She squeezed out a smile and said, “Sure thing, boss.”

Reassured, Corinne closed her eyes and gave in to sleep.

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Corinn, but I’ve asked my man to find Jeremy’s whereabouts. Aaron, you should do the same. That way, we can find him faster. We

he nodded solemnly and said, “Alright. I’ll look for him

too. I’ll go to the Holdens now

me immediately if there’s any

“Okay.”

“Okay.”

the three

not go back to Corinne’s room; he did not want to disturb her rest. Instead, he went to the nursery to visit

his loving feeling did not last long as he gritted his teeth, thinking, ‘The first baby should

first baby out of the hospital without

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