The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Francine was worried that Jason would steal Corinne away while Jeremy was not there. ‘It’s a good thing she’s letting Jason tag along because she doesn’t want to waste her time on him, and not because she has feelings for him.’

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The driver stopped in a spot not far from the entrance of Astoria Kindergarten. It was after-school hours, so all the parents were lining up to pick up their kids.

Astoria Kindergarten was New Capital City’s most high-end kindergarten. They had a strict rule of only allowing one parent to pick up their kids to ensure the kids’ safety. This was also to prevent too much chaos that would distract the teachers’ attention.

Francine got down from the car and said, “Corinne, I’ll pick the kids up. You just wait in the car.”

“Okay, thanks,” said Corinne, letting her go. However, she did not wait in the car. Instead, she got down and observed the kindergarten’s entrance from where she stood.

was selling balloons near the kindergarten entrance. Thinking that the kids would like the balloons, she walked over to the old man, and after asking the price, decided

did not choose the balloons after paying. There were simply too many designs that she decided to let the kids choose the ones

buy the balloons. He smiled

all the parents lining up to pick up their kids. This obviously caused some discomfort to Corinne, but Jason was really enjoying

think we’re a pair of parents who came to pick up

him. “Well, then. Why

I do that? What they think is their problem.

away from him. She then checked to see where Francine was in the

moment, a black SUV stopped in front of her, blocking her line of

was about to tell the driver off when a woman carrying a kid wearing a cartoon mask got

the kid was crying loudly, and the woman was trying to coax him out of it. “There, there, Benjamin. Mommy will buy you a balloon if you stop crying. Look at the pretty balloons! Which