The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Corinne’s face turned purple.

By then, Pamela caught her breath and anxiously bleated, “Jeremy… Let go of her…”

Jeremy immediately released his grip and tossed Corinne to one side before going over and asking, “How are you feeling?”

Pamela waved her hand weakly. “It’s okay… Earlier, I…I got a prune pit stuck in my throat, but Corinne saved me using the Heimlich maneuver. See that pit on the ground? I spat it out…”

Jeremy froze slightly and glanced down at the inconspicuous prune pit on the ground. Then, he looked at Corinne once more, frowning slightly.

Corinne got up from the ground and rubbed her arm, which was sore after she had been mercilessly thrown onto the ground by Jeremy. She then went up to Pamela and explained, “I baked those pastries for myself this morning, Ma’am. I tend to leave prunes unpitted because I prefer the subtle bitterness that appears when you bake them. It’s not very suitable for old people though, so I sincerely apologize for that.”

She bowed sincerely before straightening her figure and looking at Jeremy.

“You should call a doctor to check up on her, Mister—I mean…Jeremy.” At the end of her sentence, she turned around and went upstairs to the room.

Jeremy felt a wave of mixed emotions when he looked at Corinne’s straight, slender back.

…

The whole incident gave Pamela a minor scare, and she only fell asleep after being helped into the room. That afternoon, the family doctor came to check up on her, and she had her blood pressure taken to confirm that she was alright.

After the family doctor left, the old lady regained some of her energy and said, “Could you wait outside for a bit, Francine? I have something to say to your brother.”

Francine was a little reluctant to go because she wanted to listen in on their conversation, but Jeremy’s stern look left her no choice but to leave.

With only the two of them left in the room, Jeremy walked to the bed and asked, “Is something the matter, Grandma?”

Pamela smiled warmly and looked up at her tall, handsome grandson. “I’m all fine now, Jeremy.”

“I’m glad to hear that.”

Pamela asked, “I’m curious how you got to know Corinne.”

“It was by chance.”

Pamela nodded slowly. “She’s a good kid. I like her very much.”

There was a fleeting glimmer of surprise in Jeremy’s eyes, and his handsome eyes narrowed slightly. “Are you saying that just because she saved you?”

That escalated quickly, considering how she was giving Corinne some punishment just moments before he returned home.

There was a twinkle of admiration in Pamela’s eyes. “She’s calm when facing tough situations, and she doesn’t try to assert dominance or make herself look meek in front of me. Rather than cry and complain when you misunderstood her actions, she came to me just to calmly explain everything and apologize for what happened. She’s a sensible and understanding woman.”

nearly severed her head off

with her

little too quickly that Jeremy

your thirties, for God’s sake! Why are you

Jeremy was speechless.

the marriage just to appease your stubborn old grandfather, but I think that you chose a good wife. Marriage isn’t child’s play, you know. I

to explain the

attend your wedding because I accompanied your grandpa to prepare for the surgery, but I’ll bear witness to your matrimony today. Remember to consummate your

darkened. “Grandma, when it

your grandfather that you tricked him with a fake marriage. You know the

eyebrows. “I’ll have someone bring dinner for you later. Have a good

the consummation thing a rest, alas. “I’ll do my rounds later tonight, so don’t let me

…

saw Corinne sitting alone at the computer desk. She seemed to be engrossed in

gazed down to see what

the house rules. We’re already in the twenty-first century, but your family still has written family rules. My oh my, ancient much…”

her pen. “You can stop copying now. No one’s going

waist and said, “Guess

he could crush an ant. It was not so much her of him, but rather, she just did not feel the need to make

during her days in the Holden household, and that meant not making enemies and avoiding much contact with Jeremy. As soon as the three months were up, all she needed to do was pack her

Jeremy, and avoided him as much as possible. However, a

“What are you

his eyes at her. “I’m surprised you know what pain

big palm had just grabbed the sorest

the day, her forearm bumped into

plans to avoid any sort of conflict were taking a

pulled a long face. “No thanks

and said in a low voice, “Head downstairs and

Corinne did not bother going down and merely shook off his hand before going straight into the bathroom to take a bath.

pajamas and went to bed to get ready

Jeremy called out to

on the single-seater sofa. She did not want to go to him.

“Why should I?”

kit at the corner of the table. “To have some ointment applied on

lips twitched. “No thanks.”

his eyes and gave her a death stare. “Are you coming here, or shall

at him! She did not want him to go up to the bed, so she gritted her teeth and got up. Once she walked over to him, she stretched her injured

“Fine. Hurry up!”

first-aid kit, and Jeremy meant to let Corinne deal with the wound herself. However, she seemed to have misunderstood his intentions and assumed that