The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Chapter 141

The pain from getting scalded was more unbearable than other injuries. It was the type of pain. that was not abrupt but a slow burn instead. The burning sensation would remain that it was possible to ignore.

Corinne nodded. “I had to do everything myself when I lived in the countryside. That meant chopping the wood, making the fire, and boiling water. At first, I didn’t know how to do it and ended up burning myself. It was so painful that I couldn’t sleep for the whole night!”

Jeremy’s eyebrows furrowed at this. Unknowingly, his eyes looked worried. “When did you start doing all that?”

Corinne answered faintly, “I can’t remember.”

Very often, she refused to talk about her childhood. If she accidentally brought it up, she would stop the topic immediately.

Jeremy placed his hand on top of her head and patted her like a little pet. “Did you have a bad childhood?”

“It’s not that bad.”

know about

cream entered his nostril and affected his mood. He narrowed his eyes darkly. “Is someone in your family bullying you? If you need

“I can handle my family matters, and I don’t think we need to do anything extra for each other. Our relationship is going to end in three

Jeremy’s eyes

is she looking forward to that day that she brings it up so often? Treating each other as strangers when the time is up… Does she truly hope that she never knew me?’

hand indifferently, and said in a deep voice, “Miss Corinne, you thought too much. I don’t have the time to

rolled her eyes at him. She put the cap back on the burn-aid cream and passed it

gloomy expression remained as he made no moves to take the cream. As a result, Corinne

none of them talked.

car reached the Holdens estate. They got down and went back to

pretend to be a loving

room.

slept in the study while Corinne went back

deeply while Jeremy smoked for the entire