Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Day I Kissed An Older Man: Kabanata 1371 - Kabanata 1380

Aaron raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Oh? So you're not here for me? Sorry, I shouldn't have assumed."After that, he walked past her to go into his office.Annie's lips twitched out of anger and resignation. 'He did that on purpose, I swear! How have I never noticed how much of a scheming b*stard he could be?'At that point, she had no choice but to wait for Marcus to finish his work so she could clear up the misunderstanding, explaining what happened last night if she could.Annie sighed and went to the cafeteria to begin the long wait.Marcus' meeting went on for two hours, and it was already lunchtime by the time it finished.Staff began to flood into the cafeteria, and some of Annie's ex-colleagues waved hello and dropped by for a chat when they saw her.Annie quickly finished her conversation with her ex-colleagues and went up to Marcus when she saw him walking in.Marcus ignored her and proceeded to queue up to get his food.Annie tugged his sleeves gently. "Marcus, let'

Marcus was speechless, but his colleagues suddenly broke out in applause and shouts.On one hand, they were trying to suck up to Aaron. On the other hand, they sincerely agreed with him. How could Marcus propose without a diamond ring?They were so happy for Marcus that they forgot about the ring! More importantly, Aaron did say he was going to give everybody the rest of the day off. In other words, they could go home after Marcus finished his proposal.Unable to go back on his words, Marcus stood up and chuckled awkwardly to hide his embarrassment. "Mister Aaron is right. What's a proposal without a diamond ring? Wait for me here, Annie. I'll be back with a diamond ring."After that, he half-jogged out of the cafeteria."Wait, Marcus. Don't go!" shouted Annie, but he was already out of sight.Everyone sat back down to finish their lunch and waited for Marcus to return with the diamond ring.Annie glanced at Aaron and rebuked him, "Why did you have to do that to him? He has just

"Don't worry. Corinne is my sister, so I'll definitely look after her even without you telling me to. I'm not going to let anything happen to her," said Lucas coldly."Thanks. Appreciate it," said Jeremy."When do you plan to fly there?""Tonight.""Ahem! How about dinner together before you go?"Jeremy was baffled by the invitation. "I thought she didn't want me anywhere near the mansion?""Of course she doesn't. She's too good for a lying sc*mbag like you. But there's no guarantee you won't be locked up by Adam once you leave, so tonight might be your last moment together with Corinne. I just don't want her to have any regrets when it comes to you. So, swing by for dinner tonight before you fly off."Lucas wished Corinne could marry a man with a simple background if given a choice. She could live her life peacefully, at least. Jeremy obviously was not the best choice he had in mind for her.While it was true Jeremy had both power and wealth, he came from a very complicated ba

A look of surprise flashed across Jeremy's eyes. "What? You don't hate me now? Little rascal, how am I ever going to be worthy of you if I don't take care of the problem first?"Corinne frowned and said sternly, "Of course you need to take care of the problem. But must you go now? Why don't you wait until the baby's born and then go?"Jeremy could tell Corinne was worried about him, so he narrowed his eyes and teasingly asked her, "Why should I do that?"Corinne looked down and bashfully replied, "I might not be able to go rescue you if the baby comes when you're in trouble…"Jeremy looked at her quietly, and his cold gaze gradually softened.He never had anyone to rely on but himself; a fact he knew since he was young. What made it even more difficult was other people around him relied on him to solve their problems too. In other words, he never knew what it was like to be protected by someone.Both of his parents abandoned him after their marriage broke down. They went on their

In fact, Jeremy was even worse off than Corinne since both of his parents abandoned him when he was little.Emily, at least, brought Corinne with her when she left the family. It was only out of desperation that she gave her up to the Carews in the end.Thus, Corinne had the unshakeable faith that Emily loved her, even though her memories of her were hazy to say the least. It was that faith that made her believe she was worthy of love despite Emily not being by her side through her formative years of growing up.However, the same could not be said for Jeremy. It was difficult for him to not think that his parents did not care about him since they both chose not to bring him with them. For the longest time, he carried the hurt of abandonment with him.Not only that, but he had to live in a pressure-cooker environment. Though it did not cause him to have a twisted personality, it did make him cold and unapproachable. However, despite his tough exterior, Corinne knew him to be kind an