Francine was a little puzzled when she saw so many guests at the house. She looked at Corinne who was feeding Joey, then at Annie who sat next to Corinne. Finally, her gaze shifted to Aaron sitting beside Annie. She frowned without hiding her displeasure. "Why are you still in touch with this jerk, Annie? You're supposed to stay away from him!"
Annie had been thoroughly focused on her food as she was hungry. When Francine made that remark without considering the occasion, she felt embarrassed and did not know how to respond.
Aaron, meanwhile, smiled at her instead of getting angry. "Why do I get the feeling that you have a problem with me?"
Francine was usually very bossy, more so when at her home. "I do! I don't like you! Why would someone like you come to our home? We don't welcome you here!"
Her attitude was a little too direct, and it made everyone at the table feel a little awkward.
Pamela chastised her, "Don't be rude, Francine! This gentleman is Corinne's friend! Watch your tone!"
Francine was a little unhappy when her grandmother reprimanded her. She looked at Corinne and said, "I'm not trying to single you out, but I think it's for the best if you avoid having any contact with jerks like him. Aren't you repulsed by how…casual he is?"
Corinne silently glared at Francine. Aaron was a nonchalant person whose attitude was far from perfect, but Corinne could not stand to hear other people badmouth him!
Francine felt a chill down her spine when Corinne stared at her like that. However, Francine was a very straightforward person who never held back when it came to things she disliked. She glared at Aaron and said, "You have no idea how terrible of a person he was. He plays with Annie's feelings and leads her on, even though he doesn't feel the same way about her! When Corinne was hospitalized, he got a room with another woman and told Annie to send some contraception to him! What kind of person does that?"
Pamela was old enough not to have heard about such uncouth acts. She could not contain her shock and immediately asked, "What?"
Before Pamela could say anything else, Annie was so embarrassed that she lost her appetite. She put down her chopsticks, got up, and said, "Sorry, please excuse me. I'm already full, and I need to go to the bathroom!"
Pamela frowned and glared at her stubborn granddaughter. "How could you say something like that about Corinne's friend?"
Francine had an innocent look on her face. "I'm telling the truth! He's a jerk! He made Annie cry! I'm only looking out for her!"
Pamela felt her head throb. "Annie doesn't seem to be holding it against him, so who are you to complain about what happened? Are you satisfied now that they've left the table?"
Francine pursed her lips. "Tch! It's their business if they leave. We can just continue with the meal!"
Pamela snorted. "It's bad enough that they all left without eating, but Corinne is pregnant. She left even though she barely ate anything! If something happens to her pregnancy, you'll never hear the end of it from Jeremy!"
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The readers' comments on the novel: The Day I Kissed An Older Man
This book is a good book, but it’s too short. I hope it has a part two👍🏾...
This book is getting boring now. I loved Jeremy, Corinne, Sonny and Lucas. The story needs to end. or bring back more of Jeremy, etc....
I haven't skipped any chapter at all. Though the story is good, it keeps going back to base one. I think this has no ending at all and somehow after reading more than 2500 chapters it's kinda tiring already. They have drained all the thrills....
Great writing! I almost cried when Helen hit Melody! So sad! 😭 can’t wait to see how the relationship with her and Lucas develops though. So tired of the repetitive problems with different people....
Yikes my body tenses so much, my moods change as the scenes change. It leaves me wanting to continue reading....
my heart breaks for melody, so many ups and downs, i shed a few tears when lucas walked by melody carrying thalia, and melody stayed quiet while watching them leave. i find myself getting into character as if im one. i dont remember ever feeling like that in any other books. im thankful the 10 chapters/day. waiting for the next 10...
We have updated progress from 7 chapters/day to 10 chapters/day.<3...
i love grandma Beatrice, there needs to me more people like her in the world straight forward and to the point, no beating around the bush and worrying about offending anyone, why pretend to be someone your not....
looking forward to more chapters, The same thing is happening to Melody as what happened to Luna, if Luna was back maybe she would set Lucas straight, can't wait to see how Lucas handles the situations that will arrive. Poor Melody....
ya Lucas pay more attention to Melody lets see what happens waiting for more chapters thanks...