The Day I Kissed An Older Man novel Chapter 12

Corinne had put Jeremy’s T-shirt back on, but she doubled up with the jacket he had given her because she felt a little cold after letting in some outside air through the window.

“I heard you’re unemployed now?” Corinne heard Jeremy’s deep voice as she stared aimlessly at the passing scenery outside the car window.

Corinne’s lips twitched. “Yup, and it’s all thanks to you.”

Jeremy flipped through the documents in his hand. “I gave the company a chance, yet there were still mistakes that shouldn’t have happened. According to my standards, such a plan lacks any investment value.”

Corinne yawned, evidently because she was a little sleepy. “Oh, you don’t need to tell me why, mister. After all, I’m no longer an employee of Alpha Enterprises.”

Jeremy was speechless for a moment. He continued flipping through the documents and said in a casual tone, “If you’re looking for a company to do your internship, then—”

“Stop the car!” Corinne interrupted his sentence and stretched her head out of the car window. Her eyes seemed to be sparkling as if she had spotted something. As soon as the driver put his foot on the brakes, Corinne opened the door and went down.

In no time, she ran to the bus stop in front and jumped on the bus that had just arrived. She got a seat by the window, stretched out a hand from inside, and gave a thumbs-up to the Mercedes-Benz behind her. Then, she slowly flipped her thumbs-up to become a thumbs-down, clearly showing her contempt for them.

Her little hand retracted back into the bus as it drove away slowly.

Tommy’s temples were beginning to throb when he saw that. Corinne was truly a unique character. For the record, no one in the entire New Capital City—or even the whole country for that matter—would dare to show such rudeness in front of Jeremy.

“Sir, she took your suit jacket with her. The International Trade Center will be completed later in the afternoon, and you have to attend the ribbon-cutting…”

“Have someone bring me another one.”

Jeremy lowered his eyebrows and continued to look through the documents with a gloomy face.

“Right!” Tommy then said, “Sir, when your sister called me earlier, she told me that she was hospitalized.”

Jeremy looked up slightly. “She was fine the last time I saw her. Why was she hospitalized?”

Tommy relayed what Francine told her. “Well, Miss Corinne dunked your sister’s head into the toilet bowl, causing her to drink several mouthfuls of toilet water. You know how your sister is a bit of a clean freak, and she was so disgusted by what happened that she kept on vomiting since morning. Eventually, she got so dehydrated that she had to be sent to the hospital and put on a drip.”

“And what did the doctor say?”

“The doctor said that it’s not that serious. Put her on a drip and give her some food, and she’ll be back to normal in a couple of days. Still, she’s making a big fuss about wanting you to get even for her and teach Miss Corinne a lesson… ”

Jeremy’s expression remained unchanged. “Grandma spoils Francine all the time, and she’s always been a stubborn girl. Corinne might have a tough personality, but she won’t take the initiative to cause any trouble. Let Francine learn her lesson this time. Hopefully, she’ll be able to keep her temper in check sometime in the future. We needn’t concern ourselves with her.”

Tommy was taken aback at how tolerant Jeremy seemed to be toward Corinne. After thinking for a moment, he turned and sought further instructions. “Well… Miss Corinne was fired today, so would you like to arrange for her to get a job?”

Jeremy said indifferently, “Don’t worry about it. Just make sure to keep an eye on her during these three months so she doesn’t do anything to tarnish the family name.”

“Understood!”

Tommy was initially under the impression that Jeremy had some other sort of feeling for Corinne, but after that remark, he concluded that he had probably been thinking too much.

It made sense, though. The only woman for Jeremy was the daughter of the Riveras, and his feelings for her had not changed even after many years had passed. Unfortunately, the feud between the Holdens and the Riveras made it difficult for the two of them to get married. That was the reason that Jeremy remained single, and it was also why his grandfather was so anxious to force him into marriage.

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Corinne took the bus back home so she could pack up her belongings. Since she had to cooperate with that weird old man and stay at the Holdens’ residence for three months, she needed to have her own clothes to wear instead of wearing his all the time.

She bumped into Sherlyn as soon as she went into the house.

Sherlyn was out of a job, having quit the entertainment industry. She had always put on airs in front of Corinne, and it was no different on that occasion when she saw that Corinne had returned.