The man continued, "I know it's very wrong for a married man to accompany another woman to adopt a child, so I didn't know how to tell you. But I couldn't refuse Anya's request either because she saved my life years ago by sacrificing herself and was poisoned, resulting in irreversible damage to her body. She can never conceive again. So I've always felt deeply indebted to her and tolerated some of her inappropriate behaviors."
Corinne relaxed and lowered her gaze, listening to him speak.
"You asked me before what Anya lost because of me. I didn't say it because I promised the Riveras that I wouldn't disclose the fact that their Miss Anya can't conceive and couldn't tell anyone. But I was wrong. You're not just anyone; I should have been honest with you and told you all this earlier."
A strange sense of bitterness filled Corinne's heart. She was even a little unaccustomed to seeing this cold and dominant man speaking so humbly in front of her.
Jeremy held her tighter as if he was still worried and afraid that she might be angry and run away again.
"Anya always said that she loves children and wants to have her own. But she can't conceive anymore. Later, she asked for my help. She wanted me to accompany her to an adoption agency abroad to adopt a child. The reason is that they don't require marriage there, and couples in a relationship are allowed to adopt. She said that as long as I help her with this favor, it would settle the debt of saving my life back then, and she won't disturb our lives anymore."
"Before you appeared, Anya used to cling to me, and I could tolerate it to some extent. But after you came into my life, it would be unfair to you if I continued to have excessive contact with other women. So, I've always hoped to make up for my debt to Anya as soon as possible, and that's why I agreed."
Corinne frowned upon hearing this and raised her head to glance at him. "But later on, weren't you frequently with Anya and that child?"
Jeremy sighed, "I've never raised a child before, so I didn't anticipate there would be so many problems involved in raising one. I oversimplified things. "
"After returning to the country, Anya said she couldn't tell her family about the adoption for the time being. She was afraid they wouldn't understand and would send the child away. She asked me to temporarily arrange a place for her and the child to live. "
"There were also many issues with raising the child. Whenever she encountered something she didn't understand, she would call me in a panic, asking me what to do. I arranged childcare experts for them gradually."
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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...