The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Sunny’s curiosity was piqued, so he said, “I’m going up to take a look!”
Felix stopped him. “Mister Sunny, I think you should go back to your room. That way, Mister Lucas might forget all about your
transgression today.”
Sunny flung his hand away. “Don’t worry. I’m just going to listen from outside the door to see if it’s anyone I recognize. I’ll make
sure Lucas doesn’t find out about it.”
Felix wanted to stop him again, but Sunny ran off before he could grab him.
Meanwhile, in Lucas’ room...
Lucas was peeling a mandarin orange for Corinne. “Here, Corinne. Have some mandarin oranges,” he said gently.
Corinne waved her hand. “No, thanks. I’m not hungry.”
Lucas placed the mandarin orange back on the table with a resigned sigh before picking up a glass of milk again. “The milk isn’t
that hot now. Do you want to drink it?”
Corinne took the glass of milk from his hand, but instead of drinking it, she placed it back on the coffee table. “Mister Lucas, you
don’t have to tiptoe around me.”
Lucas sighed again. “I’m not tiptoeing around you. I’m just trying to show you my concern.”
Corinne looked at him quietly. “Thank you for your concern and...for picking me up just now.”
“You don’t have to thank me, Corinne. I’m glad you were willing to ask me for help.”
Corinne fell silent. She would not have asked him for help if she had a choice. When Jeremy would not let her out of the car, she
knew it would be useless to ask Aaron, Xante, or Jason for help since Jeremy feared none of them.
The only person who could make Jeremy budge was Lucas, despite the animosity between them. Not to mention, she was well
aware that Lucas would come to her rescue if she asked for his help.
Thus, she secretly sent her location and a message to Lucas, asking him to pick her up, while Jeremy was not looking.

Lucas arrived swiftly. Surprisingly, Jeremy did not become angry when he saw Lucas. After the two men talked, Jeremy released
Corinne and let her get out of his car so she could get into Lucas’ car.
Corinne assumed Lucas was going to drop her home or at least somewhere where she could call a cab, but he brought her to
the Riveras’ mansion instead.
“Mister Lucas, why did you bring me here? It’s getting late. My friends will start worrying about me if I’m not home soon,” said
Corinne with a frown.
Lucas looked at her gently. “This is your home. You can stay here tonight. I’ve asked the servants to keep your room clean so
you can move in straight away.”
“Sorry, but there seems to be some misunderstanding. I don’t have any plans to move back home. I asked you for help with the
assumption you’ll give me a ride home.”
Lucas clamped his hand down on Corinne to stop her from getting up. “Be a good girl and listen to me, Corinne. The baby’s due
date is near. Heck, you might even go into labor now. The only way for me to not worry about you is if you stay at the mansion
with me.”
“But I’m staying with my friends! They’ll send me to the hospital at the first sign of the baby coming. I know you’re worried about
me, Mister Lucas, but I don’t think it’s appropriate for an outsider like me to stay at your home,” said Corinne.
Lucas felt a pang in his heart when she said that. “Corinne, how can you call yourself an outsider? Grandpa, Grandma, and even
our dad... They never stopped missing you or hoping you’d come home over the years!”