The Day I Kissed An Older Man

“Do you know how much I suffered when you left me without a trace? I want you to miss me as much as I missed you last time.
There’s nothing you can do but wait until I’m back to see and touch me,” said Jeremy.
Corinne frowned. “Stop this nonsense. I’m really going to get angry if you don’t accept my video call invitation now.”
Jeremy chuckled. “Come now. Be a good girl and let me shower in peace. I’m really tired today, and I’d have to put on some
clothes if you want to video call. Even if you only see my face... Well, I’d be too shy, and I’m sure you’d be too.”
Corinne was speechless. However, she did not insist anymore since he said he was tired. Pouting, she said, “Fine. Go take your
shower, then. It’s not like I must see you. Hmph!”
After that, she hung up the phone so that he could shower in peace. She stared at her phone in a daze and could not help but
worry about him.
However, thinking back to how his tone sounded normal over the phone, she told herself that Jeremy was fine. ‘I’ll call him again
before I go to sleep,’ she thought.
Half an hour later, she called him again, and Jeremy sounded sleepy when he picked up. Hearing this, she kept the call brief by
telling him ‘good night’ and ‘sweet dreams’ before hanging up the phone.
She soon fell asleep too and dreamt that someone was beating Jeremy. She was so angry that she picked up a stick to hit the
assailant.
...
The next day, Melinda arranged a wheelchair and a servant to assist and drive Jeremy to the city hall.
As unwilling as Sophia was to get into the car, she was even more afraid of what her father would do to Jeremy if she did not.
She would not be surprised if her father killed Jeremy in a blind fit of anger.
Thus, she had no choice but to give in for the time being and followed Jeremy to the city hall.
Jeremy was very quiet and would grimace from time to time out of pain.
Sophia’s heart ached to see him in such a state.

“Jeremy, do you really not have other feelings for me in all the years we’ve been friends?” she asked in a last-ditch attempt to
turn things around.
“No,” answered Jeremy resolutely.
Sophia smiled bitterly. “But I see you more than a friend. Did you know that when I first saw you, it was love at first sight for me?”
“No, I don’t know.”
“Jeremy, I wanted to be with you from the moment I laid my eyes on you. You were difficult to get close to, so I chose to be
friends with you first. I thought that one day, you’ll finally be moved by my sincerity, and...”
“What’s the point of saying all this now?”
“There’s an order when it comes to relationships! I saw you first, so what right does Corinne have to claim you?”
“Well, if you put it that way, I met her way before I met you. As a matter of fact, she saved my life many years ago.”
“What can a country bumpkin do for you? She’s not worthy to be your wife!”