The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

The sun began to set, and nightfall soon came.

The bedroom at the Holdens’ house was huge, and so was the bed. After Corinne was brought there, Jeremy passed her over to some maids and instructed them, “Get her ready.”

The maids rushed forward and washed her face before putting some makeup on her. Then, she was dressed in a traditional white wedding dress, complete with a veil that covered her face. Since her vision was blurred by the veil, Corinne could see only a patch of white in front of her. As soon as she looked down, however, she saw his expensive, beautifully-crafted leather shoes near her feet.

The man’s deep, cello-like voice rang in her ears. “Cooperate with me. I won’t do anything to you.”

Behind his rather soothing tone was a strong sense of unseen pressure.

At that moment, Corinne was well aware that there was nowhere on earth she could run to. After all, if he could locate her home, he could easily find her regardless of where she ran off to.

Corinne gritted her teeth. “Fine. I’ll cooperate with you. This is the price I have to pay for messing with you. You need to give me an exact timeline though, and by that, I mean, how long do you expect me to cooperate with you? Once it’s time up, we’ll go our separate ways without ever seeing each other again.”

Jeremy was not romantically interested in her either, so he coldly replied, “Three months.”

Three months was sufficient time for his grandfather to recover from the surgery, and besides, he did not want to get involved with this woman for too long.

“Deal!” Three months was not too long nor too short, and Corinne was more or less able to accept that duration. She then took the initiative to hold the man’s hand.

“Let’s go, mister! It’s time to marry you!”

Jeremy froze slightly and glanced down at Corinne holding his hand. To his surprise, he was not particularly averse to her touch, despite his usual disinclination for physical contact.

Corinne’s hands were dainty and soft to the touch.

…

The Holdens arranged a grand yet traditional wedding. Corinne and Jeremy walked into the banquet hall to partake in the simple wedding ceremony. She was later sent to a room with an atmosphere that screamed ‘newlyweds’.

the bed. Since she had not taken off her white veil, she looked like a shy little newlywed wife from ancient eras who sat in wait

glimmer flashed across the man’s eyes and he said coldly. “You can relax now. There’s no need

not

was not quite right, so he strode over and reached out to lift her white veil. Under the warm glow of the room light, a small fairy-like face came into view. Her delicate eyelids were drooping, and

if she actually fell asleep while

her head to tilt slightly to one side. In turn, her body lost its balance while she was still asleep, and her body tilted sideways

so as not to let her fall to

but did not

the first time he saw her true face

all the god-awful makeup,

a sudden, Corinne opened her eyes, likely because she had caught a whiff of a stranger’s scent lingering too close to her. It was then that she realized that Jeremy was holding her in a half-embrace, and her face was within inches of his

you doing, mister? I should warn you that men are supposed to keep their hands

was appalled that she would repay his kindness with hostility the moment she opened her eyes. Had he not been considerate enough to reach out and support

her behavior, Jeremy narrowed his eyes. “Who told you that you

warily, “Are you trying to go back on your word, mister? We agreed to end

Jeremy smirked. “But I don’t remember promising that nothing will happen between us during these

soon as he finished his sentence. There was a thin layer of calluses on his rough fingertips, which exuded a dangerous sense of power, along with a strong sense

ought to always keep their word, mister! How could you just act like some rascal?” Corinne stared at him and shook her head vigorously, but

When he saw that Corinne’s face was all scrunched up, he let go of her with a sneer and said disdainfully, “Don’t think too highly of

of relief, but she was nonetheless pissed. “Heh. Glad I can sleep easy tonight!

was speechless. ‘Who is she calling old and energetic?’

and poked Jeremy’s chest. “Could you please step aside, mister?

her condescendingly without moving away. Corinne remained non-confrontational and avoided him

high, the

she stepped out of the bathtub, Corinne realized how embarrassing of a situation she was in. It was only after she was done with her bath that she realized she did not bring with her the clothes that she wished to change into!

dress was uncomfortable to wear

door, where she saw Jeremy still sitting

hand me the clothes I wore