Chapter 1275
The Day I Kissed An Older Man
âSo Iâll be able to see Nellie Nymphaeaâs painting at Sophiaâs birthday party tomorrow?â asked Corinne.
Xante nodded. âIf everything goes to plan, then yes.â
Corinneâs interest was instantly piqued. âWhereâs the invitation?â
Annie snapped out of her trance and quickly went to get the invitation for her. âHereâs the invitation,
Corinne.â
Corinne took the invitation and clutched it tightly. âIâve decided Iâm going to the birthday party.â
Xante had expected that, so she was not surprised at all. âIf thatâs the case, Iâll get someone to make a
custom tailor dress for you.â
Corinne nodded.
Xante immediately went out to arrange Corinneâs dress. There was no time to lose since the birthday
party would be happening the following night.
Annie watched dazedly as Xante left the room. After that, she moved closer to Corinne and asked
curiously, âCorinne, why did you suddenly change your mind?â
Corinne frowned at her. âMind your own business, Annie.â
âOh, come on, donât be like that⦠Whoâs Nellie Nymphaea? Is she an artist you really like?â
âWhy are you asking so many questions? Are you planning to relay what you find out to your uncle?â
Annie chuckled and said sheepishly, âNope! Iâm just curious why you suddenly changed your mind.
After all, you didnât have an ounce of interest in the part just a few moments ago.â
Corinne smiled and said sarcastically, âArenât we humans just fickle animals? Well now, time for you to
head back home. You donât need to come so often, too.â
âOh⦠Okayâ¦â Annie walked out of the room sadly. She did not manage to get the answer she wanted
in the end. After thinking about it, she decided to text Jeremy.
[Uncle Jeremy! Corinne seems like she really likes this painter called Nellie Nymphaea. You know what
to do, right?]
However, she received no reply from Jeremy.
The night of Sophiaâs birthday party swiftly came.
Corinne changed into her custom-tailored dress and put on some light makeup. She actually found the
dress uncomfortable since she was eight months pregnant and had gotten a little fatter than before.
However, it would be even more uncomfortable for her if she attracted unwanted attention by wearing
something unsuitable for the party.
Her dress was pink and made of real silk, showing off her tanned skin. She looked endearing in that
dress. She did not really do anything to her hair as she decided a simple updo hairstyle would do.
Two cars were waiting for her when she got down from her apartment. One was arranged by Xante and
the other by Jeremy with Tommy acting as the driver. Not wasting time deciding, Corinne walked
toward the car Xante hired for her, but Tommy stopped her mid-way.
âMiss Corinne, please get into my car. Mister Jeremy insisted for me to drive you there,â he said.
Corinne frowned. âWhy should I get into your car? Weâre going in the same direction, so why canât I go
in the other car?â
âMister Jeremy is worried that it wonât be as safe for you to go in other peopleâs car as youâd be in mine
since youâre pregnant and all. After all, itâs better to be safe than sorry.â