Chapter 1436
The Day I Kissed An Older Man
Corinne ignored Sophiaâs pointed jab and instead looked at Benjamin suspiciously. She could not get a
good look at his face due to the cartoon mask he was wearing.
âHow old is your kid?â Corinne asked.
âHeâs two years old this year.â
âTwo years oldâ¦â Corinneâs gaze remained fixed on the kid with the cartoon mask. Even though his
face was covered by the mask, she could still see his deep blue eyes.
Tilting his head, Benjamin stared back at her like a little puppy.
A look of alarm immediately flashed across Sophiaâs face when she noticed the two of them staring at
each other.
She turned Benjaminâs head to look at her and asked, âBenjamin, have you decided what balloon you
want to get? We need to hurry up since Daddy is still waiting for us at the hotel.â
Benjamin looked at the balloons and finally chose one in the shape of a dinosaur.
After paying quickly, Sophia smiled and said, âI have to go now, Corinne. But letâs have a meal together
if we bump into each other again. Itâll be my treat!â
Corinne simply stared quietly at her and said nothing.
Sophia got into the black SUV with Benjamin in her arms, and the car quickly drove off.
Corinne remained standing where she was, staring at the direction the car had left while thinking about
the look in Benjaminâs eyes. She could not help but feel she had seen that look somewhere before.
Suddenly, a waving hand appeared in front of her.
âHello, earth to Corinne? What are you still looking at? The car left long ago!â said Jason.
Corinne snapped out of her trance and rolled her eyes at him. âYou should leave too.â
Jason frowned. âWhy are you asking me to leave again? I donât have a car, so how am I supposed to
leave?â
Corinne had no sympathy for him at all. âYou only have yourself to blame for that since you insisted on
getting in my car.â
Jason shrugged. âWould you have let me tag along if I didnât do that? I mean, youâve already promised
to let me go with you to the theme park, so why are you doing this?â
Corinne could not hide her annoyance anymore. âI never promised you. Youâre the one who invited
yourself without even taking my feelings into consideration!â
Jason sighed. âSo youâre saying Iâm delusional?â
âNo, Iâm not saying that. But now that I think of it, you are delusional.â
Jason was speechless.
Not wanting to further their conversation, Corinne turned back to the entrance to wait for Francine to
come out with the kids.
Suddenly, Jason said sincerely, âCorinne, you should learn from Sophia.â
Corinne frowned. âJust exactly what am I supposed to learn from her?â
âWell, she started a life afresh, didnât she? I mean, we all know how desperately in love she was with
Jeremy back then, yet she learned how to open up her heart to someone else after she failed to get
Jeremy. She got married and had a kid, and look at how happy she is right now. You should do the
same. Your life is yours, so you should think accordingly instead of tying yourself to the Holdens.â
Corinne had expected him to say that, so she was not surprised at all. âJason Talbot, go home if you
have nothing else better to do. I donât need you to lecture me. Do you have any idea how annoying you
are right now?â
Jason shrugged. âFine, I wonât say anything to make you mad anymore. Iâll just quietly accompany you
and the kids to the theme park.â
Corinne ignored him and walked toward the kindergarten entrance. Through the gate, she saw
Francine leading the twins out. Joey, with his backpack on his back, followed them from behind.
âMommy!â
âMommy!â
Corinne walked over and squatted to ruffle the twinsâ hair. âHave you two been good today?â
âYes!â
âYes!â
The twins had just started kindergarten and were still trying to get used to it.