Chapter 25
The Day I Kissed An Older Man
Chapter 25
Jeremy helped Annie up and gestured coldly. âTake him away. We wouldnât want Lunar Century
Manorâs corridors to be tarnished with such lowly vermin!â
âYes, sir!â Tommy sent someone to bring Juan away.
As Jeremy held his crying niece helplessly, he glanced at Corinne and asked in a stern, somewhat
parent-like tone, âAre you injured?â
Corinne shook her head to brush it off. âThanks for your concern. Iâm perfectly fine.â
At that moment, Zoey hid in the corner of the corridor and saw what just happened. She was
irredeemably attracted to a powerful man like Jeremy as he had all the qualities of her dream husband-
wealth, influence, and good looks. What she did not like, however, was that Corinne received the
privilege of being saved by him like a knight in shining armor.
To her, Corinne would seize any opportunity to dangle herself in front of rich men, and she did not want
her to succeed!
After giving her next move some thought, she gritted her teeth and rushed out crying, âMiss Annie, I
was framed! Donât let yourself be fooled by Corinne!â
Annie turned to look at Zoey. She frowned as she wiped her tears off and shot back, âI wouldâve
forgotten all about you if you didnât show up, b*tch!â
Rather than panic, Zoey pointed solemnly at Corinne. âIt wasnât me! It was her! She video were all
doctored! You need to believe me!
âSheâs super good at fixing computers and is an expert in all that tech stuff. She was the one who
framed-â
Annie walked up to Zoey and retorted in an angry tone, âHow dare you point your dirty finger at her? Do
you know who she is to me?â
âW-Whoâ¦is s-she?â Zoey stammered in shock, as she had always been under the impression that
Corinne was there as a bridesmaid.
Annie kicked Zoey before saying, âIâll have you know that the thought of hooking up with that loser
Juan. would never even cross her mind! Sheâs my au-â
âGood friend! Weâre good friends!â Corinne interrupted Annie, since she did not want too many people
to know about a relationship between her and Jeremy that would only last three months.
âThatâs right! Sheâs my good friend!â Annie agreed with that remark and put her hands on her hips.
Tommy, I need you to send word out that anyone who hires this b*tch is asking to be made an enemy
of the Levines and the Holdens!â
â.
Tommy nodded. âUnderstood, Miss Annie.â
Zoey was panicking in full force as she hurriedly begged Annie for mercy. âIâm sorry. Please forgive
me!â
With Annie ignoring her, she begged Corinne in an Right, Corinne? Please say some kind words to
them for me!â
Before Corinne had time to say anything, Annie pulled her away and left. âLetâs go, Corinne. Ignore that
b*
tch!â
Zoey tried to plead with Jeremy and began begging softly, âMister Jeremy! Mister Jeremy! Please have
mercy!
Jeremy did not even bother to look at her. With his usual expressionless mien, he walked away with
Zeke and followed the two girls.
Zoey stood there in bewilderment as she threw a tantrum and stomped. âWhat the hell is going on?
How did Corinne come to be good friends with someone from a rich family like Annie? And why did
Mister Jeremy even rescue her?!!
At that point, the half-dead Juan ran back with a stagger. As soon as he laid eyes on Zoey, he rushed
over and slapped her. âTake this, you f*cking b*tch!â
Zoey screamed and wanted to flee, but she was pushed to the ground while being searched.
Juan took out the card that contained the âbreakup feeâ from her and was about to bring it back with
him. Zoey hurried forward to grab it. âThatâs my breakup fee! How could you take it back?â
âYouâre demanding a breakup fee when you ruined my wedding and made me lose my inheritance
rights?â Juan spat on her face. âGo to hell!â
On the way back to the Holdensâ residence, Jeremy leaned back in a relaxed manner and looked down
at the documents in his hand.
He asked softly, âWas it your doing?â
Corinne sounded a little sleepy when she answered, âHuh? What?â
âThe surveillance video that was shown on the big screen,â Jeremy reminded her.