The Day I Kissed An Older Man novel Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Jeremy tilted his head slightly and narrowed his eyes while staring at the small balcony that connected to the empty attic. After two seconds of silence, he whispered an order, “You can lead the guys in for now.”

“Well, uhh…” Tommy was surprised, but he did not dare to question Jeremy’s order. He could only do as he was told and wave his hand to give the men behind him a signal.

“Everyone, come on in with me.”

The Holdens’ wedding entourage was blocked by bridesmaids begging for gifts at the door of the Carews’ villa, making for a particularly lively atmosphere.

No one noticed that the groom had gone around to the back door of the compound.

There, a girl was strolling and humming ‘Wedding March’ as if no one would recognize her.

She had barely taken a few steps when a hand grabbed the back of her neck by force. Her entire body had been lifted into the air, and both her feet were dangling like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

“Did you think you could just run away?” The man’s voice was as sonorous as a cello. There were strong hints of aggression in his tone, and it sounded rather cold to the ears.

Corinne might not be facing the man who attacked her, but she immediately recognized that the voice belonged to Jeremy.

She was surprised that Jeremy had recognized her from that distant glance earlier. Even so, she was ready for that eventuality.

Corinne turned her head to look at Jeremy and spoke with a lisp in a feigned tone. She stammered and said, “M—M—Mister? Who are you? Why are you p…pulling my arm?”

Jeremy was given a small fright when she turned around. He let go of her hand in an instant, almost as if he had seen a ghost.

The woman in front of him had plenty of moles on her face, a unibrow, sausage lips, and eye shadows in all colors of the rainbow.

Her appearance was exceedingly ugly, and one could even say that it was much worse than gag scenes of cross-dressing men in movies.

Corinne reveled at the sight of Jeremy’s expression after he had been frightened by her ugly appearance.

She acted stupid once more and said in a daze, “Mister, you’re getting m—married, yes? You went t—t—the wrong way! You need to go the fuc—

“I mean, the f—front door! Your b—bride is waiting there!”

Jeremy narrowed his eyes, stared coldly at the ugly girl in front of him, and nearly believed her act. His thin lips curled up in a smile and said, “Is that so? Then why are you wearing the Holdens’ unique engagement ring?”

As soon as he said that, he grabbed her hand and raised it to gaze upon the diamond ring on her ring finger.

Corinne was speechless. Her ruse had been exposed!

It was not that she forgot to take it off, but rather, the ring seemed to have taken root on her finger. She was unable to take it off, regardless of how much soap she used.

Jeremy’s charming eyes were dark and discerning. He could see what she was thinking, so he opened his mouth to offer an explanation for her doubts. “You don’t need to waste all that effort. The body of this ring is made of platinum that has been mixed with some special materials. The only way to take it off is to lubricate it with a special essential oil.”

Corinne gritted her teeth.

That was some trick he had up his sleeve, and she finally conceded that there was no escape for her.

“Now that it’s come to this, I suggest that we have a frank conversation with each other. I know that you don’t really want to marry me, and that you only need a wife in name for some ulterior reason. Am I wrong?”

Jeremy did not answer, but he had to admit that she was a smart woman.

Corinne pursed her lips and said with a smile, “In that case, my sister Sherlyn is more than willing to marry you. She’s more beautiful than I am, and her figure is so much better than mine. Everything will work out perfectly if you marry her!”

Jeremy narrowed his eyes, wondering if the girl in front of her was that averse to marrying him.

In fact, she seemed to be trying to avoid him!

The experience was a novel one for him. All the women he met in the past had tried their level best to get his attention and become his woman. However, he wanted someone who was not clingy.

Jeremy pursed his thin lips and said, “I’ll only marry the person who’s wearing my engagement ring.”

Corinne frowned. “That should be easy then. Bring me some of that special essential oil. I’ll take the ring off at once and return it to you. Then you can just give it to Sherlyn!”