Corinne smiled and pinched Francine's cheek. "Okay, I get it. If anything comes up next time, I'll make sure to share the load with you."
'She's just teasing me again. How I wish Jeremy would come back now. Only he can pamper my sister-in-law with all his love and attention. He'll surely help her unload some of the responsibilities she shouldn't be shouldering alone,' thought Francine.
She understood and sympathized with Corinne. After all, Corinne's greatest strength was her independence and resilience, but it was also her biggest flaw.
"I wonder what Jeremy is doing now?" said Francine with a worried sigh.
Corinne narrowed her eyes. "It's late. He's probably asleep."
Francine scoffed. "How can he sleep knowing that you've been shouldering everything alone while he gets to live a good life?"
"Okay, you should go to bed. I need to get these three washed up and put to bed. Oh, and try not to disturb Grandpa and Grandma."
Francine nodded and headed upstairs, but her mind was occupied with various thoughts and concerns.
'Has he gone to sleep?' Corinne turned her head, gazing at the moon in the night sky outside. She stood there alone, lost in her thoughts.
Shortly after, Corinne led the kids upstairs. After getting Christine and herself ready for bed, she instructed Joey to help Bryan with washing up.
While blow-drying her daughter's hair, Corinne noticed her phone vibrating twice. It was an encrypted message, no doubt from Jeremy.
'He's still not asleep?' Corinne's heart skipped a beat.
She decrypted the message that read, [Are you not home yet?]
[What's the matter? Can't I do that?]
[How did you manage?]
Corinne laughed out loud. [What do you think? I've been managing for the past three years!]
Late at night, Jeremy laid in bed, staring at the message she sent, feeling a bitter pang in his heart.
After a while, he typed two words in response, [I'm sorry.]
Corinne did not reply. She was busy blow-drying her sons' hair.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Day I Kissed An Older Man
This book is a good book, but it’s too short. I hope it has a part two👍🏾...
This book is getting boring now. I loved Jeremy, Corinne, Sonny and Lucas. The story needs to end. or bring back more of Jeremy, etc....
I haven't skipped any chapter at all. Though the story is good, it keeps going back to base one. I think this has no ending at all and somehow after reading more than 2500 chapters it's kinda tiring already. They have drained all the thrills....
Great writing! I almost cried when Helen hit Melody! So sad! 😭 can’t wait to see how the relationship with her and Lucas develops though. So tired of the repetitive problems with different people....
Yikes my body tenses so much, my moods change as the scenes change. It leaves me wanting to continue reading....
my heart breaks for melody, so many ups and downs, i shed a few tears when lucas walked by melody carrying thalia, and melody stayed quiet while watching them leave. i find myself getting into character as if im one. i dont remember ever feeling like that in any other books. im thankful the 10 chapters/day. waiting for the next 10...
We have updated progress from 7 chapters/day to 10 chapters/day.<3...
i love grandma Beatrice, there needs to me more people like her in the world straight forward and to the point, no beating around the bush and worrying about offending anyone, why pretend to be someone your not....
looking forward to more chapters, The same thing is happening to Melody as what happened to Luna, if Luna was back maybe she would set Lucas straight, can't wait to see how Lucas handles the situations that will arrive. Poor Melody....
ya Lucas pay more attention to Melody lets see what happens waiting for more chapters thanks...