The Day I Kissed An Older Man
Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Jeremy was no longer in the room by the time Corinne changed her clothes and came out—not thatshe cared where he went anyway. After all, their marriage was nothing more than a cooperation, andthe validity period was only three months. At the end of that period, they would once again part ways,never to see each other again.

Corinne locked the door and drifted into slumber.

Early the next morning, Corinne was woken up by one of the maids knocking on the door. “Miss, I wastold by Mister Jeremy to hand you your clothes! Miss!”

The noisy voice woke Corinne up before she could even get enough sleep. Unfortunately, though, shedid not have any choice because she was living under someone else’s roof. There was nothing shecould do except to get up, open the door, and take the clothes that the maid wanted to hand over toher.

After bathing and changing into her clothes, Corinne decided to head out of the room and getsomething to eat. Alas, a basin of smelly cold water was splashed all over her.

Moments after, she heard laughter.

Her eyes were blurred by the smelly water, and she was unable to make head or tail of what was goingon until the majority of the water flowed down from her head. In front of her was an unknown girl whowas about her age. The girl had put on exquisite makeup, and she seemed to be a haughty personalityjudging from the somewhat arrogant smirk on her lips.

Several of the Holdens’ maids surrounded the girl like stars around the moon, and one of them washolding an empty water basin in her hand. It was pretty obvious that the smelly, dirty water had been

splashed all over Corinne’s body.

Corinne frowned slightly, blinked her eyes to get rid of the water from her wet eyelashes, and looked atthe unknown girl calmly. She then asked, “Who are you? And why did you splash that water all overme?”

The girl had applied the latest lipstick on her lips, and they parted open slightly as she raised her neckproudly, saying, “My name’s Francine. I’m the Holdens’ young miss, and Jeremy’s my brother!”

It turned out that the girl was Corinne’s ‘sister-in-law’! Corinne cocked an eyebrow and asked, “So, whydid you splash the water on me?”

Francine raised her chin and looked at Corinne with contempt. “I did so you’d know your place! Don’tget the false impression that you’ll become the young madam just because you’ve married into thefamily! You’re not fit for the role!”

Corinne frowned. “You say that, but that doesn’t change the fact that I’m your brother’s wife…whichmakes me your elder sister-in-law! Don’t you think it’s unbecoming for you to do what you just do tome?”

Francine laughed and chided, “Sister-in-law? Pfft! Don’t think too highly of yourself! My brother didn’teven sleep with you last night. How could you have the audacity to call yourself my brother’s wife whenhe slept alone in another room on his wedding night? I’ll be honest with you, my elder brother onlymarried you to appease my grandfather, who is currently ill. By the time he recovers from his illness,you’ll have to leave us right away!”

Corinne was speechless, but at long last, she understood why Jeremy was so eager to get married.

Francine warned again, “Don’t even think about wanting to rely on my brother. He’ll never fall in lovewith a woman like you! You’re his wife in name only, and you’re nothing in the eyes of our family. You’re

lower than a servant, even! My word is gospel whenever my brother isn’t here, and you need to abideby the rules, understand?”

Corinne nodded earnestly. “Understood. I’ll remember!”

Corinne’s cowardly expression was a delight to Francine’s eyes.

“At least you’re learning. Know your place from now on! Let’s leave, girls. I have a manicureappointment today, and the manicurist will be here soon…” Francine said as she was about to leavewith the maids.

“Wait!” Corinne called out.

Francine stopped and looked at her impatiently. “What’s wrong? Do you have any objections?”

Corinne smiled. “No, Miss Francine. It’s just… I only got married yesterday, and I’m not really sure whatthe rules are. Could you explain them to me? It’ll go a long way in helping me remember your rules.”

Francine was stunned for a moment but soon cackled in disdain. “Women who come from poorbackgrounds like you are always the most obedient! Well, since you asked, I’ll give you a rough idea ofwhat to take note of! Listen carefully, then. You’d better be on your best behavior.”

“Umm, okay, wait a minute…” Corinne humbly asked for advice. “Miss Francine, my memory isn’t verygood. Could you come to the room with me and go over everything from the top? I’d like to write downexactly what you say on a piece of pen and paper.”

“Ugh, that’s so troublesome!” Francine was a little peeved, but since she was not about to give up onan opportunity to set the rules, she reluctantly followed Corinne into the room.

To her surprise, the door slammed shut as soon as she walked in, and Corinne locked it right away.

The maids did not manage to follow them in and ended up getting locked outside. Following a briefepisode of bewilderment, they heard Francine’s screams from within the room and knocked anxiouslyon the door. “Miss Francine? Miss Francine?! Is everything alright?”

Once Francine entered the room, Corinne grabbed her hair and dragged her into the bathroom, allwhile she screamed in horror, “Ah! What are you doing?! Let me go!”

Corinne grasped Francine’s hair with one hand, clamped her wrists with the other hand, and pinneddown Francine’s flailing arms. “Tell me, what did you just splash on me?” demanded Corinne.

She looked like a demon at that moment, and Francine finally realized that Corinne’s obedient-lookingdemeanor earlier was nothing more than a facade.

Francine could not help but feel a chill in her heart. “It’s… It’s water left behind in the kitchen after somefish were gutted!”

“Oh, is that right?” Corinne pursed her lips and smiled. Seconds later, she dunked Francine’s head intothe toilet bowl.

Francine tried shouting, but her shouts turned into mere gurgles after her face was submergedunderwater. 30 seconds later, Corinne pulled her head out and asked, “How does that feel, MissFrancine?”

Pale-faced and disheveled, Francine said, “H—How… How d—dare you do this to me! You…”

Corinne shrugged indifferently. “You started it, and I’m just getting even. Since you poured fish-gutwater all over me, it’s only fair that I let you have a taste of toilet water.”

‘This woman is insane!’ Francine then frantically shrieked, “Gah! I’m the Holdens’ young miss! Mybrother loves me dearly! Where did you get the guts to treat me like this?!”

Corinne ignored her and said, “I couldn’t care less that you’re the Holdens’ young miss. Your brothermarried me so I could become the Holdens’ young madam, not your punching bag. Remember whathappened today, and don’t ever mess with me anymore!” Another round of head-dunking ensued, andit ended with Corinne shoving away Francine.

Francine raised her head abruptly and gasped for breath. She felt so disgusted by what happened thatshe nearly burst into tears.

That was the first time Francine ever experienced such humiliation. She propped herself on the toiletbowl and retched several times before gritting her teeth and threatening Corinne, “Just you wait,Corinne! I swear I’ll get my brother to divorce you!”

Corinne smiled. “Is that so? That’s wonderful news! Thanks in advance for your help, Miss Francine!”

Upon seeing Corinne’s nonchalance, Francine felt as if her threats had fallen on deaf ears and werepractically useless.

After dragging Francine away and shoving her out of the room, Corinne took off the smelly clothes andwent to bathe.

There were no other clothes available for her to wear, and she was forced to step out of the bathroomwrapped only in a bath towel. At that moment, she glanced at her cell phone on the bedside table andsaw that its screen was flickering.

It was a call from Corinne’s colleague, Joanna Johnston.

As soon as Corinne answered it, she was greeted by Joanna’s anxious voice as she said, “Bad news,Corinne! Something big happened at the company! You need to come here, quickly!”