The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Chapter 1084

Corinne was shocked to find out Mother Cathrina had been harboring this kind of hidden agenda all along. She

cleared her throat awkwardly, “Ahem! Well… I must say, that’s—”

Worried Corinne might have gotten the wrong idea, Mother Cathrina quickly added, “Don’t get me wrong, Corinne.

It might look like I’m doing all this for my son’s benefit, but I’m doing it for your benefit too. I don’t want you to

marry an unreliable man like I did. My ex-husband might be a good-for-nothing player, but my son is certainly not.

“Even as a little boy, he hated his father with all his guts. He even took an oath to either take up celibacy or swear

loyalty to one woman alone for the rest of his life. My son is the only man in the world I feel is worthy to entrust the

rest of your life to, so I had hoped you’d marry him. That way, you won’t have to endure the pain of betrayal like I

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did.”

Corinne never expected Mother Cathrina would one day try to set her up with her son. “I’m sorry to disappoint you,

Mother Cathrina, but I already have a boyfriend…”

Mother Cathrina smiled haplessly. “Yes, I know. Though, I can’t say I’m surprised. You’re a wonderful girl, Corinne.

Any man would be lucky to have you. I watched you grow up, and I have long regarded you as my child. I sincerely

hope you’ll find a man you can live happily ever after with.”

Corinne nodded. “Thank you, Mother Cathrina, for everything.”

Mother Cathrina could not help but feel a little disappointed. In all the years Corinne stayed with her, she had raised

her with the idea of making Corinne her future daughter-in-law. She even went as far as changing Corinne’s name.

When Corinne first arrived in the convent, she went by the name of Luna, but Mother Cathrina did not like how the

name seemed associated with the word ‘lunatic’. Thus, she changed her name to Corinne, which meant ‘beautiful

maiden’ in the olden language.

There was another reason why she chose that name for Corinne, which Corinne herself was not even aware of.

Mother Cathrina’s son’s name was Jeremy, which meant ‘God will uplift’. Together with Corinne’s name, their names

would come to mean ‘God will uplift this beautiful maiden’.

Both Corinne and Jeremy were her biggest worry in this life. She would die happy if the two of them could live

together for the rest of their lives. For some reason, she always had a feeling Corinne would end up with Jeremy

after leaving the convent, despite knowing the Holdens would not accept anything less than the most beautiful

heiress in the city to be Jeremy’s wife.

Then again, she also knew Jeremy would never fall for a girl with no personality. It was neither her liking nor her

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hope for Jeremy to end up as a sacrifice for the good of the family business, forever doomed to have his life

dictated by dollars and cents.

“Corinne, my door will always be open for you. If your boyfriend doesn’t treat you well anymore one day… Find me,

okay?” said Mother Cathrina while holding Corinne’s hand.

Corinne smiled. “Sorry for making you worry about me, Mother Cathrina. Rest assured, I’m fully prepared to handle

whatever the future has for me. You know I’ll always land on my feet, right?”

Mother Cathrina gazed intently at her before forcing a smile on her face.

At that moment, Mother Kalista walked in and said, “Corinne, the food is ready. You should eat it while it’s still hot.”

“Mother Cathrina, you must be hungry too. Why don’t you join me?” said Corinne.