The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

Chapter 1360

“You’re Jeremy’s niece, alright—defending him so fervently,” said Corinne mockingly. “To me, hiding something

from me is as good as lying. Not to mention, I did ask him whether he was hiding anything from me, and he said he

wasn’t.”

Annie sighed again. “I’m a woman too, but I understand how you feel. No one likes to be lied to by the people they

love and trust. But Corinne, don’t you get the sense that Uncle Jeremy is quite scared of you? He must not dare to

tell you after imagining how angry you would be.”

Corinne found that laughable. “Heh! As if I’d ever believe he’s scared of me. You haven’t seen the way he shouts at

me when he’s angry at me.”

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Annie spread her hands helplessly. “Take today, for example. Uncle Jeremy doesn’t really care what the Riveras

think of him. But even so, he didn’t dare to set foot inside because he was worried you’d get angry at him again.”

Corinne was speechless.

Annie continued, “Also, Uncle Jeremy got legally married to Sophia not because of some ‘bromance’ or because he

likes her. No. It’s because Sophia’s father is Adam, as in the director of Adam Group! You must’ve heard of the

company, Corinne.

“If I’m to be polite, I’d say Adam Group is a world-class business consortium. But really, they’re just a big bully with

a global reach. As to why this concerns Uncle Jeremy… Well, he’s in a somewhat complicated situation due to the

problems passed down from his parents’ generation.

“I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but Uncle Jeremy’s father was an infamous playboy who had many illegitimate

children with different women outside of his marriage. As time passed, his illegitimate children all grew up and

started vying for Uncle Jeremy’s fortune like hungry wolves.

“They kept looking for an opportunity to expose Uncle Jeremy’s weakness so they could threaten him with it. All of

them wanted him dead so they could inherit the Holdens’ vast fortune.

“Uncle Jeremy knew that his wife’s life would be put in danger should he announce his marriage, and he didn’t want

to risk the life of someone innocent. But Sophia is different. She has her dad’s protection. No one would dare to

hurt her once they knew she’s Adam’s daughter. Thus, she could save Uncle Jeremy a lot of unnecessary trouble.

“Back then, Sophia was the best choice for Jeremy. Moreover, Sophia volunteered to help Uncle Jeremy herself,

saying that she was willing to help him with no strings attached since they were friends. Uncle Jeremy had no

reason to turn her down.

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“Uncle Jeremy wasn’t in a rush to revoke his marriage with Sophia because he was worried your life would be put in

danger or that his half-brothers would use you to blackmail him, just like what happened today, without Sophia as a

cover. But I guess some things just can’t be avoided. I’m just glad both you and Uncle Jeremy are safe and sound

now.”

Corinne listened to what Annie said with a complicated expression. ‘Does that mean the extra bodyguards Jeremy

hired to keep watch over me before I escaped the mansion was to prevent me from getting kidnapped by his half-

brothers?’ she wondered. ‘Ugh, that dolt should learn how to tell me things!’

“So Jeremy knew about his half-brothers since he was a boy?” asked Corinne thoughtfully.