Jason shrugged and smiled. "I guess I can go pray at the altar again. I won't bother you two anymore. Corinne, I'll find you later, okay?"
He winked at Corinne before walking out of the main hall.
Corinne could feel the anger flaring up inside of her. 'I told him to behave while he's here!'
After Jason left, the usually taciturn Mother Cathrina grabbed Corinne's wrist and looked at her worriedly. "Corinne, what kind of man is your boyfriend?"
Corinne was caught off-guard by the question. After a brief pause, she answered hesitantly, "Um… He's a bit older than me, and…I guess he's not that bad."
"Is he good to you?"
"Quite," said Corinne since Jeremy's performance in the last few days was not that great, giving her cause to wonder if they really had a future together. Nevertheless, she decided to keep that to herself as she did not want to worry Mother Cathrina.
Mother Cathrina stared intently into Corinne's eyes for a long time before looking up at the angel statue on the main altar.
"My ex-husband used to be good to me too, so much so that I thought I must be the luckiest woman in the world. However, not long after we got married, he started staying out the whole night, ignored my calls, and acted impatient with me. Then, we started fighting nonstop… Much later, I could count on one hand the number of times I saw him in a year… He'd stay with a different woman every week, and the worst part was, several of them had his babies."
Corinne was still mulling over Mother Cathrina's words when she meaningfully added, "Corinne, I'm not a really good nun. There are so many worldly things I cannot let go of just yet. That's why the abbess wouldn't allow me to become a fully professed nun. Plus, I didn't take you in out of kindness. I did it for my own hidden agenda."
'She took me in for her own hidden agenda?' This was something that never crossed Corinne's mind. Confused, she asked, "Mother Cathrina, is there something you'd like me to do for you?"
Mother Cathrina did not reply immediately.
"As I've mentioned, I have a son. He's my only lingering attachment to the outside world. You were also different even when you were little, and I like you very much, Corinne. It has always been my secret hope for you to marry my son somewhere down the line."
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...