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 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.
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.
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...