The Day I Kissed An Older Man novel Chapter 868

Chapter 868 

Lucas narrowed his eyes. “So there’s a high possibility Mom is still alive?” 

Corinne took a deep breath. “I’m counting on that, but I’m not sure either since I couldn’t find any trace of her still being alive. I only managed to gather the paintings she left behind.” 

Lucas sighed. “I’ve been looking for her all these years and will continue to do so now that you’re back.” 

Corinne nodded. “Okay. Thanks, Mister Lucas. Please let me know as soon as possible when you’ve gotten any leads.” 

She did not mind having an extra pair of hands helping her since that would make the work faster. ‘I’m actually worried Mom got killed after entrusting me to the Carews… I’m pretty sure she wouldn’t have given me to that family if her life wasn’t in danger. She must’ve thought that was her only choice to keep me safe.’ 

Lucas noticed the sadness on Corinne’s face and knew she was thinking about Emily. He then thought of all the hardships Corinne must have suffered alone, causing his heart to nearly break. He wanted to give her a hug, but…he did not dare to. 

He knew she had not accepted him as her brother yet, and she was only willing to talk to him. because she wanted to find out more about Emily. Otherwise, she would not have kept addressing him as ‘Mister Lucas’ to remind him they were not close at all. 

He told himself to have patience and that it would take consistent effort on his part to make Corinne come around. 

“Corinne, it’s fine if you don’t want to accept me as your brother, but can you at least promise. me that you won’t go disappearing on me again?” 

Corinne smiled faintly. “You can always find me at the Holdens’, but please don’t contact me unless necessary…and by that, I mean to not contact me unless it’s to tell me you’ve found more leads about my Mom. The Holdens will never welcome the likes of you. 

She then stood up and did a stretch. “Now then. Jeremy has been waiting for me long enough, so I’ll be going.” 

As much as Lucas did not want her to go, he did not ask her to stay as he knew he did not have the right to do so. He, too, stood up and said worriedly, “Don’t walk too fast, okay? And watch your steps.” 

Corinne simply waved at him without looking back as she walked toward the parking lot. 

Lucas fixed his blazing eyes on her back. He wanted to walk her off but was worried doing so would displease her. It was a good thing the parking lot was not that far, so he was able to see whether she had reached the car safely from where he was. 

He did not pull back his gaze until he saw Corinne standing beside Jeremy. After that, he picked up his suit jacket to dust off the dirt on it. 

Just when he was about to turn around, he bumped into Maxwell. The two of them had not had the greatest relationship ever since Emily left. 

“Lucas, what were you talking about with Corinne just now?” asked Maxwell. 

“Oh, nothing. I was just apologizing to her for everything that happened today. What a bad day for our family,” replied Lucas indifferently.