"It's been a while, Corinne," greeted the man.Corinne's first thought was to turn and look at Jeremy. That was when she realized that he was sipping tea leisurely without looking in her direction. Meanwhile, Sherlyn and Goran were still chatting away happily and flattering Jeremy. The two of them synchronized with each other and were practically finishing each other's sentences as if she was not within earshot of them. In truth, she could hear them very clearly from where she was.Corinne turned around and nodded earnestly at Jason but did not accept the glass of orange juice he offered. "Thanks, but I don't feel like drinking that right now."Jason smiled without feeling a hint of awkwardness and bent over gracefully to put the orange juice on the coffee table in front of Corinne. He then took his seat right beside her.When Corinne realized that Jason had sat down, she glanced sideways at him and frowned slightly. "May I ask why you're here?"Jason smiled and said, "No reason i
Jason sipped his tea pensively and remained silent for a while before asking Corinne, "Why would the dignified Missus Holden take up a job as an assistant for a celebrity? Doesn't Jeremy give you any money to spend?"Corinne played her game absent-mindedly and replied casually, "It's a hobby. Money's not the issue here."Jason's sexy face turned serious. "I asked you this out of concern, Corinne. You can always tell me if you face any problems. I might be able to help you."'Help me?' Jason seemed to enjoy striking up a conversation with her using the excuse of 'I can help you if you face any problems'.Corinne raised an eyebrow as a sly look flashed across her eyes.She quit the game, put away her phone, then raised her head and looked earnestly at Jason. As she blinked her bright beautiful eyes, she asked, "Will you really help me if I'm in trouble, Jason the Kind Samaritan? Don't just talk."'Jason the Kind Samaritan?' Jason was speechless at the unexpected long nickname. "Of
If Corinne shared a drink with another man, it would be equivalent to walking blindfolded into Jeremy's minefield. The consequences would be disastrous, so the plan could not be executed.After giving it some thought, Corinne tried to bargain with Jason. "How about another time? I'll drink as many cups with you as you want."Jason was unmoved. "No can do. It's either now or never. Time waits for no man…or woman."'D*mn him!' Corinne felt a little embarrassed and turned to look at Jeremy. He was still drinking tea while facing the other side and was not paying attention to her at all.She looked back at Jason and eventually confirmed with him. "Let me get this straight. You'll give me Nellie Nymphaea's works for free as long as I drink with you, correct?"Jason smiled and nodded without hesitation. "I'll have them sent with you immediately if you can do it."Corinne turned around and looked at the tea table again. Jeremy was still as languid as ever as he faced the other side. He
The atmosphere in the tea room returned to normal once Corinne went out, but Goran was a little unhappy because he was interrupted in the middle of his speech. He ignored what happened with that churlish assistant and turned to continue introducing his movie script to Jeremy, Zeke, and Gerald.Sherlyn dutifully leaned over to pour tea for the three presidents, and she took the opportunity to get closer when she poured a cup for Jeremy.All of a sudden, he stood up coldly and said, "Excuse me."...When Jeremy went out of the tea room and looked around, his face soured when he saw no trace of Corinne.There was a separate toilet for VIPs at the entrance of the tea room that catered to all genders, and the restroom door opened suddenly with Corinne poking her head out from inside."I'm here, Mister," she said, then ducked her head back in and left the door open for him.Jeremy narrowed his eyes, strode over, and walked into the restroom. He then closed the restroom door shut with
'Sigh. He saw me after all…'Without waiting for Corinne to give a reason to explain, the man leaned over and approached her for a while with a stern, oppressive tone. "Didn't I forbid you from drinking anything other people offer you? Did you forget what I said?"There was such a disparity in height that Corinne was forced to tilt her neck upward uncomfortably. "I didn't. I remember..."Jeremy lifted her small face forcibly again, with his fingers pinching her cheeks gently and the web between his index finger and thumb propping her chin up. He held her condescendingly and said, "And you still did it?”Corinne explained uncomfortably. "Mister, it's not what you think..."The man's face was calm as usual, but there was a bit of sullen annoyance in his expression. "How do you think I should feel when my wife is drinking with another man in front of me?"Corinne was helpless. She knew she had been wrong and could only say concisely to him, "That's because he has something I want!"
"I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid… To take a stand, to take a stand… It's been a ride… Everybody..."Corinne snapped back to her senses when her phone suddenly rang, and the suggestive atmosphere between her and Jeremy disappeared in a second.As she faced the man's long dark eyes, she backed away uncomfortably and took out her cell phone to look at the caller ID. It turned out to be Sherlyn. Before she could answer the phone, Sherlyn's voice sounded outside the restroom, and there was a knock on the restroom door."I know you're in there, Corinne. I heard your horrendous ringtone coming from inside! Come out of here right now! Stop slacking off, hiding in the restroom!"Corinne frowned, looked up at the man, and shrugged her shoulders while saying, "Did you hear that? Sherlyn's looking for me. I need to go out."Jeremy looked down at her and did not react.Corinne moved off him, thought for a moment, and then said, "Wait here, and don't go out after me. If she sees us inside the s
Sherlyn was startled by the sight of Jeremy. 'What in the world is going on? Why did Jeremy come out as soon as that b*tch Corinne left? Were they both in there earlier?!'As soon as she realized that possibility, Sherlyn had an incredulous look and immediately became wary soon after. Jeremy had been looking at Corinne rather strangely when she was pouring tea for them earlier, and Corinne was a little vixen good at seducing men. Perhaps Corinne had spilled that tea on purpose just to attract his attention and hook up with him.Having come to that conclusion, Sherlyn felt an unbearable pain in her heart and she wanted to get to the bottom of what happened. A charming smile appeared across her face as she walked toward Jeremy. She asked innocuously and curiously, "Mister Jeremy, my assistant just came out of that restroom. Why did you come out right after her? Did the two of you share the same restroom earlier?""Your assistant?" Jeremy glanced at Sherlyn coldly and gave her an icy t
Jeremy went back to the tea room and sat for a while longer.Goran was still going on with the script of his new movies. All the while, he had been talking to himself because the rest of the four people were talking to each other. Until the very end, none of them actually paid attention to Goran.'I guess I'm not getting any investment funds from these four people today…' Goran thought.He looked at the time helplessly. It was getting late if he continued to hold on to them he might irritate them even more. Without a choice, he got up, used a glorified excuse to bid goodbye to them together with Sherlyn, and left the room.When there were no outsiders in the room, Zeke joked amusingly, "Hey, Jeremy. Where's your wife?"Jason was also curious. "Yeah, Jeremy. Where is Corinne?"'Corinne? When is Jason so close with Corinne?' Jeremy thought.He raised his brow and looked at the man. "Do you have something to do with her?"With an appealing face, Zeke asked, "Nothing. I'm just curi