Once Corinne sat back properly, Sherlyn no longer dared to pull any tricks on her for fear that it would have the unintended result of causing Corinne to take the opportunity to lean on Jeremy.Sherlyn was beyond angry. 'You're such a shameless little b*tch, Corinne! You take every single chance to get close to men!'The Wild Bites, the restaurant that Sherlyn chose, was situated in the city center and was only a 10-minute drive away. When they walked into the restaurant, the server led them to their table.Sherlyn stood up gracefully once more and said, "Go ahead and order, Mister Jeremy. I'll be right back after I go to the restroom."Jeremy nodded casually, and his indifferent eyes barely glanced at her for a second.Sherlyn then turned to Corinne and said, "Come and keep me company, Corinne!" Her request to Corinne was merely an excuse to avoid allowing Corinne to seduce Jeremy in her absence.Corinne nodded indifferently and got up to follow her....Inside the restroom, S
As soon as Corinne snapped back to her senses, she turned around to discover that Jeremy had appeared behind her at some point and was staring at her gloomily.Corinne felt an inexplicably strong chill down her spine, and she subconsciously ended the call."Just a friend!" she replied curtly and placed the cell phone back into her pocket.Jeremy raised his hand and spread his large palm in front of her. "Give me the phone." He was acting like a high school principal who was doing his rounds and wanted to confiscate a student's cell phone.Corinne froze for a moment and frowned unhappily. She felt that he was making a mountain out of a molehill, but she did not want to argue with him there. After giving his request a bit of thought, she took out her phone and handed it to him.Jeremy took the phone and tried to swipe it open, but as soon as he saw that the screen was locked, he said coldly, "What's the password?"Corinne refused. "This concerns my privacy, and I have the right not
Jeremy merely glanced coldly at Corinne. As he held her cell phone up high, he slid his long thumb across the screen and accepted the call before putting it on speaker.Aaron spoke gently from the other end of the line and said, "Why did you hang up on me all of a sudden when you called me earlier?"Corinne was speechless.Jeremy stared at the guilty-looking Corinne. "Is this the friend you spoke of?"Corinne did not respond to him. 'We're friends and he's my subordinate, but it's just not that convenient to tell you!'Luckily for her, she did not save Aaron's number, or Xante's for that matter. She had long committed them to memory, and as long as Aaron did not let anything slip about their relationship, Jeremy would be none the wiser as to her long-standing friendship with Aaron."Why aren't you saying anything, Miss Corinne? Where are you? Should I come and look for you right now?" Aaron asked earnestly and enthusiastically once again.Jeremy's handsome eyes narrowed and he s
Corinne went on to say, "Honestly, you've never believed in me at all! You asked Tommy to make arrangements for my job just so you could keep me in a place that you can control. That way, you can always know what I'm doing and whether I cheated on you, right?"Jeremy stared at her with a dark and gloomy gaze. For the time being at least, he was noncommittal over her remark."I'm just a passer-by who will exist for only three months in your magnificent life, Mister. Please don't try to control me! If you don't believe in me, I can always swear to you!"After saying that, Corinne raised her hand firmly and vowed, "I, Corinne, swear to God almighty, that I'll never do anything out of line and cheat on Mister Jeremy Holden. May lightning strike me and kill me if I go back on my promise!" After swearing categorically, she placed her hand down and headed for the direction of the door.Just as she put her hand on the doorknob and opened it, Jeremy's big palm pushed it shut from behind."
Jeremy's eyes darkened even more when he thought of how he would lose the right to control her in another two months and seven days. She would then be able to have a relationship with other men and be intimate with them.'Out of the question!' he thought to himself.Corinne could not break free after he pressed her against the door, making her feel both flustered and angry. After waiting for a long time for the man to say something, she became a little impatient and said with a frown, "If you have something to say to me, could you at least get your hands off me? I'm leaving if you have nothing else to s—mgh!"The man leaned over suddenly, and he parted her thin lips with his tongue while dominating her mouth with his lips.Corinne's mind went blank, and she widened her eyes to confirm whether that was actually happening.Jeremy's handsome face was millimeters away from hers, and he was kissing her forcefully and aggressively.'What's going on?' When Corinne finally came to her se
Since Corinne could not pull Jeremy's big hand off of her, she raised her other hand in a hurry and slammed the door shut....Tommy was using his body to block the door to the stairwell, but Sherlyn turned violent and tried to push the door open with the use of the small gap.The more she was prevented from entering, the more she felt that something about the entire situation was amiss. She had to go in and see what Jeremy was doing inside, and whether he was alone or if there was someone in there with him.Tommy could not stand Sherlyn's antics any longer and warned her angrily, "Miss Sherlyn, I hope you don't blame me for having to take action if you continue to try and force yourself through the door!"Sherlyn did not take Tommy's threat seriously at all. From her point of view, Jeremy's secretary was just a lowly role like that of her assistant. Since she never took her assistant seriously, it stood to reason that she viewed Jeremy's secretary in a similarly condescending lig
In her moment of desperation, Corinne slapped the man in the face just so she could escape. As soon as she heard that everyone had left, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.Suddenly, her phone rang once more, and it was yet another call from Aaron.Corinne frowned as she answered it.Aaron's voice sounded dramatic as if he had been possessed by the spirit of a dead actor. "Miss Corinne! Is that you? A man told me that you're married, but I won't believe anything he says! Tell me it isn't true, Miss Corinne, I—""Give that charade of yours a break!" Corinne interrupted angrily. "It's me!"There was a pause on the other end of the line, and Aaron soon reverted to his usual tone. With a smile, he asked, "How's it going, boss?""How's what going?""Did you and Jeremy get closer? Was he jealous earlier?"Corinne finally understood what Aaron was up to and warned him sternly, "Please don't do such pointless things again in the future! As I've said before, Jeremy's relationship
Corinne had no idea what was it that stoked Sherlyn's rage, but she answered curtly and hung up before going back to their table.There were few patrons in such a high-end restaurant, and the table Sherlyn reserved was next to the floor-to-ceiling windows where one could enjoy the river view outside while dining. It was an expensive seat, but one with the lowest minimum spend.She had to grit her teeth when doing so because it was all for the sake of leaving a good impression in front of Jeremy and pretending as if she had the financial means to do so.On normal occasions, she would never be willing to spend all that money to reserve that table, and she was particularly angry because she had spent a huge sum on the table and even ordered the most expensive dish, only to have the man leave without eating a single bite!At that moment, Corinne walked over from a distance and saw Sherlyn sulking by the window. She folded her arms across her chest in resentment and seemed to be in a bl