Chapter 159

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