The call got through and, within moments, was connected."Hello?" said Sunny, his voice barely above a whisper. "Jeremy, I'm doing my homework. What's up?""It's me," said Corinne."Corinne?" blurted Sunny, his voice raised in surprise.He quickly cleared his throat and talked proudly, "Corinne, why are you calling me with Jeremy's phone?""Is your sister at home?" she asked.This baffled Sunny. "Why? Why are you looking for her?"Corinne knew she should not talk with Sunny about Jeremy's condition because he was still a child. "Umm… Jeremy needs her badly now. Can you ask if she's free to come?"Sunny thought something was wrong. "She's not in the country now. It's probably going to be a while longer before she comes back. Why does Jeremy want to look for my sister? Why doesn't he call her directly?"Sunny's sister could never help out Jeremy in time, not when she was out of the country!"Nothing. Bye!"This evidently displeased Sunny. "Hey, you! Wait, answer my question—"
Jeremy looked like he just finished his shower and had changed into the white robe. With his damp hair, he looked relaxed and at ease, but his expression showed the exact opposite—it was dark and sullen, just like a devil."Err… When did you come out, Mister?"Jeremy was calmer after taking a cold shower. When he left the bathroom, however, he saw Corinne talking on the phone near the window.He looked down at the screen and noticed the call was still connected, so he pressed the red button and ended the call.He looked up from the screen and glared at Corinne. "What are you trying to do, looking for my ex-girlfriend?"Corinne did not avoid the question and explained honestly, "Your condition calls for reinforcement to help you settle, so I…""So you called people to help me look for a woman?" Jeremy sounded angry.Corinne nodded. "Yes, but I didn't find any. Why don't you contact your ex-girlfriend and see if she's willing to rekindle with you?"Jeremy's gaze darkened as the c
Jeremy's eyes reddened with desire as he stared at Corinne as though she was his prey. "What if I tell you you're my type now?"Thunder boomed across the sky at that second. What started as mere rain quickly turned into a downpour as the winds picked up.Mystified, Corinne stared at Jeremy in bewilderment. After a while, she chuckled. "Did you hear that? Even God doesn't believe in you; God knows you want to trick me into sleeping with you and want to strike you down with lightning."Tricking her into sleeping with him…?Jeremy's eyes darkened, and the bluish veins on his forehead protruded.Corinne sighed. "You're hallucinating because of the toxin. I can understand the toxin is the reason why you want to sleep with any women you see right now."She could understand, she said?"Corinne Carew! What kind of person do you think I am?" snarled Jeremy, his gaze penetrative as his breath fanned her face. It smelled oddly nice, however, laced with the scent of good-quality tobacco.C
If Corinne decided to do nothing to help Jeremy in his predicament, it would no doubt haunt her in the future knowing she could have helped him but did not.Making up her mind, she took a deep breath. "Wait, Mister! I'll help you!"Jeremy stopped walking as his heart pounded heavily.His mind and his desire were fighting each other like a vampire with the last humanity remaining in him when faced with human blood. He clung to the last strand of rationality from running over to Corinne.He narrowed his eyes sharply like a predator. "Why?"Corinne walked over and turned to face Jeremy before hesitantly undid his bathrobe. "It's an emergency. Think of it as humanitarian aid. Besides, you're not that bad looking, and you have a good body too. I don't think I'm at a disadvantage if I help you, so let's do this."Every word she said pinpointed every reason for Jeremy to get angry. There was no emotion in her words, and all that was left was morality.Jeremy suppressed his desire and a
Corinne looked at Jeremy, blinked sheepishly, and mumbled in response sleepily.Jeremy had changed into a new set of formal wear. Tommy must have brought it to him.Corinne thought for a while and said, "Um… My clothes are unwearable. Can you please have someone bring me a new set of clothes?"Jeremy glanced at the torn clothes on the floor. He narrowed his eyes as he recalled he nearly tore the little rascal into pieces. It was a satisfying night that he would remember forever.He raised his hand to pass a shopping bag to her that he just brought in. "Tommy bought these in the shopping mall. The size may not fit you, but put these on for now. You can change into your clothes after we get home."Corinne accepted it. "Thank you."She went into the bathroom to freshen up and put on the clothes. It was a dress that straightforward men would like. The size was one size too big, but she luckily could still wear them.After she had put on the clothes, she came out and saw Jeremy smoki
Jeremy turned his head and asked Corinne, "Where would you like to go now?"She answered, "My home, please. Thanks."Jeremy started the car and drove into traffic as he said in a flat tone, "Quit your job as an assistant. I asked Tommy to arrange a job for you because I wanted you to have a means of killing time, not to let you be at someone else's beck and call."Corinne turned to look at the man, and she had a pensive expression on her face.In her role as the dignified 'Missus Holden', working as an assistant to some small-time celebrity would only affect Jeremy's reputation. Going by that reasoning, she accepted his request and said, "I still have some things to wrap up, but I'll quit the job as soon as I'm done."Jeremy did not say a word and sent her back to her house.After getting out of the car, Corinne suddenly thought of something and leaned against the car window. "Could you lend me some money, Mister? The kidnappers threw my phone away yesterday, and I don't have any
Corinne wiped her hands slowly after taking tissue from the tissue box on the table. "Why shouldn't I hit you when the two of you have been up to no good?"Had it not been for their underhanded means, she would not have lost her virginity the night before!When Lillianna saw that Corinne was acting uncharacteristically odd, she gritted her teeth with hatred and said, "I knew you were just pretending to be a good girl in front of your father! You're showing your true colors now that he's not around!”Corinne smiled faintly. "I could say the same for you, Aunt Lilliana. Your gentleness and obedience in front of my dad were all just a farce too, wasn't it? Do you need me to spell out what sort of horrendous behavior you did behind his back?"Lilliana felt choked by that, and she gritted her teeth before scolding angrily, "Don't you dare compare yourself to me. You're just a b*stard child!"Sherlyn sided with her mother and scolded, "My mom is right, Corinne! You're a motherless b*sta
Lilliana laughed and said, "Don't use your father to threaten me! Do you think I'm scared of telling you the truth? Who cares if I cheated on him? What's it to you if he isn't Sherlyn's father? Do you think your father will believe you if you tell him without any proof? Don't you know how much your father loves us? He believes everything we say, and even if he gets angry at us, he'll be fine after we butter him up a bit! If you tell him something without providing any evidence, he'll only think you're trying to drive a wedge between us! Save yourself the trouble!""Oh? Is that so?" Corinne smiled, turned her head, and shouted toward the door, "Did you hear that, Dad? Aunt Lilliana just admitted she cheated on you!"Both Lilliana and Sherlyn were taken aback by Corinne's remark and looked at the door in shock.The door of the house was kicked open, and Marvin walked in with a long face as he roared and cursed, "F*cking shameless b*tch!"When Sherlyn saw what had happened, she hurrie