Chapter 176

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—"