Corinne shrugged nonchalantly. "Nope. Not a single bit. I can also share my history with you."Jeremy's gaze sharpened. "What sort of history do you have? I remember you saying that you've been single all your life."Corinne nodded calmly. "That's true, but that doesn't stop me from liking lots of men."Jeremy's complexion soured noticeably, and he smiled wryly as he said, "Is that so? Tell me, then—I'm all ears."Corinne did not notice the change in his expression as she was not looking at his face. She then began giving out names of domestic and foreign male stars she once admired.For an older man like Jeremy who hardly paid any attention to the entertainment industry, those male names felt just like individuals who were once in Corinne's life, one way or another.Corinne was like one of those diehard fans as she said sentimentally, "The man I liked when I was eighteen was a singer, and I liked listening to him so much that I even imagined marrying him! His name is—""Shut up
Alas, Corinne lacked a vessel for which she could hold the water. Corinne glanced around her, picked a few large reed leaves, and skillfully folded them into a simple small cup. Though the cup made of leaves did leak a little, she could still bring some to Jeremy as long as she walked fast enough.After filling the leaf cup to the brim, Corinne brought it back to the cave as quickly as she could....Inside, Jeremy was still in his original posture. His eyes were closed and had not woken up yet.Corinne brought the water to him, knelt, and patted his shoulder lightly. "Wake up, Mister! Drink some water!"Jeremy did not respond.Corinne patted him harder. "Mister? Wake up!"Still, he did not wake up. Corinne frowned and realized that something was gravely wrong.Based on what she knew of his character, he was an extremely vigilant person with top-notch perceptiveness, so it was unlike him to sleep so soundly in a place like the wilderness.In that case, there was only one possi
Corinne grabbed Jeremy's arm firmly and shook him. "Mister! Hey! Wake up! Don't scare me like that..."The man closed his eyes to calm himself and was silent for about a minute before he opened his mouth again. "Why didn't you continue what you just did?"'What I just did...?' Corinne immediately understood what he meant, and her lips twitched as she looked at him with disdain. "Tch, all men are like this! Don't try to take advantage of me!"Corinne was very upset when she realized he tried to trick her. She shoved the remaining glass of water to him and said angrily, "Drink it yourself! I took a lot of effort to bring the water back for you, and it'll leak out if you don't drink it quicker!"Jeremy was not thirsty, but he decided to drink it nonetheless because it was rare for her to be so conscientious. He opened his handsome eyes, reached out to take the leaf cup handed to him, and raised his head to drink the water that remained inside.Then, he seemed to have a sudden realiza
Unfortunately, the leaf cup withered not long after, and the servants disposed of it when they cleaned his room.Jeremy was surprised that Corinne was able to fold such a cup."Someone's coming, Mister!" Corinne's voice brought Jeremy back to his senses, and when he looked up, he saw the light of a flashlight shining at the cave entrance, accompanied by the sound of a helicopter propeller coming closer.Jeremy got up, took Corinne's hand, and went to the entrance of the cave to check on the situation. A helicopter hovered low over the gorge, and someone was shining a flashlight all around as if to look for something. The search and rescue team must have arrived!Corinne raised her cell phone with the flashlight function on and waved it toward the helicopter to direct their attention to where she and Jeremy were.The helicopter pilot saw the flickering light below and immediately flew over to make a landing.The cabin door opened, and Zeke jumped out of the helicopter with Gerald.
Corinne was conflicted between laughing and crying, and she could only pat Annie's back helplessly. "There, there. Everything's fine now!"Sunny walked over sullenly and asked anxiously, "Ahem! You okay, Corinne?"Annie hugged Corinne so tightly and did not let go, so Corinne had no choice but to let Annie keep holding her. She looked up at Sunny and smiled. "I'm fine. Are you disappointed?"Sunny frowned. "Why would I be?"Corinne cocked an eyebrow and said, "If I die, you wouldn't have to do anything to deal you’re your sister's love rival, right?"Sunny snorted angrily. "I don't want you to die! I just..."At that moment, the white horse Moonshine neighed excitedly and ran toward Corinne from the edge of the cliff.Everyone was on high alert because that fierce horse had thrown Corinne down earlier for no apparent reason and might attack Corinne again.Jeremy's pupils contracted, and he strode up to Corinne to protect the two girls who were hugging, Corinne and Annie.Zeke,
Corinne ignored Zeke and walked to Moonshine's side.Jeremy smirked slightly when he saw that the always talkative Zeke was a little deflated by her actions.Corinne took off the saddle from Moonshine's body, handed it to Jeremy, and shone the flashlight on the horse's body as she buried her fingers inside the horse's fur. Slowly but carefully, she searched for something on the horse's body.A small item reflected the light from the flashlight.Corinne immediately moved the flashlight closer and spotted a diamond-studded earring embedded in the horse's flesh after taking a closer look. That earring was the same as the one that was lodged in Rosie's foot during the day!Jeremy saw the earring too, and he narrowed his sharp eyes at once.Due to her allergy to silver, Corinne did not touch the earring and turned her head to tell the crowd. "Come and take a look, everyone. This is why Moonshine suddenly lost control and went berserk today."Everyone came closer out of curiosity, and
A small ear stud would not be able to retain traces of fingerprints on its surface. Even if it did, it was already gone after it was on the horse's body for a long time.There was no surveillance camera in the woods, so there was no evidence to prove Rosie was the culprit.Nonetheless, the truth was out in the air, and everyone knew it.Instead of replying to Rosie, Jeremy raised his hand and helped Corinne to adjust the jacket on her body."It's cold out here. Let's head back to the hotel."…At Castle Horse Ranch Resort.The doctor rushed over to examine the snake bite wound on Corinne's arm, and he praised them for administering first-aid correctly. Although the snake was not poisonous, using broadleaf plantain to spread it over the bite acted as a good sanitizer to kill the germs and avoided infection.Jeremy was relieved to hear the doctor confirm that the snake was not poisonous.The doctor then advised Corinne to protect her snake bite wound from getting in contact with
Jeremy was satisfied with the response he got and left.…When Corinne came out of the bathroom with the towel drying her head, she noticed that Annie was the only one left. Unconsciously, she glanced around to look for Jeremy.Annie came over and said, "Hey, Corinne! Uncle Jeremy went out. He's probably going to take care of that awful Rosie for you."Corinne was stunned as she furrowed her eyebrows.As Annie said, Rosie was indeed an awful woman. Forget being sneaky, deceitful, and good at disguises—she even dared to attempt murder!Nonetheless, Jeremy, Rosie, Zeke, and the others had known each other for a long time. She doubted Jeremy would fall out with his friend because of her, his three-month contract wife.Besides, Rosie was best friends with Anya, the apple of Jeremy's eye. Even if he was angry at Rosie, he would not do anything serious to her for the sake of Anya.While Corinne mulled over her thoughts, Annie giggled and grabbed her hand. "Corinne, come. I'll dry you