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
The door was opened, revealing Sunny standing outside with a proud face.Seeing him, Annie frowned in disgust. "Why are you here?""I'm looking for Corinne," Sunny answered."And why are you looking for her? I think you're in the same gang as Rosie and don't mean well. We don't welcome you!"Sunny glared at her angrily. "Move. I didn't come here to look for you!"He pushed Annie away and walked into the room. When he saw Corinne's bandaged arm, his proud eyes looked regretful. "Ahem! I heard a snake had bitten you."Corinne sat on the chair with her legs crossed. "You heard right."Sunny sheepishly asked, "Then…are you alright?"Corinne remained relaxed with a faint smile. "I'm fine. The snake wasn't poisonous. I bet you're very disappointed."Sunny furrowed his eyebrows vehemently. "Corinne, I'm not the evil person you probably think I am. I just want you to stay away from Jeremy, but that doesn't mean I want you to die for no good reason!"Annie walked over with her hands o
Corinne bet Anya was a wonderful, perfect person to have so many people willingly protect her.She thought for a while and said to Sunny, "I'll give you a solution. Your family is rich too, isn't it? Even if Jeremy pulls his investment from Rosie's family business, your family can invest and help your sister's best friend to get through this difficulty."Sunny looked embarrassed. "I have no say in my family's financial decision yet… My brother makes a clear distinction between public and private interests, and he never likes Rosie, so that's…not going to happen."Feeling apologetic, Corinne said, "Well, there's nothing I can do to help you."Knowing her place, she knew her words did not mean much to Jeremy, and she did not have the right to interfere with his financial decision. Even if Jeremy listened to her, she was not going to be the person to plead for Rosie.It was not her style to help someone who hurt her several times, nearly costing her life in the process. She was a fir
Even after several minutes, Jeremy said nothing in response.Thus, Rosie whimpered, "Jeremy, you're aware of the situation with my family business. If you withdraw your investment, my family business is done for!"Jeremy's tall, distant self stood on the balcony. Expressionlessly, he lit a cigarette and looked down at the distraught-looking Rosie."Holden Group isn't a charity," he remarked flatly. "It's not the first time your family business has been in a downfall. Every year, the investment Holden Group has in your family business has decreased. I've been keeping an eye on them because we've been friends for many years. Today, however, you don't think of me as a friend, and I don't think Holden Group needs to help your family business anymore."Rosie shook her head fearfully and tried to explain herself. "No! That's not it! How can you think that way? When did I do that? We've known each other since we were kids. You're an important friend in my life!"Jeremy glared at her from
Having heard Anya's name in the conversation, Jeremy's indifferent expression finally faltered. After a long pause, he narrowed his eyes and said, "I won't forget that. I'll always fulfill the promise I made to her."Rosie sneered, "Jeremy, it doesn't matter if you don't think of me as your friend anymore, but I hope you'll remember everything Anya did for you. You can't disappoint Anya just because of Corinne. She's a good woman!"After that, Rosie turned around and opened the door to leave.This was when she noticed Corinne was at the door.Corinne was speechless.She thought she heard Jeremy and Rosie talking to each other. Thus, she wanted to rush past the room to avoid having someone think she was eavesdropping.Coincidentally, or maybe it was just bad luck, Rosie opened the door just as she walked slightly past the door.Thus, it looked like she was eavesdropping and did not have the chance to get away quickly enough. No matter how she would explain herself, she still look
Corinne answered indifferently, "Nothing."A dim, complicated light appeared in Jeremy's eyes.Both of them made eye contact, and the ambiance grew awkward.Suddenly, Jeremy frowned and looked to the side to cough, which raised Corinne's concern."Mister, are you sick?"Jeremy looked gloomy when he waved dismissively and said coldly, "I'm fine."Corinne pressed her finger at Jeremy's wrist to feel his pulse. She furrowed her eyebrows.The cave they were in was wet, cold, and humid. Being a gentleman, Jeremy gave his jacket to her before they fell asleep in the cave. It only made sense that Jeremy caught a cold."Mister, you got a cold. Cover yourself with more blankets to sweat it out when you sleep tonight, and you'll be fine tomorrow.""You can tell just by feeling my pulse?" Jeremy looked at Corinne curiously. He recalled Corinne was certain he was poisoned after he mistakenly consumed the food Sherlyn cooked the last time just by feeling his pulse.Corinne nodded. "A litt
Her dream took place when she was a kid.Being sick in her dream, her mother brought her to the hospital. While she had her drip, her mother—having asked if she was hungry—told her she would be right back after buying her a bowl of chicken noodle soup.Before her mother left, she took a good look at Corinne when she was at the door, and her eyes were teary.Her mother's face was blurry in that dream. No matter how hard she tried, she could not see her mother's actual face.After that, Marvin came to the hospital and told her, "I'm your father. Remember that you're a Carew from now on. Do you understand? Now, come with me. I'm bringing you home."She was too young at that time to remember what her last name was. Did she have her mother's last name?All she could remember was her mother gently calling her nickname—'Moonie'. The day she knew her last name was Carew, her name became Luna Carew.When she lived in the convent, Mother Cathrina said her name sounded too cold. 'Luna' mea
"Mph... Mister…! Mmm…"When Corinne finally regained her senses, her instinct kicked in as she shoved Jeremy away from her. She sat up panting and said unhappily, "Mister! What do you think you're doing?"Jeremy did not reply. He turned around sleepily with his eyes closed and steady breathing.Corinne's eyebrows furrowed at this.'Is he sleeping? Did he dream of his beloved woman and get horny, winding up kissing the wrong person in his dream?' she thought.Corinne's lips twitched as she wiped her mouth in disgust and irritation.'Who allowed him to be in my bed?'They had an unspoken rule that one would sleep in the bed while the other would sleep on the couch.If Jeremy did not have a cold today, Corinne would have very well kicked him out of bed.Corinne grumbled with curses, and when she finally regained her composure, she gazed at Jeremy's face.'He's so deeply asleep. Could his cold have worsened?' she thought.Since the light was not on, she could not exactly see Jer