Anya was slightly shorter than Corinne. Her skin looked so fair that it looked like she was sick or suffered from malnutrition. She had shaped her eyebrows exquisitely to accentuate her gentleness. There was a rouge mole between her brows, too.She had a beautiful pair of slightly droopy eyes, making her look like a carefree fawn innocent to the dangers of the world.She was very pretty but not the aggressive, invasive type of beauty. On the contrary, people would automatically think of protecting her.However, she was wearing a nightgown and opened the door barefooted… It seemed like she must have spent the night here yesterday.As Corinne was aware of that, she curled her lips ironically.Luckily, she was smart enough to stay outside last night, or it would have been embarrassing. That being said, how shameful can Jeremy be? Could he at least be kind enough to stay outside with his old love?Did he not know he was already married?Even though their marriage was built upon a mu
Anya's large doe eyes stared at Corinne as Anya slowly approached her. "So you're Corinne!"Corinne nodded. "Yes, I'm Corinne."'What is that? Is she looking for a fight?' she thought.Being close to each other, Anya suddenly grabbed Corinne's hands intimately. With an apologetic expression, she said, "I'm sorry. I didn't know it was you. I thought you were a guest…"Corinne was not used to having physical contact with the person she first met. Calmly, she withdrew her hands and smiled faintly. "It's alright. We've never met before, so it's normal that you don't know me."Nevertheless, Anya did not mind it and smiled purely. "I've been hearing Jeremy talking about you on the phone when I was away."Corinne raised her brow. "Is that so? What did he say about me?"She bet nothing good about her would come out of Jeremy's mouth.Anya looked at her admiringly, and her smile looked so pure and sincere. "Jeremy praised you all the time. He said you're a smart girl and not the type of
Anya tugged at the hem of Jeremy's shirt and said softly, "Jeremy, I've introduced myself to Corinne. You were right about her after all! She's a nice girl, and I like her too!"Finally, Jeremy's gaze shifted from Corinne as he then looked down at Anya. He said, "Go change your clothes. I'll ask Tommy to send you back. Your family misses you."Anya was rather reluctant, but she nodded obediently. "Okay. Well, I'll head home now."Jeremy responded and looked up again, frowning when he realized Corinne was no longer there.Corinne headed upstairs while Jeremy spoke to Anya. It was no fun being the third wheel.…The moment she entered the room, she could sense that someone had moved the items.The room was Jeremy's, and she had been staying in this room to play a good role as Jeremy's wife ever since she moved in.Jeremy did not come back very often. Even when he did, he would sleep on the couch after taking his shower. Never had he truly moved the items in the room.When the ma
"I chatted with my friends until late last night, so I decided to just stay over at their place."Jeremy bent down and approached Corinne. "What sort of friend? Are they guys or girls? What are their names? Where do they live?"His barrage of questions offended Corinne, and she could not help but explode in a rage. "Am I not allowed to have friends? Or do you mean to tell me that I'm not allowed to have any privacy when I'm with you? Must I tell you everything in detail? How is this any different from being in prison?"Jeremy froze slightly, and he narrowed his eyes quietly as he looked at her unhappy, dissatisfied little face. He smiled rather than got angry at her, and his thin lips pursed slightly as nearly half his fatigue disappeared in an instant. She seemed to be rather energetic still and had the strength to argue with him.He stared at her in silence for a while, but instead of arguing with her, he asked in a sneering voice, "Where's your phone? You could've called me to i
Jeremy hooked his arm behind Corinne as he clasped her waist and stretched forward. Their bodies came into close contact through their clothes, and both sides were tightly attached.Their breaths were intertwined, and their lips were about to meet. The sudden close distance made Corinne palpitate and irked her considerably.'What is he trying to do? Anya just left!' Had she not seen Anya there in a nightdress and knowing that he and Anya had just spent a night of passion together, she might have felt that he was being kind, considerate, and perhaps even developing feelings for her.However, it was clear to her that he had spent the entire night with Anya, so she was very unhappy that he still had the energy to tease her like that.'Tch! Men!' Corinne regained her senses, tilted her head to avoid his kiss, and nearly twisted her neck as a result. She put her hands on the man's chest, pushed him back, and consciously stepped back a little to keep a distance from him. "I get what you'
Jeremy repeated one particular sentence coldly, "You don't care if I sleep with her anywhere outside of the house?"Corinne nodded. "That's right."In that instant, Jeremy's face turned as dark as ink and as cold as the depths of an icy pond. His lips twitched as he let out an unnerving chuckle from the bottom of his throat.Corinne got ready to go to the guest room after finishing her words. She patted Jeremy on the shoulder like he was a friend and said in a teasingly 'concerned' tone, "You were exhausted last night, weren't you? Make sure you have a good rest. Don't overexert your body even though you snagged yourself a beauty!"Jeremy narrowed his eyes. "What did you think I was up to last night?"'I know what I did! Where did you get the nerve to put words in my mouth?'Corinne curled her lips. "Mister, what I'm trying to say is that excessive indulgence can cause premature aging even though you're still strong and energetic now. You need to learn how to control yourself for
"Ugh, it hurts! Mister… Ouch..." Corinne's voice was trembling a little and she gritted her teeth to endure the pain. Her face turned pale, and she looked like she was about to keel over anytime.Jeremy stopped what he was doing, and his eyebrows sank. 'Why is she yelling when I haven't even done anything to her yet?' He never intended to do anything to her in the first place and merely wanted to give her a little scare as payback for her words to him."Where does it hurt?"Corinne frowned uncomfortably. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her eyes were red. "My hands..."'Hands?' Jeremy glanced up and looked at the two little hands that he held in a tight grip against the mirror. His pupils shrank suddenly as he let go of her and brought her two hands down to eye level so he could check them.At that moment, Corinne's two little hands were red and swollen like two boiled lobster claws.Jeremy frowned tightly and asked her in a deep voice, "What happened? What did you do?"Cori
Corinne's throat felt a lot better after she drank a lot of water. She leaned against the hospital bed and asked Annie, "Why are you here?"Annie put down the glass before replying, "Uncle Jeremy called me and asked me to rush over to the hospital after buying a set of clean and comfortable innerwear for you. I came as soon as I bought everything."'Inner...wear?' Corinne felt embarrassed as she looked down at herself.She remembered being locked in the bathroom by Jeremy and getting drenched before finally losing consciousness. Although she was wearing a hospital gown, the underwear inside was dry and had been changed."... Who helped me change my underwear?" she asked with a frown.Annie said, "I did. I took off your wet clothes too!"Her answer allowed Corinne to heave a sigh of relief. She no longer felt as embarrassed as before and said, "Oh. That's good!"Annie added, "But he did help at one side since I didn't have the strength to hold you up and put your clothes on at th