Chapter 271

"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