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
"Uncle Jeremy! You're back!" Annie immediately got up from the hospital bed to make way for Jeremy as soon as she saw him appear.However, her expression froze when she saw Anya coming in with Jeremy, and she subconsciously turned her head to see how Corinne reacted.Corinne's expression remained calm, and there seemed to be no emotional changes at all."Did you just wake up?"Jeremy walked slowly to the side of the hospital bed. He stood in a dignified and relaxed posture, with his hands inserted elegantly in his trouser belt. His calm eyes were indecipherable as he gazed downward at her."Yeah." Corinne nodded, looked at Jeremy's handsome eyes, and shifted away without lingering too long on him as she looked at Anya who was by his side.The man could tell what she wanted to ask and turned around to look at Anya beside him. He then turned back to Corinne and said softly, "She wanted to see you."Annie stood to one side and let out a barely discernible cold snort from his nostri
Jeremy waited for further instruction from Corinne after hearing what Anya said. He knew that the little girl grew up in the countryside and had a relatively poor relationship with the Carews, but if she wanted to see them, he could grant her that wish."Thanks for your concern, but unfortunately, I don't have family," Corinne answered expressionlessly.Anya was stunned. "What? Umm... I'm sorry, Corinne. I didn't know.""It's no biggie," Corinne smiled and did not seem to mind what Anya said at all. Truth be told, it was better not to have a family rather than have one just like the Carews.Anya felt very moved when Corinne did not get angry at her, so she stepped forward and gently took one of Corinne's gauze-wrapped hands while remarking emotionally, "You have such a good personality, Corinne. We share a pretty odd fate too, considering we were both admitted to the hospital on the day we first meet each other! You can treat me like your sister from now on. Don't hesitate to look
Corinne did not say anything. She merely held the man's hand and looked at the man unblinkingly. All she gave him was a look, and it was up to him to decide what to do about it. After two seconds of silence, Jeremy turned his head to Annie and said, "Could you help me bring Miss Anya back to her room, Annie?"Annie was hardly pleased to hear that, but she was well aware of the situation at hand. If she did not go, Corinne would be unhappy because Jeremy would have to go. As Corinne's most loyal supporter, she could never allow such a thing to happen!"Okay, Uncle Jeremy. I'll send Miss Anya back to her ward as politely as I possibly can!" Annie then reluctantly walked up to Anya."Let's go. I'd have to be the one sending you because Uncle Jeremy isn't free right now."Anya's innocent eyes stared straight at Corinne's hand holding Jeremy, and she was stuck in a momentary daze before turning to look at Annie. "Do you know where my ward is, Annie?"Annie did not take it too serious
Corinne smacked her lips and said, "There is a cake I made for myself in the refrigerator at home. Could you please ask Tommy to get it for me? I'm craving it a little right now."Jeremy's expression turned cold. "Is that it?"Corinne nodded. "Yeah. That's it."Jeremy's complexion did not seem too pleased, but he gazed deeply at her and said, "If there's anything you want to ask, you can ask now. I'll tell you everything.""Nope." Corinne looked out the window at the sky and yawned tiredly to avoid looking at the man.She had nothing to ask, and since she was not his true wife, it would be annoying if she asked too many questions.Jeremy stared at her nonchalantly, and his jaw gradually tightened. Had it not been for her pitifully swollen little hands, he wished he could just pick her up and give her a good lesson!Her actions irked him, and he had no choice but to suck it up as he massaged his heavy eyebrows.Then, he pulled Corinne's small swollen gauze-wrapped hand and place
By the time Corinne woke up again, the sky outside the window was already dark.The side effects of the antihistamines injected into her system made her very sleepy, and she slept incredibly deeply at that time. However, her condition soon recovered somewhat, and she was able to sit up on her own.As soon as she sat up, her first instinct was to look around, whereupon she saw the tall figure of a man sitting on the sofa in the ward.She was startled, and when she looked closely, she discovered that it was Jeremy. He was sitting lazily on the sofa with a laptop on his lap. His forehead was supported on his hand, and it seemed that he was focused on some important work matters."You're awake?" His attention was clearly on the laptop, yet he knew that she was awake without even bothering to look up at her.Corinne frowned and asked in surprise, "Why are you still here?"Jeremy glanced at her, reached out for the coffee on the table, and took a sip. "Didn't someone tell me not to lea
'Oh, he didn't sleep a wink because he and Anya had spent the night experiencing the miracles of life!' Corinne remembered.Jeremy frowned when he saw the look of disgust on her face. "Do I disgust you? All men have beards, you know."Corinne came back to her senses, got up from him, and shook her head after moving a little away. "No. You look handsome with a beard."Whether or not he grew a beard had nothing to do with her, so the question of liking or disliking it did not arise."You think I'm handsome, then?" There was a surge of heat in Jeremy's expression, for it was rare to hear her say something nice about him.Corinne remained calm. "Your handsomeness is a fact. My opinion doesn't matter.""Is that why you are so cold toward me?""Am I supposed to be super friendly with you just because you're handsome? There are plenty of handsome men out there, so am I supposed to get close to all of them?"Jeremy's complexion darkened. He dragged her over, sat her down on the sofa wi
Jeremy raised his sharp eyes. "Who's calling?"Corinne felt that Jeremy seemed to have missed the point, so she stuffed the phone into his hand. "Hurry up! Don't let anything happen to her!"Jeremy narrowed his eyes, gazed deeply at her, then placed the phone to his ear.After hearing the call for help, his calm face tensed up suddenly as he stood up and asked in a deep voice, "Where are you? Stay there and don't go anywhere! I'll be there right away!"After ending the call, Jeremy hurried to leave but stopped suddenly and stared at Corinne.Corinne shrugged indifferently. "Go ahead. I'll be fine on my own!"The man had mixed emotions as he frowned and said, "Be good. I'll be back soon." He then rushed off.Corinne froze for a moment, feeling as though she had been transported all those years ago when her mother said the same thing to her at the hospital. "Be good. I'll be back soon."Sadly, her mother never came back....An hour passed, and after Corinne finished her cake,