Corinne turned around and understood what Jeremy meant when she saw that he was looking in the direction that Gabriel's car left."Oh, he used to be my senior in my alma mater's law department. He's a very friendly guy, and it's all thanks to him that I got out of this mess.""Friendly?" Jeremy stubbed the half-smoked cigarette and stared at her with his bottomless eyes. "Your senior is well-known throughout the entire city as the most difficult lawyer to hire, yet he was willing to help his former university junior. He must have an exceedingly good relationship with you." He was clearly questioning her.Corinne did not want to explain to him because she did not want to reveal her identity, and she could not think of any reasonable explanation at that moment.If she said too much, she might accidentally let something slip, so she chose to remain silent.Then, Annie popped out of nowhere with a small bucket. She dipped a big sprig of sage leaves in the bucket of water and flung the
By contrast, Corinne lived her entire life with no one and nothing to rely on. For every hardship and problem she encountered, she would have to face everything and find every solution by herself. Though her confidence had been tempered by those experiences, she wondered if she would be grateful for the sufferings that made her stronger if she looked back.Her answer to that was a resounding no. Given the choice, not a single person on earth would want to go through suffering.Anya's soft and kind voice drifted into Corinne's ears. "I've already apologized to Corinne for the misunderstanding, Jeremy! It's because of Rosie's moment of confusion that she made such a mistake! She's not an inherently bad person though, and you should know that after being friends with her for so many years!"Could you help me persuade Corinne not to pursue the matter and just let it slide this one time? Please? The police said that Rosie won't be locked up if neither I nor Corinne pursue the matter any
Both Anya and Sunny had taken the car driven by the family's personal driver to the police station, but moments later, Sunny had no choice but to go back in the same car after Lucas asked him to go back home to study. Thus, Anya ended up going home in Lucas' car.After getting into Lucas' car, Anya immediately saw the amulet hanging off the rearview mirror. The amulet was consecrated by a spiritual master from the Empyrean Temple which was located on top of the mountain of its namesake, Mount Empyrean.There was a small photo of less than an inch of a little girl and her mother inlaid in the middle of the amulet. The little girl had the same cherry-red mole in between her eyebrows as Anya.Anya knew that Lucas never believed in things related to spirituality, but even so, he was still willing to ask for a safe blessing for the mother-and-daughter duo. How important the mother and daughter were to him was self-evident.However, the people in the photo were not of Anya and her mother
Lucas pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling a little tired. He had always given in to Anya, and sometimes, he worried he was spoiling her too much.Anya turned her head to look out of the window, and even though she got what she wanted, there was still a disdainful expression on her face. She did not really care whether Lucas had her photo hanging in his car or whether he would think of her while driving; all she wanted was to win against Luna.Ever since Anya was young, everyone around her always told her that she was lucky to be born into the Rivera family. She was treated like a little princess and was loved by thousands.However, no one had any idea that no matter how much she was loved, she would never be able to win against that stupid stepsister of hers who had been missing for more than a decade.To commemorate Luna, her father spent huge sums of money to build Lunar Century Manor in the city center where every inch of the land was worth more than a bar of gold.Then the
"I was just guessing. You've been so nice to me recently and not to mention I'm your wife in name, so I knew for sure that you were going to help me out. Except for you, there's no one else in the world who'd help me find a new witness like that," explained Corinne in a flattering way.Jeremy glanced coldly at her. "Did you really know for sure that I was going to help you out for sure?""Of course! I've always known that," Corinne answered with a smile that did not reach her eyes.Jeremy scoffed softly. "So you didn't curse me in your heart when I didn't go back to the hospital to spend time with you last night?"Corinne did not know what to say for she did, in fact, cursed him.She heard from Annie yesterday that Jeremy did not come back at all after sending Anya off from the hospital. She guessed that the two old lovers must have gotten carried away by their conversations and did not think too much about it. However, she became upset when she thought that Jeremy was just like e
Jeremy suddenly put one hand on the dashboard and the other on the back of Corinne's chair. Then, he leaned over and kissed her without warning.He kissed her softly at first, so soft that it actually surprised Corinne, and then it was like the floodgate was opened, and his tongue began to frantically probe the inside of her mouth.Corinne was shocked, to say the least. She quickly pushed him away and only had time to take a big gulp of air before Jeremy kissed her hard again.She pushed him away. "Mister, you—mmph!"He kissed her even more fiercely this time."No, Mister. Get…off…me…"He held her head firmly in place to prevent her from resisting. He was going to savor this moment as much as he could.The aggressive and invasive kiss was more like a punishment to Corinne. She was starting to feel dizzy from the lack of oxygen; one second more and she would have suffocated there and then.Therefore, it was a good thing Jeremy finally let her go before the one second was up."Y
"Sc*mbag? Tell me, just how am I one?" Jeremy asked with a frown.Corinne was just about to answer his question when the phone in her pocket suddenly rang, causing her to lose her train of thought. She fished out the phone from her pocket and saw that the place where there should be a name was only a string of numbers.However, she had a near photographic memory when it came to remembering numbers and could tell with a glance that it was Anya who was calling."Here, Mister, you take the call. It's from your precious Anya." She handed the phone to him and looked out of the window to give him some privacy.Jeremy accepted the phone without looking at it and immediately rejected the call. "Corinne Carew, turn around and look at me," he said sternly.Corinne turned to look at him, her beautiful eyes filled with contempt. "And then what?"Jeremy looked deeply into her eyes and started to explain, "The reason I asked you to go to Lunar Century Manor that day was actually…"The phone r
"Shut up! I'm driving, so now's not the time to say anything that'll anger me. Just wait quietly and I'll explain everything to you later. Be a good girl and listen to me, okay?" said Jeremy in a stern but coaxing tone while keeping his eyes focused on the road ahead.Corinne frowned and obediently sank back into her seat. A multitude of feelings was roiling inside her as she silently stared out of the window at the passing scenery.…In the middle section of the Cross River Bridge, a black commercial sedan with double flashing lights was parked on the side of the road.Jeremy drove past the car and pulled over. Corinne had no intention to get out of the car, but he still reached over to help her unbuckle her seat belt."What are you waiting for? Get out of the car now!"She had no choice but to follow him out of the car.Anya greeted them as soon as the two of them got out of the car. She coughed weakly twice before saying, "Jeremy, you're here!"Jeremy nodded at her. He then