"Mister Jeremy," greeted Edmund with a bow. "Mister Lucas had asked me to return your car and to convey his gratitude to you for lending him the car yesterday. If not, he and Miss Anya would be stuck waiting on the Yonder Bridge for at least two hours or so for someone to get them.""If he's so grateful, why isn't he here personally to thank me then?" asked Jeremy indifferently.Edmund had spent many years working under Lucas to know how to deal with this kind of situation. However, he still could not help but feel a little pressure when it came to dealing with Jeremy."My deepest apologies, Mister Jeremy. Mister Lucas is away on a business trip. Otherwise, he would've personally come to thank you."Jeremy wordlessly cut the bacon in his place as if he was the only person in the dining room. What Edmund said might have worked on other people, but not on him. It was obvious to him that Lucas was not sincere about thanking him.Edmund remained awkwardly standing where he was. Then,
"And this is how you repay her? Well, I guess it'll be foolish of me to expect anything less than the Rivera family. You must've been taught that it's only right to repay those who helped you with revenge!"Sunny felt both bitter and ashamed at having to admit to doing something he did not do. However, he had no choice but to shoulder the burden for the sake of Anya and Lucas."No, that's not true. Lucas and Anya had always taught me to not bite the hand that feeds me! It's just that I was too stupid to pay their words any mind. I now know I was in the wrong for slandering Corinne."Jeremy, it was I, and I alone, who did this. It doesn't have anything to do with my family, so please don't drag them into this. I'm willing to take whatever punishment you have in mind for me."Jeremy scoffed. His face was as black as thunder. "How dare you tell me who I should and should not punish when you're the sinner? My poor wife helped your grandfather out of the kindness of her heart, and what
Anya's eyes were completely red from all the crying. She forced back another round of tears and said, "I'm sorry. I know I shouldn't cry, but I'm just worried about Sunny…"Sunny's heart immediately went out to Anya. He held on to her trembling shoulders and said, "Anya, don't worry about me. I'll be okay. I'm willing to bear the responsibility alone and will accept any punishment from Jeremy, so why don't you go back with Edmund first?""But Sunny…" Anya could not get any further with her words as she was sobbing too much.Corinne laughed and said, "Miss Anya, I must say I really admire you."Sunny looked at Corinne with a puzzled expression on his face. 'What is she laughing about?'Anya was stunned. She turned her doe eyes to Corinne and asked innocently, "Corinne, whatever do you mean by your words? You admire me?"Corinne nodded. "Yeah, I really admire you. You have a bestie who was willing to do everything to set me up for you, though it's quite unfortunate she eventually e
Corinne simply scoffed.Anya watched the interaction between Corinne and Jeremy. How they were behaving was nothing out of the ordinary, yet it was the most intimate she had ever seen Jeremy being with another woman. Her eyes sank and she clenched her fists tightly, so tightly that her fingers dug into her palms.At that moment, Edmund also felt like they were intruding on something, so he quickly took out something he was sure Jeremy would be interested in."Mister Jeremy, Mister Lucas asked me to give this to you. This phone used to belong to the female influencer. The original video remains untouched on the phone. We hope this will help you clear up all those unfounded rumors about Missus Holden."Jeremy glanced at Tommy, signaling him to take the phone.Tommy immediately took the phone from Edmund's hand and checked the video stored inside. It was as Edmund said; only then did he nod at Jeremy."Mister Jeremy, how do you intend to punish Mister Sunny?" asked Edmund.Jeremy d
Jeremy narrowed his eyes at Anya before turning back to face Corinne with a questioning look, asking her what he should do.Corinne furrowed her brow. 'Why is he looking at me like that again? What… Is he asking me to be the bad guy here 'cause he's too embarrassed to turn down his 'savior'? Man, he's really devious, huh? Oh well, I'll help him out this one time, seeing as how he's been really nice to me for the past few days.'Corinne rested her chin on one hand and lazily turned to look at Anya. "Miss Anya, you know that your brother's subordinate can't be late to work, yet you don't seem to realize that this applies to your Jeremy, too."The combination of the word 'your' and 'Jeremy' caused the man beside her to frown.Anya felt wronged. The corners of her eyes turned down, making her look even more fragile and innocent. "No, Corinne. I didn't mean it like that… I just thought that it'll be fine if Jeremy is late since he's the boss of the company, whereas Edmund is just an ord
Sunny stayed behind in the dining room, waiting for Corinne and Jeremy to give out his punishment.The maid placed a steaming hot plate of breakfast food in front of Corinne, who was so hungry that she immediately dug in. As she was shoveling the bacon and egg into her mouth, she sensed a pair of eyes boring into her. She did not know how to describe the look, but the closest she could get was that it felt like she was being entwined by a flaming thread that was getting tighter around her body.She instinctively frowned and glared at Jeremy. "Mister, why are you still here? Shouldn't you be off to work right now?"Jeremy furrowed his brow in mock anger. "You just can't wait for me to leave, huh?"Corinne shook her head. "No, it's not like that. It's more like you've finished your breakfast, so instead of wasting your time here, shouldn't you head off to work where your staff is waiting for you?"Jeremy pursed his lips and said, "There's no rush."Corinne twitched the corners of h
Corinne completely ignored Sunny. Instead, she yawned, walked past him, and up the stairs. She had only one thing on her mind, and that was to go back to sleep.Sunny was dumbstruck. He chased after her unhappily and said, "Hey, Corinne! Aren't you going to punish me? Hello?"Corinne paid him no mind and continued walking up the stairs.Anger began to rise in Sunny. He did not like being ignored and was about to go upstairs to give her a piece of his mind when Bowen grabbed his arm and said, "Mister Sunny, Ma'am would like to take her nap now. Why don't you wait for her to wake before asking her to punish you?"Sunny furrowed his eyebrows. "Why is she so lazy? It's already late morning and she still wants to sleep?"Bowen did not like anyone from the Rivera family talking like this about his employer, so he dropped his usual politeness and said, "In any case, you're not to bother Ma'am. You're to wait for her quietly until she decides to come down on her own accord!"He then inst
Everything originated from Jeremy's change of attitude toward her.Corinne waved her hand and said, "It's fine. I'll get lunch on my own."Bowen hurriedly asked, "Where are you going, ma'am? Shall I ask the driver to send you there?"Corinne walked toward the gate and said, "No thanks. I was thinking of going out for a walk anyway."Bowen still did not feel at ease. "Umm... Did you bring your cell phone with you? Is it fully charged? That'll make it much easier for Mister Jeremy to look for you. It'll be terrible if something happens to you and he can't contact you."He remembered when Jeremy came back from a business trip and was unable to reach Corinne after she did not return the entire night. Jeremy searched frantically for her throughout the night and barely stopped short of turning the entire city upside down.Just thinking of this left Bowen feeling horrified.Corinne changed her shoes at the entrance while saying, "Don't worry. I won't lose it! You should get back to wha