A lukewarm 'hello' and 'welcome' was a rare thing to come out from the noble Jeremy's mouth.Sherlyn's heart thumped excitedly in her chest. She was delighted and thought that Jeremy must have had a good impression of her. Why else would he act so politely toward her?The fact that the cold, aloof Jeremy would welcome her was proof that she was the one he wanted to marry in the first place. Besides, Anya did tell her yesterday that Jeremy had fallen in love with her after seeing her in a movie she starred in and that was why he arranged for his men to bring the engagement gifts to her house.Then, Corinne came in between them. The people on Jeremy's side must have thought Corinne was Sherlyn because as sisters, they somewhat looked alike. Even though Sherlyn did not think so, it must be so to others.'Also, that b*tch Corinne rarely goes out with makeup on her face. Jeremy must've thought that's how I look without makeup, and that's how he mixed me up with her. Well, I don't blame
Marvin looked up at Jeremy, who was a good head taller than him, and decided to follow his lead in playing the part of the wise, old elder. He nodded admiringly and loftily said, "What a good son-in-law you are! I'm sure we'll get along just fine."Lilliana smiled and said, "Jeremy, you must be tired from work. As your mother, I'll be more than happy to cook you some of my signature dishes later."Bowen, who stood beside them, frowned unhappily. For a moment, he thought he heard wrong. 'Did Missus Carew really call herself Mister Jeremy's mother? She shouldn't do that even if she's his mother-in-law. I do not like them. They have no boundaries and no manners.'Jeremy narrowed his eyes, and there was no hint of emotions on his face. He raised his head at Bowen and said, "Please make sure Corinne's parents are well taken care of while I go upstairs to check on her.""Yes, Mister Jeremy," replied Bowen."Jeremy, wait! I want to go upstairs to look for Corinne, too!" said Sherlyn as s
"An explanation is in order."Jeremy narrowed his eyes. His gaze was focused solely on Corinne, and he did not even bother to look at Sherlyn's shy expression. He stretched out his big hand, took the suitcase from Corinne, and handed it to Bowen, who stood beside him.He then asked, "What's all this fuss about?"As Jeremy asked that question, he placed his arms around Corinne's waist and pulled her into his arms, as if worried that she might leave for real.Corinne felt that it was a little inappropriate for him to hug her in front of other people, so she pushed his chest to try and break free. Alas, she could not do so, and she could only shrug helplessly as she spread his arms and began explaining."Well, it all started when you went to the Carews to fetch your bride, which you were supposed to do by going through the main entrance. However, you went through the back door and brought me away! Now that this secret has been exposed and they found out that you picked up the wrong p
Jeremy heard on numerous occasions that Corinne had a hard life in the past, but he never thought that they would treat her so terribly. As if having a stepmother and stepsister who treated her like that was bad enough, even her father did not seem to show any care for her.Jeremy looked down at the indifferent little girl in his arms and felt his heart tense up. He could not imagine how much suffering she had to go through in the Carews as a child to be able to act so indifferently in such a situation.After listening to the Carews' ludicrous statements, a cynical smirk appeared on the corner of his lips. "Why should you switch places with her? The woman I wanted to marry has always been Corinne, not anyone else."Sherlyn did not believe it one bit. She felt that it was Corinne's sweet talk and interference that made Jeremy confused."Mister Jeremy, how can Corinne be the woman you intended to marry? You can't believe a thing she says because she'll say all sorts of sweet words to
The person who burst out cackling was neither Corinne nor Jeremy, but Bowen, who had failed to hold himself back at that moment. Despite his old age, that was the first time he had ever seen such an ordinary-looking yet incredibly self-confident woman.It was truly an eye-opener!Bowen cleared his throat in embarrassment, suppressed his out-of-character laugh, and said, "Ahem. My apologies, sir. I'll go check if dinner is ready for you and the missus..."He then excused himself solemnly.Jeremy narrowed his eyes and glanced icily at Sherlyn. "In what aspect do you think you're better than my wife? Your character? Your intelligence, maybe? Or perhaps your image? Is there anything about you that can compare to even a single strand of my wife's hair?"His words severely hurt Sherlyn's self-esteem, and although she also knew that Corinne was frustratingly good-looking, she believed herself to be quite attractive as well. Otherwise, she would not have been able to enter the entertainme
A hint of coldness flashed across Jeremy's eyes as he heard Marvin's fickle remark.'How can someone like him be worthy of being a father?! Just what sort of family environment did Corinne grow up in?'Jeremy narrowed his eyes frigidly and said, "First of all, you need to live up to your position as a father to my wife, and then I'll show you respect and accept you as my father-in-law. You've been incompetent in your role as a father to Corinne, so to me, you're not even worth being treated as a human."Marvin felt intense pressure and guilt, still wanting to argue with Jeremy. However, as soon as he met the cold eyes of his 'son-in-law', he suddenly felt an unprecedented fear and his words were stuck in his throat. His son-in-law's attitude toward him had changed completely compared to before.When they met for the first time, the handsome and imposing young man still showed hints of respect and courtesy toward him, but all he could see in Jeremy's eyes then was an abyssal coldnes
Bowen understood Jeremy's wishes and turned around to inform the servants. After all those people cleared out, Corinne felt as if the air was fresh again as she pushed the man's chest."You can let me go now, can you?"Jeremy gazed down at her, but he tightened his grip on her instead of loosening it. "You want me to let go of a ruthless little girl like you so you can bring all your belongings with you and leave me behind?"Corinne frowned and looked at him. "Didn't you notice that my luggage bag is light? It's empty. I didn't pack anything inside at all! I was just pretending!"Jeremy noticed that there was something off about the weight of the suitcase, but he was still a little displeased and had a stern look in his eyes. "Why didn't you call me when they came over to harass you?"Corinne answered indifferently, "Weren't you at work? I didn't want to disturb you, and besides, it's not worth going through the trouble of abandoning your responsibilities at work just to deal with
Corinne sat down and waited for Jeremy to change into a fresh set of clothes. She felt a little bored, so she took out her cell phone and played a few games to pass the time.Half an hour later, Jeremy said to her, "I'm ready. Let's head out."She raised her head and was stunned to see him. It was rare for Jeremy to change into casualwear, and it was such a stark contrast from his business-like suits and leather shoes. Even his hair was not combed into his usual serious, mature, and meticulous hairdo, and there was a touch of gentleness to his determined expression."Have you had your fill of staring at me?" The man walked up to her and poked her forehead.Corinne snapped back to her senses, rubbed her slightly-hurting forehead, and placed her phone into her pocket.She curled her lips and asked, "Can't I look at you?"The man cocked his eyebrow. "If you like looking at me so much, then why'd you let me sleep in the study every night? If you let me sleep with you in the room toni