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
In her embarrassment, Corinne frowned and turned her head so she could whisper to Jeremy. "This is on you, mister! It's so awkward to come empty-handed to a birthday party, and it's all because you didn't tell me beforehand!"Jeremy did not take her comments seriously and reached out to pick up a barbecued meat skewer from the grill. He took a bite before handing it to her."You didn't give me a present for my birthday, so what makes you think I'll let you give a present to someone else?"Corinne was speechless at his response and took the meat skewer from him. As mature as Jeremy seemed, he was sometimes very childish in the sense that he placed too much importance on such trivial things.Indeed, it was because of a misunderstanding that she had with Jeremy over Anya's sudden return to China that led her not to give him a present. However, Annie insisted to bring her shopping and buy gifts. Though she did not buy the present on her initiative, she did buy one, but it later went to
Jeremy looked up at the people upstairs and nodded slightly before putting his arm over Corinne's shoulders to bring her upstairs.Corinne did not budge, and she shook her head while saying, "I'm going to wait here for the wings. I don't feel like going up there to socialize with you!"Jeremy did not force her and patted her head instead. "Okay. Take your time with the food then. I'll head up and say hi before coming back down to you."Corinne nodded, gave him an 'OK' gesture, and then took a bite of the delicious meat skewer that he just gave her.After Jeremy entered the villa, Zeke handed Corinne a bunch of barbecued chicken wings and had a meaningful smile on his lips as he said, "You did a pretty good job training such a difficult guy like Jeremy to be so submissive!"Corinne's lips twitched. "You're a pretty odd guy. It's your birthday, and you invited all these people over to have fun while you, the birthday boy, toil away at the barbecue just to cook some wings for them. D
Sunny was relieved to see that she did not take it to heart. "Phew, that's great! I'm glad you're not angry with me. At least things won't be so awkward between us that way!"Corinne felt that the conversation was a pointless one, so she ignored him completely.Sunny scratched the back of his head shyly and said, "I'll be honest, Corinne. I… I've grown to like you now."Corinne paused while basting her chicken wings and then looked up at Sunny as if she just heard a joke. He was already blushing, but she was as calm as ever as she said, "Oh, thanks for liking me, I guess?"Her indifference made Sunny frown unhappily. "Hey! What was that response?""How else am I supposed to respond?"Corinne picked up the fan and fanned the charcoal fire to increase the heat. A little bit of char would go a long way to adding that extra bit of flavor!Sunny was so angry that his cheeks were trembling. "What is wrong with you? I'm confessing my love to you right now!"Corinne did not take him se
Corinne neither liked Anya nor had any interest in chatting with her, but her actions seemed to suggest that she had something to say to Corinne.However, speaking to Anya face-to-face would be better than having to deal with Anya's behind-the-scenes scheming. Corinne withdrew her arm, patted the creases on her sleeves, and nodded to Anya as she curled her lips slightly and said, "Let's talk then."Anya's expression froze because Corinne's action of withdrawing her arm was a clear sign that she rejected Anya's touch. At that moment, Anya's deer-like eyes blinked blankly, as if innocent, pitiful, and unsure of what it was that she had done wrong.The two of them went to the small gazebo in the villa courtyard, and Anya was the one who spoke first. "I'm starting to notice that Jeremy is quite fond of you and treats you very well these past few days."Corinne figured that their conversation would be boring and pointless, so she took two skewers of grilled meat before going over with A
Corinne chuckled. "Nope, I don't get it at all. If I leave and you go back to Mister Jeremy, then aren't you afraid that he'll lose interest in you too once he gets tired of playing with you?"When they reached that point in the conversation, Anya's expression became proud along with a little touch of condescending sympathy. "That's where I'm different from you, Corinne."Corinne. "Oh? What's the difference then?""My family background is on the same level as Jeremy's. My parents love me, and they protect me. Whatever happens, both my brothers will be my support and my shield. You don't have people like that in your family, do you?"The smile on Corinne's face sank instantly and she suddenly realized something. "So it was you who went to the Carews and told them that I married Jeremy."Anya answered without sidestepping the question. "Bingo! It was me!"Corinne remained calm as she asked, "Did you think you can chase me away from Mister Jeremy by goading the Carews into causing t
Anya let go of her blouse and straightened her clothes out before raising her head slowly and looking at Corinne with a sympathetic yet goading gaze. "Jeremy never told you that we have a child, did he? Can you still tell me with confidence that you'll trust him unconditionally?"Corinne narrowed her eyes slightly. "How old were you when you got pregnant? Where's the child now?"When she saw Corinne asking for more details, Anya surmised that she must have struck a nerve with that remark. She therefore smiled and said, "I thought you said that you trusted Jeremy a lot? Why don't you ask him for the details? But then again, I don't think Jeremy will admit to it or tell you the truth even if you ask him."Corinne seemed to have become exceptionally curious, and she raised her eyebrows while saying, "Okay then, I'll take your statement at face value. If you had a child with him and you're both in love with each other, then why don't the two of you just get married? As far as I know, Je