Corinne's heart skipped a beat when she saw Jeremy's tall and handsome back. 'I can't believe he appeared before me when I wished to see him the most! It almost feels like a miracle.'She smiled and walked toward Jeremy while thinking of how to break the news of her pregnancy to him. Aaron wanted to chase after her to make sure she did not hurt herself but Xante stopped him. "Don't be a third wheel. Let them have some private time."Aaron shrugged and scoffed. "I just wanted to make sure the boss doesn't fall flat on her face."Xante pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses and said, "Don't worry. She's not as clumsy as you think."Aaron crossed his arms and waited with great interest to see how Jeremy would react to Corinne's news.…As she got closer to him, Corinne opened her mouth and said, "Mist—"However, she did not even finish calling him when a toddler suddenly stumbled out of the pediatric room, wrapped himself around Jeremy's legs, and said in a baby voice, "Da, dada, da!"
Before this, Corinne never answered the question so straightforwardly nor did she ever call him first.Jeremy chuckled. "I'll be back in a few days. There's still some work left for me to do here. Be a good girl and wait for me to come back, okay?""Okay," Corinne replied coldly.Jeremy quickly hung up the phone after that because the toddler in his arms was starting to cry for his mommy.Corinne's eyes lost their sparkles when she heard how busy Jeremy sounded on the phone. She then laughed at herself. 'How could I be so stupid?'She always thought she was a very rational girl, unlike those girls whose existence was all about finding their soulmates. She was never the one who fell blindly in love or trusted men. However, the fact of the matter was she was human after all.Corinne never once doubted Jeremy, not even when Anya showed her the cesarean scar on her abdomen and told her she had a kid with Jeremy. She thought Anya was just lying, wanting to drive a wedge between her an
By the time Jeremy turned around, Corinne and the others were already nowhere to be seen in the hospital corridor.'Was it my imagination? I could've sworn I heard a little rascal's voice just now,' thought Jeremy.Anya came back with the medicine. "Jeremy, I got the medicine for the baby. We can go back now."Jeremy nodded. The toddler — with his head resting over Jeremy's shoulder — already dozed off and the three of them walked over to the elevator.Anya was glowing with pride and happiness when she realized all the passers-by were looking at her with admiring eyes. She tilted her head to look at the handsome man with her child in his arms.'I can't believe I'm finally living my dream life. From this moment onward, Jeremy, me, and our baby are going to live happily ever after.'…Corinne, Xante, and Aaron were back in the minivan.While driving, Xante took a glance at Corinne from the rearview mirror. "Boss, where to now?" she asked cautiously."Take me back to Holden's est
Corinne nodded. "Thank you."As usual, she walked slowly up the stairs but halfway through, she stopped, turned around, and asked, "By the way, Bowen. Have my things arrived?"Corinne arranged the engagement gifts she got back from the Carews to be delivered to Holden's estate."Yes, ma'am. I've already asked the maids to keep it in the storeroom. Would you like to take a look?"Corinne waved her hand. "That's okay. Just remember to tell Jeremy about it when he's back.""Yes, ma'am."She then continued on her way. The reason she got the expensive engagement gifts back was so that she would not own the Holdens anything.Bowen looked quizzically at Corinne walking up the stairs. He sensed there was something off about her but he could not quite put his finger on just what it was. 'Oh well, it's probably nothing,' he thought. Then he quickly went to the kitchen to instruct the cook to make something for Corinne.Before he left, Jeremy specially told him what to look out for in Cor
Not wanting to wake her up from her dreams, Jeremy got up and walked to the door. He planned to go take a short rest in the study but just when he was about to reach the door, he suddenly realized something was off.'How come I don't hear any breathing sound coming from the bed at all?' A jolt shot through his heart and he quickly turned on the light. He scanned the room and a frown immediately appeared on his face when he realized there was no one in the room at all.He hurriedly walked to the bed and pulled off the blanket. It was empty!'Where could that little rascal be at this time of the night?'He took out his phone and called her, only to find her phone was ringing on the bedside. That phone used to be his but he already gave it to Corinne.'How come she didn't bring her phone out?'A sudden thought occurred to him and he quickly walked over and opened the wardrobe. Her clothes were gone!His pupils shrank to pinpoint size and his face darkened. "Bowen!" he shouted.Bow
'What's she trying to pull? Is this her way of cutting ties with me? Well, dream on, Corinne Carew!'Jeremy finally opened his mouth and said fiercely, "Continue to look for her! Go to the ends of the earth to find her if you have to! You don't stop looking until you find her!"Tommy tried to ignore the chill running up his spine as he said, "Yes, sir!"…A month later.The city of Thalassa was one of the stops in Michel's — the renowned painter — World Tour Art Exhibition.The lady greeter at the entrance of the gallery was dressed in her elegant work clothes with a light orange silk scarf around her neck. Her makeup was exquisitely done which complemented the professional smile she had on her face as she welcomed the guests into the exhibition.The gallery was one of the most high-end galleries in the whole of Thalassa. The guests were all dressed in expensive and classy tailored suits or couture gowns. However, the smile on the lady greeter's face was immediately replaced by
"Why are you shouting so much? Are you trying to ruin the gallery's reputation by letting our guests see you acting like a crazy woman?" scolded the gallery manager after walking over.The lady greeter immediately dropped the attitude when she saw the gallery manager. "Sorry, sir. There's a woman who's causing trouble here. She didn't dress according to the dress code but she insisted on going in," she said innocently.The gallery manager took one look at Corinne and his face immediately changed. He bowed to her and said servilely, "Miss Carew, you're here!"The lady greeter was stunned and bewildered. "Sir, who's-"Corinne smiled. "Yes, I'm here but your gallery doesn't seem to welcome someone who's dressed like me."The gallery manager smiled awkwardly before he glared at the lady greeter for offending Corinne. He then quickly apologized to her, "I'm so sorry about the staff, Miss Carew. She's just a temp so she's not familiar with the gallery's rules yet. Please don't get angry
'He's not coming?' thought Corinne with a frown. 'This isn't good since I can't fly overseas at the moment.'Jeremy looked all over the place for her in the past month. She was sure she would be found as soon as he found the record of her flying out of the country. During this one month, she never used her card to buy anything. Instead, she used either Aaron's or Xante's card to buy the things she needed to avoid Jeremy finding her.She did not have the time nor the energy to pretend to be Jeremy's wife so that he could please his elders anymore. The most important thing for her to do now was to find out who her mother was and what happened in the past to make her abandon Corinne.If her mother was still alive, she would find her no matter what.If her mother was dead, then she would find out who killed her so that she could avenge her!The gallery manager noticed the bored expression on Corinne's face so he said, "Miss Carew, if you're not interested in these paintings, there are