'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
The man smiled at her while his dark eyes sparkled flirtatiously.Corinne frowned in alarm when she realized who the man was. "What are you doing here?"Jason was wearing a well-tailored dark brown suit. His innate nobility mixed with a little impishness radiated from his whole body as he smiled and said, "I heard two of the paintings by Nellie Nymphaea would be exhibited here so I came here to try my luck."Corinne raised an eyebrow. "Well, sorry to say but Lady Luck doesn't seem to be on your side today. You're just one step too late 'cause I've already bought the two paintings."Jason took one step toward her and the smile on his face became even wider. His eyes seemed to be drawing her in and he said, "No, that's where you're wrong. Lady Luck is indeed on my side because I came here to see you and here you are."The corners of Corinne's lips twitched for a moment. 'He's still as flirtatious as ever.'Previously, she wanted to buy the three Nellie Nymphaea paintings in his gal
Corinne frowned. Even though Jason had the information she wanted, she still could not help but hesitate a little.Jason smiled. "Don't worry. I won't reveal your whereabouts to the Holden family and that's including Jeremy."Corinne was a little taken aback. She had no reason to turn down his invitation anymore since he noticed her reservations in her heart and gave her his promise that he would keep her whereabouts a secret."Alright then. I know of this great little Asian restaurant so let's go there. It'll be my treat," said Corinne. She was worried that she would bump into someone she knew if Jason — who was dressed so formally — were to bring her to some high-end restaurant.It would be troublesome for her if she was involved in another scandal and that was why she proposed the Asian restaurant. She knew it would be crowded at this time of the day and it would almost be close to impossible for anyone from Jason's and Jeremy's circle of friends to frequent such a place.Besid
In the month since she left Jeremy's place, Corinne hardly heard anyone mention his name in front of her. Xante and Aaron probably talked about it with each other and came up with the agreement to not bring up anything about Jeremy in front of her. They even tried their very best to avoid talking about the business they have with Holden Group.Corinne told herself that it should not matter if they talked about Jeremy for he was nothing but a stranger to her now. Having said that, she still could not feel the disgust rising from her throat whenever she heard his name.Corinne smiled and said, "Kind Sir, do me a favor and don't ever mention that man's name when I'm eating. It just puts me off my food."Jason was a little taken aback. He looked at her with interest dancing in his eyes and smiled. "Sure thing. Consider it done."She might not have answered his question directly, but her attitude said it all — she did not want to have anything to do with Jeremy anymore.Corinne took a
'So that makes Lucas my brother? How can we even share the same mother when he's so arrogant and mean? This is-'"Corinne?" Jason asked the waiter for a new fork. Then he waved it in front of the zoned-out Corinne.Corinne snapped out of her trance. She frowned and looked solemnly at him. "Jason, are you sure about what you told me just now?""Of course! Don't you remember I told you that I met Nellie Nymphaea when I was little? That's because she and my dad are old friends. The three paintings in my gallery were given by her to my dad many years ago," Jason replied.Corinne had mixed feelings about the answer. 'If my mom is Lucas's mom too then that means I'm connected to the Riveras in some way. I wonder if that family has something to do with my mom going missing.'After observing Corinne's reaction, Jason said thoughtfully, "Corinne, can I ask why you're looking for Nellie Nymphaea?"Corinne did not answer him. She was still reeling from the shock of the news. Her mind was al
After staring at each other for ten seconds, Corinne thought that she should eat the duck meat on her fork. After that, she wiped her mouth and said, "Mister Talbot, thank you for giving me information about Nellie Nymphaea but I have yet to verify the veracity of it. Therefore, I would need to look into it more as for the other matter. Well, let's talk about it again sometime in the future."'She's willing to talk about it?' This was better than Jason expected. At least there was still some hope for him."Corinne, I'm not going to force you but I hope that I'll be the first person that comes into your mind whenever you need someone to help you."Corinne smiled. "I see that you're as kind as ever, Kind Sir. I'll be sure to keep that in mind."The reason she told Jason she would be willing to talk about the matter of their "relationship" sometime in the future was that she knew that he would not stop talking her ears off if she rejected him directly now. She wanted to be spared from