Corinne better know her place and never appear in front of Jeremy anymore!After Jeremy left, Lucas said to the person in the restroom in a cold voice, "Come on out! He's gone."Within seconds, the restroom door opened, and out came Corinne. Being respectful, she said, "Thank you, Mister Lucas, for appearing in time and getting me out of a tight spot."Lucas glanced at him coldly without responding to her. After that, he walked to the bed to check on his nephew, who was receiving the infusion. He touched the child's forehead to feel if he was burning or not. Seeing that the child looked fine, he felt much relieved.Anya walked up to him. "Lucas, Joey's fine. The doctor said he's just a little allergic. You don't need to have someone investigate the maids and nanny anymore. It has nothing to do with them.""Mm-hmm. Good to know that Joey's fine." Lucas nodded, then he turned to look at his sister in a slightly stern manner. "Anya, this is your first time being a mother. You should
"It's not that I'm afraid. I just didn't want to make things complicated and create unnecessary problems between your sister and Mister Jeremy," answered Corinne, looking at Lucas' elegant and handsome face in the rearview mirror.Lucas squinted his eyes, looking relaxed and arrogant, then he sneered. "So you feel as long as you appear in front of Jeremy, you'll affect my sister and my future brother-in-law's relationship. Is that so?"Corinne turned to look at the scenery outside the window that was moving in reserves and said honestly, "Mm-hmm. It will, more or less."Lucas curled his lips. "Miss Corinne, where did you get such confidence that made you feel you can compete with Anya?Corinne was neither humble nor arrogant when facing his mockery. She just smiled. "Mister Lucas, it's very normal for you to think that nobody can compete with your sister, whom you've doted on since childhood. For example, to me, a man as outstanding as you, Mister Lucas, is just not as cute as the
Lucas squinted his eyes and sneered indifferently. "You need to attend an event with me tomorrow, so be prepared in advance to dress formally."Corinne was dazed. What event?She then recalled when they were in the ward earlier, Lucas said that Corinne was his partner for tomorrow to brush Anya and Rosie off. The event should be Anya's aunt's birthday party as she mentioned before.She was only cooperating with her boss at that time. She did not expect that Lucas was truly planning to take her to the party!Corinne was a little torn. She never liked attending that sort of fancy party. However, she thought that since Lucas's aunt was a senior member of the Riveras, she should know more about the things that happened in the family in the past. Therefore, she might be able to inquire about her mother if she got in contact with her.After giving it a thought, she turned her head to ask, "Mister Lucas, may I know if I would meet Jeremy at the event tomorrow?"Lucas looked up at her, f
Corinne never bought any clothes that made her feel inconvenient after wearing them. She did not have things like formal dresses in her closet as well.It was true that she founded Newmoon Group on her own, but Xante and Aaron were usually the ones doing the socializing. As the boss behind the scenes, she was only in charge of the technical aspects, the major decisions, and the development of the company.Of course, Xante knew her boss never liked wearing clothes that were hard to move in. She closed her laptop and asked with slight curiosity, "Hmm? Why did you suddenly want to borrow a dress?"Corinne yawned and said, "I'm going to a party with Lucas tomorrow, and he requested for me to attend in formal wear."Xante nodded. "I'll go to a haute couture studio with you after dinner to buy a new dress. My clothes will be much bigger on you, so it's easy for them to fall off."Corinne gave it a thought, then she reached her hand to grab Xante's chest. "Mm-hmm. You're right. Your bust
From where Corinne, Xante, and Aaron were, they could not hear the conversation between the owner and the man. However, without a doubt, they felt that a lofty man like Jeremy sitting at a roadside shack like this just looked very out of place. Aaron clicked his tongue. "Boss, I've never expected that Jeremy would do what the common folk do. He would come to a roadside shack like this to have barbecued meat, as well as beer and chips! But why is he alone? It's no fun to drink alone!"Corinne felt this scene was very strange as well. Also, did Jeremy not say that he was catching a flight when he was at the hospital in the afternoon? Why was he still in New Capital City at that moment?Corinne thought of the time she came to have dinner at this shack alone, and Jeremy saw her when he was passing by. He then sat down and tried the barbecue meat with her. By the time they wanted to leave, she was so stuffed that she could not get up, so he held her hand.Thinking about it again at tha
Almost all of the employees of the Rivera Group left when Corinne got off work the following night. She then went to the restroom to change into the formal wear Lucas asked her to put in yesterday.After dinner last night, Xante brought Corinne to a concept studio for haute couture dresses. Xante helped her pick a simple yet exquisite dress. It was an off-the-shoulder piece made with ash purple chiffon. The overall design was very fairy-like.The main thing was that the hem of the dress was not so long, so it would not feel like a burden when it was on her. It was the type that Corinne liked as she could move freely in it.After she got changed, Corinne returned to her desk to wait for her boss.It was after another 20 minutes that Lucas opened the door and walked out of his office.Corinne got up and nodded a little respectfully with a great working attitude. "Mister Lucas."Lucas was distracted when he glanced at her. However, when he saw the way she looked in the dress, he sta
Lucas could not quite explain what was going on with him. He started to worry about Corinne, whom he always disliked.He pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling that it was because he was exhausted from work recently that he started to have an illusion.Soon, the car arrived at the Lunar Century Manor. After the car was parked, Corinne followed Lucas out of the car and entered the manor.After taking a few steps, Lucas suddenly stopped in his tracks, turning to look at Corinne from the corner of his eyes and asking her indifferently, "Do you feel cold?"It was the beginning of winter, so the temperature at night was already very low.Wearing a thin dress, Corinne's arms were flushed because of the night breeze, but she replied indifferently, "I'm alright."Lucas looked at her and pondered for a second, then he looked back to say, "Edmund, bring the jacket in the car that Anya bought for me a few days ago and let Miss Corinne put it on."Edmund was taken aback, but he did as he w
He could not quite explain what he was feeling, but he just felt it was not safe for Corinne to be there alone.Lucas turned around and asked her, "Do you have my number?"Corinne nodded. "Yes, I've saved your number.""Alright. Before I return, you can call me if there's anything.""Alright, Mister Lucas."Only then did Lucas truly walk off, and his tall figure disappeared into the crowd who were toasting each other.Rosie and Anya were chatting on the stairs when they saw Lucas walking in with Corinne and showing concern for her. Both of them were very uncomfortable with it.Anya put on an insincere smile. "It looks like Lucas is quite concerned for Corinne! The jacket on her shoulders is the one I gifted him a few days ago!"She initially bought that jacket for Jeremy, but he did not accept it. She was very dejected, but she felt it was a waste to throw it away; so she gave it to her brother.Her brother and Jeremy were almost the same size anyway, so he could not notice it