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
"Rosie, Corinne is only together with Lucas because of work. Don't overthink it! Alright, you've had too much to drink. Come on. I'll take you to the balcony for some fresh air and sober you up!"Rosie looked upset and did not wish to let Corinne go just yet. Fortunately, after Anya talked some sense into her, she gradually calmed down. She glared at Corinne viciously before following Anya to the balcony.The night breeze on the balcony was cold. Rosie was slightly more sober, but the resentment she felt did not fade at all. "Anya, you shouldn't have held me back just now. You should have let me give her a severe punishment!"Anya looked kind and understanding. She shook her head and reminded her, "Rosie, you're too reckless. Don't forget that we're at my aunt's birthday party today!"Realizing that Rosie could not help but shudder. She suddenly felt a little scared. She almost forgot that this was Missus Benet's birthday party!Missus Benet was a powerful woman who liked to nitpi
"Who is that? What a gorgeous girl that is!" Cole swallowed his saliva as he looked at Corinne.Rosie heard what Anya said and saw how aroused Cole was, so she immediately smiled and echoed Anya's words, "Cole, not only is that girl very pretty, but she's especially good at having fun! Go and chat with her. You definitely would like her very much!"Cole became even more interested. "Having fun? What kind of fun?"Rosie smiled suggestively. "She's skilled at all the games men like to play!"Cole rubbed his chin, feeling so excited that he almost drooled. "Not bad! I like that! Anya, I won't keep you and Miss Rosie from talking in private anymore. I'll go have a chat with that girl!" Watching Cole walk toward Corinne, Anya pretended to look worried. "Rosie, is it bad for us to direct Cole to Corinne like this?"Rosie did not think so. "What's so bad about that? Isn't Corinne trying to get with a rich man? She's a bumpkin who came from poverty, yet she kept dreaming of being with J
He was the nephew of Maxwell's wife. No matter what, he could be considered partially a Rivera.The Riveras were a symbol of powerful status, so of course, he had to pretend to be part of them even if he was not! Corinne looked at Cole and saw that he was related to the Riveras and he did not look too bright, so she thought she might be able to get him to talk and see if he knew about the family's past.A brilliant man like Lucas was very sharp and vigilant, so there was no way for her to get any information out of him at all.Thinking of that, Corinne gave the man a friendly smile. "Hello, sir. It's a pleasure meeting you."Cole got all excited as he was bewitched by Corinne's smile. "The pleasure is mine! How should I address you, gorgeous?"Corinne said, "My name is Corinne.""Miss Corrine. You can just call me Cole!" He tried to probe, asking, "Oh yes, Miss Corinne, does the jacket you have on belong to your partner who came with you?"If she had a partner, and he was more
Cole led Corinne down the long hallway on the second floor as he was preparing to take her to a bigger room.Corrine stopped in her tracks when she saw a painting hanging along the hallway. That was because she felt the brushstrokes of the painting looked like it was done by her mother.Seeing that she stopped, Cole asked in confusion, "What's the matter, Miss Corinne? Why are you not moving along?"Corinne looked at the painting on the wall and asked, "Mister Cole, you're a member of the Riveras, so you should know about the things that happened within the family very well, am I right?"Cole smiled. He wanted to look good, especially in front of the woman he was interested in. Therefore, he pretended that he knew everything like the back of his hand. "Of course! How can I not know about my own family's affairs?"Corinne smiled. His vanity was precisely what she was banking on to get him to talk. She asked, "I heard that Mister Maxwell's current wife is his second wife, am I right
Cole was extremely eager and had already removed his shirt. He removed his belt from his trousers and said, "Don't bother! You have such fair and tender skin, and you smell heavenly too. There's no need to take a bath! Just take off your clothes and get on the bed!"Corinne blinked her eyes, lowered her head, and smiled shyly. "Okay, but you need to close your eyes. I get shy when I'm undressing in front of someone else."Her words were music to Cole's ears since she was starting to get into the moment."You love playing hard to get, don't you, my sweet little thing? Okay, I'll play along! I'll close my eyes right now, and I promise I won't peek when you take off your clothes!" Cole smiled at the end of his sentence and closed his eyes.Suddenly, Corinne's expression turned cold, and she took out her phone. She tapped on the camera app, switched it to video record, and aimed it right at Cole's face. She then made a point to speak seductively, "Mister Cole, who told you that I'm goo
Cole was visibly panicked when he heard Lucas's voice. He immediately picked up his clothes that were strewn all over the ground and put them on."Lucas! It's me, Cole! I drank a bit of wine downstairs and felt a little dizzy, so I decided to rest here for a bit. It's just me and no one else! Is there something you need from me?"'Crap!' he thought, 'I'm doomed! Why is Lucas here?'Cole seemed to have heard Rosie's voice saying that the woman in his room was Lucas's secretary, and he also recalled her saying that she came with her boss.'This is bad!'Had Cole known that would happen, he would have never dared to deal with Lucas's men!"Open the door!" Lucas repeated. He did not bother to entertain any shenanigans from the other party.Cole was left without a choice. He did not dare to piss Lucas off, so he hurriedly put on his clothes, went to open the door, and smiled wretchedly. "Why are you here, Lucas?"Lucas's indifferent and cold gaze frightened Cole into backing away sl