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
Rosie pursed her lips and sighed. "Some people progress pretty quickly in their relationship and end up sleeping together after meeting for the first time. We're probably too conservative, Anya. I don't understand how any girl could sleep around like that..."As soon as the girls that Anya brought overheard that, they took out their cell phones right away and texted their friends to come over and see the commotion. That was exactly the kind of effect Anya intended to achieve.Abya wanted everyone to witness for themselves that Corinne was an unchaste woman who slept with a random man. That way, Corinne would fall behind in the race to win Jeremy's heart.Despite Anya's malicious thoughts, she had a kind yet helpless expression on her face as she sighed."Even though things progressed too quickly between Corinne and Cole, they're both single, and they have the freedom to do what they want with each other. We shouldn't be busybodies. Just let them spend their time with each other!"
Lucas stiffened slightly, turned around to look at the source of the voice, and saw Corinne slipping through the crowd of onlookers from behind.She walked up naturally to Lucas and asked, "Is there anything I can help you with, Mister Lucas?"Cole, Anya, and Rosie were all shocked by what happened. They were dumbstruck as to why Corinne was outside.Lucas looked at her intently and asked, "Where did you go?"Corinne answered calmly, "I didn't go anywhere. I was waiting downstairs for you to come back, but when I saw a lot of people running upstairs, I thought that maybe something serious happened. I followed everyone up to see what was happening. I heard you calling my name as soon as I came up, so I can't help but feel curious as to why you'd look for me here."Lucas was speechless. 'How am I supposed to answer her? Do I tell her that I thought she was fooling around with another man?'Rosie did not believe Corinne one bit, so she came forward to cast doubt on the latter's stat
Lucas skeptically glanced at Corinne. When he noticed that she was only wearing her off-shoulder dress, he frowned a little and asked, "Where's the jacket that you were wearing?"Corinne looked at her jacket-less shoulders and realized that the jacket was gone. 'Crap!' The jacket had accidentally fallen off when she jumped out from the bathroom windowsill and climbed into the next room. Her pregnancy had affected her nimbleness, and that sort of mistake was something that should never have happened in the first place.At that point, she could only cook up an excuse and say, "I'm sorry, sir. I spilled a drink on your jacket and stained it, so I took it off downstairs. I promise I'll compensate you at the original cost. You can tell the company's finance department to deduct the amount from my salary every month."Lucas felt a little ashamed that he almost made the wrong accusation at her earlier, so he just waved his hands and said calmly, "Forget about it. You make it sound so ser
Corinne smiled and replied, "Yes, Ma'am. I can tell that you know a lot about fashion if you could immediately identify the clothing brand at first glance!"Missus Benet maintained her graceful and unsmiling expression. "I was present at the fashion show where Comi first introduced this dress to their lineup, and it left quite a strong impression on me. You have very good taste, young lady, and this dress looks amazing on you. I'd even go so far as to say that it looks much better on you than on the models."Corinne did not show any awkwardness after being praised and smiled heartily. "Thank you for the compliment, Missus Benet."Missus Benet had much admiration for the way Corinne carried herself. She scanned Corinne again, then finally looked into the young woman's eyes as she offered, "My name is Mindy, and I'm the editor-in-chief of the weekly magazine 'Fashion Pyramid'. Would you be interested in modeling for the pages of our magazine?"Corinne's height was 168 centimeters. Al
Missus Benet's disapproval of Anya went way back.Anya never had any personality from a young age, and she was so obsessed with boys that she became a spineless girl when she met Jeremy. If there was one thing Missus Benet hated, it was women who could not live without a man. Had Anya not been her niece, she would not even bother to look at the girl.Rosie frowned. She looked at Corinne—whom she hated with a passion—and asked, "Is Miss Corinne prettier than Anya, then? Doesn't seem like it to me!"Missus Benet turned her head to look at Corinne and had the same look of admiration that she had before."She's unique. She might look like an adorable young woman, but there's a strong valiance in her expression. Even her gaze is firm and unyielding. Most importantly, she exudes a disdain for men and power, and this is exactly the feeling that Fashion Pyramid has always strived for!"Rosie bit her lower lip in displeasure. In her view, Corinne was a natural-born vixen who could even swa
Jeremy's sudden appearance shocked the crowd, and they all began to whisper among themselves."I'm not seeing things, am I? Is Jeremy Holden here at the Riveras' party?""He came here willingly for Miss Anya's sake, I presume? It's so touching that he's making an exception for the girl he loves by showing his favor to the Riveras despite their family feud!""I guess the Riveras and the Holdens are now slowly breaking the ice even though they've never interacted with each other before!""I heard rumors that he insisted on getting engaged to Miss Anya despite the objections of his family's elders!""Whatever it is, you can't deny that he's handsome. I'm so jealous of Miss Anya! As if having a handsome brother who dotes on her all the time isn't good enough, she even has a handsome and powerful future husband in Mister Jeremy!""Ah, I'm so jealous too!"Amidst the whispers and the discussions, Jeremy lowered his eyes and responded curtly to Anya."Yes."His one-word reply left a
When he was one step away from bumping into Corinne, he moved past her smoothly and naturally as he continued to walk forward.Corinne's body and expression froze slightly."It's late, so why aren't you home yet? Who gave you permission to come here?" he reproached in a deep voice behind Corinne.Corinne came back to her senses and turned around to look over.Amongst the crowd of onlookers was Annie, who had an awkward expression on her face. She answered stubbornly, "I was just socializing after work. It's not like I did anything bad!"Annie pursed her lips as she answered Jeremy and turned around to look at Corinne. She waved her hands ever so slightly and sneakily greeted her with a smile.Corinne suddenly realized that Jeremy was there for Annie. 'And I thought he was here for me. Well, it's good that Jeremy didn't come for Anya and showed no reaction when he saw her earlier. It couldn't have turned out better!'At that moment, Anya walked past Corinne toward Jeremy and lean