Corinne did not want Jeremy to know where she lived so she said politely, "You don't have to go through all that trouble to send me home. It's enough for you to simply drop me off at the exit, and I'll take a taxi from there."Seeing that she was not going to give him her address, Jeremy simply said, "Drive us back to the mansion.""Yes, Mister Jeremy.""What? He's taking me back to the mansion? What's the meaning of this? Is he out of his mind? I don't want to go back to the mansion with him.'Corinne gritted her teeth. She had no choice but to tell him the name of the apartment she was staying in."Baelon Garden. That's the apartment I live in."Jeremy gestured with his chin indifferently, signaling Tommy to tell the driver to change course to Baelon Garden.Tommy overheard the conversation between Jeremy and Corinne, and he felt sorry for Jeremy. 'Mister Jeremy has been looking all over the place for Miss Corinne only to learn that she has a new husband. Poor him… How can he
A fat cat came out of the bedroom at a leisurely pace. The cat thought its human had come home and wanted to rub itself against Corinne's legs. When it saw a stranger in the living room, it immediately puffed up its fur and hissed at Jeremy like a mini tiger."Hiss!"Jeremy looked coldly at the cat, unfazed by the cat's behavior.Corinne came out of the kitchen with a cup of coffee in her hand and she nearly burst out laughing when she saw her cat trying to threaten Jeremy, though she managed to swallow back her laughter."Mimi, come here. Don't be rude to our guest.""Meow!"Mimi calmed down when it heard Corinne's voice. It then adorably walked over to Corinne and rubbed itself against Corinne's leg, asking for attention.Corinne stepped over Mimi as usual and put the coffee on the table."Here you go, Mister Jeremy. I only have one kind of coffee bean at home, so please drink it even if it's not up to your taste."She then turned around and stepped over Mimi again and went
Another thing was, guys were not typically as clean as girls, so Corinne and Xante asked Aaron to keep his personal belongings in his room in order to keep the living tidy. He was not allowed to display his garage kit in the space they all shared, nor was he allowed to use his exercise equipment outside of his room.Other than that, he was trained to put his shoes back in the closet as soon as he got home and similarly, to put his indoor slippers back in the same closet when he wrnt out.Did Aaron mind? Not really. He was used to it as the three of them grew up together.Jeremy became even more suspicious of Corinne when he saw that she was trying to avoid the conversation but then, suddenly, he heard the sound of someone entering the door passcode from the outside of the room.'Someone is back!' He thought with a frown and proceeded to look toward the door.Corrine knew it was definitely Aaron and it was because she knew exactly that, she became a little worried. She started rubb
Jeremy looked at Aaron, who was smiling enthusiastically, and then at Corinne, who was just letting Aaron put his arm around her with eyes filled with bloodthirst. Suddenly, he smiled and said, "Very well then."Jeremy then walked around the coffee table to bypass Corinne and Aaron and strode out the apartment door. Once the door closed with a loud bang, Corinne finally heaved a sigh of relief. However, at the same time, there was also an indescribable sense of suffocation still lingering inside of her.Corinne could not help but shudder when she recalled the cold smile Jeremy gave her before he left. Then, there was his deep, dark eyes… They looked as though something had broken inside of them.'What's going on with him? Why did he give me such a look before he left?' she wondered.She was still trying to come up with the answers to her own questions when Aaron asked her curiously, "Boss, what was going on just now? How does that scumbag Jeremy know where we live?"Corinne leaned
It was not working hours yet so the staff did not arrive. However, someone was already working at the president's secretary's desk.Corinne immediately got up and bowed respectfully toward Lucas when she saw him coming in. "Good morning, Mister Lucas."Lucas paused in his tracks and looked her up and down. "You don't look the worse for the wear so you must have gotten out alright from last night's predicament. Your grit is commendable, Miss Carew."Corinne maintained a smile on her face. "Thank you for your praise, Mister Lucas."Not wanting to see her a moment longer, Lucas then went into his own office. Edmund, however, stayed behind and said quietly, "Ahem, Miss Carew. I hope nothing bad happened to you last night.""Don't worry. I'm fine. Nothing bad happened," said Corinne lightly."Glad to hear that."Edmund sighed with pity for Corinne.Last night, Anya cried the whole time because she saw Jeremy holding Corinne in his arms. She could not accept the fact that she might l
Corinne asked Lucas why she was suddenly being promoted and he only paid her lip service, saying that with her skills and experiences, she was overqualified to be only working as a secretary.'What kind of half-*ss reason is that?' She instinctively looked at the smiling Jason and thought, 'He has something to do with this.'After coming out of Lucas's office, Edmund brought her to the new office she would be working in from there onwards. He even arranged for somebody to redecorate the office."Miss Carew, feel free to come to me if you want to change anything in your office. We can redecorate it to any style you like," said Edmund before leaving Corinne alone in her new office.Even Edmund's attitude toward her changed! Corinne found the whole thing surreal."Thank you but I'm good for the moment."She sat down on the chair and it was most definitely more comfortable than the chair she had when she was just a secretary. However, it would not be convenient for her to look into h
"Not really," replied Corinne."Because Anya loves Jeremy more than life itself. She could not and would not live without him. Your existence, however, made Jeremy question the importance of having Anya in his life."Corinne rolled her eyes. "Oh please, they already have a kid together so how can I still be a threat to their relationship? You guys are overthinking about this. Besides, it's not like Mister Jeremy is the only fish in the sea, and no matter how desperate I am for a man, I would never be a homewrecker!"Jason looked at her in shock, which Corinne noticed, so she asked him, "What? Why are you looking at me like that?"That snapped him out of his shock. He then smiled and said, "No reason. Let's go. I'll show you around the company's shopping mall and then we can have lunch together.""No, thank you. I still have work to do."Jason rapped his knuckles on the table and said, "This is one of your jobs. Many of your company's products are sold in the Talbot's Department S
Anya looked happy. She walked up to Corinne and said, "Corinne, what a coincidence to see you here too!""Yeah, I guess you can say that," said Corinne indifferently.Anya turned her attention toward Jason — who still was holding the shopping basket in his hand — and smiled coyly, "Jason, what are you doing here with Corinne?"Jason beamed a smile back at her and said, "Corinne has just been promoted to become the sales manager in Rivera Group today. Meaning to say she'll be in charge of all the products that the company supplies to Talbot's so I brought her here to get herself familiarized with the market."Corinne was relieved that Jason told her the truth instead of giving her an answer that could be taken the wrong way.'Okay, so he does know how to rein it in when there are other people present.'Anya blinked in astonishment. "Congratulations on the promotion, Corinne!"Corinne knew Anya did not mean that so she simply smiled and said, "Thank you.""Jeremy and I were just