Rosie's eyes shimmered slightly, "It-it's nothing! I just came to see if your previously sprained foot is feeling better?""Yeah, it's much better now. I can walk normally, but I still can't engage in intense physical activity.""That's good!"As Anya looked at Rosie, a hint of imperceptible disdain hid in her gaze. She easily saw through Rosie's intentions. Rosie always admired her brother, Lucas, and she would often find excuses to come to their house and play with her, but it was all to get closer to her brother!Staring at this 'good friend' who was infatuated with her brother, Anya suddenly came up with a plan! She quickly organized a lie and then pretended to sigh with sorrow, "Rosie, it's good that you came now. There's something, as a friend, I think I must tell you."Rosie blinked. "What's the matter?"With a melancholic expression, Anya said, "This morning, I went to the Central Maternity Hospital."Rosie looked worried. "Anya, what happened? Is there something wrong w
Anya nodded. "Yes, she promised my brother that she would abort the child, but she changed her mind when she got on the operating table, and I couldn't stop her."Rosie became furious upon hearing this. "What? Does she still want to keep Lucas's child? Doesn't she realize that she's not worthy of him? Anya, quickly tell me where that wretched Corinne is right now! I'll go find her! We absolutely cannot let that despicable woman keep Lucas's child and give her a chance to force a marriage with him!"Anya lowered her head in despair, pretending to wipe away tears. "Just now, Jeremy's sister Francine called me. She said Corinne went to the Huo family to find Jeremy again."Rosie couldn't understand. "What? Corinne went to the Holdens to find Jeremy again? What is she trying to do?"Anya looked dejected as if her clothes were trampled upon. Her voice carried a hint of helplessness and a sob. "I think it's because Corinne felt that she had no chance with my brother, so she turned back a
It was Joey.Previously, she kept pestering Jeremy to accompany her in adopting a child from overseas. However, the child still did not have an official name. Lately, she was not interested in taking care of the child herself and has left it to the nanny to handle all day long. Mostly, she was too lazy to take care of the child!This child used to have some value for her as a major excuse to cling to Jeremy and briefly hold his attention. But things are different now. Jeremy already knows that Corinne is carrying his child, so he won't care about this adopted child without a blood relationship. Thus, this child has become a burden, with no utility or value left. Anya never truly loved this child, aside from considering it as a tool for her benefit. She never had any genuine affection for the child.All the tenderness and maternal gestures she displayed toward the child in the past were only an act put on for Jeremy! When there was nobody around, she could not be bothered to preten
Anya only hesitated for a moment before quickly releasing her grip on the child's hand. She remained calm and discreetly covered the red marks on Joey's body that she caused, then gently pulled him closer to her embrace, soothingly saying, "Don't cry, don't cry, Mommy is here! Joey, don't cry, everything is fine!"Faced with the sudden change in his mother's emotions, Joey's crying subsided slightly, but he still felt very confused about what he did wrong.Lucas approached, his clear and thoughtful eyes filled with doubt. "Anya, what happened? Why is the child crying like this?"Anya looked up, her expression innocent and harmless. "Brother, you're back! It's, it's nothing. Joey accidentally fell and hurt himself just now. I was comforting him."The perplexity between Lucas's eyebrows dissipated, and he gently touched Joey's head. "A real man should be strong. You can't cry over a little bump or scratch!"Joey's face was tear-stained as he looked up at his uncle. With his limited
In broad daylight, are they not supposed to be sleeping?...Inside the room.Corinne stood in the center of the room, aimlessly looking around. This room was Jeremy's bedroom, the same room they used as their fake marriage bedroom before.The furnishings in the room appeared exactly as they did before she left, without any changes. However, her mindset was different upon returning.On the side, Jeremy's face showed no emotion as he coldly watched her, commanding, "You smell like disinfectant. Go take a shower and change your clothes!"Corinne snapped back to reality, lowering her head to examine her attire. She lifted her arm and sniffed her sleeve, indeed detecting the scent of hospital disinfectant.When she was at the hospital earlier, she already entered the operating room wearing a surgical gown provided by the nurse. Although she was quickly carried out of the operating room by this man, she did not have a chance to change back into her clothes, and the smell of disinfe
Corinne faced the provocative gaze of the man, her eyelashes trembling slightly, and her heart suddenly fell into chaos. She, who was always eloquent and persuasive, suddenly did not know what to say."Mister Jeremy, you, you need to leave quickly!"She just wanted to drive him away and pointed her finger at the door of the bathroom.Due to her excited gesture, the man's gaze shifted downward, narrowing his eyes. That subtle look in his eyes was cunning like a wolf.Corinne suddenly realized that in her excitement, she did not forget to cover her chest. Embarrassed, she let out a scream, curled up into a ball, and hugged her knees tightly!"Jeremy Holden! You shameless person!"The little girl rarely called him by his full name so directly. It seemed that she was truly angry.However, the man laughed, amused by her confused and angry appearance.He raised his hand and with his rough fingertips, pinched her pointed chin, lifting her blushing little face. "I still prefer hearing
The man's stern gaze resembled that of someone scolding a careless child as he disdainfully lectured, "You haven't even washed the foam out of your hair properly, and you're in such a hurry to go out!"Corinne paused for a moment, remembering that she fell asleep in the bathtub while washing her hair and did not rinse it off. She pouted and issued her ultimatum, "If you don't go out, how am I supposed to wash?"Jeremy did not waste time on idle talk. He reached out and grabbed the showerhead, half-commanding, "Close your eyes."Corinne hesitated. Why should she close her eyes? Could this man be planning to help her wash her hair? Would he be so attentive?"What are you staring at? Close your eyes!" the man commanded again.Annoyed by his reprimand, Corinne felt displeased but obediently closed her eyes.Fine, she would endure this momentary calm and not challenge this man!Otherwise, he might act without principles and take away her bath towel!Seeing her obediently close her
"I have a small share in the Newmoon Group."She spoke cautiously.Jeremy looked at her with a scrutinizing gaze, a small share, or a substantial one?After discovering that Corinne and Aaron were living together, he sent Tommy to investigate the background of the Newmoon Group.Newmoon Group had a clean background and started from scratch. It was the most eye-catching rising star among domestic enterprises. Within a few years, it rapidly rose and was almost on par with the major family-owned conglomerates in the Capital. Its strength should not be underestimated.However, their President, Xante, and Vice President, Aaron, were not the true owners of Newmoon. 60 percent of the shares were held by a mysterious major shareholder who never appeared in public.According to the investigation, that elusive major shareholder was a young girl.He long knew that Corinne was not as simple as she appeared. Now, learning that she held the largest share of Newmoon Group in her hands, he did