Aaron shrugged his shoulders. "I'm just curious to know how you took him down."Corinne was speechless.Xante came over with a cup of coffee and kicked Aaron. "Buzz off! Can't you see that she's going over some work-related documents? Why are you bringing up such pointless things?"Aaron patted the side of his trousers that had been kicked, seemingly disgusted by the dirt on the soles of Xante's high heels.Xante placed the coffee cup on the desk and pushed it to Corinne's hand. "Did you really reconcile with Mister Jeremy last night?"Corinne kept quiet.Aaron rolled his eyes. "Tch! You've got some nerve to ask that question after you kicked me for doing the same thing! Aren't you just as curious as I am?"Corinne did not entertain their gossip and turned to the last page of the financial statement in her hand. "Not bad! The financial report for the second half of the year has improved a lot compared to the first half of the year. You've both worked very hard. We still need to
Xante glanced at Aaron coldly and said, "She's scolding you! Don't put me in the same category as you!"Corinne ignored them and looked at the time. She had another hour to go before the work day ended, and she could probably reach Holden Group just in time for Jeremy to clock off if she took a taxi right then.She put down her coffee, got up from the office chair, and said, "Go back to your respective duties. I'll be leaving."Aaron said reluctantly, "Where are you going? Aren't you going to have dinner with us?""I'm heading to Holden Group to pick Jeremy up from work." Corinne waved her hand without looking back and pushed open the door of the president's office.Aaron looked at the door that had been closed shut and shook his head in amazement. "Tsk, tsk, tsk. She's so madly in love with him that it's nauseating!"Xante snapped back to her senses and looked at him in disgust. "Go back to your office and stay jealous here!"Corinne went to a cafe directly opposite the Holden
"Out with it, Annie. Why were you following me?" Corinne asked curtly despite having a good guess of what it was about.Annie pouted. "I... I just wanted to find out where you went, and why you went there alone."Corinne folded her arms slowly. "Why are you so interested in my itinerary? Answer me honestly."Annie felt ashamed because she knew stalking was wrong, but once she remembered that she did all that because of her mission, she puffed her chest and raised her head to ask, "Because… Because I saw you exiting the office of Newmoon Group's president. What's your relationship?"Corinne kept her composure and answered, "We're childhood friends. Is something wrong with that?"Annie was taken aback, in shock and awe. "Childhood friends? How are you childhood friends with Newmoon Group's president? Didn't you grow up in the countryside when you were younger?"Corinne looked at her insipidly. "Are you suggesting that people from the countryside can never succeed in starting a comp
Corinne looked at Annie's delicate, fair-complexioned face. 'You're pretty, but your IQ leaves much to be desired.'"You're beautiful, but you're just not his type."Annie blinked. "I'm not? Then what's his type?"Corinne said, "You don't have to worry about that anymore, and you no longer have to seduce him. Jeremy and I are together now."Annie was surprised. "You reconciled with him? When?!""Yesterday." Corinne nodded. She glanced at the time before turning to look at the Holden Group's entrance."It's only been a day, then. Still, I'm glad you reconciled with him! I can rest at ease for a while now, or I'm worried he'd start to suffer from depression!""Don't you think your impression of him is a little too fragile? Even if I don't reconcile with him, he wouldn’t go so far as to get depressed and mope over it!"Annie said very seriously, "He will, I swear! My uncle cares about you too much! You have to believe me on this! He'll get depressed without you by his side, so you
Corinne got up and ran out, worried that Jeremy might get in the car and leave if she was too late.Annie looked out of the glass window and chased after her too."Mister!"Jeremy was about to lean over to get into the car when he heard a familiar voice. He then stopped and turned, only to see Corinne trotting toward him quickly and jumping slightly to hug him as soon as she came up to him.Jeremy positioned his body to support her and grasped her firmly. "Why are you here at this hour?"Corinne wrapped her hands affectionately around his neck. "Waiting for you at home bored the hell out of me, so I decided to come fetch you once you get off work!"Jeremy's stern black eyes were filled with warmth. "Fetch me from work? That virtuous, huh?"Corinne rested her head on the man's shoulder and snorted, "Aren't you happy?"Jeremy smiled. "Yes, I am. It's not often that my woman will fetch me on her own accord, but you can't just leave home like this in your condition. Just wait for m
Annie's cute expression made Corinne hesitate. She could not bear to refuse, so she nodded and said, "Sure."Annie was elated. "I knew you'd bring me along! Hehe!"Jeremy was not pleased with the sudden addition of a third wheel. He frowned and looked at Corinne. "Weren't you just going to treat me to dinner?"Corinne shrugged her shoulders and said, "It's just one extra person! Don't be so stingy!"Annie leaned forward and got in between them. "Yeah! I'm your niece! Why are you so stingy about letting me join you for dinner?"Jeremy glanced sternly at Annie. "Sit back down if you want to tag along."His scolding prompted her to sit back down obediently on the back seat.Jeremy then pressed the accelerator and drove off....At a private kitchen, Corinne ordered a few of their signature dishes and handed the menu to Annie so she could order.Annie took the menu happily and did not hesitate to order her favorite food and drink.Once she was done, Corinne took the menu back an
Annie's lament drew Corinne and Jeremy's attention, who both frowned concernedly. 'It'd be best if this sucker for love doesn't get into too many relationships.'The waiter then came in and served some appetizers.Annie seemed to be in a trance, so Corinne placed some salad on Annie's plate. "Why are you spacing out? Didn't you say you were hungry? It's time to eat!"Annie came to her senses and smiled. "Thanks!"Corinne then placed some food into Jeremy's plate too, lest that petty man start getting jealous over his niece.Annie was a chatterbox who continued to talk while she ate. "By the way, have you and Corinne obtained your marriage certificate?"Corinne and Jeremy were stumped.Jeremy tilted his head and glanced at Corinne. "Not yet."Annie frowned seriously. "Why not? Aren't you afraid she'll run away with someone else one day if she's unhappy? Getting the certificate should be a priority! You should make sure to lock her down after all that effort you took to get her b
"Uncle," Annie said, "your wedding to Corinne was so simple that not a single photo was taken! Why don't the two of you get a professional photoshoot now that you two are back together?"Before Jeremy could speak, Corinne smiled coldly and said, "Forget it. He probably doesn't like taking pictures."Annie frowned, looked at the man, and asked, "Are you going to tell me that you don't even plan on taking any wedding photos?"He looked at Corinne and said, "I don't mind taking photos once in a while."Corinne raised her head and glanced at Jeremy in surprise. Since he did not want to get a marriage certificate with her, she was sure he thought it was a waste of time to take wedding photos.She was surprised that he agreed.As soon as she heard Jeremy's willingness for the photoshoot, Annie immediately became excited. "Great! I happen to have a friend who works in a studio, so I'll book a slot for you right now. Treat it as a belated wedding gift for you two!"Corinne remained unin