Corinne read the chat and said, "They're your friends, so you make the arrangements."Jeremy glanced at her. "I can't."Corinne looked at him from the mirror and raised her eyebrows in puzzlement. "Why not? Didn't you go out drinking with them before? Just make the same arrangements as you always do.""I don't have any money," he quipped.Corinne was speechless. The make-up artist who was changing Corinne's hairstyle had a surprised expression and tried to hold in a laugh. What a shock to hear that a handsome, rich man could say that he had 'no money'!Corinne's lips twitched when she realized that Jeremy had given her all his bank cards. He did not have much money on his phone either."You make the arrangements then, and I'll pay for it," Corinne said considerately.That was what Jeremy had been waiting for her to say. He raised his hand and gently touched the tip of her nose. "Thank you for your generosity then, my dearest wife."The tip of her nose tickled slightly after he
Corinne nodded again. "I want to go home."Jeremy asked nothing else and gently hugged her shoulders instead. "Okay. Then we'll go home.""We?" Corinne frowned. "Aren't you going?"Jeremy gazed down at her. "No one is going to pay the bill for me if you don't go, so there's no point in me going."Corinne rolled her eyes at him. "I can transfer the money to you so you can make the payment."Jeremy said sternly, "Don't bother. I'm in no mood to drink with them if you're not with me. I'm afraid you'll run away again."'Seriously?' Corinne could not stand that reverse-psychology trick and felt as though Jeremy was trying to manipulate her."Fine. I'll go with you."Jeremy smirked, leaned down, and whispered in her ear, "I know you're tired, but we'll go home as soon as I have a couple of drinks with them. I promise to let you sleep well tonight instead of making you toss and turn."When Corinne heard the phrase 'toss and turn', her face reddened in an instant, and the blush extend
Jeremy frowned when he saw the name on the screen but answered the call nonetheless."Jeremy, where are you?" Anya asked anxiously from the other end of the phone."I'm at Lunar Century Manor.""Oh… What are you doing there?" asked Anya awkwardly.Instead of answering her question, Jeremy asked, "Why are you calling me?""Umm… Joey has been puking and crying for you. I know you must be in the middle of something, but can you please come see him for a while? He really needs you right now," said Anya pitifully.Jeremy glanced at Corinne before asking, "What did the doctor say?""The doctor said Joey's physically fine. The puking is a normal side-effect of brain concussion…but I'm more worried about him getting traumatized by what happened. Joey really needs his daddy to comfort him right now."Jeremy fell silent, so silent that Corinne said to him, "You can go to them if you want."She did not need to hear their conversation to guess that it was Anya on the other side of the pho
"Yes! Drink it cross-arm style!" Zeke shouted.Jeremy did not mind that, but to show his respect, he raised his eyebrow at Corinne to ask for her consent. Though shy, Corinne did not want to rain on other people's parade, so after a slight hesitation, she linked her elbows with Jeremy's, and the two of them downed their glass in one go.Satisfied, Annie threw her head back and downed her glass in one go before leading the guests in a round of thunderous applause. The atmosphere in the room certainly reached its peak by then."Jeremy, Lucas prepared a special show for you and Corinne today. Which is so unlike him," said Zeke while clapping, and he smiled. "I can guarantee the two of you won't ever forget tonight."Jeremy looked askance at Lucas. 'This guy must be up to no good…'Corinne turned to look at Lucas curiously.Corinne was Lucas' long-lost sister. He felt like he owed her for the many years he was not by her side, and for…all the misunderstandings that occurred between t
"No, I'm saying even if you have the time to come find me earlier, you still wouldn't have a chance with me," Corinne answered.Jason did a double take before smiling ruefully. "You make it sound like I'm a horrible person…""You could be the best person in the world and I still wouldn't be with you. That's how much I love Jeremy," said Corinne serenely.Jason gazed deeply at Corinne's upturned side profile. "So he makes you happy, huh?"Corinne nodded. "Yes. And I wouldn't have it any other way.""Tell me, do you think he feels the same way as you? Is he not splitting his time with another woman?" Jason asked mockingly.Corinne finally turned to look at him with a frown. With his foxy eyes, Jason gestured for her to look at a place not far away. She followed his gaze and saw Jeremy sitting alone in the empty room with his ear glued to his phone.Only Anya would call him at a time like this."Well, it's not like he has a choice. I mean, Anya did save his life before. It'd be un
After hanging up the phone, Jeremy looked up and noticed Corinne walking toward him. "What's the matter? Don't you like the firework show?"Corinne sat beside him and said nonchalantly, "I do, but it was getting kinda boring. It was just one beautiful explosion after another, so I decided to come in."Jeremy narrowed his eyes and hugged her. "Did something happen? Why do you sound so unhappy?"Corinne was indeed unhappy with him for being on the phone for so long. "Mister, what did Anya say to you?""She wanted me to visit Joey 'cause he's having a fever.""Then why are you still here?" Corinne asked with a scoff.Jeremy could hear the sarcasm in her voice. "Why would I go there? It's not like I can cure him. Besides, I've asked my men to get the best doctor in the city to check on Joey.""Are you sure you don't know how to cure people?" asked Corinne with a sarcastic smile."Yeah. Why do you ask?" Jeremy questioned with a raise of his eyebrow."Well, I'm pretty sure you're th
Jeremy was still hugging Corinne, so he could not hold Joey. Instead, he said coldly to Anya, "Why don't you bring Joey to the guest room? It's not good for him to be out and about when he has a fever."Anya was angered by Jeremy choosing Corinne over Joey. "Jeremy, aren't you going to give Joey a hug? He's been crying for you nonstop. Oh, I get it now. You're worried about Corinne getting jealous, aren't you?"She then turned to Corinne and pleaded pitifully, "Corinne, won't you let Joey have some time with his father? He really needs him right now…"Jeremy was about to say something, but Corinne beat him to it. "Hey, I'm not the one keeping him from Joey. He's a grown man. He can choose who he wants to spend time with, and it just so happens he chose me."She leaned lazily against Jeremy and crossed her legs, treating him like a human-shaped armchair. "You surprised me today, Miss Anya. I've always thought you're a fragile woman, but it took you no time to run over her with Joey
Jeremy remembered how Anya sucked the poison out of his body, how she brought him food and medicine every day, and how cute she looked when she addressed him as 'Mister'.He held a special feeling for that girl ever since. It was not of love but of gratitude for saving his life. Even if he was blinded by the snake's venom in his body, he could clearly remember everything. Everything—except for the girl's look.Later, when Anya came to look for him with the bracelet at hand, he felt something was different about her. Not able to put his finger to it, he just chalked it down as him imagining things.Jeremy felt extremely guilty after learning Anya could not have children nor did her health ever recover from the snake venom she sucked out of his body. He tried to make it up to her ever since—but the one thing she wanted from him, he could not give.After taking a trip down memory lane, Jeremy shoved the bracelet back into Anya's hand. "My promise to you still stands, so take this brac