Anya looked at Jason innocently. "Jason, do you have a crush on Corinne?""What makes you think that?" asked Jason, a little stunned."When I came downstairs, I happened to see you cropped out Corinne from the group photo and saved it to your private album. Only someone who has a crush on someone else would do something like that."Jason was a little taken aback, but he decided to come clean. "Yes, I do have a crush on her, but there's nothing I can do about it now. After all, she's married."Anya shook her head. "You'll find a way if you like someone enough. We should team up."Jason looked thoughtfully at Anya. Suddenly, he smiled. "What do you have in mind?"…In the car.Annie was driving and really getting into the rock and roll music she was playing on the car speaker while Corinne and Jeremy sat at the back, their hands still tightly locked together.With his other hand, Jeremy stroked Corinne's head while saying, "Thank you for standing up for me just now. I enjoyed th
Jeremy was amused by Corinne. "You're amazing. I feel so safe knowing you're here to protect me."Corinne glared at him. "What are you laughing about? I'm being serious! I'll kill anyone who dares to bully my husband."Jeremy was a little stunned but, at the same time, pleased by how protective Corinne was toward him. He pecked her lips and, holding her face in both of his hands, said, "You don't have to worry about anything. That all happened a long time ago. I promise you won't become a widow."Corinne blushed from the sudden kiss and buried her head into his chest. "How can you kiss me when I was being serious? That's not fair at all!"Jeremy smiled and tousled up her hair. "I'm sorry. I'll try to hold it next time."Corinne did not say anything more and snuggled closer to him. After calming down, she started to think back to what Jeremy said.A little town near the Great Canyon… She had been there before.When she was little, she went with Mother Cathrina—a nun from the conv
Corinne snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Jeremy in disbelief.'So we met a long time ago, and I was the one who saved his life!' thought Corinne. She remembered how young he looked then, and though he was a little bit worse for the wear from his injuries, he still looked very handsome. It was not hard to figure out why she did not recognize him since he had matured, built up a muscular frame, and became colder in demeanor."Why are you looking at me like that? Is something on my face?" asked Jeremy with a frown when she did not say anything.Corinne blinked and nodded. "Yeah, there is."Jeremy raised his brow. "What is it? Get it off for me."Corinne shook her head. "I can't.""Why not?""Because I'm talking about your handsome looks," answered Corinne with a straight face.Jeremy did not know whether to laugh or cry at that. He leaned down and touched the tip of her nose with his own. "Oh, really? Does it make you want to kiss me?"Corinne was speechless. 'He's like
Jeremy was raging at Bowen just a second ago, yet he spoke so gently to Corinne a second later.Corinne yawned and answered, "That's why I thought she should learn. You can see it as training her to be someone's wife in the future.""Yes, you're right. It's time for her to learn all this," said Jeremy while stroking her head.Bowen was floored. "When did Mister Jeremy become a man with no principles?"The smile faded from Jeremy's face as soon as he turned around to face Bowen. "Where is she? Tell her to come see me this instant!""Miss Francine is washing the dishes in the kitchen…"Suddenly, they all heard an ear-splitting crash coming from the kitchen."I'll go get her now," said Bowen quickly before running into the kitchen.A while later, Francine came out of the kitchen with a defeated look. "Oh hey, Jeremy. You're back."Jeremy looked her up and down. He could feel a headache coming. "What about greeting your sister-in-law, too?" he asked coldly.Only then did Francine
Corinne smiled indifferently at Francine. 'Man, she really doesn't know when to stop, huh.'"Francine, the only reason I'm being nice to you is because you're Jeremy's sister. That doesn't mean I won't get rid of you when push comes to shove," threatened Corinne.Displeased that she was threatened, Francine slammed her fork on the table. "Hmph! And just how are you going to get rid of me? Have Jeremy send me away to live with my mom? Corinne, you'll be nothing without my brother!""Having you send away will be my last resort. Before things come to that, I have a hundred different ways to make your life very difficult.""Hahaha! A hundred different ways, huh? You make me laugh! Why don't you list them out, and I'll save you the trouble of telling you which one won't work on me."Corinne smiled. "For example, I can post your SAT scores on your university's bulletin board. I wonder what your classmates will think of you once they find out you only got into the university because your
Francine scoffed and muttered to herself, "She might as well continue with the threats instead of pretending to be forgiving…"Corinne turned to look at the mess on the floor. "I wouldn't have asked you to clean up the house if you didn't barge into my room and order me around. So tell me, do you now know what it feels to be forced to do something you don't like?"Francine had lost her previous bravado, but because of her pride, she decided to stand her ground. "Who… Who do you think you are to teach me a lesson?!""Let me ask you something. How old are you?" asked Corinne calmly.Francine rolled her eyes. "Twenty-one. Why?""Okay, so you're one year older than me, yet here you are living a life of an adult baby when you should be doing an internship right now.""Why do I need to do an internship? Only commoners need to go through an internship to find a job! Besides, I'm rich!"Corinne nodded. "You're right. Being born into a family like yours means you'll never have to worry a
Corinne took a sip of her water. "Then tell me: why do you wish for Anya to be your sister-in-law?""Because she's beautiful, kind, and treats me very well," answered Francine confidently.Corinne could not help but secretly laugh when she heard the words 'kind' used to describe Anya."So how is she good to you?""Whenever she sees a nice branded bag, she'd buy it for me," said Francine happily. "And if it's a limited-edition design, she'd still get it for me first even if she really likes one for herself. I'm sure a poor person like you will never buy me a branded bag."Corinne nodded nonchalantly. "You're right. I'll never buy you a branded bag. In fact, it's not something I'd buy for myself either. The way I look at it, those things aren't worth the price they sell for. It's all a consumer trap set by those greedy capitalists."Francine rolled her eyes in disgust. "Once a country bumpkin, always a country bumpkin."Corinne smiled. "Then have you ever wondered why she'd give y
Not one second later, Jeremy hugged Corinne from behind, and before she could resist, he spun her around to face him. His kiss felt hot and heavy on her, instantly filling her nose with the scent of his body wash. The two of them fell into the closet as Jeremy put more force into kissing her."Mmph—" Corinne thought she was going to bang her head on the closet wall, but Jeremy managed to catch her waist before that happened. He then caressed her gently as though wanting to imprint every inch of her skin into his mind.When she finally got to breathe, Corinne said ruefully with tears in her eyes, "Mister, you promised you won't do anything to me today."Jeremy looked at her gently and whispered seductively, "I'm not. It's just a harmless kiss."When she saw he was about to kiss her again, Corinne immediately covered his mouth with her hand. "That's enough kissing for the day. I'm really tired…"Jeremy frowned and pushed away her hand. "Why?"Corinne rolled her eyes. "What do you m