Jeremy's deep voice came from behind them, followed by the sound of approaching footsteps.The Carews, Josephine, and her mother turned to look at him. All of them were shocked and awed by just how handsome he was, especially Sherlyn. This was not the first time she met Jeremy, but her heart would race whenever she met him.'I was so close to marrying him! I would've been his wife if it weren't for Corinne.' The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. However, there was nothing she could do then but to watch Jeremy gracefully sit beside Corinne.Jeremy even picked up Corinne's coffee and drank it nonchalantly. The way he behaved with Corinne was so intimate that Sherlyn could not help but go green with envy. Even Josephine stared at Jeremy dazedly.Out of all the young women there, only Corinne seemed to be unperturbed by Jeremy's entrance. She simply glanced at him before turning her attention back to Josephine and her mother.Jeremy narrowed his eyes at the unexpected
Everyone there knew what Josephine's mother meant by 'down there'. They were all adults, after all. That was, everyone except Francine.She frowned and asked curiously, "Where's 'down there'?"Everyone turned to look at her with annoyance. Even Josephine's mother was stumped by her question.Pamela slapped Francine's hand. "Don't interrupt while the grown-ups are talking."Francine pulled her hand back out of pain; she did not even know what she had done wrong. "But Grandma, I'm not a kid anymore! In fact, I'm a year older than Corinne," she said with a pout.Pamela furrowed her brow. "This has nothing to do with you, so go back to your room now!""Fine, I won't say anything anymore!" Francine did not want to go back to her room; she wanted to see how the whole thing would play out in the end. Although she did not really like Corinne, she did not think she was the type of girl who would fool around with other men.In fact, during the times when she fought tooth and nail to banis
"So behave yourself a little!" Corinne moved away from Jeremy in annoyance.However, Jeremy was having none of that. He pulled her back into his arms. Even when Corinne struggled, he whispered adoringly into her ear, "Hey, be a good girl now. I'm going to kiss you in front of everyone if you don't stop moving."This made Corinne even more irritated. 'Ugh! This is so embarrassing. How can I ever show my face in front of Grandma again?' She knew better than anyone that Jeremy never makes empty threats. He might really kiss me in front of everyone if I don't stop moving…'She decided to give up the fight and buried her head into Jeremy's chest. This way, she could pretend she was not there.Seeing this, Pamela's gaze gradually softened. 'Jeremy must have a firm grasp of her past to trust her so much. After all, the most precious thing a couple could have is trust in each other,' she thought, more confident in her thoughts. After that, she mentally berated herself for believing some st
"I also want her to come clean to everyone about what she did to my daughter. I want her to apologize publicly!"Hearing this, Corinne slowly raised her head and turned to look at Josephine's mother as if she was looking at something ridiculous. However, Jeremy pressed her face back into his chest as he did not want her to dirty her eyes by looking at these conniving people.Jeremy glanced at Josephine, who had been crying ever since she arrived. "Your daughter isn't qualified to work at my company since she doesn't have a degree."Josephine's mother frowned and said, "She would have if Corinne didn't steal her spot! Mister Jeremy, Corinne is now your wife, and I can tell you two love each other very much. Thus, it's only natural for you to bear the consequences of what she did in the past. I know you're the president of your company, and that means everything you say matters! I'm sure you'll only need to say a word to get my daughter a job in your company.""You still haven't been
"Let's go, Josephine! Don't worry, I'll make them pay for ruining your future!"After that, all that could hear was Josephine's crying and her mother's string of curses.With the duo kicked out, only the Carews were left sitting dazedly in the living room.With her hands on her hips, Francine walked up to them and sharply asked, "What are you three still doing here? Go now before we ask the bodyguards to drag you out, too!"That snapped the Carews out of their shock. They immediately got up and left. However, before he left, Marvin said worriedly, "Ma'am, Mister Jeremy, I want you to know I had no choice but to bring Josephine and her mother here since they wouldn't leave my house unless I promised them I'd do so. Please bear in mind we have nothing to do with them should they do something in the future to cross you."Pamela looked at the cowardly Marvin in disgust. She could not believe he was Corinne's adoptive father. 'She's so different from her family! I'm so glad she turned
Before Sherlyn left, she saw Jeremy scooping up Corinne in his arms, causing her to nearly explode with jealous rage. 'It's not fair! Why does that country bumpkin get all the love from someone like Jeremy?! I would've been his wife if it wasn't for her! Just wait, Corinne! I'm going to make you pay for ruining my life!'…Jeremy carried Corinne up the stairs while Pamela looked at them happily. "I've got to hand it to Corinne: She really whipped Jeremy into shape. I never thought I'd live to see this lovey-dovey side of him."Francine simply shrugged, so used to it by then. 'Jeremy certainly has changed a lot since he met Corinne.'At that moment, Greg came in in his wheelchair. When he saw Jeremy carrying Corinne up the stairs, he scoffed. "Hmph! How inappropriate!"Hearing this, Pamela threw a warning look at him. "Just what has gotten into you lately?""Why did that punk have to marry a wild girl like her? I haven't even been back long, yet look what happened! All that fuss f
Corinne knew not to fight her way out of this; not when she was trapped under Jeremy. Thus, she simply said, "Cut it out, Mister! Annie is still waiting for me to call her. It might be something urgent. Why don't you get up first, and we'll talk about this later?"'Does that mean I can do whatever I want to her later?' thought Jeremy. He did not want Corinne to be thinking about other stuff while they were doing it, so he got up from her.Corinne immediately got off the bed to look for her phone. After that, she ran into the bathroom and locked the door before calling Annie. 'He might come barging in if I don't lock the door…'The call quickly went through."Corinne!" chirped Annie happily. It sounded like she had been waiting for her to call back for a long time. "What were you doing? Why didn't you pick up any of my calls?""I left my phone in the bedroom while I was having dinner downstairs. What's up? Did something urgent happen?""Umm… Frankly, I called because of… Aaron…" a
Corinne's face turned beet red from the dirty talk. "Jeremy Holden! You…"Jeremy leaned down and put his forehead against hers. "I, what?"Corinne glared at him. "You better stop now, or… Or I'm going to get angry at you!"Jeremy kissed the tip of her nose before playfully ruffling her hair. "Fine, I'll stop now. Go put on more clothes. It's cold outside. I'll take you to Annie's house after you're done changing.""That's more like it!" Corinne sighed in relief. She walked past Jeremy to get her clothes from the closet.She was about to take off her T-shirt to change into a sweater when she sensed Jeremy staring at her intently. She turned around and frowned at him. "Look away, Mister!""It's not like I haven't seen your naked body before," said Jeremy with a smirk.He was standing casually at the other side of the room with both of his hands shoved inside his pants pockets. He was dressed in only his white shirt, which was bulging out with his toned muscles. His tie was pulled