"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
Annie smiled and answered, "I invited them over. The wedding photos should be shown during the wedding dinner, but since you and Uncle Jeremy took the photos after the wedding dinner, I thought I'd ask everyone over to look at them together. I mean, wouldn't it be a shame if no one was able to admire the wedding photos?"Corinne frowned. It was not her intention to take wedding photos; Annie was the one who dragged her into taking them. In the end, Corinne thought it would be nice to have a memento of her wedding, but she did not think that this would happen.Zeke, who was sitting on the sofa, waved lazily at them. "Jeremy, why are you and Corinne always the latest to the party? Drink this glass of beer as punishment."Jeremy walked over and sat on an armchair. "That's 'cause I'm not as free as you."Zeke simply shrugged. "Fair enough. I'm single, after all."Gerald passed Jeremy a glass of beer. "I hope you don't mind, but Annie only has beer in the house."Jeremy waved his hand
Jeremy shot the blabbermouth Zeke a cold glance. He did not say anything, so it was a silent admission. It was only then Annie realized how dense she had been."That's true. I also think Corinne looks better in real life. She doesn't even need makeup. Her beauty is unparalleled!" said Annie with a nod.Corinne pursed her lips, embarrassed by Annie's high praise.There were a few other girls in the living room, too. They were either Zeke's or Annie's friends. Corinne noticed the girls had been staring at Jeremy and checking out her face and clothes ever since the two of them walked in.'I didn't come here to show off my beauty,' thought Corinne. She then got up and said, "Please excuse me, everyone. Annie, let's go to your room to talk for a bit."Annie had something to tell her too, so she nodded. "Sure thing. Follow me this way."Corinne followed Annie to her room.Annie pulled out a beanbag chair for Corinne to sit on. She then smiled and asked, "Corinne, what do you want to d
Annie reeled in shock at Corinne's response. She frowned and asked, "Why?"She thought Corinne would be happy and give her blessing to her and Aaron."The two of you aren't compatible. You'll end up hurt if you marry him.""Why does it sound like you have a bias against Aaron? He sees you as his family, but it seems like you see him as a dirtbag."Corinne sighed. "It's not called bias when I know him so well. I watched him grow up, so I know just how many broken hearts he left in his wake. He's important to me as a friend and as a family, but he won't make a good husband."Annie was stunned. She blinked in disbelief. "He's been with many women?""Yes. Loads.""Can you give me a number?"Corinne frowned. "He's twenty-three years old this year. And from the age of eighteen, he'd change to a new girlfriend every week. You do the math.""That is a lot…" murmured Annie disappointedly.Corinne patted Annie's shoulder. "Well, at least you found out before things got serious. Just ig