"Corinne, is this all true? If it is, Holden Group will suffer a heavy loss because of you. Jeremy will cry because of this!" said Zeke."Corinne? Are you okay?" asked Jason concernedly.Corinne did not answer anyone. She simply stared at Jeremy to see what his reaction would be, but he never once looked up at her.'Josephine and her mother must've gone to the media to expose her since they failed to get what they wanted when they came to the house,' she thought.However, it was impossible for a pair of mother and daughter without connections to create such a big ruckus online. The media in Zendonia knew not to report anything about Holden Group carelessly; not unless they wanted to cross Jeremy. Thus, it did not take a rocket scientist to figure out that someone else was behind this.Suddenly, one of the girls exclaimed, "Huh? All the hashtags are gone!"The other girls checked their phones as well."She's right! They're all gone!""That's weird. Why did they all disappear?"
Jeremy roughly lifted Corinne's chin. "Who am I to you?"Corinne was speechless.Noting her silence, Jeremy repeated his question more sternly, "Answer me! Who am I to you?""Umm… You're my boyfriend…?" murmured Corinne vaguely.Jeremy's lower jaw tensed as he smirked. "We have a baby coming, and you still see me as just your boyfriend?"Corinne frowned. She was really at a loss at what she should call him.Jeremy moved his face closer to hers and bit her ear. "You little rascal. That's not what you call me while we're in bed."Corinne did not really feel pain. Nonetheless, she blushed madly. "What are you doing?" she cried while trying to push him away.Jeremy grabbed her hand to stop her from pushing him away. He then gazed into her eyes. "Do you seriously think I'll blame you and ask you to compensate me for the losses just because of some scandal? Corinne, you might still see me as an outsider, but I don't."Corinne was stunned. "I just don't like causing trouble for other
Jeremy was stunned. He turned to look at her with an indecipherable emotion flashing in his eyes. He then took out his phone and shoved it into her palm. "Take a look and find out for yourself why I gave her my contact details!"Corinne thought she might as well since he volunteered to let her go through his phone.Jeremy had indeed accepted the girl's friend request invitation. After that, the girl sent him a lot of photos and a link, but he did not reply.Corinne blushed with embarrassment after she looked at the photos and link."That girl is Annie's classmate. She's now working at a high-end postpartum care center and heard from Annie that you're pregnant. She asked me whether I'd be interested in their services. She'd send me the photos and details before I proceed with the booking. I thought you might need it, so I agreed to exchange contact details with her."Corinne fell silent."Even though you're still far off from the due date, I thought it might be best I learn more a
Jeremy stopped the car somewhere off the mansion's gate.Corinne was so tired that she could not wait to take a shower and sleep. Thus, when she realized the car had stopped, she asked, "Why did you stop the car here?"Jeremy gestured with his chin to somewhere in front of them. "That's Lucas' car. He's probably here to look for you."Corinne looked to where he was gesturing and saw a car parked at the side of the road. Lucas must have noticed them too, so he got down from the car and stood there looking at them.Seeing this, Jeremy turned to Corinne. "Do you want to talk to him? I can just drive into the mansion if you don't want to."He would not have even asked her if it were not for the fact he knew Lucas was her brother.Corinne narrowed her eyes. "I might as well find out what he wants since he's made the trip.""Okay, I'll wait for you here," said Jeremy while ruffling her hair.After that, Corinne got down from the car and walked toward Lucas.Lucas' eyes immediately l
'Jeremy has been tapping away on his phone when I came down from Annie's room. He kept ignoring me at the time, but it had to be then that he made the hashtags vanish,' thought Corinne."Corinne, the hashtags might've disappeared, but this rumor won't die down that easily. To be on the safe side, it's best if you stay home these few days," urged Lucas.Corinne nodded. "Thanks for your concern, but I can take care of myself. I'm going to head back now if there's nothing else.""Wait!"Corinne sat back down. "Yes?"Lucas looked at her, conflicted. "Corinne, don't you find the whole thing weird? The media companies here would never dare to report about Holden Group unless they had conclusive evidence."After the hashtags disappeared, I asked someone to look into the matter, and they found out some media company from abroad started the whole thing. This makes me think the culprit isn't only targeting you but every one of the Holdens. You must be careful, okay?"Corinne was starting
Greg smacked his wheelchair's armrest and scoffed angrily. "So what if he doesn't agree? Who's the grandfather here—him or me? As long as I'm still alive, I get to say how this family will be run!""Goodness… I forget just how stubborn you can get," uttered Pamela with dismay. She was about to persuade Greg when a voice sounded from behind them."I'm sorry for causing trouble for this family and the company, Grandpa. But don't worry, I promise I'll restore the company's reputation and compensate you for any losses you might have incurred because of me," said Corinne.Greg was stunned to hear her voice. However, his frown deepened when he turned to look at her. Both Pamela and Francine did the same, too.Corinne and Jeremy stood somewhere not far behind them.Pamela blushed sheepishly. "Corinne, Jeremy, when did you two get home? Why didn't you say anything?""We just arrived," answered Jeremy.Greg looked at Corinne suspiciously. "You say you'll compensate us for the loss? How?"
At this moment, however, Francine felt a little about her instead.…As soon as she got back into her room, Corinne took off her jacket, wormed under the blanket, and hugged her pillow.Jeremy, too, took off his suit jacket and placed it on the sofa while loosening his tie with his other hand. "Don't take what Grandpa said to heart. He doesn't get a say about our relationship," he said in his deep voice.Hearing this, Corinne lazily half-opened her eyes to look at him. "Are you serious? Weren't you the one who married a random girl you met not even for one second just because your grandfather pressured you to get married?"Jeremy looked down at her. "Desperate time calls for desperate measures. He was critically ill then and refused to get an operation until I got married."Corinne, still hugging the pillow, pouted and kicked his legs lightly. "What if he threatens you with his life again? Then you'll have no choice but to kick me out of the house."Jeremy grabbed her restless f
There was none. The trending topics were all about some other celebrities. 'Jeremy must've buried the news after all…'However, she had a lot of unread messages on her social media account. She tapped open to see them. She received the most messages from Annie, which was right at the top of the list. She started to read them all after clicking on the chat window.[Corinne, have you and Uncle Jeremy reached home?][Corinne! Corinne! You're trending again!][Someone has posted some screenshots of the news in some forums abroad.][Corinne, the mother and daughter who accused you of stealing the daughter's university spot is doing a live stream in some app. They've painted themselves as some poor victim. You should look.]Attached to the message was a link.Corinne quickly clicked on the link and saw it was indeed Josephine and her mother.The older woman was sobbing while describing the 'injustice' Corinne brought on to her daughter. Josephine, as usual, was crying with her head l