'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
[Look! She's getting all anxious again!][Is she Corinne?]LuckyAnn replied, [I'm Joe Mama!]Corinne looked at the screen and knew right away that the enthusiastic individual with the 'LuckyAnn' username was Annie. She exited the live stream and sent a message to Annie. [Go to bed. Don't waste your time with them.]Annie quickly sent another message. [But I'm pissed at them, Corinne! They're slandering you when they don't even understand what's going on!][I didn't do anything wrong, so I have no reason to be afraid of anything. Be a good girl, and ignore them.]Annie sent another emoticon denoting her frustration. Corinne did not reply to her anymore and clicked into the group chat just below her chat with Annie.[Aaron: What's going on, boss? Why are people slandering your university entrance exam all of a sudden?][Xante: Our boss is the top student in the university entrance examination. That much is undisputed. Everyone in her year knows that she excelled in her studies!]
Jeremy wiped his hair with a dry towel. He sat at the edge of the bed and saw Jason's message when he glanced at her phone.His expression turned gloomy. "Do you still contact Jason in private?"Corinne looked at him. "Not at all. He sends me messages once in a while, but I've never once replied to him."Jeremy's tone sounded a little displeased. "When did he send you a request?"Corinne never intended to hide the truth from him. "When you and I were done with the wedding photos, he sent a friend request invitation to me after we left the Lunar Century Manor. I didn't accept it at the time, but he kept sending requests several times every day. I felt a little bad ignoring him, so I accepted it."Jeremy leaned closer to her and rubbed her head. "Ignore him whenever I'm not around."Corinne blinked curiously. "That was what I planned to do all along! But isn't he your good friend? Shouldn't I show a little more courtesy to your friend for your sake?"Jeremy stared into her eyes an
Corinne's cheeks felt warm when he called her his 'wife'. She immediately sat up and said, "I didn't take a shower last night, so please excuse me while I freshen up."Jeremy chuckled as he watched her dash into the bathroom and lock the door. He got up and changed his clothes, too.After Corinne came out of the shower, Jeremy went in and freshened up as well. The two of them then left the bedroom and went downstairs for breakfast.However, Jeremy was not too happy when he saw an outsider in the dining hall.When Pamela saw her grandson and granddaughter-in-law, she beckoned with a smile. "Jeremy, Corinne, you two should sit and have some breakfast. I made some delicious oats today! Taste it and see if it's to your liking."Corinne smiled obediently. "Thank you, Grandma."She then looked politely at Greg and said, "Good morning, Grandpa."Greg was still unhappy over the previous day's incident and let out a disgruntled grunt.Corinne did not take offense. She was about to sit w
Jeremy narrowed his eyes. He walked up and pulled a dining chair so he could sit.Greg and Pamela glanced at Chester when he stood up for Corinne.Francine looked at him before turning to Jeremy and noticing his scowl. She wanted to tug on Chester's clothes so he would keep his thoughts to himself.Greg cleared his throat and said, "Did you just say you can vouch for her, young man? How exactly are you going to do that?"Chester had a firm expression as he explained, "Corinne became the highest scorer at the university entrance exams with her excellent results, and many famous universities wanted her to enroll with them. The University of New Capital City's dean personally sought Corinne out and enrolled her at the university. This is something every student of the university knows."If the rumors online were true, she wouldn't have been able to maintain her good grades after her enrolment. However, she continued to excel and make the university proud. As soon as that news went vi