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“Quiet down!” roared Jeremy angrily after he came out of his room.
Francine jumped with fright when she heard Jeremy’s voice. After that, she suddenly realized something. “Jeremy,
you’re back. Were… Were you also in the room? What were the two of you doing in there?”
Jeremy did not feel the need to explain himself to Francine, so he simply scolded her, “You should be sleeping at this
hour! Go back to your room now.”
“No wonder Corinne ran away from home. Anyone would leave a husband like you,” muttered Francine under her
breath so Jeremy would not hear her. She then glared at Sophia before walking off.
Sophia simply shrugged. “You saw how she treated me, right, Jeremy? That’s why I had no choice but to sleep in
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtyour room!”
“Please bear with the situation for at least this one night. I’ll arrange for you to stay at the hotel tomorrow, and you
won’t have to see her anymore,” said Jeremy glumly.
“Fine.”
After that, she went down to the living room to watch the television.
Jeremy did not really care about Sophia. He only came out to stop the fight between Francine and Sophia as he
could not stand the shouting.
The moment he went back to his room, he received a call from Tommy. Thinking it was news about Corinne, he
quickly answered the phone.
“Sir, we’ve checked all of the immigration records, and there was no record of Miss Corinne leaving the city. We
always have eyes on all the highways, and there were no signs of her. She must still be in the city,” reported
Tommy.
Jeremy’s heart sank. “Continue to look for her! Leave no stones unturned until you find her!”
“Yes, Sir!”
…
Six months later.
The new Holden Group building was finally completed. The company would be moving in three days later, and there
would be a ribbon-cutting ceremony with many reporters in attendance.
At least, that was the plan. There was an unwritten rule in the construction industry that the architect who designed
the building must participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Otherwise, bad luck would befall the building
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmoccupants and their safety.
As superstitious as the rule sounded, most of the architects would still choose to join the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
After all, being photographed with the building they designed would give them a sense of achievement.
Gradually, what started out as a superstition turned into an irrefutable belief to the extent that if the architect did
not show up to the ribbon-cutting ceremony, he or she was as good as cursing for the building occupants to fail.
This went especially for big corporations. All of the buildings they occupied were mostly skyscrapers, so safety was
their utmost concern. Even the shareholders insisted the architect had to be present for the ribbon-cutting
ceremony.
Superstition aside, who would not want to make sure their business kicked off with a great start?
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