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Jason reached out and flicked Corinne’s forehead. “What do you think? It’s my selfish desire for you, of course. If I
can get you and your child out of the country, I still stand a chance of being with you! That chance is gone if the
Holdens find you! Are you that dull, or are you just pretending to be dull?”
Corinne touched her slightly sore forehead. “Hehe! Then my advice to you is to just give up! I know you’ve helped
me a lot in the past six months, but I can give you anything except for my feelings.”
Jason sighed in self-pity. “Why are you so nervous, silly? I’m not going to force you!”
He was using ‘silly’ as if it was a form of endearment.
Corinne felt a little awkward and glared at him. “Have you had enough rest? You should make your way back soon if
that’s the case. The street lights aren’t bright here in the suburbs. It’s unsafe for you to drive alone! You should
head back as soon as you can.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJason’s charming face leaned close to her, and he snorted flirtingly. “Hmph. Why aren’t you offering to let me stay
for the night if you know it’s not safe here?”
Corinne was not prepared to make that kind of offer. “Because it’s inappropriate. Don’t you have to go to the
company and deal with work tomorrow morning? It’s best if you head home.”
He had postponed a company meeting until the next day when he came to fetch her at the last minute. Many
matters required his attention when he went back. However, he was still rather reluctant to leave, so he took
another step forward and bowed respectfully to her. “I’ll come and see you again in a few days. I hope you’ll accept
me and make things official with me. I want to have the legitimate right to take care of you and your child. I hope
you’ll think it over.”
He then gave her a sudden peck on her forehead.
Corinne was stunned when he did that. By the time she came back to her senses, all she saw was Jason’s rear
figure walking out of the gate. She then heard him rev up his engine before driving off.
The warmth from Jason’s farewell kiss lingered on her forehead, and she remained in a daze even after he left.
Jason did a lot for her during the past six months. She did not know how to feel toward his gesture.
As she pondered over his request to ‘make things official’, a telephone ringtone interrupted her thoughts.
It was an unfamiliar ringtone.
When she snapped back to her senses and turned around, she saw Jason’s phone on the sofa. At the same time,
she heard the sound of a car engine outside, followed by a knock on the door.
Jason forgot his phone!
Corinne grabbed the phone and walked toward the door. When she saw that one of the servants was about to open
the door, Corinne said, “I’ll do it. He just forgot his cell phone. I’ll open the door and hand it to him.”
The servant nodded and left.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmRather than answer the ringing phone, she decided to just return the phone to him so he could answer it.
As soon as the door opened, however, she was surprised to see Jeremy’s face. Corinne’s pupils dilated, and she
froze right away.
‘How did he find me? I’m not wearing that fake face. It’s over!’
Jeremy’s handsome face was expressionless, and he glanced down at her with a dull look.
Corinne expected Jeremy to grab her angrily and ask her why she ran away, but he did not do that at all. He kept
quiet and looked coldly at her before glancing disdainfully at the furnishings in the hallway behind her.
The atmosphere was so stifling that Corinne could not help herself from speaking first. “What are you doing here,
Mister Jeremy?”
Jeremy glanced at her again. His expression turned even colder, and he pursed his lips into a lukewarm smile. He
then gracefully took two steps back and turned around to return to his car. He started the engine, reversed the car,
and drove off.
Corinne pinched herself unconsciously as she stood at the door in a daze and watched the car speed off.
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