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With her hope dashed, Sophia laughed ruefully. “Don’t get me wrong, Jeremy. I don’t hold
out any expectation for us to be together now that our marriage has been revoked. But
can you please help me out with one last thing before you leave?”
Having been set up by her before, Jeremy’s eyes rang with caution. “What is it?”
Sophia rested her chin on her hand and said in a troubled tone, “There’s this guy who has
been chasing me all these years. Since I’ve given up on you, I’m…actually considering
accepting him.”
“Well, that’s a good thing, isn’t it? Go for it.”
Sophia blinked innocently at him. “Jeremy, if you really did think of me as your friend
before, can you help me check him out? He’ll be coming to pick me up later, so can you
see if he’s serious about me? I’m asking you ’cause you’re a guy, and a guy knows a guy
best.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHer request was not unreasonable, so Jeremy looked at his watch to see if there was still
time. ‘If Sophia has a boyfriend, Adam won’t do anything to Corinne anymore,’ thought
Jeremy. Thus, he nodded and said, “Sure.”
…
Meanwhile, back in the Riveras’ living room.
Corinne received a photo of a flight ticket from Jeremy. The take-off time was eleven
o’clock in the morning.
Her heart started beating excitedly when she saw the photo. ‘Does this mean he has taken
care of the problem? If he’s flying back today, he’ll be back here by tomorrow morning!’
She gripped her phone tightly and felt relief washed over her. However, it did not last long
as she would only stop worrying about him after she saw him with her own eyes.
Someone suddenly patted her head.
“You look happy. Care to share why?” asked Lucas as he walked
Corinne snapped back to the present and asked sternly, “Ahem! What makes you think I’m
happy?”
Lucas reached out to pinch her nose. “Well, aren’t you? The look of anticipation is written
all over your face. You must be thinking of Jeremy again, aren’t you?”
Corinne turned bright red. Instead of answering him, she asked, “Mister at work? Or are
you on strike?”
Lucas liked how Corinne would talk to him without reservation as though they were friends
then. It was so unlike the distant awkwardness that they started with. This gave Lucas
motivation to try harder to get her to drop the word ‘Mister’ in front of his name when
addressing him.
“Work’s not that busy today, so I can pop in later. What do you want to have for dinner
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmtonight? I’ll bring it home for you,” said Lucas.
Corinne shook her head. “There’s nothing in particular I’m craving for, so I’ll have
whatever you bring back. By the way, can you please get some cheese sticks for Joey on
your way back? I’ll text you the shop’s address later. It must be from that shop since all
the cheese there is handmade and has no preservatives.”
Lucas frowned for a second. His heart really went out for Corinne.
‘Despite her tough exterior, she’s a softie at heart. Even though Joey isn’t her child, she
still treats him as her own,’ thought Lucas. He was impressed by how compassionate she
could be.
Not many would be able to be so nice to the adopted child of someone, namely Anya, who
had hurt them so much previously.
Lucas’ gaze softened. He then smiled and nodded. “Okay. Remember to text me the
address later, and I’ll bring it back for you tonight.”
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