Sweet Submission: Reclaiming Her Love

Chapter 33 Unsettling Silence

Corynn pinched the bridge of her nose and closed her eyes.

She wasn’t sure whether she should be angry or relieved.

On the one hand, the man she had slept with was no stranger at all. On the other, she had just got herself

entangled with Elliot yet again.

She waved Lila away with a weary sigh. She needed some time to sort her thoughts and feelings out.

Deep down, Corynn knew she could only blame herself for getting so drunk. Besides, given their history, confronting Elliot about the incident was simply out of the question.

In the end, she decided to just move on and pretend that nothing happened.

It wasn’t as if she had incurred much loss, anyway.

The days that followed were surprisingly calm. The Willis family had been silent since the last trick they had pulled on her, and Amanda hadn’t made any contact, either. For some reason, Corynn found the silence on their end rather unsettling.

As the day of the product launch approached, she became quite apprehensive.

If Amanda was actually planning to retaliate, the launch would be the perfect time to do it.

Considering how their camp had been keeping a low profile, there was a high chance that they were waiting for the right time to strike.

Meanwhile, on the Elliot front, Corynn had been expecting him to cause some ruckus after their most recent encounter. Luckily, he stayed on his lane and behaved.

Corynn was on high alert on the day of the product launch. She sat right in front of the stage, constantly looking around for any potential disruptions.

as well. None of the Harper Group’s previous launches had drawn so much attention, especially from the press. Still feeling uneasy, Corynn took out her phone,

as the emcee rambled on about the products selling points, the doors of

Give us our

Return our hard–earned

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my wife’s face! Everyone, come and see for yourselves!”

the hall, yelling and shaking their

on these gatecrashers. And since the invitation had

gosh!! Her face…”

most seasoned reporters couldn’t help but gasp and recoil from what they

were unusually large, and

It was

their reaction, the man became even more impassioned with his

in our village! But then she discovered Harper Group’s products and

could get a better close–up shot of her face. “There! Let everyone know that the Harper Group put toxic garbage out in the market for the public to

consume!”

that it was out

to hide her face.

is crazy!” Someone

some of the cosmetics the Harper Group sells! I’m throwing them out once I get home. I don’t want my face to

them away! How can anyone stomach to use that kind of stuff?”

seemed to share the same negative

as she had

another person shouted at the emcee.