Sweet Submission: Reclaiming Her Love

Chapter 62 A Single, Two- letter Word

“Hey, you always do this!” Shirley scolded Corynn lightheartedly, feigning anger. “You always play deaf when we talk about this.”

As expected, Corynn grabbed her blanket and pulled it over her face, pretending not to hear her mother’s

complaints.

Shirley promptly yanked the blanket away and said with a pout, “I’m serious! Jason’s a good man. You can’t make him wait too long!”

Hoping that agreeing perfunctorily would get her mother off her back, Corryn begrudgingly nodded in response. “Just… think about it carefully,” Shirley said with a resigned sigh. “I’ll come back this afternoon to check on you. With an army of bodyguards standing outside, Shirley felt at ease leaving her daughter alone at the hospital. Corynn lay there, eyes closed, contemplating Shirley’s words. Jason had indeed been waiting for her answer for so long, and he had done a lot for her.

And there was no way she could repay him in this lifetime.

Alas, there was some truth to Shirley’s words–Jason didn’t need her to repay the favors; he just wanted her.

Besides, Jason was a good choice on paper.

But Corynn couldn’t get over the fact that she had no romantic feelings for him, especially since she had recently gotten entangled with Elliot again.

As these messy thoughts plagued her mind, Corynn let out a heavy sigh.

walked over to the window, intending to enjoy the view, only to see Elliot standing

if sensing her gaze, Elliot looked up, and

looked away and hastily returned to her bed. Her already troubled mood became even more restless.

was

previously shown up just in time to save her from certain death, she couldn’t help but wonder if he

But why?

A Single, Two

couldn’t let herself entertain such

in bed and squeezed her eyes shut, hoping

heart skipped a beat the moment he saw Corynn, but as soon as she averted her gaze, he felt as though

he wanted to see how Corynn

deliberately waited until he knew that she was

could have a proper talk.

“Corynn, may I

her throat at the

was he

they had made eye contact? Damn it!

opened

stood Elliot.