Xante did not stop what she was doing. After peeling the last of the apple’s skin, she cut them into little wedges and fed them to Corinne.

“It’s okay. I know how to take care of Corinne since I took care of her in times like this before you two met.”

Annie blinked. She could not help but feel something was off when she saw Xante gently feeding Corinne the apple slices.

Even though they both worked in Newmoon Group, Annie rarely talked to Xante while working since Xante was a workaholic who gave off the vibe of ‘I’m busy, so don’t talk to me unless necessary’.

Thus, it was a little jarring to see the aloof Xante acting so warmly toward Corinne. ‘I’ve never seen this side of her before…’

Just when Annie was trying to figure out the relationship between Corinne and Xante, Francine—never the one to keep what she was thinking to herself—said, “My brother really has his work cut out for him. Not only does he have to worry about other men stealing his wife, but he has to worry about other women stealing his wife too!”

Annie was speechless. She quickly prodded Francine’s side to shut her up.

it to Corinne. “Boss, since Mister Jeremy is on a business trip, why don’t you stay at our place once you’re discharged from the hospital? I’m worried about leaving

Xante’s suggestion while chewing

allow her to stay with outsiders.

mouth twitched. ‘What in god’s

glasses to throw off some light. “Miss Francine, you’re getting the wrong idea. I’m just worried Corinne will not be taken care of well in your home. After all, your brother won’t even have a

‘Xante is just going to make things

“Corinne, did you hear that? This woman has a hidden agenda against

me

stop panicking, Francine. You’re even worse than your brother. This here is an old friend of mine. You

at Xante, still not convinced she did not have a hidden agenda. ‘No

tries to steal you away while my brother is on

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