Chapter 27

After the ‘kiss’ was over, Corinne pushed Jeremy away at once.

She gladly took the painting from Tommy and walked away with her arms held around it. After about two steps, she turned back to give him a wink, even complimenting him, “Thanks, uncle! You’re super handsome today!”

Jeremy’s expression was sullen and vague as he pursed his thin lips. ‘Did that little snob call me handsome only after I gave her a gift?”

Tommy watched Corinne walk cheerfully into the courtyard and unconsciously beamed. “She’s actually… rather cute!”

Jeremy shot Tommy a cold look. “Still staring at her, are we?”

Tommy looked away in fright. “Ahem! So where are we going next, sir?”

“The company.”

“The company it is!”

The next day, Corinne received a call from Annie just as she was eating the sumptuous lunch Pamela made

for her.

“Corinne!”

recognized Annie’s voice and asked, “Why

got it from

was even more surprised. “And how did he have my

he’s your husband! Isn’t he supposed to have

“Oh, yeah, you’re right.”

don’t you come and have a

drinks

sounding suspiciously drunk as she slurred her words. Come

up, she received a message from Annie that stated

soup. “Who were you on the phone with? And why did they ask you to come for a drink? You need to stay

mood and she had a bit

and looked at her in shock. “Annie? Did Jeremy

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already?”

nodded. “Yeah. Is

back to her senses and smiled warmly. “Oh, nothing. Bars aren’t safe places,

that the situation with the Holdens and the Levines was a little odd. They were clearly in- laws through Jeremy, but they did not seem to have much interaction

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