Chapter 176

The call got through and, within moments, was connected.

“Hello?” said Sunny, his voice barely above a whisper. “Jeremy, I’m doing my homework. What’s up?”

“It’s me,” said Corinne.

“Corinne?” blurted Sunny, his voice raised in surprise.

He quickly cleared his throat and talked proudly, “Corinne, why are you calling me with Jeremy’s phone?”

“Is your sister at home?” she asked.

This baffled Sunny. “Why? Why are you looking for her?”

Corinne knew she should not talk with Sunny about Jeremy’s condition because he was still a child. “Umm… Jeremy needs her badly now. Can you ask if she’s free to come?”

was wrong. “She’s not in the country now. It’s probably going to be a while longer before she comes back. Why does Jeremy want to look for my sister? Why doesn’t he call her directly?”

time, not when she

“Nothing. Bye!”

you!

of Jeremy’s eye and let them have an enjoyable night, all while solving the toxin problem at the same time. It was killing two

if Sunny’s sister was not

thought Sunny had called back, but looking at the screen, she realized it was a call from

of the bathroom to pick up the phone, but the moment

she answered the call on Jeremy’s behalf in case it was

usual, Zeke sounded playful, and it did not sound like he had an

Corinne

“Corinne, it’s

the shower right now, and he can’t

“Oh, I get it. I’m sorry for disturbing

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her what Zeke meant. Her face

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