Chapter 285

Amazingly, Corinne left the man stumped with just a few words.

Jeremy leaned lazily against the door frame and placed his hands on his belt. There was a gentle sense of pride as he watched his wife gain the upper hand against Lucas. ‘That’s my girl!‘

He then walked over and asked, “Why did you come out instead of resting in your ward?”

Corinne saw that Jeremy had come out of Ward 302 at some point and was walking toward her, which drew a frown from her as she said unhappily, “I’ve been sleeping too much and I’m bored, so I thought of coming out to check whether or not you’re still alive.”

Jeremy’s expression turned sullen, but he seemed to have gotten used to her ability to irritate people and was not angry as a result.

His big rough hands covered the top of her head and massaged her impudently. “Sorry to burst your bubble, but I’m still alive. Were you disappointed?”

Corinne dodged the man’s touch smoothly by moving a step. She despised having him touch her when his hand had just been hugging another woman! Tiredness began to sink in, so Corinne waved her little swollen gauze -wrapped hands and said, “Carry on, folks. I won’t be joining your conversation anymore!”

She then turned and left.

his clothes. Tears welled up in her

and looked at Anya. Rather than responding directly to her, he looked up at her brother Lucas and said, ” My family is very strict, and it’s inconvenient for me to take care

eyes dimmed slightly, and he

away from Anya’s hand and said to her, “Your brother is here to keep you company. Rest well.” He then picked up the pace with steady steps and caught up with Corinne who was

up when she saw Jeremy leave, but Lucas took his younger sister’s arm and advised her kindly, “Be good, Anya. He’s

got married to deal with his old man. He never really

stern tone, “Whatever his reasons for marrying, the fact remains that he’s married. You’re an innocent girl,

“But Lucas,

so he hugged his sister in his arms

to calm down slightly. Her bitter cries soon became soft

prompting him to take out his cell phone and look at

back to the ward? Stay with

tenderly. “Okay, Lucas. Don’t worry.

seeing Rosie coax Anya into the ward, Lucas closed his eyes and answered the phone. The person on the other end was one of his capable subordinates. “Sir, the two unclaimed female bones, one large and one small, that were found in Westrise Village have been compared with your DNA. They’re not a match, which means they couldn’t have been the

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