Chapter 762

By then, the firework show had ended and a strong gust was blowing. No one outside the balcony noticed Anya’s arrival because of how loud the fireworks were, so they were surprised to see Corinne and Jason talking on the sofa with Jeremy nowhere in sight when they came in. Zeke sat down and asked, “Corinne, where’s Jeremy?”

Corinne pointed at the stairs with her chin. “He went up to the guest room.”

Annie sat beside Corinne and asked, “Why did Uncle Jeremy go up there? How could he leave you alone here?”

Corinne did not answer and simply sipped her juice.

Annie, being the easily distractible child she was, did not think too much of it. She quickly

took out her phone to show Corinne the photos she took of the firework show. “Look, Corinne. Aren’t they beautiful?”

number of likes.

happily. She busied herself with replying to the comments under the

Corinne and asked gently, “Why didn’t you stay till the end of the show?

the firework show

words. “The firework show and this dinner are my gifts to you. You don’t have to pay

but I can’t accept the gifts. After all, you and I are not friends or family, so I

heart. He sighed heavily and said nothing

bring. Lucas offered the blanket to Corinne, saying, “It’s going to get colder with the wind howling

a smile as she accepted the blanket. However, instead of putting it over herself, she put it over Annie’s shoulder.

that she was pleasantly surprised by the sudden kind gesture. She looked at Corinne gratefully.

younger than Annie, she treated the latter as if she was her little sister. “Of course, you’re my niece-in-law now. Be a good girl and go back to playing with your phone,” she

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