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Corinne was in the shower when her phone started ringing. However, it switched off not long after as it had run out
of battery. After blow-drying her hair, Corinne connected her phone to the charger and went to sleep without
turning it back on.
The next morning, Corinne left for the summer villa after taking her breakfast and giving Pamela a safe excuse as
to where she was going. Pamela, ever the worrier, was reluctant to let Corinne go out alone, but she felt more
reassured after knowing Tommy would be accompanying her.
‘Jeremy must’ve arranged security detail for Corinne,’ thought Pamela.
Since it was a weekend, it meant Chester would be coming in the morning to tutor Francine, so she woke up earlier
than usual to tidy up her room. At first, being worried about Corinne going out alone, she wanted to accompany
her. However, she did not really want to miss the chance to see Chester. In the end, she chose to stay at home to
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‘Corinne’s gonna be fine with Tommy accompanying her,’ Francine told herself.
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Tommy sat in the front passenger seat while Corinne sat in the back seat. Together, they drove to the Riveras’
summer villa. Tommy had notified the Riveras that Corinne would be dropping by, so the servants were on standby
to receive her. Even though the Riveras and the Holdens had bad blood between them, it did not seem to carry
over to Corinne as the Riveras seem to really like her.
The car drove along the country road.
Tommy shut his laptop close after finishing some work. He then turned to look at Corinne, who was resting with her
eyes closed. “Ma’am, did you sleep very early last night?”
“I think so. I didn’t check the time before I went to sleep. Why do you ask?” replied Corinne without opening her
eyes.
“Your phone was turned off when Mister Jeremy called you last night. He got worried about you, so he called me. He
sounded very relieved after I told him you’re okay.”
“My phone ran out of battery last night,” said Corinne absent-mindedly.
She did see the missed call from Jeremy this morning when she switched on her phone. She called him back, but his
phone was turned off. She chalked it down to the time difference between the two countries and did not bother to
call him a second time.
All this while, she had been waiting for him to call her, which he should have done the moment he landed in
Molomia. Yet, he only called her after so many days had passed. Not to mention, there was a high possibility he
would not have called yesterday if the whole thing with the other woman did not happen.
Corinne was starting to wonder what her relationship with Jeremy was. The more she wondered, the more she felt
there was no point in continuing the marriage. In fact, she was not even interested to find out who the woman on
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the other side of the phone was.
Back in the car, Corinne opened her eyes slowly. “Tommy, just what new project did Holden Group launch in
Molomia that requires Jeremy to be there all the time?”
“Umm…” Tommy’s gaze darted around.
Corinne raised her eyebrow. “Is it a trade secret?”
Tommy still did not know how to answer her.
Corinne was really put off by his lack of response, so she closed her eyes again. “Forget it. Take it as I didn’t ask.”
Worried that she was angry, Tommy quickly explained, “Ma’am, it’s not some sort of trade secret. Even if it is,
Mister Jeremy won’t keep it hidden from you. It’s just that I don’t have the clearance to tell you what you want to
know. Of course, you can call and ask Mister Jeremy. He’ll tell you anything you want to know.”
Corinne sneered. ‘If he wanted me to know, he would’ve told me before he went on the business trip. He wouldn’t
have waited until I asked.’
She decided not to probe further as it was getting meaningless.
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