Chapter 705
Jeremy held Corinne’s hand and led her slowly toward the door. Just as they stepped out of the kitchen, a cane
swung through the air, clearly aimed at Corinne!
Jeremy reacted quickly, intercepting the cane and shielding the girl behind him. When he looked closely, it turned
out to be Cedric Rivera.
Jeremy furrowed his eyebrows. “And what does Mister Cedric want to do?”
Lucas, too, showed surprise. “Grandpa?”
Ignoring them, Cedric stared fixedly at Corinne with a weathered, sharp gaze. He pulled his cane from Jeremy’s grip
and pointed it at Corinne. “Were you the one speaking just now?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCorinne was also startled with a hint of confusion on her face. Why did the Riveras react so dramatically one after
another?
She regained her composure and nodded. “Yes, I was the one speaking. Is something wrong?” Cedric trembled, his
gaze intense and piercing. He scrutinized Corinne from head to toe with an enigmatic air. “Young girl, have we met
somewhere before?”
Facing the old man’s question, Corinne did not rush to answer. Instead, she raised an eyebrow and glanced at Lucas
beside her. As expected, she saw a hint of wariness in his handsome, aloof eyes. If she were to admit that she had
met the old man before and explain the circumstances of their last encounter, it would seem like she was seeking
recognition from the old man, and someone as broad-minded as Lucas would think she was trying to climb the
social ladder by deliberately getting close to his grandfather!
After a moment’s thought, Corinne did not really care if the old man remembered her or not. She thus shook her
head and said, “I don’t think we’ve met before. You must’ve mistaken me for someone else.”
Her answer made Lucas pause slightly, his gaze filled with a hint of inquiry.
Not wanting to linger any longer, Corinne walked past the old man’s cane, took Jeremy’s hand, and continued
walking past Cedric.
“Wait!” The solemn voice of the elderly Rivera patriarch stopped her again.
Corinne halted and turned around. “Is there anything else, old man?”
Cedric straightened his cane back on the ground and took a couple of steps closer to her. “I remember now. You’re
the young girl who helped me last time. I remember your voice-no mistake about it!”
Corinne was speechless.
This old man was quite impressive, being able to recognize her just by her voice..
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Lucas should have seen it this time. It was not her trying to make small talk with his grandfather; it was the old man
who recognized her first!
The stern expression on Cedric’s face gradually transformed into a benevolent smile. “Young girl, have you been
out of the country during this time? My grandson has been looking for you for a long time. He kept telling me that
he couldn’t find you in the country!”
The old man was looking for her? How strange.
She glanced at Lucas beside her and understood one thing: it was not that Lucas could not find her, but he simply
did not want his grandfather to have any contact with this country girl, so he made up an excuse that she could not
be found.
“Mister Cedric, may I ask why you’re looking for me?” she asked, turning the question back at
him.