‘Heh! Sophia is something else, too! She knew I’m the boss’ friend, yet she dared to tell me Mister Jeremy doesn’t
really talk about the boss much lately. She’s obviously declaring doing this to let me know Mister Jeremy is hers
alone,’ thought Xante.
Xante went on to speculate that Sophia was hoping she would tell Corinne of their conversation today so she would
know to back off. ‘Haha! These two manipulative b*stard and b*tch are meant for each other.’
“What makes you think I’ll tell you when Mister Jeremy obviously doesn’t want to tell you? Miss Sophia, I’m honored
that you’ll ask us to join you for lunch, but please bear in mind we’re not really close enough to talk about a lot of
things,” said Xante.
Instead of being offended, Sophia smiled at her. “Miss Xante, I was just curious. Why are you being so defensive?
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCould it be that you know where Miss Corinne is hiding now?”
Jeremy suddenly snapped his head up to look at Xante when he heard that.
Xante almost lost her cool. ‘This woman isn’t to be underestimated.’
She pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses out of habit and said, “I wish I knew where she is ’cause it’s been quite a
while since we last saw her. We’re all really worried about her. I’m guessing she doesn’t want to show herself ’cause
there’s someone she wishes very much to avoid, so we won’t force her to do so.”
Sophia pretended to be confused. “She wants to avoid seeing someone? Miss Xante, don’t tell me you’re referring
to Jeremy. Why wouldn’t Miss Corinne want to see him? From what I know, he’s very good to her.”
Xante smiled. “‘Good’ is a very subjective word in this case. Is sweet-talking to trap another person in a lie good? If
you think that’s good, Miss Sophia, you can keep him all to yourself! Corinne has no need for a good-for-nothing like
him!”
Sophia frowned. “I was right! You must know why Miss Corinne left Jeremy. Otherwise, you wouldn’t say something
like that to defend her!” She turned toward Jeremy. “Did you hear that, Jeremy? Miss Xante seems to have it in for
you. Miss Corinne must be complaining to her about you all the time.”
Xante gritted her teeth secretly. ‘This woman surely doesn’t let up any opportunity to drive a wedge between the
boss and Mister Jeremy! Wait… I shouldn’t get all worked up over this since the boss doesn’t care how Mister
Jeremy sees her anymore.’
However, she felt discomfort with the way Jeremy gazed at her.
“Do I have something on my face, Mister Jeremy? Why are you looking at me like that?” she asked with a breezy
smile.
“Do you or do you not know where Corinne is right now?” he asked darkly, frowning.
Xante’s heart skipped a beat because Jeremy was looking at her as though he could see right through her soul. She
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmtold herself she could not let Corinne’s hard work end up in vain just because she could not keep calm under
pressure.
Thus, she squeezed out a smile and said, “I’ve already told you that I don’t know, and neither does Aaron. We have
our men looking for her everywhere, but we still came up empty-handed. I was about to ask you whether you have
any news of her.”
Jeremy’s eyes gradually dimmed. He shook his head apathetically. “No, I don’t.”
Xante scoffed. “Looks like she doesn’t really want to be found, huh? It’s a pity Aaron and I lost her just because she
doesn’t want to see someone.”
Jeremy frowned again.
Sophia’s eyes flickered. “Miss Xante, did Miss Corinne complain about Jeremy to you before?”