Corinne did not know if she was overthinking things, but she had a tingling feeling that Jeremy was staring intently
at how she held her fork.
Sophia enthusiastically served some barbecued chicken wings for Corinne. “Try these! These are my favorite, and
they taste amazing!”
Coincidentally, Corinne liked barbecued chicken wings too. However, she had no appetite for them that day
because they were revolting.
Corinne thanked Sophia with a smile and continued to eat her least favorite foods. She just wanted to finish eating
as soon as she could and end the meal that she should not have had in the first place. However, she had zero will to
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇteat at all, and her appetite was lacking because she was pregnant. After eating some of the food, she felt
uncomfortable and wanted to vomit.
She tried her best to stay calm as she stood up and said, “Sorry, but I need to use the restroom. Could you excuse
me, please?” She left in such a hurry that she forgot to take her phone.
She had just left the table when the phone vibrated. Sophia reached for it, but Jeremy stopped her. “Don’t mess
with other people’s belongings.”
Sophia defended herself, “I’m not! I just wanted to bring it to her! What if it’s an emergency?”
Sophia reached out to get Corinne’s phone and got up to send it to the bathroom. However, her pupils dilated when
she inadvertently glanced at Corinne’s phone.
She handed the phone to Jeremy and said, “Look, Jeremy!”
Jeremy sipped some water and was not interested in looking at the contents of other people’s cell phones.
However, he was forced to look at it because Sophia was shoving it in his face.
His pupils shrank immediately.
…
Corinne vomited in the bathroom and came back after cleaning herself. She did not notice anything strange on the
dining table when she returned.
Sophia reminded her, “Your phone was vibrating earlier. Someone seems to be looking for you.”
Corinne finally realized she had forgotten to take her cell phone with her. She panicked for a moment but was
secretly relieved when she saw that the phone was still in the same position as it was earlier.
After thanking Sophia for the reminder, she picked up the phone and looked at the message. It was from Jason.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm[Babe, where are you? The driver said he hadn’t picked you up yet.]
Corinne did not criticize him for calling her ‘babe’. She replied, [I’m having dinner with Mister Jeremy. You can send
someone to pick me up later.]
She then sent him the location of the restaurant.
…
Jason was worried when he saw Corinne’s reply, and his smile sank slightly. He wanted to call her and ask if
everything was alright, but he knew that it would be inconvenient for her to answer the phone as Jeremy was
around. In the end, he held himself back and replied cautiously, [Are you all okay?]
[Yes.]
‘I’m glad she’s okay,’ Jason thought to himself. ‘But I’d much rather bring her away right now and try to keep her as
far away as possible from Jeremy’.