NovelOnlineChapter 1831 Corinne was speechless. 'Why the heck did he have to say something like that in front of Chester?' Corinne tried to push Jeremy away so she could get off his lap, but he would not let go.
At that moment, Bowen cback.
"Ma'am, I found what you've asked for." All three of them turned to look at him and saw he was carrying herbs in his hands.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Letgo! Can't you see my items are here?" said Corinne.
Jeremy had no idea what the branches were for, but he let her go regardless.
Corinne stood up and took the sage leaves from Bowen. She then turned and whacked Jeremy with them.
As confused as he was, Jeremy did not dodge from the beating as it did not hurt.
After a few rounds of whacking, Corinne gave back the sage leaves to Bowen and asked him to burn them.
She then sat back down on the sofa and said to Jeremy, "You just cback from a place where you were held against your will. The sage leaves will be able to cleanse and purify your energy." Jeremy smiled and said, "That's really thoughtful of you. Now that my energy is cleansed, can we go back to our room?" Corinne's lips twitched. 'Is that all he can think about? Isn't he worried Chester might think we're ss*x fiends or something?' Chester was indeed embarrassed but nonetheless happy for Corinne at the stime. After all, she had finally reunited with her missing husband.
Wanting to give them sroom, he stood up and said, "Well, I guess I should make a move now so you and Mister Jeremy can get on with your business. Please let Francine know I'll see her tomorrow." Embarrassed at making him feel awkward, Corinne intended to ask Chester to stay for dinner. "Don't go. Please stay for dinner. Jeremy was just joking. Please don't take him seriously." Jeremy's face darkened when he saw Corinne talking to Chester. He knew the younger man used to have a crush on her, so he put his hand around her waist.
"It's still too early for dinner, and we indeed have something to do before then," said Jeremy meaningfully. Corinne immediately turned beet red.
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Unable to contain her irritation, she turned and whispered into his ear" Chester is Francine's boyfriend, your future brother-in-law! Can you please behave yourself? Yeesh!"
Jeremy narrowed his eyes and sized up Chester after he heard that, His tone was still stern, Yalbeit less hostile, was: when he said, "When did you two start dating?" Chester sat back down on the sofa. He could not possibly leave when the brother of his girlfriend was asking him questions.
"We only started dating recently." Jeremy raised an eyebrow. "What do you like about her?" "Uh... It's hard to explain," answered Chester awkwardly.
"Huh! You dare to chere when you cant even answer such a simple question like that? Are you sure you're serious about her?"
"Yes, I am! I'm a hundred percent serious about her," replied Chester firmly. "But it's impossible toom condense now amazing Francine is into a few sentences. Can you say clearly what you like about Corinne, Mister Jeremy? X
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