Chapter 281


    ‘Oh, he didn’t sleep a wink because he and Anya had spent the night experiencing the miracles of life!‘


    Corinne remembered.


    Jeremy frowned when he saw the look of disgust on her face.” Do I disgust you? All men have beards,


    you know.”


    Corinne came back to her senses, got up from him, and shook her head after moving a little away. “No.


    You look handsome with a beard.”


    Whether or not he grew a beard had nothing to do with her, so the question of liking or disliking it did


    not arise.


    “You think I’m handsome, then?” There was a surge of heat in Jeremy’s expression, for it was rare to


    hear her say something nice about him.


    Corinne remained calm. “Your handsomeness is a fact. My opinion doesn’t matter.”


    “Is that why you are so cold toward me?”


    “Am I supposed to be super friendly with you just because you’re handsome? There are plenty of


    handsome men out there, so am I supposed to get close to all of them?”


    Jeremy’splexion darkened. He dragged her over, sat her down on the sofa with a sullen face, and


    abruptly ced the cake te in front of her as he said coldly, “Don’t think about that stuff. Eat your


    cake!”


    Corinne snorted unhappily when she was forced to sit. ‘Yeah, yeah, I’ll eat it!‘


    Her hands might be swollen, but she could still hold the fork- albeit with some effort.


    She no longer kicked up a fuss and merely sat on the sofa while eating her cake. From time to time,


    she nced at Jeremy’sptop screen too. He had stopped causing trouble and continued to focus on


    reviewing the documents on hisptop. asionally, the long fingers of his hands would dance on the


    keys as if to make annotations on the documents he was reviewing.


    Corinne felt unbearably bored, so she sucked on the cake fork and asked, “When can I be discharged


    from the hospital, Mister?”


    “In another three days at least.”


    ‘Three days! That’s too long!‘ Corinne did not want to stay in the hospital, so she negotiated with him.


    “I’ll be fine as long as I don’te into contact with allergens, right? I want to go home to recuperate.


    Can I? Please…”


    The man turned around, and as soon as he saw Corinne was about to put a cake in her mouth, he


    raised his handsome eyebrows and opened his mouth at her.


    Corinne was taken aback for a moment when she saw that. ‘Is he…begging me for the cake? And


    what’s with that tiny hint of threat in his eyes? Is he saying that I have to feed him if I am to have the


    smallest chance of discussing this with him?‘


    She was a little upset aftering to realize what he meant, but since she did not want to stay in the


    hospital for three more days, she decided to set down the cake that she had not yet eaten and reach


    out to get a new fork to feed him.


    Unexpectedly, his big hand grabbed her wrist before she could put it down, and he pulled her over


    forcibly to feed himself


    indirectly. He showed no hesitation at all in eating the cake she had on her fork.


    Corinne’s heart skipped a beat, and by the time she regained her senses, she quickly threw the fork


    away and reced it with a new one.


    Jeremy frowned. “Do I disgust you that much?”


    Corinne cleared her throat, curled her lips, and said, “It’s unhygienic. Sharing utensils is equivalent to


    engaging in a ritual of germ exchange! You might not mind it as much, but I do!”


    Jeremy snorted softly. “Toote to worry about that. The germ exchange between us has already


    happened.”


    ‘Germ…exchange…‘ Although he did not mention anything in specific, he was clearly referring to what


    happened on the night she got drugged, was in heat, and engaged in a passionate spiritual and


    physical encounter with him.


    She wanted to forget it, which made it even more irksome that he had mentioned it again.


    Corinne could not take it anymore. “Mister!”


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    Jeremy felt as though he had finally let out his anger on her and chuckled softly after seeing her


    blushing face. He stopped causing trouble and raised his hand to rub her head. “Okay. Don’t eat too


    much sweet stuff. A hot meal will be delivered to you soon.”


    Corinne was stunned. Was he some sort of schizophrenic? He was gloomy one second and then


    cheery the next!


    She turned her face away and uttered a displeased grunt.


    Jeremy seemed to tease her whenever he had nothing better to do.


    Her phone then vibrated all of a sudden, and Corinne put down the cake fork so she could reach out


    and take the phone.


    She has been using Jeremy’s cell phone recently, and all his contacts were stored in it. Generally,


    Tommy and Zeke were the ones who would call the number on asion. The


    iing call she was receiving then happened to be from a number that was not saved.


    Corinne picked up the phone, and since it was inconvenient for her to swipe and answer due to her


    gauze–wrapped hand, she used her chin to swipe the screen and answer it.


    Anya’s terrified voice came from the other end.


    “Ah! Help! Don’t! Don’te here! Jeremy! I’m scared! Help me! Come quick…”


    Corinne frowned and walked over to Jeremy immediately as she handed the phone to him. “It’s for you,


    Mister. Something apparently happened to your Anya!”