Chapter 326


    In the subway carriage, Corinne was so overwhelmed by Jeremy’s words that she was starting to feel


    dizzy. She started to blush crazily, fearing someone might have overheard their conversation even


    though there was no chance of that happening since the inside of the carriage was filled with a


    cacophony of other noises. Plus, Jeremy spoke so softly that she was sure that she was the only one


    who could hear it.


    She did not look up at him, and she snorted lightly into his chest. “No thanks. It’s not like I ever saved


    you before.”


    Jeremy hugged her tightly. “Who said you didn’t save me? You were the one who saved me on that


    rainy night. I knew it was you.”


    Corinne’s brain froze. She still felt very embarrassed whenever someone mentioned that night.


    “And you were the one who rushed over to save me when I was kidnapped, so we owe each other


    nothing, nor do you have to be responsible for any aftermath.”


    Jeremy could not believe that Corinne would still vehemently push him away even after he confessed


    his feelings to her. Most of the time, he thought that she was a smart girl, but at times like this, she was


    so stupid that it made him want to strangle her.


    “Are you stupid? I know you’re a good kid, so why do you insist on acting like a brat?”


    Jeremy rubbed the back of her head sternly, then lectured softly, “You might be speaking about that


    incident calmly


    now, but I know you struggled with yourself for a long time before making up your mind to save me.


    That night wasn’t easy on you at all, and it was all my fault.”


    Corinne was stunned, and a sniffle escaped her nose. No one had ever taken her feelings so seriously


    before. Not only could Jeremy see through her and pinpoint the roller–coaster of emotions she was


    feeling then, but what was even more precious was that he did not mock her.


    She had been bullied since childhood when she was at her most helpless and vulnerable. She was


    unable to fight back, and other people took pleasure in bullying and insulting her. No one cared about


    her feelings at all.


    She could finally protect herself as she had grown up. Everyone around her thought that she was


    strong, indestructible, and without a soft side to her. As a result, she often ignored her own feelings to


    the point she had brainwashed herself into thinking that she was fearless and had no weaknesses.


    That was until Jeremy came along on a wrecking ball to tear down the walls she had built around


    herself.


    Jeremy suddenly sighed heavily again and whispered, “It seems like it’s not in the cards for me to be


    romantic. The sea of flowers I prepared for you was all for nothing. You left without even taking a


    second look. In the end, the words I wanted to say to you that day came out in a noisy and crowded


    environment exactly like the one we’re in now.”


    Corinne looked up at him in surprise. “What? Did you just say that the sea of tulips in Lunar Century


    Manor was meant for me?”


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    “Of course.” The way Jeremy was looking at her was as if he was asking for him to praise him.


    Corinne thought it over and then frowned again. “Hmph, don’t lie to me! There’s no way those flowers


    were meant for me. Have you forgotten that day you named Princess An as the person to receive your


    public confession at the embankment of Yonder River?”


    Jeremy looked at her deeply. He was not angry or unhappy at the wrongful usation but instead


    exined to her very patiently, “I’ve been investigating this matter for the past two days to find the


    culprit who was doing all these things that would make you misunderstand me behind my back.”


    Corinne blinked repeatedly, fearing that she had heard wrong.


    Jeremy lowered his head, leaned close to her ear, and said seriously, “Little rascal, you should know


    that given my status, I can’t publicly dere my love to anyone, nor will I publicly dere my love to


    anyone. To dere my love publicly is to disclose my weakness, which will put my loved one in a


    dangerous situation where they may be kidnapped and used to ckmail me at any time. So, that kind


    of thing would never be my doing.”


    Corinne suddenly realized that thest time she was kidnapped, she was used by those kidnappers to


    ckmail him.


    “I have now found out the truth about public confession. The name of the person the public confession


    was meant for is also nicknamed ‘An‘. Her full name is Anna Fuller. Everything was just a coincidence


    and had nothing to do with me. If you don’t believe me, I can show the order slip she had made for the


    LED advertising in Century Bank Tower.”


    ‘So that’s what happened,‘ thought Corinne.


    Jeremy’s deep and seductive voice rushed into her ear again. Were you cursing me out when you were


    alone at the embankment that day?”


    Corinne was embarrassed at first, but she nodded nheless.


    She mistakenly thought that Jeremy had called her to the Lunar Century Manor that day because he


    wanted her to witness him dering his love for Anya. If that were true, it would be totally wicked of him


    to do that. However, since the truth hade out, she felt a little guilty about the whole thing.


    Jeremy knew what she was thinking. He stroked her hair helplessly and said, “Next time, if anything


    makes you unhappy, you should juste to me directly instead of jumping to a conclusion by


    yourself.”


    Corinne knew that she had wrongly med Jeremy, so she put down her pride and meekly said, “Got


    it.”


    Since they had cleared up the misunderstanding between them, Corinne finally stopped resisting him


    and seemed to have lowered her walls a little, which made Jeremy immensely relieved.


    On the day when the incident with the sea of tulips urred, Corinne could not be contacted after she


    quietly left Lunar Century Manor. He searched all over the city for her that night. He did not have a clue


    as to where she could be. He could not get through to her on the phone as it was turned into the police


    station, and she did not go back to her mother’s house either.


    As a result, the fear of Corinne running away without him noticing one day never left him. Jeremy


    gently pressed the back of her head against himself, wishing he could fuse his body with hers so that


    she could never leave him.


    After all, the crowded subway was not the best ce to talk. As soon as they arrived at the station,


    Jeremy led Corinne off the subway. He was nning to take her to a high–end restaurant, but…