Chapter 512


    Corinne stood alone in the emergencyne. There was only pitch-ck darkness around her which


    would sometimes be punctuated with the light from an oing car.


    It was dangerous to walk on a highway as one could identally get hit by a car, so Corinne did not


    walk along the highway after she got out of the car. Instead, she turned on the shlight on her phone


    so that the cars would know she was there and at the same time, she called Xante.


    “Xante, where are you?”


    “I’m in Yrimir, remember? You were the one who asked me toe here to negotiate the buying of Vita


    Company. I took the flight out this morning.”


    Corinne pinched the space between her brows. ‘Ugh, the pregnancy brain must’ve made me forget that


    Xante is out of the country.’


    “What’s wrong, boss? How did Missus B’s birthday party go?”


    “It was okay. Do take care of yourself while you’re in Yrimir. I’ll ask Aaron to pick me up instead.”


    Corinne hung up the phone and called Aaron. However, after waiting and waiting, no one answered.


    ‘What the hell is that kid doing?’


    Corinne looked around at her surroundings as the sound of the automated voice operator came on the


    phone. ‘Come on. Think, Corinne! There must be some other way to get out of this,’ she thought with a


    frown.


    If Corinne were in the past, she would not think twice about staying out in the cold and dark night all


    alone. After all, she had been through worse when she was little. However, she was pregnant, and


    there was no way she would risk her baby’s life.


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    There was a risk of hypothermia if she stayed out on the highway, which would mean the baby would


    suffer as well, and there was no medicine she could take. However, there was a chance her name


    would be all over tomorrow’s newspaper headline if she were to call the police for help.


    Just when she was going to give up and call the police, a ring light suddenly shone on her, causing


    her to instinctively cover her eyes with her arms. ‘What’s happening? Did someone’s car break down?’


    Corinne slowly put down her arms and opened her eyes after the driver turned off the headlights and


    put on the hazard lights. She saw Tommying down from the front passenger seat and walked


    matter-of-factly to her.


    “Miss Carew, Mister Jeremy asked you to get in the car,” he said respectfully.


    Corinne looked at the McLaren parked not far from where she was. ‘That car te number seems


    familiar… It’s Jeremy’s car! What’s he doing on the highway? Neither his office nor his home uses this


    highway!’


    She thought about his offer and then said politely, “Tell him I said thanks but no thanks. I’m actually


    waiting for my friend to pick me up.”


    Corinne knew she had no right to get into Jeremy’s car because he had a wife and kid. Any woman


    with a good head on her shoulder would have done the same as she did.


    Tommy looked insistently at her and said, “Miss Carew, please don’t make this difficult for me. We can’t


    stop the car for long on the highway. We’ll all be at risk if you don’t get into the car right now.”


    Corinne was speechless. ‘Is he telling me that he’d have to stay with me here until I get into the car?


    Well, I shouldn’t be surprised since Jeremy has never taken a no for an answer.’


    She was visibly annoyed and at a loss for what to do at the same time. After thinking through, she


    checked the time on her phone and saw it was close to midnight.


    ‘Well, I guess it’s better than asking the police for help.’