Chapter 998
Maxwell asked in surprise, "Are you saying you don''t mind Jeremy taking in the child Anya
adopted?"
Corinne nced at Maxwell. "Even if I did, it''s already toote. Joey has been adopted, and
someone has to take care of him. An innocent child like him shouldn''t be allowed to suffer."
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Maxwell looked at her admiringly. Most women would not be so kind as to ept a child her
husband adopted with another woman.
At that moment, the Riveras'' butler rushed over in a hurry and whispered something in Cedric''s ear.
Cedric''s face soured at once. "How did that happen?! Get someone to start looking for them!"
The butler nodded and turned around to leave.
Cedric looked at Corinne confusedly and said, "You should go back home and rest. We''ll give your
proposal some thought and let you know once we''ve made our decision."
Corinne nodded. "I''ll excuse myself, then. I hope to hear from you soon."
She then got up and politely bid them goodbye before preparing to leave.
Maxwell stood up and said, "I''ll see you out."
Corinne viewed her worthless father with indifference and remarked with some repulsion, "No need
to trouble yourself. I know the way out."
Maxwell could only halt his steps. "Okay. Take care on the way home."
"I will," Corinne responded curtly before walking out.
After walking out of the gate, she got into the ck car that had been waiting for her.
Jeremy was sittingzily in the back seat while typing busily on hisptop keyboard. When he heard
Corinne entering the car, he turned and nced at her. "Have you rified everything to the
Riveras?"
"Yes."
Jeremy tapped the keys a few more times and closed theptop. He then caressed her cheek and
said, "They nned to frame you, so now that the truth has been revealed, there''s no need for you
toe and rify things with them anymore."
Corinne said, "I''m making things clear to the old couple so that Anya and her mother won''t take
advantage of any unsaid information to clear their name and continuemitting misdeeds. Their
actions didn''t cause too big of an impact, but the public opinion that was turned against Holden
Group is irreversible. Even though Holden Group is recovering in the stock market, we still need to
be careful and cut off all chances for them to continue."
Jeremy looked at her and pursed his lips. He pinched her cheek and said, "I''m d you were
thinking of me all this while."
Corinne ignored his teasing and said, "By the way, I just asked the Riveras for custody of Joey.
They said they''ll think about it before replying to us."
Jeremy was startled. "Why would you do that?"
Corinne rolled her eyes at him. "Because you adopted him with Anya. You can''t just let go of all
responsibility toward him. Besides, don''t you think his life is miserable at the Riveras? The way
Anya raised him will scar him for life.
"Anya doesn''t love him at all. She just wanted to use him as a means of emotional ckmail. Now
that she can''t do that, Joey bes useless to her. She has no reason to be nice to that child.
You''re one of Joey''s legal guardians too. He won''t have to suffer if you take him with you."
Jeremy narrowed his eyes and looked at her intently. "Are you sure you don''t mind if I take Joey
with me?"
Corinne shrugged her shoulders. "Well, I''d be lying if I said I didn''t mind it at all, but Joey is a cute
kid. If he''s under our care, I can get a little preview of how to take care of children."
Jeremy continued to stare at her before pulling her over and hugging her tightly. "I''m sorry I didn''t
discuss this with you."
Corinne leaned quietly on the man''s chest and closed her eyes. "Lots of things are beyond our
control. I can understand what you felt when you were emotionally ckmailed by Anya."
Jeremy blinked rapidly when he heard what Corinne said.