Chapter 1360
“You’re Jeremy’s niece, alright—defending him so fervently,” said Corinne mockingly. “To me, hiding
something from me is as good as lying. Not to mention, I did ask him whether he was hiding anything
from me, and he said he wasn’t.”
Annie sighed again. “I’m a woman too, but I understand how you feel. No one likes to be lied to by the
people they love and trust. But Corinne, don’t you get the sense that Uncle Jeremy is quite scared of
you? He must not dare to tell you after imagining how angry you would be.”
Corinne found thatughable. “Heh! As if I’d ever believe he’s scared of me. You haven’t seen the way
he shouts at me when he’s angry at me.”
Annie spread her hands helplessly. “Take today, for example. Uncle Jeremy doesn’t really care what
the Riveras think of him. But even so, he didn’t dare to set foot inside because he was worried you’d
get angry at him again.”
Corinne was speechless.
Annie continued, “Also, Uncle Jeremy got legally married to Sophia not because of some ‘bromance’ or
because he likes her. No. It’s because Sophia’s father is Adam, as in the director of Adam Group! You
must’ve heard of thepany, Corinne.
“If I’m to be polite, I’d say Adam Group is a world-ss business consortium. But really, they’re just a
big bully with a global reach. As to why this concerns Uncle Jeremy… Well, he’s in a somewhat
complicated situation due to the problems passed down from his parents’ generation.
“I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but Uncle Jeremy’s father was an infamous yboy who had many
illegitimate children with different women outside of his marriage. As time passed, his illegitimate
children all grew up and started vying for Uncle Jeremy’s fortune like hungry wolves.
“They kept looking for an opportunity to expose Uncle Jeremy’s weakness so they could threaten him
with it. All of them wanted him dead so they could inherit the Holdens’ vast fortune.
All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.
“Uncle Jeremy knew that his wife’s life would be put in danger should he announce his marriage, and
he didn’t want to risk the life of someone innocent. But Sophia is different. She has her dad’s
protection. No one would dare to hurt her once they knew she’s Adam’s daughter. Thus, she could
save Uncle Jeremy a lot of unnecessary trouble.
“Back then, Sophia was the best choice for Jeremy. Moreover, Sophia volunteered to help Uncle
Jeremy herself, saying that she was willing to help him with no strings attached since they were friends.
Uncle Jeremy had no reason to turn her down.
“Uncle Jeremy wasn’t in a rush to revoke his marriage with Sophia because he was worried your life
would be put in danger or that his half-brothers would use you to ckmail him, just like what
happened today, without Sophia as a cover. But I guess some things just can’t be avoided. I’m just d
both you and Uncle Jeremy are safe and sound now.”
Corinne listened to what Annie said with aplicated expression. ‘Does that mean the extra
bodyguards Jeremy hired to keep watch over me before I escaped the mansion was to prevent me
from getting kidnapped by his half-brothers?’ she wondered. ‘Ugh, that dolt should learn how to tell me
things!’
“So Jeremy knew about his half-brothers since he was a boy?” asked Corinne thoughtfully.
Annie nodded. “Yup. He always knew about them.”
Frankly, she somewhat pitied Jeremy. His father did not care about him at all as he would rather spend
his time chasing after other women. He would profess ardent love for every woman he met and
abandon them in the slightest trouble. What was even more despicable was he would go on to have
kids with these women.
Jeremy’s mother had long given up on Jeremy’s father out of sadness and despair. She left the family
when Jeremy was still little, and no one had seen her since. No one even knew whether she was still
alive or dead.
Corinne’s heart ached. The pain was not out of pity for Jeremy but due to how simr their childhood
experiences were.