Jeremy did not allow Corinne to exert herself and help him, so he sternly replied, "I''m not that weak, you know? Don''t worry about me. It''s just a minor injury. I want to change your mother''s first impression of me."


    Corinne smirked. "I''m rooting for you, then. Do your best to win her over!"


    "I''ll give it my all." Jeremy smiled.


    When they returned to Emily''s ward, Jeremy once again drew everyone''s attention there as he changed into a hospital gown, much to Emily, Melinda, and Lilin''s confusion.


    Jeremy stepped forward gracefully and ced the gifts down on the bed. "I got these for you, ma''am. I hope you''ll like them."


    Emily leaned on the bed and looked at the gifts that Jeremy had ced down. It was then that she understood why Jeremy had excused himself earlier-it was to get her some gifts.


    "You''re so considerate! You didn''t have to go through all that trouble, you know?"


    "Thank you, and apologies again for earlier," Jeremy answered.


    Corinne could not help herself from holding in a chuckle whenever she heard how docile Jeremy was when speaking to Emily. She could never have imagined that Jeremy would have such a well-behaved side. It warmed her heart to think that Jeremy was doing that because of her.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org.


    Since Jeremy had bought all the stuff and given it to Emily, she epted it unequivocally so as not to hurt his feelings. After epting the gift, she asked, "Why did you change into a hospital gown after going out to get all that stuff? Did an ident happen?"


    Jeremy shook his head and said, "It''s nothing serious. Don''t worry."


    Emily frowned. She was still confused and worried about everything.


    Corinne had no intention of hiding it from her mother, and she wanted Melinda and Lilin to know the full details too.


    "Something did happen. He got injured."


    Emily was visibly worried. "Injured? Right after he walked out? Could you please exin what happened?"


    Melinda came over and asked, "Yes, Corinne, please fill us in on what''s going on! How did he get himself injured in the hospital?"


    Lilin blinked. "How did Zachary injure himself?"


    Corinne then began to exin, "He-"


    s, Jeremy grabbed her hand and interrupted her before she could say another word. He did not want his mother-inw to worry, and he was also afraid that her mother-inw would feel that Corinne might be in constant danger around him.


    Corinne nced at Jeremy and said, "It''ll be fine. My mom is a reasonable person. Besides, there''s no use hiding anything when you''re dressed in a hospital gown! She''ll be even more worried if we don''t tell her the truth, and she''ll start having all sorts of random thoughts."


    Emily nodded. "She''s right. Could you please tell me what happened?"


    Corinne finally answered, "We ran into Sophia."


    The mention of Sophia prompted Emily to look at Melinda, who was Sophia''s stepmother.


    Melinda''s expression soured slightly, and she was just as curious to know what had happened. "What happened with you and Sophia? Did she hurt you again? You don''t have to be scared about telling me the truth. I''ll tell her father to teach her a lessonter."