Tommy bowed. "Ma''am, you''re too kind! Without Mister Jeremy, I wouldn''t be where I am today. It''s the least I can do!"


    Corinne admired Tommy''s abilities and character. She did not say more about the topic. Instead, she asked, "And where is he? Why isn''t he here?"


    "Mister Jeremy is on his way. He should be here in a little while."


    Corinne smirked. "He''s always like this. He said he''d go get us some food yesterday, but after he left, he never came back. Instead, he got his subordinates to deliver it."


    Tommy chuckled. "Ma''am, you''ve misunderstood. Mister Jeremy didn''t want you to worry, so he didn''t tell you the whole story. Yesterday, our people caught Anya. He was concerned she might deny being the mastermind behind Mister Joey''s kidnapping, so he personally supervised the police interrogation and confronted her. Mister Jeremy also took care of Sophia. She and Anya won''t be causing any trouble for us soon."


    ''Anya''s been caught, huh? Good. I''ll never have to worry about hering for Joey again!'' thought Corinne.


    Through the incident, Corinne could almost confirm that Anya was the one spreading rumors at Joey''s kindergarten.


    ''This vile woman is truly twisted for not even sparing the child she once adopted!'' thought Corinne.


    As she walked back to the ward with Joey in her arms, Corinne muttered, "This is all Jeremy''s fault for being so fatally handsome. Just look at this mess he''s brought upon us! You better not follow in his footsteps!"


    ''Fatally handsome? Ma''am is as direct and sharp-tongued as ever,'' thought Tommy, who nearly burst intoughter at Corinne''s remark.


    Not long after returning to the ward, a nurse came in to check on Joey. She changed the dressing on his wounds and drew some blood for testing. Before leaving, she told them to wait for the result. If everything checked out fine, Joey would be able to leave the hospital.


    While waiting for the result, the door suddenly creaked open. Corinne nced outside, thinking the nurse hade back with Joey''s test result. However, it was actually Jeremy who came in. Corinne''s eyes dimmed. She then pouted and returned to her seat.


    Jeremy raised an eyebrow when he noticed her reaction. "What''s this? Are you disappointed to see me?"


    "I thought it was the nurse bringing Joey''s test results."


    "Daddy!" cried Joey happily with open arms when he saw Jeremy.


    Jeremy walked over and held Joey in his arms. "Have you been a good boy? Did you listen to Mommy when Daddy wasn''t around?"


    "Yes, Daddy. But don''t go away for so long next time, or Mommy will miss you..."


    Corinne blushed when Joey unwittingly revealed her feelings. Her gaze betrayed her restlessness.


    "Ahem!"


    On the other hand, Jeremy''s eyes sparkled with joy.


    "Oh? Is that so? How much does Mommy miss me?" he asked while looking at Corinne.


    "She misses you a lot! She keeps checking the time and keeps asking why you haven''t returned," answered Joey.


    Corinne could not bear Joey inadvertently revealing too much, so she got up and snatched Joey from Jeremy''s arms. "Nonsense! When did I miss him? Joey, you''re not being a good boy right now."


    Joey was a little confused as he did not know what he had done wrong. He just wanted to express the love between Corinne and Jeremy.


    Jeremy was amused by Corinne''s shy and annoyed demeanor. He patted her head and said coaxingly, "Wow, you''re really angry at me, aren''t you? Okay, okay. It''s my fault foringte."Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.