Chapter 1290

Corinne smiled in a way that seemed polite and a little contemptuous altogether. “Is that so?”

Lucas nodded. “Yeah! What happened with our mother had nothing to do with you! Yes, they did for a

brief moment suspect that you were a product of an affair because of the rumors going around, but

after they calmed down, they realized how wrong they were.”

Corinne scoffed. “Oh, how nice of them to think that!”

Lucas sighed helplessly when he saw how stubborn Corinne was. His gaze went down to her

protruding belly, and the worries of her leaving gripped him again. After thinking it over, he said, “Fine. I

won’t talk about the past anymore. But you don’t want to see Jeremy, right? Well, I can guarantee he

won’t bother you if you just stay here.”

Corinne was a little taken aback and, to be honest, very tempted by Lucas’ suggestion. She only came

back to the city because Jeremy found out her hiding place in the countryside and also because the

baby was about to be due.

Even though Jason said he would hire the best doctor to deliver the baby, she was still worried there

might be complications during the delivery and that lives would be lost due to lack of hospital

equipment.

She did not want to die nor did she want to put the baby at any risk, but then again, she was also

worried that Jeremy would steal the baby while she was still unconscious after giving birth.

Thus, the more she thought about Lucas’ suggestion, the more tempted she was to take it.

“But what are you going to tell your family if I decide to stay here? You know I don’t want them to find

out who I am, right?” she asked after a while.

Lucas was pleasantly surprised to see Corinne actually giving his suggestion some thought. “You don’t

have to worry about that. I won’t tell them who you are. Dad has brought our grandparents abroad to

visit some relatives, and they won’t be back for three months. The only people here are me and Sunny.

That means you can stay here without worrying what other people would think.”

After thinking it over, Corinne finally nodded. “Okay. I’ll take your word. I hope you can make good on

your guarantee to keep Jeremy as far away from me and the baby as possible.”

“Don’t worry. I’m not fit to be your brother if I can’t even do something as easy as that,” assured Lucas

with a grin.

Corinne yawned. “My phone is out of battery. I need to call my friends to let them know, or they’ll think

I’ve been kidnapped again.”

Lucas passed her his phone. “Here, use mine to call them. I’ll ask the servant to bring you a phone

charger later.”

Corinne accepted his phone and briefly explained to Xante what happened. As much as Xante thought

it was a bad idea for her to move in with Lucas, she knew nothing she said would be able to change

Corinne’s mind after she decided.

Xante was just glad that Corinne was fine. After all, both she and Aaron had a fright of their lives when

they found out she went missing from the party.

Corinne hung up the phone and gave Lucas back his phone. “Thanks,” she said.

Lucas smiled and stroked her hair. “You don’t ever need to thank me, Corinne. Since you’ve decided to

stay, I’ll ask the servant to bring you your stuff later. Is there anything they should pay particular

attention to?”

Corinne thought about it and said, “Not really. But there’s one thing I’d like you to help me with.”

Lucas would give her the world if he could to make up for the lost time. “What is it?”

“The only reason I attended Sophia’s birthday party was because I heard a self-portrait of Nellie

Nymphaea would be displayed at the venue.”