Chapter 1356

“Yeah, it’s probably Mister Aaron,” answered Annie honestly. “In fact, we came together, so he and

Xante would give me a ride back later.”

Marcus finally could not hold back the question he had been wanting to ask. “Annie, just what is your

relationship with Mister Aaron?”

Annie was taken aback by his question. “Marcus, why do you ask? Nothing is going on between us!”

she said embarrassingly.

“In that case, why does it seem like he cares a lot about you? I even heard from my colleagues that you

first came to work in the company because of him! Is that true?”

“Uhhh… Yes. It’s true.”

Marcus felt unbelievably disappointed by Annie’s reply, but at the same time, he was grateful for her

honesty.

“Annie, thank you for being honest with me. Then do you still like him now?”

Annie wanted to avoid answering this question but could not.

“It doesn’t matter whether I still like him or not because we’re never going to end up together. Marcus,

you have nothing to worry about. I promised to take our relationship seriously the moment I agreed to

be your girlfriend.”

Marcus could not help but feel despondent. “Annie, how can I not worry when it feels like I’m an

outsider in your world? I feel lost and confused, do you know that?”

“Marcus, I—”

“Annie, I’m going to go pick you up now. I’ll believe you’re serious about me if you agree to let me do

that, but if you don’t… Well, I promise I won’t ever bother you again.”

After thinking it through, she said with some difficulty, “I’m really sorry, Marcus, but this isn’t a good

time. Uncle Jeremy asked me to stay with Corinne for the moment.”

Marcus let out a bitter chuckle. “Okay, I understand. I won’t ever bother you again. Goodbye, Annie.”

He then ended the call without waiting for Annie’s explanation.

Annie fell into a daze when she heard the beeps coming from her phone. ‘Did I just get dumped?’ she

wondered.

Oddly enough, she did not feel sadness or anger.

She merely stood in a trance, her phone still pressed against her ear.

Corinne, who just came out from the bathroom, happened to see her in that position. “Annie? Are you

okay?”

Annie instantly snapped out of her daze. She quickly put away her phone and nodded. “Yeah, I’m okay.

Come, let’s go before the rest of them finish the supper Uncle Jeremy specially bought for you!”

Corinne was not hungry at all, but it had been a long time since she had food from her favorite

barbecue place, so she did not mind eating it.

The two of them walked back to the living room and grabbed a skewer each.

Both Jason and Lucas were not interested in the supper at all, so they sat at the rattan chair near the

floor-to-ceiling window chatting.

“Lucas, how could you?” asked Jason with annoyance.

Even though Lucas sat somewhere a little far from Corinne, he still made sure to keep an eye on her

every move out of worry.

“How could I, what?”

Jason sipped his coffee. “How could you not tell me Corinne was staying with you? Do you know I’ve

been looking for her everywhere for the past few days? Also, how could you not tell me she’s been

kidnapped? Is this how you treat your closest friend?”

Lucas glanced at him and said ruthlessly, “Why should I report Corinne’s every move to you when

you’re not related to her in any way?”

“Because I am her friend! Besides, you know very well I like her. As my friend, don’t you think you

should give me more chances to get close to her?”

“Oh, please. You’re not worthy to be with her at all,” said Lucas with disgust.

Jason raised an eyebrow. “I’m not worthy while Jeremy is? Lucas, don’t tell me you think Jeremy—your

nemesis—is better than me!”

Lucas frowned with worry. “He’s even more unworthy than you, but what can I do when Corinne likes

him?”