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 that laughable. “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 the company, Corinne.

“If I’m to be polite, I’d say Adam Group is a world-class 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 playboy 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.

“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 blackmail him, just like what

happened today, without Sophia as a cover. But I guess some things just can’t be avoided. I’m just glad

both you and Uncle Jeremy are safe and sound now.”

Corinne listened to what Annie said with a complicated 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 similar their childhood

experiences were.