Chapter 1397

“Hello, ma’am,” came the voice on the other end of the phone. Only Tommy would call her that.

Corinne frowned and asked cautiously, “Why are you answering the phone? Aren’t you with Jeremy?”

On the other end of the line, Tommy stood in the guest room of Adam Manor and watched anxiously as

several professional doctors treated Jeremy’s injuries. They tended to his flesh and skin wounds while

applying bandages to his legs. Jeremy’s face was pale, and there were glistening beads of sweat on

his forehead due to the pain.

He had been with Jeremy for many years and had never seen him beaten up like that before. Jeremy

might be able to endure that suffering, but Tommy could not bear to deal with it. However, confronting

Adam directly would render Jeremy’s earlier ordeal meaningless, and all the pain Jeremy went through

would end up in vain.

Jeremy endured all that with the singular motive of ensuring that the marriage certificate to Sophia

would be annulled without any complications. It would ensure that they no longer owed each other

anything. He wanted to be with Corinne in an upfront manner and without any baggage.

Tommy remembered Jeremy’s instructions when handing over the jacket, so he took a deep breath and

pretended to answer calmly, “He fell asleep because he was a little tired.”

‘He fell asleep?’ Corinne thought to herself. She felt that something was amiss because it was

supposed to be daytime in Molomia. Jeremy had just arrived after a flight that lasted more than 20

hours, though, so he might have been exhausted from the jetlag.

“Have you reached Sophia’s house?” she inquired.

Tommy felt guilty but managed to lie flawlessly. “We haven’t arrived yet. Mister Jeremy is resting in the

car. Would you like to speak with him? I can wake him up if you want.”

After some consideration, Corinne decided against it. “It’s fine. You don’t have to longer, but tell him to

call me back when he wakes up.”

Tommy replied. “Of course. Don’t worry. He’s perfectly fine.”

“All right, then,” Corinne replied, feeling somewhat reassured. She hung up the phone and turned

around to see Joey falling asleep with the bottle in hand.

She placed her phone down and took a deep breath. At the same time, she reminded herself not to be

overly anxious and to trust in Jeremy. He promised her that he would return, and she knew he would

keep his promise.

Meanwhile, Tommy breathed a sigh of relief after ending the call. He had been extremely nervous

because he feared that Corinne might sense that something was amiss. Her due date was anytime

soon, and she could not afford to go through any additional stress. Finding out about Jeremy’s injuries

would certainly make her anxious.

Thankfully, he had not let anything slip.

Nonetheless, Corinne would likely call again soon to check on Jeremy, and Tommy did not know how to

handle that situation.

He then put away Jeremy’s phone and saw that the doctors had finished treating Jeremy’s injuries.

They explained the situation to him and described Jeremy’s injuries as being rather severe. By their

examination, Adam had been very ruthless. Fortunately, none of the injuries affected his vital organs,

and Jeremy would be back on his feet after several months of rehabilitation.

Tommy nodded after understanding everything and signaled for the doctors to leave the room.

Once the doctors had left, Sophia and Melinda entered the room after waiting outside for some time.

Since they were women, they tactfully remained outside because Jeremy’s clothes would have to be

taken off for the treatment.

The doctors’ exit demonstrated that Jeremy’s treatment was complete, so they decided to come in.