Chapter 326

Chapter 326

In the subway carriage, Corinne was so overwhelmed by Jeremy’s words that she was starting to feel

dizzy. She started to blush crazily, fearing someone might have overheard their conversation even

though there was no chance of that happening since the inside of the carriage was filled with a

cacophony of other noises. Plus, Jeremy spoke so softly that she was sure that she was the only one

who could hear it.

She did not look up at him, and she snorted lightly into his chest. “No thanks. It’s not like I ever saved

you before.”

Jeremy hugged her tightly. “Who said you didn’t save me? You were the one who saved me on that

rainy night. I knew it was you.”

Corinne’s brain froze. She still felt very embarrassed whenever someone mentioned that night.

“And you were the one who rushed over to save me when I was kidnapped, so we owe each other

nothing, nor do you have to be responsible for any aftermath.”

Jeremy could not believe that Corinne would still vehemently push him away even after he confessed

his feelings to her. Most of the time, he thought that she was a smart girl, but at times like this, she was

so stupid that it made him want to strangle her.

“Are you stupid? I know you’re a good kid, so why do you insist on acting like a brat?”

Jeremy rubbed the back of her head sternly, then lectured softly, “You might be speaking about that

incident calmly

now, but I know you struggled with yourself for a long time before making up your mind to save me.

That night wasn’t easy on you at all, and it was all my fault.”

Corinne was stunned, and a sniffle escaped her nose. No one had ever taken her feelings so seriously

before. Not only could Jeremy see through her and pinpoint the roller–coaster of emotions she was

feeling then, but what was even more precious was that he did not mock her.

She had been bullied since childhood when she was at her most helpless and vulnerable. She was

unable to fight back, and other people took pleasure in bullying and insulting her. No one cared about

her feelings at all.

She could finally protect herself as she had grown up. Everyone around her thought that she was

strong, indestructible, and without a soft side to her. As a result, she often ignored her own feelings to

the point she had brainwashed herself into thinking that she was fearless and had no weaknesses.

That was until Jeremy came along on a wrecking ball to tear down the walls she had built around

herself.

Jeremy suddenly sighed heavily again and whispered, “It seems like it’s not in the cards for me to be

romantic. The sea of flowers I prepared for you was all for nothing. You left without even taking a

second look. In the end, the words I wanted to say to you that day came out in a noisy and crowded

environment exactly like the one we’re in now.”

Corinne looked up at him in surprise. “What? Did you just say that the sea of tulips in Lunar Century

Manor was meant for me?”

“Of course.” The way Jeremy was looking at her was as if he was asking for him to praise him.

Corinne thought it over and then frowned again. “Hmph, don’t lie to me! There’s no way those flowers

were meant for me. Have you forgotten that day you named Princess An as the person to receive your

public confession at the embankment of Yonder River?”

Jeremy looked at her deeply. He was not angry or unhappy at the wrongful accusation but instead

explained to her very patiently, “I’ve been investigating this matter for the past two days to find the

culprit who was doing all these things that would make you misunderstand me behind my back.”

Corinne blinked repeatedly, fearing that she had heard wrong.

Jeremy lowered his head, leaned close to her ear, and said seriously, “Little rascal, you should know

that given my status, I can’t publicly declare my love to anyone, nor will I publicly declare my love to

anyone. To declare my love publicly is to disclose my weakness, which will put my loved one in a

dangerous situation where they may be kidnapped and used to blackmail me at any time. So, that kind

of thing would never be my doing.”

Corinne suddenly realized that the last time she was kidnapped, she was used by those kidnappers to

blackmail him.

“I have now found out the truth about public confession. The name of the person the public confession

was meant for is also nicknamed ‘An‘. Her full name is Anna Fuller. Everything was just a coincidence

and had nothing to do with me. If you don’t believe me, I can show the order slip she had made for the

LED advertising in Century Bank Tower.”

‘So that’s what happened,‘ thought Corinne.

Jeremy’s deep and seductive voice rushed into her ear again. Were you cursing me out when you were

alone at the embankment that day?”

Corinne was embarrassed at first, but she nodded nonetheless.

She mistakenly thought that Jeremy had called her to the Lunar Century Manor that day because he

wanted her to witness him declaring his love for Anya. If that were true, it would be totally wicked of him

to do that. However, since the truth had come out, she felt a little guilty about the whole thing.

Jeremy knew what she was thinking. He stroked her hair helplessly and said, “Next time, if anything

makes you unhappy, you should just come to me directly instead of jumping to a conclusion by

yourself.”

Corinne knew that she had wrongly blamed Jeremy, so she put down her pride and meekly said, “Got

it.”

Since they had cleared up the misunderstanding between them, Corinne finally stopped resisting him

and seemed to have lowered her walls a little, which made Jeremy immensely relieved.

On the day when the incident with the sea of tulips occurred, Corinne could not be contacted after she

quietly left Lunar Century Manor. He searched all over the city for her that night. He did not have a clue

as to where she could be. He could not get through to her on the phone as it was turned into the police

station, and she did not go back to her mother’s house either.

As a result, the fear of Corinne running away without him noticing one day never left him. Jeremy

gently pressed the back of her head against himself, wishing he could fuse his body with hers so that

she could never leave him.

After all, the crowded subway was not the best place to talk. As soon as they arrived at the station,

Jeremy led Corinne off the subway. He was planning to take her to a high–end restaurant, but…