Chapter 498

Chapter 498

Jeremy’s sudden appearance shocked the crowd, and they all began to whisper among themselves.

“I’m not seeing things, am I? Is Jeremy Holden here at the Riveras’ party?”

“He came here willingly for Miss Anya’s sake, I presume? It’s so touching that he’s making an

exception for the girl he loves by showing his favor to the Riveras despite their family feud!”

“I guess the Riveras and the Holdens are now slowly breaking the ice even though they’ve never

interacted with each other before!”

“I heard rumors that he insisted on getting engaged to Miss Anya despite the objections of his family’s

elders!”

“Whatever it is, you can’t deny that he’s handsome. I’m so jealous of Miss Anya! As if having at

handsome brother who dotes on her all the time isn’t good enough, she even has a handsome and

powerful future husband in Mister Jeremy!”

“Ah, I’m so jealous too!”

Amidst the whispers and the discussions, Jeremy lowered his eyes and responded curtly to Anya.

“Yes.”

His one-word reply left a lot to the imagination. His deep and firm voice was carefree and casual, and

the nature of his tone made everyone else feel as though the relationship between the two of them was

much more solid than they first thought.

It could be likened to an old couple who need not speak much to convey their thoughts due to the

intimacy, rapport, and understanding that they had developed over time.

Lucas, however, narrowed his eyes with animosity after seeing his younger sister standing with Jeremy.

It had not occurred to him that Jeremy would show up there.

Then, as if by instinct, Lucas glanced at his secretary Corinne to see her reaction.

Corinne’s expression remained as indifferent and calm as usual, and there was not much emotion on

her face.

On the contrary, Missus Benet’s emotions were showing, and she shot a cold glance at Jeremy. She

then looked at her niece’s obsession with him, whereupon a trace of loathing and dissatisfaction

appeared in her eyes.

Her high heels clacked on the ground and she walked over gracefully. “I don’t remember inviting you to

my birthday party. Is this how the Holdens usually carry themselves? By turning up uninvited at an

event?”

Jeremy’s face was as cold as ice and he locked his gaze on a certain person. After a long while, he

finally turned to Missus Benet and said calmly, “Sorry to bother you, but I’m here to look

for someone.”

Missus Benet frowned. “You’re looking for someone? Who could you possibly be looking for at my

birthday party?”

“A woman.”

Missus Benet was not interested in the person Jeremy was looking for as she was too focused on her

dissatisfaction with him for inviting himself to her party.

“It’s bad enough that you came uninvited to my party. Have you abided by the rules? Did you bring a

female companion?”

Her controlling side began to show, as she had a particular dislike for those who broke her rules.

Jeremy did not look too kindly at Missus Benet, and his thin lips parted open slightly as he prepared to

answer her.

To ease the tension between the two sides, Anya smiled and said, “Auntie, Jeremy came here to look

for me! I’m his companion for the day!”

Missus Benet was even more disgusted when she saw her niece’s spineless response. Thought she

frowned resentfully at Anya, she did nothing about it in the end.

Jeremy, however, did not cooperate with Anya’s remark and ignored her completely as he stepped

forward and strode directly toward a girl in a straight line.

Corinne gasped and thought to herself, ‘He’s like a curse that I can’t get rid of!”

She prepared herself mentally for any eventuality and decided that she had to adapt to the situation

regardless of what Jeremy did.

Jeremy’s eyes were focused in her direction, and it almost looked like he had tunnel vision as he

walked over to where she was.