Chapter 512

Chapter 512

Corinne stood alone in the emergency lane. There was only pitch-black darkness around her which

would sometimes be punctuated with the light from an oncoming car.

It was dangerous to walk on a highway as one could accidentally get hit by a car, so Corinne did not

walk along the highway after she got out of the car. Instead, she turned on the flashlight on her phone

so that the cars would know she was there and at the same time, she called Xante.

“Xante, where are you?”

“I’m in Yrimir, remember? You were the one who asked me to come here to negotiate the buying of Vita

Company. I took the flight out this morning.”

Corinne pinched the space between her brows. ‘Ugh, the pregnancy brain must’ve made me forget that

Xante is out of the country.’

“What’s wrong, boss? How did Missus Benet’s birthday party go?”

“It was okay. Do take care of yourself while you’re in Yrimir. I’ll ask Aaron to pick me up instead.”

Corinne hung up the phone and called Aaron. However, after waiting and waiting, no one answered.

‘What the hell is that kid doing?’

Corinne looked around at her surroundings as the sound of the automated voice operator came on the

phone. ‘Come on. Think, Corinne! There must be some other way to get out of this,’ she thought with a

frown.

If Corinne were in the past, she would not think twice about staying out in the cold and dark night all

alone. After all, she had been through worse when she was little. However, she was pregnant, and

there was no way she would risk her baby’s life.

There was a risk of hypothermia if she stayed out on the highway, which would mean the baby would

suffer as well, and there was no medicine she could take. However, there was a chance her name

would be all over tomorrow’s newspaper headline if she were to call the police for help.

Just when she was going to give up and call the police, a glaring light suddenly shone on her, causing

her to instinctively cover her eyes with her arms. ‘What’s happening? Did someone’s car break down?’

Corinne slowly put down her arms and opened her eyes after the driver turned off the headlights and

put on the hazard lights. She saw Tommy coming down from the front passenger seat and walked

matter-of-factly to her.

“Miss Carew, Mister Jeremy asked you to get in the car,” he said respectfully.

Corinne looked at the McLaren parked not far from where she was. ‘That car plate number seems

familiar… It’s Jeremy’s car! What’s he doing on the highway? Neither his office nor his home uses this

highway!’

She thought about his offer and then said politely, “Tell him I said thanks but no thanks. I’m actually

waiting for my friend to pick me up.”

Corinne knew she had no right to get into Jeremy’s car because he had a wife and kid. Any woman

with a good head on her shoulder would have done the same as she did.

Tommy looked insistently at her and said, “Miss Carew, please don’t make this difficult for me. We can’t

stop the car for long on the highway. We’ll all be at risk if you don’t get into the car right now.”

Corinne was speechless. ‘Is he telling me that he’d have to stay with me here until I get into the car?

Well, I shouldn’t be surprised since Jeremy has never taken a no for an answer.’

She was visibly annoyed and at a loss for what to do at the same time. After thinking through, she

checked the time on her phone and saw it was close to midnight.

‘Well, I guess it’s better than asking the police for help.’