Chapter 616

Chapter 616

Corinne paused what she was doing for a second and simply said, “I know.”

Edmund was stunned. “If you knew, why didn’t you come back to talk to him? Surely any

misunderstanding could be cleared up if you just talked to Mister Jeremy face-to-face *

In the time he worked for Jeremy, Corinne was the first woman Edmund had met who never took

Jeremy seriously. It was only after getting to know her that he realized she was not the type of girl

whose mission in life was to marry into a wealthy family, nor did she intend to gain fame and status with

the help of a man. In fact, marrying into the Holden family held no allure to her at all.

Simply put, Corinne was a straightforward, down-to-earth, independent, and mysterious girl. She knew

what she wanted and was not afraid to go after it. In the three months she lived in Holden’s estate, she

never once overstepped her boundary.

She did her part in pretending to be Jeremy’s wife and did not attempt to use the Holden family’s

influence or power to do anything else. In fact, she showed great hesitation in letting others know she

was Jeremy’s wife.

Corinne had always acted indifferent toward Jeremy. They slept in separate bedrooms, and she

showed no interest in climbing into his bed or trying to blackmail him into marrying her for real by

getting pregnant with his child. It was because of all that and more that Jeremy’s cold, cold heart

started melting little by little until he found himself falling madly in love with her.

Edmund had witnessed Jeremy’s changing attitude toward Corinne. He knew that Jeremy had never

shown anyone else except for Corinne the level of patience he had shown her, or the way he smiled

gently at her, or the way he would let her win just to see her happy, or the time and effort he took in

planning in confessing his feelings for her…..

In fact, Jeremy never smiled at Anya-who had saved his life-in the way he smiled at Corinne. He

seemed to tolerate her rather than actually liking her. Thus, Edmund could not figure out what

happened between Jeremy and Corinne, who seemed to be going great, to make the latter suddenly

disappear a month ago.

In the month that Corinne had left, Jeremy went on with his life as usual, but sometimes, Edmund

would catch him sighing haplessly or zoning out. It was as if his soul was anywhere else but with him.

‘Mister Jeremy must be saddened to learn Miss Corinne married someone else when it took all that

effort to finally find her… Oh, why, Miss Corinne? Why did you run away when Mister Jeremy has been

nothing “but good to you?’ Edmund lamented to himself.

Corinne closed her eyes and fell silent for a moment. Suddenly, a smirk appeared on her face, and she

said indifferently, “Edmund, I admire your loyalty to Mister Jeremy, but here’s a little advice for you. It’s

not enough to be only loyal, but one has to be ethical too..

“Don’t you think Mister Jeremy is atrocious for making me believe he’s serious about me when he

already has a child with Miss Anya? I know you’re loyal to him, but that doesn’t give you the right to ask

me to be his mistress!

“Besides, he can get any girl he wants with his money and status if he’s looking for some excitement.

He only needs to crook his finger, and many girls will throw themselves at him. As for me, I don’t have

the Interest nor the time to do that, so please ask him to go find someone else to toy around with!”

It suddenly dawned on Edmund that Corinne’s departure had something to do with Joey.

“Miss Corinne, it seems like you’ve misunderstood. Mister Jeremy-”

Edmund stopped himself from going further. He wanted to explain the whole thing to Corinne, but it was

too complicated. Besides, it was not in his place to tell her more than he should.

Corinne did not pursue the matter further. She busied herself with getting every drop of coffee off her

before throwing the tissue into the trash can in the car. Then, she looked outside the window and

yawned lazily.

“It doesn’t matter if there’s a misunderstanding since we were never meant to be together in the first

place. Our working relationship ended as soon as the agreement was up. It’s best if we leave each

other alone to live out the rest of our lives from now on,” said Corinne eventually.

Edmund frowned.

“I guess she’s right since she’s married to another man now. It’s not like I can ask her to divorce her

husband to be with Mister Jeremy, but… It’s so sad how Jeremy is mistakenly thought of as a

scumbag…’

Thinking of that, Edmund suddenly made up his mind to clear Jeremy’s name.

“Actually, Miss Corinne, Joey isn’t-”

However, before he could finish his sentence, Jeremy suddenly pulled open the back door and got into

the back seat. In an instant, the whole car was filled with his murderous aura.