Chapter 998

Maxwell asked in surprise, "Are you saying you don't mind Jeremy taking in the child Anya

adopted?"

Corinne glanced at Maxwell. "Even if I did, it's already too late. Joey has been adopted, and

someone has to take care of him. An innocent child like him shouldn't be allowed to suffer."

Maxwell looked at her admiringly. Most women would not be so kind as to accept a child her

husband adopted with another woman.

At that moment, the Riveras' butler rushed over in a hurry and whispered something in Cedric's ear.

Cedric's face soured at once. "How did that happen?! Get someone to start looking for them!"

The butler nodded and turned around to leave.

Cedric looked at Corinne confusedly and said, "You should go back home and rest. We'll give your

proposal some thought and let you know once we've made our decision."

Corinne nodded. "I'll excuse myself, then. I hope to hear from you soon."

She then got up and politely bid them goodbye before preparing to leave.

Maxwell stood up and said, "I'll see you out."

Corinne viewed her worthless father with indifference and remarked with some repulsion, "No need

to trouble yourself. I know the way out."

Maxwell could only halt his steps. "Okay. Take care on the way home."

"I will," Corinne responded curtly before walking out.

After walking out of the gate, she got into the black car that had been waiting for her.

Jeremy was sitting lazily in the back seat while typing busily on his laptop keyboard. When he heard

Corinne entering the car, he turned and glanced at her. "Have you clarified everything to the

Riveras?"

"Yes."

Jeremy tapped the keys a few more times and closed the laptop. He then caressed her cheek and

said, "They planned to frame you, so now that the truth has been revealed, there's no need for you

to come and clarify things with them anymore."

Corinne said, "I'm making things clear to the old couple so that Anya and her mother won't take

advantage of any unsaid information to clear their name and continue committing misdeeds. Their

actions didn't cause too big of an impact, but the public opinion that was turned against Holden

Group is irreversible. Even though Holden Group is recovering in the stock market, we still need to

be careful and cut off all chances for them to continue."

Jeremy looked at her and pursed his lips. He pinched her cheek and said, "I'm glad you were

thinking of me all this while."

Corinne ignored his teasing and said, "By the way, I just asked the Riveras for custody of Joey.

They said they'll think about it before replying to us."

Jeremy was startled. "Why would you do that?"

Corinne rolled her eyes at him. "Because you adopted him with Anya. You can't just let go of all

responsibility toward him. Besides, don't you think his life is miserable at the Riveras? The way

Anya raised him will scar him for life.

"Anya doesn't love him at all. She just wanted to use him as a means of emotional blackmail. Now

that she can't do that, Joey becomes useless to her. She has no reason to be nice to that child.

You're one of Joey's legal guardians too. He won't have to suffer if you take him with you."

Jeremy narrowed his eyes and looked at her intently. "Are you sure you don't mind if I take Joey

with me?"

Corinne shrugged her shoulders. "Well, I'd be lying if I said I didn't mind it at all, but Joey is a cute

kid. If he's under our care, I can get a little preview of how to take care of children."

Jeremy continued to stare at her before pulling her over and hugging her tightly. "I'm sorry I didn't

discuss this with you."

Corinne leaned quietly on the man's chest and closed her eyes. "Lots of things are beyond our

control. I can understand what you felt when you were emotionally blackmailed by Anya."

Jeremy blinked rapidly when he heard what Corinne said.