“I know,” said Xante with a sigh. “I didn’t expect things to turn out this way either, but he wouldn’t listen to me... Boss, I know he’s
your step-brother. But don’t worry, I’ll never hurt him. I won’t contact him anymore once he gets sick of me.”
Corinne pinched the bridge of her nose. This was even more headache-inducing than she thought.
“Are you stupid, Xante? You’re the one I’m worried about, not him! He’s young and comes from a rich family, so he’ll never lack
any woman in the future. I’m not worried about him getting hurt! I’m worried about you getting hurt!”
Xante smiled. “Oh, you’re worrying for nothing, then. Do I really strike you as someone who’d take Mister Sunny seriously? I’ll
probably get tired of him before he does.”
“I really hope that’s the case for your sake,” replied Corinne with a bitter smile.
Everyone would think they had everything under control whenever they started a new relationship, and that they would not be
the ones getting hurt. However, it was always the one who fell later that got hurt the most while the one who fell first would fall
out of love first.
Corinne had lost hope in all matters of romantic love after the ordeal she went through with Jeremy. Thus, she did not think
Xante would be able to untangle herself from Sunny without getting hurt.
Xante was confident she would be able to move on from Sunny whenever she wanted, so she told herself to just enjoy the
moment. What she was worried about was Corinne getting mad at her.
“By the way, Boss, why did you call me? Aren’t you afraid the Holdens would be listening in? Did something urgent happen?” she
asked.
Corinne’s eyes dimmed a little. “No, nothing urgent happened. I just wanted to talk to you. As for the Holdens, well, there’s no
need to hide from them anymore.”
Xante immediately knew something must have happened. “Why not? Did you get busted at the ribbon-cutting ceremony?”
Corinne shook her head. “No... But after that, Jeremy found out where I’m staying.”
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Corinne sighed. “No, he didn’t. He left without doing anything to me.”
Xante was very relieved to hear that. However, she could not help but feel suspicious. “So he just left? Boss, what do you think
he’s trying to pull? I mean, he searched high and low for you, yet he left without doing anything?”
“I thought it was weird too. The only thing he did was knock on the door, stare at me, then at the furnishings behind me, and
leave! Xante, what do you think is the meaning of that?”
Xante could not fathom it either. “Did he say anything?”
“No. Not a word. He just smiled faintly and left!”
“He smiled?” Xante frowned. The more she thought about it, the weirder the whole thing was to her. “Boss, it might be the calm
before the store. You can’t stay there any longer. Aaron and I will go pick you up later!”
Corinne narrowed her eyes. “The calm before the storm?”
‘That could be it. I am still pregnant with his kid, he won’t dare to do anything to me. He’s just biding his time, and when the baby
is born, he’ll swoop in and steal the baby from me.’
Corinne recalled the dream she had—the one about Jeremy fighting over the baby with her—when she fell asleep in Jason’s car.
‘Xante’s right! I can’t stay in Jason’s mansion anymore!’
“Xante, it’s getting late. Why don’t you and Aaron come tomorrow morning instead? The fact he didn’t do anything to me means
he’s still waiting for the right moment, so I’m sure I’ll be safe for the night.”
Xante nodded. “Okay. Aaron and I will be there to pick you up first thing in the morning.”
“Alright. See you tomorrow,” said Corinne. After that, she hung up the phone.
“Who are you picking up tomorrow? I want to go, too,” said Sunny as he walked out of the bathroom, toweling dry his hair. He
then laid down beside Xante and rubbed himself against her.
Xante put her phone aside and pushed him away. “No, we’re not doing it again! Plus, you just had your shower, so leave me
alone!” she said with annoyance.
Sunny frowned. “You haven’t answered me yet. Who are you picking up tomorrow?”