“Hello, ma’am,” came the voice on the other end of the phone. Only Tommy would call her that.
Corinne frowned and asked cautiously, “Why are you answering the phone? Aren’t you with Jeremy?”
On the other end of the line, Tommy stood in the guest room of Adam Manor and watched anxiously as several professional
doctors treated Jeremy’s injuries. They tended to his flesh and skin wounds while applying bandages to his legs. Jeremy’s face
was pale, and there were glistening beads of sweat on his forehead due to the pain.
He had been with Jeremy for many years and had never seen him beaten up like that before. Jeremy might be able to endure
that suffering, but Tommy could not bear to deal with it. However, confronting Adam directly would render Jeremy’s earlier ordeal
meaningless, and all the pain Jeremy went through would end up in vain.
Jeremy endured all that with the singular motive of ensuring that the marriage certificate to Sophia would be annulled without any
complications. It would ensure that they no longer owed each other anything. He wanted to be with Corinne in an upfront manner
and without any baggage.
Tommy remembered Jeremy’s instructions when handing over the jacket, so he took a deep breath and pretended to answer
calmly, “He fell asleep because he was a little tired.”
‘He fell asleep?’ Corinne thought to herself. She felt that something was amiss because it was supposed to be daytime in
Molomia. Jeremy had just arrived after a flight that lasted more than 20 hours, though, so he might have been exhausted from
the jetlag.
“Have you reached Sophia’s house?” she inquired.
Tommy felt guilty but managed to lie flawlessly. “We haven’t arrived yet. Mister Jeremy is resting in the car. Would you like to
speak with him? I can wake him up if you want.”
After some consideration, Corinne decided against it. “It’s fine. You don’t have to longer, but tell him to call me back when he
wakes up.”
Tommy replied. “Of course. Don’t worry. He’s perfectly fine.”
“All right, then,” Corinne replied, feeling somewhat reassured. She hung up the phone and turned around to see Joey falling
asleep with the bottle in hand.
She placed her phone down and took a deep breath. At the same time, she reminded herself not to be overly anxious and to
trust in Jeremy. He promised her that he would return, and she knew he would keep his promise.
Meanwhile, Tommy breathed a sigh of relief after ending the call. He had been extremely nervous because he feared that
Corinne might sense that something was amiss. Her due date was anytime soon, and she could not afford to go through any
additional stress. Finding out about Jeremy’s injuries would certainly make her anxious.
Thankfully, he had not let anything slip.
Nonetheless, Corinne would likely call again soon to check on Jeremy, and Tommy did not know how to handle that situation.
He then put away Jeremy’s phone and saw that the doctors had finished treating Jeremy’s injuries. They explained the situation
to him and described Jeremy’s injuries as being rather severe. By their examination, Adam had been very ruthless. Fortunately,
none of the injuries affected his vital organs, and Jeremy would be back on his feet after several months of rehabilitation.
Tommy nodded after understanding everything and signaled for the doctors to leave the room.
Once the doctors had left, Sophia and Melinda entered the room after waiting outside for some time. Since they were women,
they tactfully remained outside because Jeremy’s clothes would have to be taken off for the treatment.
The doctors’ exit demonstrated that Jeremy’s treatment was complete, so they decided to come in.
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