Corinne’s face turned purple.

By then, Pamela caught her breath and anxiously bleated, “Jeremy… Let go of her…”

Jeremy immediately released his grip and tossed Corinne to one side before going over and asking, “How are you feeling?”

Pamela waved her hand weakly. “It’s okay… Earlier, I…I got a prune pit stuck in my throat, but Corinne saved me using the Heimlich maneuver. See that pit on the ground? I spat it out…”

Jeremy froze slightly and glanced down at the inconspicuous prune pit on the ground. Then, he looked at Corinne once more, frowning slightly.

Corinne got up from the ground and rubbed her arm, which was sore after she had been mercilessly thrown onto the ground by Jeremy. She then went up to Pamela and explained, “I baked those pastries for myself this morning, Ma’am. I tend to leave prunes unpitted because I prefer the subtle bitterness that appears when you bake them. It’s not very suitable for old people though, so I sincerely apologize for that.”

She bowed sincerely before straightening her figure and looking at Jeremy.

“You should call a doctor to check up on her, Mister—I mean…Jeremy.” At the end of her sentence, she turned around and went upstairs to the room.

Jeremy felt a wave of mixed emotions when he looked at Corinne’s straight, slender back.

The whole incident gave Pamela a minor scare, and she only fell asleep after being helped into the room. That afternoon, the family doctor came to check up on her, and she had her blood pressure taken to confirm that she was alright.

After the family doctor left, the old lady regained some of her energy and said, “Could you wait outside for a bit, Francine? I have something to say to your brother.”

Francine was a little reluctant to go because she wanted to listen in on their conversation, but Jeremy’s stern look left her no choice but to leave.

With only the two of them left in the room, Jeremy walked to the bed and asked, “Is something the matter, Grandma?”

Pamela smiled warmly and looked up at her tall, handsome grandson. “I’m all fine now, Jeremy.”

“I’m glad to hear that.”

Pamela asked, “I’m curious how you got to know Corinne.”

“It was by chance.”

Pamela nodded slowly. “She’s a good kid. I like her very much.”

There was a fleeting glimmer of surprise in Jeremy’s eyes, and his handsome eyes narrowed slightly. “Are you saying that just because she saved you?”

That escalated quickly, considering how she was giving Corinne some punishment just moments before he returned home.

front of me. Rather than cry

recalling how he nearly severed her head off when

with her

changed a little too quickly that Jeremy

thirties, for God’s sake! Why are you so

Jeremy was speechless.

grandfather, but I think that you chose a good wife. Marriage isn’t child’s play, you know. I do

it was inappropriate to explain the

bear witness to your matrimony

“Grandma, when it comes to

don’t listen to my advice, I’ll tell your grandfather that you tricked him with a

bring dinner for you later. Have a good rest now,” he said, then turned

not give the consummation thing a rest, alas. “I’ll do my rounds later tonight, so don’t

the computer desk. She seemed to be engrossed in writing something that she did not even look

walked up to her from behind and gazed down to see what it was she was writing. “You’re

attention to her task at hand while complaining, “I’m copying the house rules. We’re already in the twenty-first century,

pen. “You can stop copying now. No one’s going

her waist and said, “Guess I’ll go

crush her to death like he could crush an ant. It was not so much her of him, but rather, she just did not feel the need to make her

enemies and avoiding

avoided him as much as possible. However, a strong

She frowned in pain. “What are

at her. “I’m surprised you know

had just grabbed the sorest part

her forearm bumped into the corner of the coffee table, resulting

conflict were

a long face. “No thanks to

let go and said in a low voice,

down and merely shook off his

and

called out to her

on

“Why should I?”

first-aid kit at the corner of the table. “To have

twitched.

her a death stare. “Are you coming

was beyond annoyed at him! She did not want him to go up to the bed, so she gritted her teeth and got up. Once she walked over to him, she stretched

“Fine. Hurry up!”

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