Corinne’s cheeks felt warm when he called her his ‘wife’. She immediately sat up and said, “I didn’t take a shower last night, so please excuse me while I freshen up.”

Jeremy chuckled as he watched her dash into the bathroom and lock the door. He got up and changed his clothes, too.

After Corinne came out of the shower, Jeremy went in and freshened up as well. The two of them then left the bedroom and went downstairs for breakfast.

However, Jeremy was not too happy when he saw an outsider in the dining hall.

When Pamela saw her grandson and granddaughter-in-law, she beckoned with a smile. “Jeremy, Corinne, you two should sit and have some breakfast. I made some delicious oats today! Taste it and see if it’s to your liking.”

Corinne smiled obediently. “Thank you, Grandma.”

She then looked politely at Greg and said, “Good morning, Grandpa.”

Greg was still unhappy over the previous day’s incident and let out a disgruntled grunt.

Corinne did not take offense. She was about to sit when she realized that Jeremy did not take a seat beside her.

look at him. As it turned out, he was staring unhappily at Chester,

reaction and introduced Chester to him. “This is Francine’s tutor. He’ll be helping her with her studies. He

up politely, looked at

a smile.

Jeremy was glancing at Chester with some animosity. When Chester made eye contact with him, there seemed to be a subtle exchange

he eventually

very gloomy

to have

keenly sense that Jeremy did

Corinne rather directly. She could they had met before. “Do you

“Yes. He’s one of the

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