“What? Uncle Jeremy isn’t here? Why are you here, then?” asked Annie in confusion.

“He asked me to stay here to protect Miss Corinne.”

Annie’s lips twitched. “Oh my god, he’s hopeless! Doesn’t he know that what Corinne needs now is for him to spend time with her instead of asking you to stay to protect her? Ugh. You know what? Forget it! I’m going to see Corinne now.”

After that, she went into Corinne’s room with a box of chocolates in her hand.

Tommy sighed helplessly. He then texted Jeremy, [Mister Jeremy, are you going to visit Miss Corinne later?]

A few minutes later, he received a reply from him. [Did she say she wants to see me?]

[No. She didn’t say anything.]

need to do

again.

just put away his phone when he saw Annie walking out of Corinne’s

chocolates. “Here, these are for

repeated Tommy with surprise. “Oh, it’s okay, Miss Annie. Please keep

me to give them to you. She said you’ve been standing guard here the whole day without eating or resting. She even told me to get you

Annie brought over a chair from the dining table before running back to the kitchen to

touched by the gesture. ‘Miss Corinne might not welcome me here, but she still cares about me after all. She’s

that it must be hard working for

actually quite good to me. He never stopped me from having a break or going out for lunch. I was the one who didn’t want to go since I don’t

him before. Once was enough for me,

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