"Please don't get angry, Ma'am. I'll go bring Mister Joey back right now," said Bowen.
After that, he went to look for Joey.
"Annie, go and help Bowen. Joey can be a handful sometimes," said Corinne.
"Sure thing, Corinne!" said Annie naively. She had zero clue Corinne was doing this to divert her away.
Finally, only Corinne, Aaron, and Xante were left in the living room. They did not waste time in getting to the crux of the matter.
"Boss, what's going on? Why didn't you pick up or answer any of our messages?" Xante asked in a hushed tone.
"My phone has been tampered with. I can only call or receive calls from Jeremy. It wouldn't work when I tried to call or message you guys."
"What?! Isn't this the same as being kept under house arrest?" scoffed Aaron.
A hint of anger flashed across Corinne's eyes. "I'm guessing he knows I know about the other woman abroad and is afraid I'll run away again. He's doing all this to make sure the baby stays."
"Holy sh*t! You don't think he's going to kick you out of the house after the baby is born, right?" Aaron asked in shock.
Xante kicked him lightly. "Shh! Don't be so loud and act normal. Don't forget where we are right now."
Aaron cleared his throat and sat up straighter. "Ahem! So what do you plan to do, Boss?"
Xante would have given Corinne her phone if it were not for Sunny. She was afraid her boss would find out about their relationship after reading all the nonsensical messages Sunny sent her. She took out her phone and cleared all the chat history before handing her phone to Corinne.
Corinne quickly shoved the phone into a pocket. "Be nice to Miss Pamela later. She'll let her guard down if you can make her happy."
After that, she went to the kitchen to check on Pamela.
The kitchen was spacious and filled with natural sunlight. Even though Pamela said she would cook herself, the staff did not dare to let her do so. Thus, the old woman was relegated to the role of a supervisor.
All the servants bowed respectfully when they saw Corinne coming in.
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