After Annie finished cooking, Aaron helped to bring the food to the table.
It was time to eat, and Sunny called Xante out as he was already hungry.
Annie came out of the kitchen after washing her hands. She saw that Xante and Sunny were sitting side by side, while Aaron sat opposite them with an empty seat next to him. Aaron looked at her with a smile as if waiting for her to sit down.
The other empty seat was the main seat at the head of the table.
She did not want to sit next to Aaron but could not take the main seat either since she was a guest. Instead of sitting down, she asked, "Where's Corinne?"
Xante replied, "She said she wasn't hungry, so she'll eat after us."
Annie frowned. "But the food will be cold! I'll try and persuade her to come and eat!" She immediately turned and walked towards Corinne's room.
After knocking on the door, she walked into the room and saw Corinne leaning on the bedhead. Corinne was busy reading a very thick book.
"Corinne! It's time to eat! You can read that after you're done eating! Let's eat first!"
Corinne looked up at her. "I'm not feeling hungry yet. You guys can go ahead without me."
Annie had a stern look. "No! You're pregnant! You need to eat on time. Even if you don't care about yourself, you should at least take better care of your developing baby!"
Corinne was unmoved. "I know my body better than anyone. Nothing will happen to the fetus if I miss a meal. I just want to be alone now, so please leave me alone."
Corinne continued to read her book. She only cocked her eyebrows slightly when she heard those words and did not even bother to look up.
When Corinne did not respond, Annie ran over and grabbed her hand, "Aun—I mean, Corinne! Look! He is downstairs!"
Corinne withdrew her hand insipidly and cocked an eyebrow. "If he's here, then that means he's coming to pick you up. It's getting late. You should go home!"
Annie frowned. "That's not why he's here! He would've called me if he was here to pick me up! Why would he just stand there doing nothing? He's not an idiot!"
Corinne could not care less, but Annie dragged her off the bed by force and urged her to glance down from the window. She saw Jeremy smoking while leaning against the front of the car. He raised his head slightly and seemed to be looking upstairs. She was high up, and her distance from him was sufficiently far that he could not see her facial features. However, his eyes seemed to be gazing intently at her.
Corinne felt a sense of peace before this, but his gaze made her feel agitated again.
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