'This little rascal is definitely trying to make fun of me,' thought Jeremy while looking at Corinne's impish face. He narrowed his eyes and slowly got closer to her. "Well, haven't you already got my work of art on you?" he asked while lightly tickling her tummy. The warmth of his hand immediately seeped through her clothes and into her skin, causing her to blush.
Corinne instinctively pushed his hand away. "Mister, behave yourself! We're in a car for Chris' sake."
Jeremy finally smiled when he saw how embarrassed Corinne was. He kissed her lightly on the lips before looking deeply into her eyes and said, "I forbid you from caring about our age gap and running away with another young man in the future."
Corinne was slightly surprised by his words but then she smirked and said, "Well, that depends on how happy you can make me. Otherwise, I can't promise I won't pull the plug on you when you're lying on your deathbed and run off with another man."
Jeremy did a double-take. 'Why this little rascal!' However, Jeremy found it hard to get angry at her since she did imply she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him. He pretended to be angry as he pinched her cheek. "How dare you!"
Corinne rolled her eyes at him. "Of course I dare! I can go ask Mister Cedric to set me up with Eddy now if you don't believe me!" She then pushed him away and pretended to get out of the car.
Corinne saw the deadly possessive look in Jeremy's eyes and unlike the previous times, she was not as afraid of it as she was now. In fact, she found it gave her a sense of security and warmth. After that, the car started and they made their way back to the Holden's estate. However, unbeknownst to them, they were being followed by the mysterious van again.
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After sending his grandfather back to his room to rest, Lucas went to one of the two special rooms upstairs alone. In this special room, there was a beautiful pink bed, an exquisite dressing table, and plushies of various sizes. This was the childhood room of Luna, his long-lost sister.
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