‘So he still came.’
Jason toned down his provocativeness when he saw Lucas walking in. “Lucas, I’ve known you for many years, but
this is the first time I’ve seen you like this,” he said teasingly.
Lucas glanced at him. “I guess anything could happen, huh?”
Jason smiled and went up to support him. “Here. Let me help you, Lucas. It pains me to see you like this.”
Lucas scoffed, but he did not turn down his offer.
Corinne looked at the two of them and fell into a deep thought. ‘It’s just as Tommy said. Jason and Lucas are indeed
closer to each other. At least they can joke around, far from Jason and Jeremy’s relationship. If going by that vein,
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtJeremy, Zeke, and Gerald are closer too since they always roast each other.’
Previously, Corinne thought the five guys were all good friends since they knew each other from a young age. She
never thought they would form cliques among themselves too.
Lucas sat down and looked at Corinne sternly. “Why didn’t you tell me you were coming here?”
Corinne remained unfazed. She took a sip of her soup before replying, “But you still found out I’m here, right?”
“Don’t you know how worried I was about you?”
Lucas did not understand why Corinne would still come to the summer villa to meet Phoebe alone when Phoebe
had teamed up with Anya to hurt her in the past. Even though he learned it was to get Joey’s custody, he was still
angry at her for not thinking about her safety. What if something bad happened again? It would be too late for
regrets then!
Corinne was not happy about being lectured. “Mister Lucas, you’ve seemed to have mistaken something. One, I
didn’t come here alone, and I’ve actually informed your grandparents before coming here.
“Two, I didn’t tell you because it’s unnecessary. I might’ve worked under you before, but don’t you forget you’ve
already fired me. I’m not your employee anymore. I’m not obligated to tell you where I am.”
Lucas was speechless. He saw her as his little sister, yet she only saw him as her former employer? He would not
even be surprised if she saw him as someone more than a stranger!
Whenever he thought about this, he would feel indescribable pain and regret in his heart.
As angry as he was, he knew he had no right to blame her for not accepting him as her brother. After all, he was a
real jerk to her in the past.
Lucas decided to take a softer approach after being reprimanded by Corinne. “Corinne, I’m not blaming you. I was
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmjust so worried about you…”
Corinne scoffed. “There’s no need to worry about me since we’re neither friends nor family! I hope you’ll
remember that in the future and stop meddling in my affairs!”
Lucas was struck speechless again.
Jason had never seen anyone speak so brazenly to Lucas before, so this exchange was interesting. At first, he did
wonder whether Lucas had a crush on Corinne since he seemed to treat her differently than others. Then again, he
knew Lucas did not really go for the cute, petite girls so…
After observing for some time, he guessed Corinne must be Lucas’ long-lost sister. After all, only his long-lost sister
could humble him to such a state.
“And here I thought you came here to find me, Lucas. It looks like you coming here has nothing to do with me at
all,” teased Jason.