Chapter 34

Corinne had to pass by Jeremy to reach that man. Though she did not look at Jeremy, she could still feel his gaze. She walked over without paying attention to him, but someone stuck out his foot from nowhere and tripped her! In that split second, Corinne lost her footing and fell on Jeremy's muscular chest. The rowdy onlookers fell silent for an instant, and the atmosphere turned deathly quiet. Zeke wanted to stir things up a little, so he blew a whistle that broke the silence. Everyone started to whisper to each other. "Bold of her to choose Mister Jeremy!" "Isn't she aware of who he is? How dare she touch him!" "She seems to have done it on purpose!" "Isn't it obvious? Which woman in New Capital City wouldn't want to get close to Mister Jeremy?" "I bet Mister Jeremy will shove her away. He's not the kind who'll let any random woman cop a feel of him." When Corinne looked up, her black eyelashes fluttered, and she had a helpless look of embarrassment in her eyes. "Mister...