“Actually, I’d much prefer it if Corinne is the one to see me off,” said Rosie.
Corinne stopped walking and looked at her.
Francine frowned. “You don’t want me to see you off, Rosie?”
Rosie shook her head. “No, it’s not that. It’s just I remembered I have something to tell Corinne, and it’s not
something a kid like you should hear.”
Francine’s cheeks puffed in anger. “Rosie, I’m not a kid anymore! I’m an adult!”
Rosie smiled helplessly, but she did not say anything else to her. Instead, she looked at Corinne and said sincerely,
“Corinne, can you please see me off? I remembered I have something to tell you. It’s about Jeremy…”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtCorinne narrowed her eyes. After thinking it over, she finally nodded. “Okay.”
Thus, the two of them walked toward the entrance.
‘I wonder what she has to say to me…’ thought Corinne. ‘There’s a chance she might tell me something important
now that she knows Anya’s true colors.’
Francine secretly followed them out.
After a few steps, Rosie noticed Francine was following them, so she stopped walking and looked at her. “Francine,
stop following us. What I have to say to Corinne isn’t suitable for a kid to hear.”
Francine crossed her arms. “You can’t make me stop following you. Plus, I already said I’m not a kid anymore. I
want to hear what you have to say about my brother, too!”
Rosie frowned. “I really can’t say it in front of you ’cause it’s an X-rated topic.”
Francine’s eyes widened in surprise as her cheeks turned red. As embarrassed as she was, she stubbornly insisted,
“Well, I’m an adult now, so whatever you have to say to Corinne, you can say it to me too! Seriously, I don’t get why
you’re making such a big fuss about this!”
Rosie was at a loss of what to do but she stood her ground. Thus, they were at an impasse.
Seeing this, Corinne narrowed her eyes and beckoned Francine to come toward her.
Francine frowned and walked up to her. “What?”
Corinne leaned over and whispered something to her ear, causing Francine’s stubborn expression to immediately
disappear.
“Fine, I get it. I’ll stop following you guys. Happy?” said Francine.
After that, she strode up the stairs.
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Rosie was awed to see the stubborn Francine so easily handled by Corinne. “What did you say to Francine?”
Corinne smiled. “It’s a secret.”
Rosie frowned. “I respect you, Corinne. Not only did you make Jeremy fall head over heels with you, but even
Francine, who used to hate you with all her guts, came around to liking you.”
Corinne was unfazed by the high praise. “You’re too kind, Miss Rosie. Let’s walk to the foyer now. I’m so looking
forward to what X-rated things you have to tell me.”
Rosie’s lips twitched. She only used the excuse of Francine ‘being a kid, thus not suitable to hear what they had to
say’ to make her stop following them.
‘Does Corinne really think I have something X-rated to tell her?’ wondered Rosie.