Burning Passion

CHAPTER 241: THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW THE PAST

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Watching from behind, Nina and Jessica casually looked at each other with a playful smile on their lips. Ever since Greg never separates from Korin. He was attentive in helping her. Like what is happening in front of them… Greg is holding the hot pan while Korin transfers the noodles into a huge platter. 

These two just meet today, but they were acting like newlyweds, helping each other while cooking. 

Now that she has done cooking three dishes for dinner tonight, Korin took a hot bath after she rested enough time. She was embarrassed that Greg sees how messed she appeared from all the grease of the food she prepared. 

Before coming to England, Korin went shopping to buy suitable clothes in western countries. Most of the time, she only wears Chinese clothing, especially during the time she is serving in restaurants or helping the kitchen. 

This time, she wants to act elegant, wearing a floral skirt below her knee and a plain off-shoulder blouse.

She always wanted to go on dates to wear modern dresses. She wants to feel like a proper lady once in a while, yet she meets no one she wants to date.

It's not that she could not wear modern clothing back in China. But the dresses she has are costly to be just smudged with sauces and cooking oil while she's working in the restaurant. 

That is why it's not only Greg who dropped a mouth when she walked into the living room but also Nina. She couldn't believe that the girl in front of her was Korin. Her waist-long black hair that always braided behind her head is now rested freely on her back. Nina was like a proud elder sister, seeing her little sister grow up as a lady now. 

"Korin! My God, you are so pretty!" Nina burst out, almost teary-eyed. 

"Am I looking okay?" She whispered to Nina, worried that Greg would hear them. 

Nina giggled before she replied, "You grew as a very beautiful lady like a blossoming Magnolia!" 

"Thank you, sister Nina." Shyly, Korin said to Nina. 

"I will prepare the table, Miss!" Said Jessica and left the living room. 

Meanwhile, Greg was still bewitched upon seeing Korin in an elegant posture, wearing a floral skirt and pink plain blouse. The look-like a fifteen-year-old girl he first meets at the airport now truly looks like a seventeen-year-old lady. 

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PRESENT TIME

"Greg?" called by a soft voice from a woman who enters the door.

Greg blinks several times and withdraws his gaze from the window of his wife's office, the top floor of Gardenia Palace Restaurant. 

He was watching the heavy rain from the floor-ceiling window while contacting his cousin Nina. 

"Have you already contacted sister Nina?" 

Greg lovingly watches his wife striding toward him. He shook his head. 

When the heavy rain pours heavily, the non-customers start entering the restaurant to take shelter. They have a conscience, and they couldn't drive them out, but let them stay overnight until today. It was the reason he was occupied and forgot to check out if Nina was able to go home yesterday.

Nina assigned Greg Grant to be the president of Li-Shang Company. He manages all the International affairs of Li's investments. When he was in the country, he dropped and picked up his wife every single day. 

But since yesterday, they were trapped inside the restaurant. Besides, their VIP customers are also trapped with them and could not go home with this kind of weather. So then, they are doing their best to accommodate even the passerby that sheltered in their restaurant.

His wife Korin left an hour ago to check everyone if they needed anything. It was also an hour already since he tried to contact his cousin. Greg cannot also contact Nina's secretary, and his assistant was the same.

Came back from deep thoughts; he shook his head and fixed his eyes on his beautiful wife. 

"I'm still trying to figure out whom I should contact," he told Korin.

Korin tilted her head to the side, thinking who is closer to Nina aside from them as her family.

"How about sister Jessica? She was in a neighboring City and the typhoon's path won't hit them badly."

After saying it, Korin picked up her phone at her office table and dialed Jessica's contact. She waited patiently until the other line picked up.

"Hello, Korin?" 

"Sister Jessica... Greg, and I wanted to know whether you were able to contact sister Nina yesterday or today? We are too worried as she didn't answer her phone." 

"Oh, don't worry! Nina is in good hands," Jessica responded and informed Korin.

Korin is a little confused. She stared at Greg, creasing her forehead. 

Seeing his wife curling her forehead, Greg was a little nervous. He patiently waited until Korin finished talking to Jessica. But he noticed the funny expression on his wife's face instead. 

"What's wrong?" he asked curiously.

Korin couldn't believe what she heard from Jessica. She doesn't know what to feel when mixed emotion is playing inside her chest. 

"What happened?" Greg was very concerned to hear what Jessica told Korin. 

"Greg!" 

"Huh?"

"Sister Nina and brother Harry trapped inside the company!" 

Greg is bewildered. He doesn't like what he heard, but his wife has this happiness on her face.

"Is something to be happy about?" he suppressed not to frown in front of his wife.

Although Harry has become his cousin-in-law from both sides, since he married Korin and Harry married Nina. But he couldn't feel happy at this moment.

As Greg gaping at his wife, the playful smile on Korin's lips saying she was hoping that miracle happens between Nina and Harry. 

He was aware of how his cousin suffered through these years. He wished Nina just married Albert. Maybe her life is happier.

Heaving a sigh, Greg asked his wife. "Do you think Theo and Jeremy already know the story of their parents?" 

Shocked from her husband's question Korin looked up at her tall and gorgeous blue-eyed husband.. She knows that Greg is a little distant from Harry because of things that happened in the past… which the only people who know the truth is she, Greg, and Jessica.