Lilliana knew that Goran's wife had a strong background and could not be offended that easily. If she was genuinely under the impression that Sherlyn was Goran's daughter, Sherlyn's future would be completely ruined!With those considerations in mind, Lilliana had no choice but to tell the truth. "I'm sorry. I had it forged. I wanted to use that to help my daughter gain Mister Goran's favor. They aren't related by blood, and I found someone to forge the paternity test. If you don't believe me, you can ask the agency who handled it."Goran had a look of disgust on his face. "Lilliana, you're absolutely..."Marvin's eyes widened as well. "Lilliana, you're completely..."The two old men spoke at almost the same time, and they were similarly disgusted by Lilliana's shameless behavior.Goran's wife could tell that Lilliana was not lying, and she began to believe it because it explained the logic of their behavior too. Since she had calmed down slightly, Goran took advantage of the situ
Sherlyn and Lilliana then went back to the ward to get their belongings because they wanted to go home as soon as possible to try and coax Marvin. As soon as they walked in, they saw Corinne sitting lazily on a chair in the ward. Her eyes were closed, apparently since she was having a very pleasant nap, and that was enough to rile up the desperate mother and daughter.Sherlyn stepped forward to try and push Corinne, but Corinne stopped her wrist before she could do anything. Corinne grasped her wrist tight and opened her eyes wearily. "Why did you try to sneak up and attack me as soon as you entered the ward?"Sherlyn withdrew her hand unhappily and said in a sharp voice, "You're responsible for everything that happened today, Corinne."Lilliana agreed bitterly. "Yes, it must've been the work of this little b*tch!"Corinne tilted her head in confusion. "How so? What did I do? Everything that happened to the two of you today is by your own choice, was it not?"Sherlyn gritted her t
The truth of the matter, however, was vastly unlike that which was portrayed by the trending searches.Sherlyn was furious because she used to be the one giving out orders to rile public perception against certain people, and she felt unjust that it somehow became her turn to be slandered."Mister Aaron, the trending searches aren't true! Please believe me..." she hastily tried to explain.Aaron, however, was unmoved and said in a professional manner, "The problem now is not whether I believe you, Miss Sherlyn, but whether or not the public believes you. If you do not agree to a peaceful termination of the contract, we can proceed with the legal procedures too. However, I should remind you that the compensation you would have to pay for losing the case would be much, much higher."Sherlyn was at a loss. She knew she could not win against Newmoon Group in the lawsuit, and she eventually decided to compromise. "Okay. I'll sign the termination agreement..."Just like that, Sherlyn si
Corinne frowned when she saw Tommy. "How does he know I'm in the hospital?"Jeremy had clearly sent her to the Carews that morning, so she wondered if he had sent someone to follow her.Tommy explained, "Because you're using his cell phone. He can use that to locate your whereabouts.""I see." Corinne looked at his cell phone in her hand and felt a little uncomfortable that she had been monitored remotely.Tommy then said, "He knew that you called an ambulance, but because he couldn't get out of an important meeting that the company had today, he told me to come over and find out what happened to you.""I'm fine. It was my stepmother that got a little hurt.""Great to hear that, ma'am."Corinne felt uncomfortable when she heard him call her 'ma'am'.She recalled how he referred to her as 'Miss Corinne' in the past, and she was clueless as to why he changed his way of addressing her.She did not bother to delve too much into it and so asked softly, "Did Jeremy tell you where he
A bit of reciprocity was not bad at all, and fortunately for Corinne, she was given the paintings that she wanted."Well, say thanks to your boss for me!"Corinne then rang the doorbell and asked the butler to send someone out to help her bring in the three paintings.Tommy received a message on his phone, and he glanced down to read it before raising his head to look at Corinne. "Ma'am, Mister Jeremy wanted me to ask you if there's anything you'd like to eat tonight."Corinne was taken aback. "He's coming back for dinner tonight?"Tommy nodded. "I believe so."Corinne frowned unhappily, wondering why he chose to return when Pamela was no longer watching over the two of them all the time."Anything's fine. I'm not picky!""I see... Alright then!" Tommy followed Jeremy's instructions to watch Corinne enter the house safely before driving off....At that moment in Holden Group, Jeremy—who had just ended his meeting—leaned lazily on his seat while massaging his brows wearily.
'Honeymoon?' Jeremy narrowed his eyes subtly. He never once considered that his marriage to Corinne would require a honeymoon.Sunny muttered discontentedly on one side, "You're overthinking things! Jeremy and Corinne won't last long anyway, so there's no need for a honeymoon! He'll be going on a honeymoon with my sister in the future, anyway.""You don't understand a thing at all!" Zeke had a sly look as he raised his eyebrows to look at his brooding friend on the office chair. "So… Are you going, Jeremy?"Jeremy flipped to another page of the document and said while reading it, "She's tired today, so we won't be going over today. I'll bring her along and meet up with you guys early tomorrow morning."Zeke snapped his fingers and said, "It's settled, then!"He then gracefully placed his hands into his pockets and turned to leave.When he saw Sunny standing still, Zeke paused and raised his hand to pat the young man on the shoulder. "What are you still doing here, Sunny? Come wit
Jeremy had a straight face as he turned around and went to get the bacon from the refrigerator. Inside the kitchen, the two of them silently did their respective tasks without talking to each other. Jeremy's gaze was constantly transfixed on the petite girl beside him as he chopped the bacon.The mac and cheese with crispy bacon were finished in mere minutes, and Corinne said to Jeremy, "You can bring the bowls to the dining table now. I'll head to the bathroom for a bit!"Jeremy had no objection as he picked up the two bowls and walked out of the kitchen.At that moment, Bowen the butler came in from the outside and was terrified to see Jeremy bringing the bowls to the table. He looked all around and saw that no servants were waiting on duty. They had sneaked off somewhere and neglected their duties just because Jeremy was not there!"Sir! When did you return? Please allow me to help you! You shan't be allowed to do these things!"Jeremy glanced at Bowen but did not hand over the
Jeremy drew out a piece of tissue and passed it to Corinne. He later then lectured her helplessly and strictly like he was her parent. "Slow down. No one is going to take the food from you."It took Corinne a hard time to bite and swallow the meat in her mouth. She accepted the tissue, wiped her mouth, and looked to the side embarrassingly so she did not need to look at him. "Mister, can you stop talking about last night?""Why?" Jeremy raised his eyebrows, and his eyes were teasing her. "Is Miss Corinne feeling shy?"Corinne's mouth twitched and said angrily, "I'm not shy! I just find it unbearable to recall!"Unbearable to recall?Jeremy's eyes looked sullen as he stared at her for two seconds before curling the corner of his lips and teasing her. "Oh, come on, you sacrificed your body just to save someone's life and have done a good deed! It should be very memorable for you."It sounded so lame and awkward that Corinne's cheeks blushed like a red rose, and her eyes were waveri