"Poor Xena. It's all your fault!""You'll get your karma, you evil woman!"Corinne shook off her shock and took a deep breath. She patiently took out some tissue and wiped off the Coke dripping off her face. Then, she looked up at the group of people who had no idea just how far away from the truth they were. She kept telling herself to calm down and try not to fight back. She was just released from the police station, and she did not want to have to end up going back there because of a brawl.'Xena must be the name of the purple-haired female influencer,' thought Vicky.However, the man who threw the cup of Coke at her was still angry at her. "Everyone, follow my lead and throw your Coke at this shameless woman. Let's teach her a lesson to never mess with Xena!""Yeah! Her face makes me want to puke. I might as well not waste the Coke!""I'm not going to drink my Coke, too!""Let's all throw it at her!"Everyone picked up their Coke and raised them high. Seeing this, Corinne i
As soon as she stepped out of the fast food restaurant, Corinne heard a stampede coming from behind her. She turned to look back and saw the same group of people chasing after her. Moreover, some reporters had received a tip-off of her whereabouts and were rushing over to where she was with their cameras held up high.Both Jeremy and Corinne thought it would be best if they forgo the taxi because taxi drivers were known to be sensitive to the subject of scammers who cheat people out of their money by pretending to get into an accident with their cars. It would be disastrous for Jeremy and Corinne if their taxi driver joined the angry mob."Run, Mister!" Corinne grabbed Jeremy's hand, and the two of them started running away together. She was not afraid of the angry mob, but she found them bothersome and difficult since she could not do anything about them.Besides, there was Jeremy's status to think about. The livelihood of the entire Holden Group might be affected should he receive
"Yeah! I agree with you! And I support that idea!""I managed to get a very clear picture earlier, so I'm going to post it online!""I'll do the same too! If all of us work together, I'm confident that the scammer lady won't be able to get away with it!"...The Mercedes-Benz slowly began to drive at a more stable speed.Corinne sat in the car, rested for a moment, and felt much more relieved. Her stomach was not as uncomfortable as before, so she stretched out her hand and said, "Give me the phone, Mister!"Jeremy had a sullen expression as he took out his cell phone to hand it over. Corinne was just about to take it from him when Jeremy raised his hand all of a sudden to prevent her from reaching it. He then asked coldly, "Before I give it to you, I want to know why you told me to go without you."Corinne frowned. "Because... Because I'm worried those people might take pictures of you!"Jeremy's eyes were sullen. She did not regard him as someone close to her, and she even se
Tommy consciously raised the partition window to separate the front seats from the rear seats. Out of sight, out of mind, as they said.He did not want to be glared at by Jeremy's sharp gaze.Jeremy rubbed Corinne's stomach for some time and stopped when she saw that her complexion had improved. He then took out a wet towel, wiped her sticky coke-splashed face, and felt heartbroken yet angry at her. In his annoyance, he lectured, "Weren't you always feisty when you're with me? Why did you just let them splash the drink all over you instead of biting them back?"Corinne rolled her eyes at him and said arrogantly, "I'm not a dog, Mister. Are you going to bite a dog if it bites you? We need to deal with a dog using human methods, not by stooping down to the level of a dog to bite them back. I don't intend to bear a grudge against them either, because they're all idiots with a herd mentality who have been blinded by the fallacies being perpetuated online. If anything, I should be direct
That was when Chris' wife recognized her as Anya. "It's you, Miss Anya!"She had met Miss Anya at the police station that day, and she had a very strong impression of Anya after her husband spoke about Anya to her.Chris's wife was very polite. "Please sit down, ma'am. I'll get you a glass of water!"Anya looked at the simple sofa in this puny house and had a look of disgust in her eye. She smiled contemptuously and said, "I won't bother. I'll be leaving soon anyway."Her arrogance left Chris' wife feeling a little awkward and unsure of what to do.Anya went straight to business and opened the black suitcase in her hand. She then put it on the table and cut to the chase, saying, "Tell your man to keep his lips sealed, and I guarantee that he'll be released soon. Once that's done, you and your family will move out of the city. This money is more than enough for your family of three to live worry-free for the rest of your lives."Chris' wife's eyes widened when she saw the money. "
Anya acquired Xena's data from her brother and secretly made a copy to her cell phone. She then edited the video, blurred her grandfather's face, and used special means to hack Xena's account so she could accuse Corinne of those 'evil deeds' on the Internet. It led to an uproar.The real Xena then ran back to her hometown and was afraid to go online anymore after being scared by her brother.Her brother had always indulged her transgressions, and anyone who offended their family would not be let off so easily, regardless of their status or background. Meanwhile, he had always been indifferent to outsiders, and even if he saw that the scandal about Corinne was untrue, he would not interfere in things that did not concern him.As for her grandfather, he was a famous scientist who spent his days researching things in a laboratory. He did not care about stuff on the Internet. He had been injured by some harmful gas due to an experiment a while ago, and he almost certainly would not find
Francine replied, "Sure! By the way, why did you call me at this time though, Anya? Is something the matter?"Anya feigned hesitance. "Uh... Nothing! I bought you a gift when I came back, but it was only after I returned that I realized you weren't in town. I wanted to get your address so I can send it to you."Francine felt very touched when she heard that. "That's so thoughtful of you, Anya! You even remembered me and bought me a gift! Sigh, if only you were my sister-in-law! I wouldn't have been locked up in the detention center for ten days, and Grandma wouldn't discipline me by sending me abroad. I don't even have any personal freedom right now!"Anya acted surprised as she asked, "What happened, Francine? How did you end up in a detention center all of a sudden?"Francine was filled with resentment when she recalled that incident. "This was all Corinne's fault! Ugh, why did my brother have to marry a country girl like her? She's a schemer, a hypocrite, and the worst person to
Corinne blinked and said, "You brought me to the Holdens and forced me to cooperate with you, so I did. I tried to follow your arrangements as best as I could, avoid making you unhappy, and expected nothing from you. But things have since changed, and now that we've agreed to try and get along with each other, you should learn to respect my wishes too. Plenty of things have happened over the past few days, and I'm exhausted. I want to have some peace and quiet, so could you please let me stay in this room by myself? If you want to make it clear that this is your room, I can go to the guest room or I can get out of here and go back to my own home."Jeremy narrowed his eyes because her words left little room for him to maneuver. 'How shrewd!'"This isn't an issue of what's yours or mine. When have I never let you do what you want? Hmm? If you want this room for yourself, go ahead and have it. I'll go to the study.""Thanks, Mister!" Corinne grinned, raised her chin, and had a crafty l