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
Corinne replied, [No, it's not him.][Xante: Interesting! That means someone deliberately created a smokescreen that would lead anyone who saw that scene to misunderstand! I'm 90% positive that Anya did it.]Corinne had similar suspicions, too. It was not that she doubted Jeremy's explanation or questioned his ability to investigate such a trivial matter, but she simply could not believe that a situation that had such a small probability of happening could happen so coincidentally.Anya somehow came back on the day that Jeremy arranged a sea of tulips, and on her return, someone publicly professed their love on a grand scale at the Century Bank Tower to another girl whose name also started with 'An'. More importantly, that costly profession of love did not include the other party's full name but only the first two characters.Who would know which girl that confessor was referring to? It could be Anya, Anna, Annie, Annabelle, or anyone whose name started with those two letters. Besi
The old man was a little puzzled when he did not get a response, so he asked, "Hello? Why is it so quiet on the other end? Can you hear me? Say something, Jeremy!"Corinne was speechless. 'What am I supposed to say? Should I tell him that I'm the 'swine' that he spoke of and not his darling grandson?'Just as Corinne was hesitating over how she was supposed to respond to the old man, she suddenly heard an old lady's voice coming from the other end of the phone."Greg, you idiot! Who told you to call Jeremy? Can't you give it a rest? You've just taken your medicine! Give me the phone!"Corinne then listened as a tussle ensued, and Pamela eventually snatched the phone. After taking the phone, Pamela asked, "There's been lots of news about things back home. What's going on?"Pamela's question left Corinne with no choice but to sigh helplessly and explain everything, but before she had time to speak, she heard the old woman reprimanding sternly, "Did you forget what I told you before
However, Pamela was wrong on one point—Corinne did love money, and very much so, though the only money she liked was that which was earned through her abilities, and not money obtained by opportunistic means such as marrying a man or pleasing him.On the other end of the phone, Greg muttered angrily and said, "Come on! Is there any woman who doesn't like money? How can an old woman like you be so naive to believe that there are women who don't like money? That Corinne girl must've put a spell on you or something!"Pamela kept quiet as if to take a deep breath. Her voice became a little sullen, and it sounded like she was trying to muster some strength. Even her tone sounded a little off-color. "Try to stay home these couple of days. If you need to go out, you must remember to keep safe at all times. Jeremy will probably be able to deal with this hubbub on the internet. I have something to take care of right now, so let's talk another time."Corinne responded obediently. "Okay, Grand
Marvin then ordered angrily, "Come back here right now and get rid of all the wreaths in front of the house. Then you need to figure things out on your own and find a way to admit your mistakes to the media. Make sure you ask for everyone's forgiveness! I don't want our family to be dragged through the mud along with you!"Corinne listened calmly and felt like laughing.An old lady who had known her for less than a couple of months believed firmly in her innocence, going so far as to advise her not to go out in the coming days and be extra careful of her safety. On the other hand, her father wanted to thrust her into the public eye and let the netizens vent their anger so he could disassociate himself from her.The difference was simply too huge.Marvin had always treated her like that since she was a child. Whenever something bad happened, his first act would be to accuse her, reproach her, and scold her indiscriminately. He never cared to ask her for the truth of the matter, and
Sherlyn was incensed. "How can you still be so arrogant at this time, Corinne? I'm not surprised that everyone on the Internet is calling you shameless. I think you deserve it!""I deserve it, you say? Does that mean you deserve it too because you got dragged into this?""You…"Lilliana could not stand it anymore and leaned over to her daughter's cell phone. She then said to the camera, "When did you become so evil? You were the one who ruined Sherlyn's career! Goran would've given her his full support, and she was due to make our family proud once she becomes the next generation of Goran's lead actress! You were the one who interfered with that, and that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is now gone!"You even spread rumors that she's not Marvin's daughter, which caused such a huge family conflict between us! We're lucky that Marvin gave us another chance and did another DNA test to prove that Sherlyn is the daughter that Marvin and I had! All this just proves that you're merely sowi