Chapter 346

Lucas' face softened when he saw Anya's eyes reddening. He reached out to wipe away the tears that were about to fall from the corners of her eyes and said, "There, there. Don't cry, Anya. I was just asking..."

Anya sniffled sadly. "But your tone says otherwise. You sounded so mean…"

Lucas sighed with resignation. Then, he continued to patiently explain to her, "Anya, that phone has never left the drawer in my study, but now, there's an edited version of the video posted online to slander Corinne, resulting in a public uproar.

"I was just going through a standard procedure of making sure no one in our family is the culprit before letting Edmund question the other staff in the household.

"Do you now understand? And you should know that, as your brother, I'll always trust you a hundred percent, okay?"

Anya wiped away her tears and nodded like a little girl. "Okay. If this is the case, it's totally understandable that you'll suspect me, since I'm the only one in this house who has to