Sunny quickly took the phone out of the drawer. Then, he plugged one end of the data cable into the phone and the other into Lucas' computer before plugging in his flash drive. He did all of that very swiftly, but just when he was about to copy the video into his flash drive…"What are you doing?" asked Lucas coldly, appearing in the room.Sunny immediately froze in place. He stiffly raised his head and said, "Lucas… I was…was just looking up some information on the computer…"Lucas narrowed his eyes. "Why would you use my computer instead of yours?"Sunny started to panic even more. "Umm… I… I suddenly remembered I missed out on some information when I came in here, and I was worried that I'll forget again if I didn't look it up now, so I thought I could just use your computer…"While he spoke, Sunny had sneakily unplugged the data cable and put the female influencer's phone into his pocket.Lucas' expression remained unchanged. He easily saw through what Sunny did. He took a st
Lucas' expression darkened. He slammed the female influencer's phone loudly on the table and glared vehemently at Sunny."Instead of studying like I told you to do, you spent all your time on that hacker league of yours. Did you really think no one will ever find out about what you did just because you think you have a few tricks up your sleeves? At least clean up all your traces if you want to pull shady stunts like this," mocked Lucas.Sunny was starting to tear up. He forced back his tears and said, "Lucas, it's true that I've joined a hacker league, but I swear to god, I have nothing to do with that video. I have no reasons to hurt her.""How dare you still deny it when we've caught you red-handed?""I'm not denying it. I really didn't do it."Lucas was getting fed up. "Edmund, lock him up in his room, and make sure he doesn't get anything to eat until he has admitted his crime."Edmund hesitated for a second, but he did not dare to defy Lucas' order. "Yes, Mister Lucas."Su
Late at night, Anya secretly snuck in some food for Sunny.The two bodyguards standing guard at Sunny's door hesitated to let her in but in the end thought they might as well. They knew Lucas had always given Anya whatever her heart desired. Therefore, even if Lucas was there himself, he would have let her in too.Besides, they did not want to risk incurring Lucas' wrath. What if Anya went to tell on them? Therefore, the safest option for them to take was to simply let her in.When Anya went in, Sunny was lying face down on the bed and crying his heart out."Sunny? Sunny, get up. You'll suffocate like that."Sunny was startled to hear Anya's voice. He immediately sat up straight and wiped away the tears from his eyes. Then, he turned around to face her and said tearfully, "Anya, what are you doing here? How come you're not asleep?""I can't sleep 'cause I'm so worried about you, so I thought why not drop in for a visit." Anya pulled some tissues out from the box and walked over t
Sunny's resolve was starting to shake. He would do anything for Anya, but…"But Anya, I think Jeremy and Corinne are—"Anya must have guessed what he was going to say, and she did not want him to continue, so she cut him off gently, "I know that Jeremy treats Corinne very well, but it's not like he can just ignore her. She's his wife after all, and I'm sure he's just putting up a show for the elders in his family. Besides, he's a responsible man. Even if he has no feelings for Corinne, he'd still make sure she's well taken care of."Sunny frowned and said, "No, that wasn't what I was going to say. I really think Jeremy treats Corinne differently. In fact, I think he treats her better than…"Anya cut him off again. "As I said, they're acting all lovey-dovey toward each other because they don't want the elders in the Holden family to know that everything is fake. He's only being nice, protective, and gentle to her on the surface. It's all for the sake of his own family's reputation,
Jeremy put up his hand to stop him. "There's no need. From now on, whenever she locks the door, no one is allowed to open the door with the spare key. This is, of course, except when her safety is called into question.""Yes…Mister Jeremy," replied Bowen, a little stunned.This was completely different from Jeremy's initial attitude. Previously, he would unhappily ask the servants to open the door with the spare key whenever Corinne locked her door. No one was allowed to lock the door to his bedroom, let alone locked him out of his bedroom. Bowen had never seen this submissive side of Jeremy.Jeremy stopped knocking and fished out his phone to call Corinne. The phone rang for a while before she finally answered."What?!" said Corinne sleepily and angrily. It was obvious she was not happy being woken up."Get up. It's time for breakfast," said Jeremy.Corinne had stayed up the whole night to do her drawings and did not sleep until the early morning. Therefore, she was in no mood t
"Lucas had ordered his men to teach her a lesson after finding out what she did to his grandfather at the embankment of Yonder River. Apart from that, her live-stream account had been indefinitely restricted by the platform, so she could no longer do any live-stream. Thus, with no way to make a living, she went back to her hometown."Jeremy gave no comment and continued to eat his breakfast slowly.There, Tommy continued his report, "The female influencer said that she was afraid that her family's job would be affected since she knew she had crossed someone she shouldn't have. That's why she has been lying low in the countryside for the past few days."She also said that she wasn't the one who posted the video that slandered Ma'am and that someone must've hacked into her VeeTube account. She'd been warned not to tell anyone that she had met Grandfather Rivera on the embankment of Yonder River or the fact that she had been taught a lesson by the River family."Her phone was confisca
"Mister Jeremy," greeted Edmund with a bow. "Mister Lucas had asked me to return your car and to convey his gratitude to you for lending him the car yesterday. If not, he and Miss Anya would be stuck waiting on the Yonder Bridge for at least two hours or so for someone to get them.""If he's so grateful, why isn't he here personally to thank me then?" asked Jeremy indifferently.Edmund had spent many years working under Lucas to know how to deal with this kind of situation. However, he still could not help but feel a little pressure when it came to dealing with Jeremy."My deepest apologies, Mister Jeremy. Mister Lucas is away on a business trip. Otherwise, he would've personally come to thank you."Jeremy wordlessly cut the bacon in his place as if he was the only person in the dining room. What Edmund said might have worked on other people, but not on him. It was obvious to him that Lucas was not sincere about thanking him.Edmund remained awkwardly standing where he was. Then,
"And this is how you repay her? Well, I guess it'll be foolish of me to expect anything less than the Rivera family. You must've been taught that it's only right to repay those who helped you with revenge!"Sunny felt both bitter and ashamed at having to admit to doing something he did not do. However, he had no choice but to shoulder the burden for the sake of Anya and Lucas."No, that's not true. Lucas and Anya had always taught me to not bite the hand that feeds me! It's just that I was too stupid to pay their words any mind. I now know I was in the wrong for slandering Corinne."Jeremy, it was I, and I alone, who did this. It doesn't have anything to do with my family, so please don't drag them into this. I'm willing to take whatever punishment you have in mind for me."Jeremy scoffed. His face was as black as thunder. "How dare you tell me who I should and should not punish when you're the sinner? My poor wife helped your grandfather out of the kindness of her heart, and what