The two servants who led the Carews in approached Bowen and asked meaningfully, "Mister Hoover, are they truly Ma'am's family? Why do they act so differently than her?""Yeah. They seem to think the mansion belongs to them instead of them just being guests. Just now, they even said they're going to revamp the whole yard! They wanted to have the old pine tree cut down and for Mister Greg's precious orchids to be thrown out!"Bowen frowned, not understanding why the Carews behaved like that. "That's enough coming from you two. The two of you would do well to remember they're Ma'am's family. Instead of gossiping here, you should go make a pot of coffee and ask the kitchen to prepare some fruits and snacks for them. Remember: only the utmost respect for her family. We wouldn't want them to have a bad impression of their first visit here.""Yes, Mister Hoover," chorused the two servants in unison, and the two of them went to the kitchen.…Sherlyn leaned languidly against the expensive
Sherlyn stood up angrily. "Yeah! Is Corinne trying to make a big entrance? How dare she let us wait when we, her family, have come to visit her? She's probably guilt-ridden to face us. Well, I guess I just have to go upstairs and drag her down myself!"She then impatiently got up from the sofa and started to make her way to the stairs. Bowen frowned and immediately signaled with his eyes to the servant beside him to stop her.The servant blocked Sherlyn's path, which enraged her. "Get out of the way! Why are you stopping me?" she asked arrogantly.He remained standing where he was, not moving an inch.Bowen walked over to Sherlyn and said, "I'm sorry, Miss Carew, but only the residents of this house can go upstairs. As a guest, you need to remain downstairs. I do hope you can understand."Sherlyn obviously did not agree with him. "How dare you stop me? I'm not a guest at all! Don't you all know I'm the rightful wife of—""Sherlyn, why are you making all this fuss in the morning?"
Sherlyn smiled smugly when she saw how shocked Bowen was. "That's right. It's exactly as I've said. I'm the rightful Missus Holden, the woman that all you servants should listen to!"Bowen had been in all kinds of situations in his life, and he cultivated the skill to stay calm under fire. However, at that moment, he could not help but laugh out loud at the supremely confident Sherlyn. His laughter set off a chain reaction, and the other servants standing there burst into laughter as well.Sherlyn was made very uncomfortable by them laughing at her. She glared at them and snapped, "Hey! What are you all laughing at? I'm telling the truth!"Bowen then forced back his laughter and cleared his throat; he returned to his usual professional self. "I do apologize for laughing, Miss Carew, but it seems like you're still in dreamland. Might I suggest that you take a nap in any of the rooms of your choosing on the second floor?""Why you…" Sherlyn felt humiliated by Bowen. She wanted to ret
Corinne nodded and walked leisurely toward the living room."Mister Carew, Missus Carew, it's been a while," greeted Corinne with a faint polite smile.'Did she just call me Mister Carew?' thought Marvin with a frown. Then, out loud, he asked, "What did you just call me, you ungrateful child?"Corinne sat on an armchair that was quite a distance away from where the Carews sat. She took a deliberate sip of the Blue Mountain Coffee that the maid passed her before looking up and saying, "What's wrong with calling you Mister Carew? Isn't that your surname after all?"After finding out she had no blood relation to Marvin at all, Corinne could not, and would not, call him 'Dad' anymore. He was not her biological father, and he was not the one who brought her up either. No, a person like him who threw her away to the countryside did not deserve to be called a father.Marvin glared at Corinne, who he found more irksome as the minutes ticked by. He scoffed and lectured her, "Corinne Carew,
The fact that Corinne lowered her head seemed to have made Sherlyn haughtier. "How do we plan to punish you? Well, that depends on my mood and how sincere you are in apologizing to us."At that moment, Lilliana sighed helplessly and gently persuaded her daughter, "Forget it, Sherlyn. Corinne is your sister after all, so you shouldn't punish her."She turned toward Corinne and said with mock compassion, "Corinne, Sherlyn could never return to the peak of her career because you took her place as Missus Holden for so long. But it's okay, we won't ask you to compensate her for the loss 'cause we'll just put it down as you being young and stupid. However, you'll need to give back the title of Missus Holden to Sherlyn, so it'll be great if you can just pack up your things and leave her without a fuss. Of course, you'll need to promise us you'll never show your face here again and stop coming in between Jeremy and Sherlyn. I guarantee you we'll let bygones be bygones if you just do as I sai
"Okay, sure!" said Corinne without missing a beat.After that, she ordered the confused maid who stood next to her to gather Bowen and the rest of the servants. The maid immediately snapped out of her trance, nodded, and did as she was ordered. Not long after, Bowen and the rest of the servants gathered in the living room."Let me introduce you all to my sister, Sherlyn. She's the woman Jeremy wanted to marry in the first place, so that makes her the real Missus. The other two next to her are her parents or, in other words, the in-laws of the Holden family," Corinne said solemnly.Bowen and the rest of the servants were all shocked, and they could not help but wonder if Corinne was pulling a prank on them. However, when they saw her sincere expression, she did not look like she was joking."Now that this is done, you'll do well to serve the new Missus. As for me, I'll be going upstairs to pack my things so that the real Missus Holden can move in."Sherlyn felt vindicated by Corinn
Jeremy stood at the entrance, and because the television was turned on too loudly, he noticed something was different at home the moment he walked through the door. He squinted at the three strangers sitting in the living room, and that caused his handsome eyes to darken with alarm immediately.The two maids greeted him as usual. One of them helped him out of his suit jacket while the other bent to help him wear his house slippers. Jeremy took out his jacket and passed it to one of the maids, but he did not put on the house slippers."Who are those people in the living room?" he asked in that deep voice of his.The maid exchanged confused looks with one another, and one of them answered helplessly, "Mister Jeremy, they're Ma'am's family, but they…"The maid found herself unable to continue as she did not know how to tell him that Corinne had introduced the 'new Missus Holden' to them. It was too complicated to the extent that they, the servants, had no idea what happened."Well, g
A lukewarm 'hello' and 'welcome' was a rare thing to come out from the noble Jeremy's mouth.Sherlyn's heart thumped excitedly in her chest. She was delighted and thought that Jeremy must have had a good impression of her. Why else would he act so politely toward her?The fact that the cold, aloof Jeremy would welcome her was proof that she was the one he wanted to marry in the first place. Besides, Anya did tell her yesterday that Jeremy had fallen in love with her after seeing her in a movie she starred in and that was why he arranged for his men to bring the engagement gifts to her house.Then, Corinne came in between them. The people on Jeremy's side must have thought Corinne was Sherlyn because as sisters, they somewhat looked alike. Even though Sherlyn did not think so, it must be so to others.'Also, that b*tch Corinne rarely goes out with makeup on her face. Jeremy must've thought that's how I look without makeup, and that's how he mixed me up with her. Well, I don't blame