Anya's eyes twinkled, looking so naive and innocent. "No, Rosie. You must be overthinking it. Corinne is quite a nice person.""Her? A nice person? If she's a nice person, I wouldn't have been imprisoned because of her!" Rosie sighed. She could not help but feel even more worried about her pure and simple best friend. "Anya, you're a mother now, yet you're still as foolish as a child, thinking that everybody is nice! I'm really worried about you!"There was a pause before Anya laughed as she was "slow to react." Just as she was about to say something, she heard the door to the restroom open.With mutual understanding, both of them did not continue the topic anymore. They turned to look at Lucas, who just came out of the restroom, at the same time.Rolling his sleeves up, Lucas walked over slowly, then said to his sister gently, "Anya, don't you feel tired carrying the child? Hurry up, have a seat, and take a break!"Anya nodded. Carrying Joey in her arms, she sat down on the couch
While eating, Lucas hummed lazily. It seemed like he responded to him, but at the same time, he did not. He was very polite the whole time, but he also seemed cool and distant.While Lucas was having lunch, he received a call, so he got up and headed out.Seeing Lucas leave, Rosie got a little worried. Lucas finally had a few bites, but he left the office again. Was it because the food she made was not to Lucas's taste?Anya could tell that her best friend was feeling uneasy. Being considerate, she patted Rosie's hand and comforted her, "Rosie, my brother's like this. He often neglects his sleep and skips meals for work. Don't overthink it."Rosie nodded, feeling slightly relieved.Anya suddenly thought of something and said, "Rosie, my aunt's birthday party is tomorrow. Have you prepared a dress for the party?"Rosie was dazed. She already forgot about it if Anya did not mention it. "Anya, I remember your aunt, Missus Benet, has a rule that everybody has to bring a partner to he
Anya's gaze was innocent and weak, making others feel the urge to protect her. "But-"Rosie stood up and knocked on Corinne's desk. Then, she crossed her arms and said arrogantly, "Corinne, listen to me! Joey is sleeping on the couch in Lucas's office now. Anya and I are going out, and we'll be right back! If we notice something's wrong with Joey when we come back, then it's your fault!"Corinne did not even look up and was still going to reject her. However, without even giving Corinne the chance to reject her, Rosie held Anya's hand and said, "Let's go, Anya."Corinne frowned. She looked up and saw Anya and Rosie entering the elevator in a rush.Corinne was at a loss for words.Never mind Rosie, but how could Anya, a mother, feel at ease to leave her child in the hands of a person who did not have a good relationship with her? Something must be up!Whether something was fishy or not, Corinne could not be bothered with Any's business.However, Lucas stepped out to get a call
At that moment, Anya and Rosie walked through the door while chatting, carrying a bunch of shopping bags."Anya, the dress you picked for me just now is too pretty. I love it so much! I'll wear that to Missus Benet's birthday party tomorrow!" "Mm-hmm. I feel it's very pretty as well! If you wear that tomorrow, you'll certainly stun everybody!""Waah!" Seeing that his mother returned, Joey became more worked up. He rushed toward her like he lost his mind, but he fell because he was running too fast. He then cried even harder.Anya was stunned when she saw that, then she quickly helped him up. "What's the matter, Joey?"Joey quickly hugged his mother's neck and nestled in her arms seeking protection. However, he was still crying without stopping."Joey, talk to me. What's the matter? Are you not feeling well?"Other than crying, a one-year-old child could not express his experience and feelings.Anya was worried, so she started to check on his body. As soon as she rolled up his
Corinne was not surprised at all that Lucas would believe Rosie's words. Without batting an eye, Corinne made her stance clear as she said, "Mister Lucas, this is what happened. An hour ago, Miss Anya and Miss Rosie said they wanted to go shopping and asked me to help take care of the child. I repeatedly refused but to no avail. I had no choice but to watch Miss Anya's child sleep the whole time. I did not touch him at all. As for how injuries on his body happened, I have no idea."Hearing what Corinne said, Anya sobbed even harder in Lucas' arms. She blamed herself and said, "Lucas! It's my fault! It's all my fault! I shouldn't have left Joey in the care of your secretary. I didn't expect she'll do this to my child."Rosie said furiously, "Lucas, don't listen to Corinne! Joey came running in fear while crying as soon as we entered. If we came back any later, there's no telling how Corinne will abuse Joey! I feel we should call the police straight away and detain her. Child abuse is
Lucas looked at Anya with suspicion. "Anya, that means Joey was already injured before you brought him here. What's going on? Who has been in contact with Joey at home?"Anya felt extremely sheepish when her brother asked her that question. She blinked and big drops of tears streamed down her face.Yes, she was the one who deliberately pinched Joey to injure him. She wanted to frame Corinne and make her brother fire her! She also got Rosie to come over to be a witness and fan the flames.However, she did not expect that Corinne would be so vigilant and thought of recording a video with her phone for the whole time!Anya's fear of being found out was covered up by her sorrowful tears. "Lucas, I have no idea either! How could this happen? Who would be so evil to abuse such a young child? Could it be the nanny who did it when I'm not around because she finds Joey naughty?"A person who abused children must be punished without mercy!Lucas frowned. "Call the police and investigate! W
At first, Rosie wanted to order Corinne to run the errand. However, she thought that Corinne might still be harboring ill intentions and might do something to Joey's water. In the end, she glared at Corinne with disgust and decided to buy it herself.Not long after that, Anya came out of the consultation room with Joey in her arms.There were no signs of concern or caution that a mother worrying about her child's injury should have on Anya's beautiful face. On the contrary, she was smiling sweetly at Corinne. "You're quite good, Corinne! I've meticulously designed this setup today, yet you're able to dodge it so easily!"Anya revealed her true colors. Corinne was not surprised at all, but she got to know a new side of her.In the past, she only felt that Anya was a hypocrite and a scheming person. At that moment, Corinne felt that this woman who looked weak and harmless was far scarier than she imagined.Anya used the health of her child—who was so young that he could not speak an
It looked like Rosie cared more about the child's health compared to Anya, who was the child's mother!…Joey lay in bed in the pediatric ward with tears welling in his eyes. Under Anya's guidance, he obediently reached out his hand to let the nurse insert the needle for the IV drip.He was too well-behaved. He did not resist or cry when facing the infusion needle.Corinne was worried, so she went up to look at Joey's prescription given by the doctor Anya bribed.The fluids given were some saline and vitamins and no other complicated medication.However, it was still not suitable to give saline at random to a child as young as him. Would he be able to take it?As an expecting mother, Corinne truly could not stand Anya using the child like that and she wanted to stop her.However, Anya's phone suddenly rang. She quickly picked up the call and said gently, "Jeremy, you're here! Mm-hmm. We're on the sixth floor of the inpatient department, ward number 602. Joey is getting ready to