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
Anya knew that Jeremy never asked Tommy to stop searching for Corinne's whereabouts for the past month or so.Therefore, she expected that if Jeremy saw Corinne at that moment, the situation that followed certainly would not be what she wanted to see. What if they clarify the misunderstanding caused by this child on the spot?She could not let that happen. She finally removed Corinne from Jeremy's side, so how could she watch them reconcile before her own eyes?Anya was racking her brain. There were some things she could not speak about herself, so she deliberately tugged at Rosie's hand.Rosie was stunned when Anya suddenly pulled her hand. Then, she turned to see Anya asking for help with a weak and pitiful expression, and she could not help but feel sorry for her. Suddenly, she got an idea, so she said, "It's Lucas. I remember it's Lucas who just went in. It should be Lucas in the restroom!"'Lucas was inside?' Jeremy took his hand away from the handle and turned around as he w
Corinne better know her place and never appear in front of Jeremy anymore!After Jeremy left, Lucas said to the person in the restroom in a cold voice, "Come on out! He's gone."Within seconds, the restroom door opened, and out came Corinne. Being respectful, she said, "Thank you, Mister Lucas, for appearing in time and getting me out of a tight spot."Lucas glanced at him coldly without responding to her. After that, he walked to the bed to check on his nephew, who was receiving the infusion. He touched the child's forehead to feel if he was burning or not. Seeing that the child looked fine, he felt much relieved.Anya walked up to him. "Lucas, Joey's fine. The doctor said he's just a little allergic. You don't need to have someone investigate the maids and nanny anymore. It has nothing to do with them.""Mm-hmm. Good to know that Joey's fine." Lucas nodded, then he turned to look at his sister in a slightly stern manner. "Anya, this is your first time being a mother. You should
"It's not that I'm afraid. I just didn't want to make things complicated and create unnecessary problems between your sister and Mister Jeremy," answered Corinne, looking at Lucas' elegant and handsome face in the rearview mirror.Lucas squinted his eyes, looking relaxed and arrogant, then he sneered. "So you feel as long as you appear in front of Jeremy, you'll affect my sister and my future brother-in-law's relationship. Is that so?"Corinne turned to look at the scenery outside the window that was moving in reserves and said honestly, "Mm-hmm. It will, more or less."Lucas curled his lips. "Miss Corinne, where did you get such confidence that made you feel you can compete with Anya?Corinne was neither humble nor arrogant when facing his mockery. She just smiled. "Mister Lucas, it's very normal for you to think that nobody can compete with your sister, whom you've doted on since childhood. For example, to me, a man as outstanding as you, Mister Lucas, is just not as cute as the
Lucas squinted his eyes and sneered indifferently. "You need to attend an event with me tomorrow, so be prepared in advance to dress formally."Corinne was dazed. What event?She then recalled when they were in the ward earlier, Lucas said that Corinne was his partner for tomorrow to brush Anya and Rosie off. The event should be Anya's aunt's birthday party as she mentioned before.She was only cooperating with her boss at that time. She did not expect that Lucas was truly planning to take her to the party!Corinne was a little torn. She never liked attending that sort of fancy party. However, she thought that since Lucas's aunt was a senior member of the Riveras, she should know more about the things that happened in the family in the past. Therefore, she might be able to inquire about her mother if she got in contact with her.After giving it a thought, she turned her head to ask, "Mister Lucas, may I know if I would meet Jeremy at the event tomorrow?"Lucas looked up at her, f
Corinne never bought any clothes that made her feel inconvenient after wearing them. She did not have things like formal dresses in her closet as well.It was true that she founded Newmoon Group on her own, but Xante and Aaron were usually the ones doing the socializing. As the boss behind the scenes, she was only in charge of the technical aspects, the major decisions, and the development of the company.Of course, Xante knew her boss never liked wearing clothes that were hard to move in. She closed her laptop and asked with slight curiosity, "Hmm? Why did you suddenly want to borrow a dress?"Corinne yawned and said, "I'm going to a party with Lucas tomorrow, and he requested for me to attend in formal wear."Xante nodded. "I'll go to a haute couture studio with you after dinner to buy a new dress. My clothes will be much bigger on you, so it's easy for them to fall off."Corinne gave it a thought, then she reached her hand to grab Xante's chest. "Mm-hmm. You're right. Your bust
From where Corinne, Xante, and Aaron were, they could not hear the conversation between the owner and the man. However, without a doubt, they felt that a lofty man like Jeremy sitting at a roadside shack like this just looked very out of place. Aaron clicked his tongue. "Boss, I've never expected that Jeremy would do what the common folk do. He would come to a roadside shack like this to have barbecued meat, as well as beer and chips! But why is he alone? It's no fun to drink alone!"Corinne felt this scene was very strange as well. Also, did Jeremy not say that he was catching a flight when he was at the hospital in the afternoon? Why was he still in New Capital City at that moment?Corinne thought of the time she came to have dinner at this shack alone, and Jeremy saw her when he was passing by. He then sat down and tried the barbecue meat with her. By the time they wanted to leave, she was so stuffed that she could not get up, so he held her hand.Thinking about it again at tha