Anya stayed in the ward to watch over Joey but her mind kept anxiously drifting back to Jeremy. She was not that worried about Joey since the doctor already told her his condition already stabilized and this would not affect his health in any other way. The reason he was hospitalized was because the doctor was worried Joey's wound would get infected from improper caring so it was best to monitor him for a few days in the hospital. No, what Anya was worried about was why Jeremy asked to have a word with Corinne in private.'Why isn't he back yet? What the h*ll are they talking about that it needs them to take so long?' thought Anya.Joey fell asleep on the bed due to the overwhelming pain. From time to time, he would make a whimpering noise.'Poor child. He's not even at the age where he can talk yet,' thought Lucas, who was standing over the bed and looking down at him with a serious expression on his face. How could he, Joey's uncle, not be angered when he saw how much pain his n
Anya was unsettled by the way Jeremy's eyes were boring into her so she started sobbing to cover up her guilt. Her eyes immediately turned red and tears after tears rolled down her cheeks.At that moment, Lucas came back into the ward after finishing up his calls. As soon as he pushed open the door, he saw Anya — who he never raised his voice to once in his life — being questioned by Jeremy in an unkind manner and making her cry.Enraged, Lucas quickly strode over to where Anya was and put his arms protectively around her."Jeremy, what did you mean by what you just said? Are you saying that Anya would frame Corinne for something she didn't do?"Jeremy's expression remained indifferent. He looked straight into Lucas' eyes and said, "What I'm trying to say is maybe Anya saw the whole thing wrongly."Anya collapsed against Lucas and shook her head woefully."No! I didn't see it wrongly/ It was Corinne who poured the hot soup over Joey's face. Jeremy, did she say something to you ju
"Miss Anya, that should be my line. I should be the one who stays away from you in the future. After all, trouble seems to follow me whenever I'm with you."That was what Corinne said after coming into the ward with a lazy and mocking smile on her lips.Jeremy's face immediately darkened at her reappearance. He looked at her in a way that asked, "What the h*ll are you doing back here?"Corinne only had to look at his face to know what he was thinking. She simply shrugged and looked him in the eyes in a way that said, "I didn't do anything wrong so why should I run away?"Jeremy threw him one last cold glance before looking away.Seeing Corinne come back, Anya immediately came up with a new plan. With eyes still glistening with tears, she walked up to her and said, "Corinne, let's put all this behind us. I'm willing to forgive you as long as you promised not to hurt Joey anymore. I won't hold a grudge against you even if you still won't admit what you've done."Corinne instantly b
"Corinne, you should know that you won't be able to get away with what you've done once everyone sees what happened in the surveillance footage. Lucas will sue you for hurting Joey. I'm giving you a chance to turn over a new leaf 'cause after all that's said and done, you've helped Jeremy with his family before and I see you as a friend so I would advise you to take the olive branch while it's still being offered to you!"The way she spoke was so righteous and affectionate that those not in the know might think Anya was nothing but a kind-hearted and forgiving little angel.However, Corinne saw through her. She smirked and said, "Miss Anya, your kind gesture is noted. However, I'm the type who's willing to pay for my own mistake so if the surveillance footage showed what you said I did, then I would turn myself into the police station and sit out my prison terms no matter how many years it's going to be."Anya glared at her and inwardly gritted her teeth. However, as the "victim", s
At the sushi restaurant, Cherry Blossom."Sorry. It's not that I don't want to give you the surveillance footage but it's just that our security cameras have been down for some time so there's no footage to speak of," explained the lady owner fearfully when Lucas and the others told her their reason for coming back to the restaurant.Lucas calmly looked over the security cameras located at the payment counter and the main dining hall. It was exactly as Jeremy said, the security cameras were fine since the on buttons were all flashing green."We know your surveillance system isn't working so we've brought a professional to fix it. We would, of course, require your cooperation in this matter," said Lucas.The lady owner did not know who they were but could tell from their clothes and demeanor that they were people she could not afford to cross. Then there was, of course, the matter of an incident happening in the restaurant so she did not dare to refuse."Yes, of course. The restaur
A frown appeared on Lucas's face; he was not happy at all."How could this be? Lucas, don't you find it weird that the only memory card that's missing is the one in Bamboo Forest?" asked Anya with exaggerated surprise.Lucas thought so too. The surveillance system was fixed but there was no memory card in just one of the security cameras. It would be hard-pressed for anyone to see this as a coincidence.Suddenly, he turned around and looked suspiciously at Corinne.Anya finally saw what she was hoping to see in Lucas' eyes. She, too, followed Lucas' gaze to look at Corinne. Then she pretended a thought just come to her and said, "Corinne, I remember you were the last one to leave the room after Jeremy and I rushed Joey to the hospital Di.d you perhaps stay to steal the memory card so there'll be no evidence of what you did?"Lucas became even more suspicious of Corinne after hearing what Anya said. "Corinne, how do you explain this?""I didn't steal any memory card," Corinne said
The lady owner became a little defensive. "That waiter should be in the staff dorm right now. He asked for a half-day leave 'cause he wasn't feeling too well. Why are you looking for him anyway?""I have some questions I want to ask him about what happened in Bamboo Forest today," Corinne replied."But I've already asked him what happened in Bamboo Forest. He said he had nothing to do with the kid getting burned. Forgive me for saying this, but you all shouldn't involve my staff in whatever grievances you have with each other. He's just a young kid who has no choice but to come out and work to support his family."Corinne nodded and smiled to show she empathized with the lady owner's concern. "Don't worry. I just want to ask him some questions. I promise I won't make his life any more difficult than it already is."On one hand, the lady owner wanted to protect her staff, and on the other, she did not want to offend her customers so after thinking it through, she called out to one o
Corinne slowly came back to her senses. She looked at the furious Lucas and then at the two-faced Anya.Suddenly, she laughed. "Mister Lucas, you can't call this Oliver a witness."Lucas glared at her. "Why not? He and Anya don't know each other and yet their testimonies are the same! Isn't that enough?"'They don't know each other? Ha! Looks like Mister Lucas still doesn't know how devious his little sister is. Well, let me enlighten him today!' thought Corinne."Mister Lucas, please give me ten minutes and I'll prove why Oliver cannot be a witness and why we shouldn't take his testimony seriously."Corinne was not in a hurry to refute Lucas's words but instead asked him for ten minutes.Lucas agreed to give her ten minutes since it would make a difference to the outcome. He wanted to see her suffer through the realization that there was nothing she could do to turn the tables.Anya, too, was confident that she would come out the winner in this case. After all, she already told