Sunny sighed and explained to her, "My grandma has Alzheimer's, so she often mistakes people for someone else."Corinne nodded, "Oh, I see."At that moment, Gertrude—who already walked off—turned around to look at Corinne, asking, "Emily, what would you like for dinner tonight?"Corinne felt complicated that she was mistaken for her mother. After giving it a thought, she smiled at her and said, "I'll just have my favorite!"Gertrude smiled with tears. "Alright! Pork roast it is. It's your favorite! I'll have Missus O'Brien go and get some pork shoulder now."Edgar turned around and looked meaningfully at Corinne as well, then he brought his wife upstairs for her medication.Feeling a little troubled, Sunny continued explaining to Corinne, "My grandma was diagnosed with Alzheimer's after my father's ex-wife went missing. Her condition is unstable. You weren't frightened just now, were you?"Corinne shook her head. "I'm fine."Maxwell initially already wanted to leave, but he cam
Corinne smiled at him and answered politely, "Hello, Mister Edgar, I am Corinne Carew. I'm twenty this year."Edgar squinted, looking carefully at her as if he was lost in thoughts. "Twenty. Your parents are?"Corinne said, "I come from an ordinary family. You probably don't know my parents, but they are both alive and well. They are living in New Capital City."If Edgar were to ask for more details, she would say her parents are Marvin and his wife. He never treated the Carews as her family, but she did not wish to reveal the true situation with her family there and attract unnecessary suspicion.Edgar nodded. "My wife didn't frighten you, did she? It's because you resembled our long-lost daughter and granddaughter a little that she mistook you for someone else."Corinne smiled calmly. "It's fine. I wasn't frightened. I understand her feelings very well. It's also my honor to bear a little resemblance to your daughter and granddaughter."Edgar looked at the girl before his eyes
Edgar saw Gertrude mistaking Corinne for her long-lost daughter earlier, so he got an idea to take Corinne in to be like a granddaughter to them!Fortunately, Anya was present, and she was alert enough to cut Edgar off, not giving Corinne a chance to say yes!What a joke! If Corinne managed to get the Lovelaces as her connection, even if she would just be like a granddaughter to them, it would make the family background of a country bumpkin like Corinne more presentable! She would then have more confidence to steal Jeremy away from Anya, would she not? How could Anya allow Corinne to walk over to her? It was impossible!Corinne answered Anya indifferently, "I heard that it's Mister Lucas's grandfather's birthday today, so I came to celebrate with him after work."Anya was having incomparably wicked thoughts, but she was smiling incredibly sweetly. Without bothering if Corinne was willing or not, she went up and linked arms with Corinne. "Is that so? I have to thank you for purposel
Corinne still did not budge. She wanted to avoid Anya like the plague. "Miss Anya, since it's a gift you've poured your heart into preparing, how would there be a problem? Also, even if I gave you some suggestions after I've taken a look now, it's too late for you to make amends! It's the thought that counts. As long as you have the thought, what others think doesn't matter. I think there's no need for me to help you take a look at it anymore."Anya, however, got closer with an innocent expression, wanting to take Corinne's hand again. "You're right, Corinne! It's the thought that mattered the most. But, I hope this thought of mine could be perfect! Also, of course, you can give me suggestions now, and I still have time to make amends! That's because I have two options prepared as a gift for Grandpa. I have a bit of trouble making a decision, so I still haven't finalized and picked one of the plans for Grandpa to see! That's why I wanted to ask you to help me pick which is better! C
Sunny crossed his arms and sneered, feeling annoyed. "I'm a grown-up now. I'm a child! You have double standards, and you're favoring your lover over your brother!"Anya's face flushed. She was very embarrassed after her brother roasted her. However, she still looked happy, which showed that she did not hate being teased like this at all.However, the man next to her did not have any reactions at all. It was as if he was not the person who was teased along with Anya.Anya looked up at the man's expressionless face and asked, "Jeremy, can you go pick out the clothes with me now?"Jeremy fell silent for two seconds before he answered her indifferently, saying two words, "Let's go."Anya nodded in delight. "Alright. I'll take you there. It's behind the stage!"Jeremy put his hands in his pocket and walked toward the stage. He did not turn back and glanced at Corinne, who hid behind him and used him as a shield.Anya walked next to Jeremy. As she walked off, she suddenly turned back
Corinne focused her gaze and turned to look at the door of the banquet hall.Lucas was wearing a suit in a light color, walking in slowly with elegant steps. It looked as if he was born to stand out.One by one, all the guests went up to have a toast with him and greet him. It just looked like a group of admirers surrounding their revered figure.There was also a group of people who surrounded and cozied up to Jeremy when he just came in earlier. However, because Jeremy was too cold and he was not friendly to them at all, those people were sensible enough to step aside, not daring to disturb him anymore.Lucas, however, was very different from Jeremy. He was very good at dealing with those people who were flattering him. He raised a glass to them, nodded, and smiled, and he tactfully responded to people who were cozying up to him. However, while he was smiling and chatting with them, he was also exuding a barely noticeable indifference, and he did not smile with his eyes.While Co
Corinne said, "It's Miss Anya."Sorry, she lied!This was because she promised Sunny that she would not tell Lucas that it was Sunny who brought her in.However, if she said no one brought her in, and she sneaked in on her own, not only was this explanation impossible to believe, she might immediately get kicked out. Therefore, she could only lie that it was Anya who brought her in!Only by mentioning Anya, Lucas would be helpless. Even if he was unhappy, he could never bring himself to reprimand his precious sister!'It's Anya who brought Corinne in?' Lucas frowned.It was as Corinne expected, Lucas would not blame Anya; and out of respect for his beloved sister, he did not immediately get someone to come chase her out.Suddenly, Edmund rushed in. After giving it a thought, he saw where his employer was and immediately rushed over. "Mister Lucas, there is a phone call for you. It's urgent!"Lucas impatiently shot a cold glance at Corine, then he held out his hand to accept the
Corrine hurriedly caught up to that figure, and with a lunge, she blocked in front of him.He was a man dressed in a servant's uniform. He was not very young, appearing to be in his 40s."Who are you? Why are you running away?"With his path blocked off, he shook his head a little unnaturally and said, "I am an old servant here, I-I'm not running away. I'm just in a hurry to take some things from the kitchen and bring them to the banquet hall."Corrine squinted her eyes. "It was obvious that you were staring at me in secret, and you only ran off when you were found out by me!"The servant shook his head fervently. "No, I did not!"Corrine raised an eyebrow. "Don't want to be truthful, do you? Then I shall report you as a pervert to the head of your household!"He panicked and quickly said, "No, please don't! I didn't mean any harm!""Then tell me the truth, why were you spying on me just now?""I-I just feel that your side profile looks a lot like the young miss who went missi