Anya was seated in her wheelchair and smiling sinisterly and smugly. It was a good thing Lucas brought her to this hospital. If not she would not have seen Jeremy and Corinne going into the OB-GYN department together.Thus, she bribed the OB-GYn specialist to tamper with the blood test result because she knew Jeremy would not pay any attention to her and Joey anymore once he found out Corinne was pregnant with his kid. No way was she going to let that happen!'Jeremy must think Corinne is a loose woman after finding out the baby she's carrying isn't his. He'll stop thinking about her now. Ha! You failed to steal Jeremy away from me this time, Corinne Carew.'Suddenly, Rosie's voice came from behind her. "Anya, why did you come here without telling me?"Anya turned her wheelchair around and beamed an innocent smile at Rosie. "Oh, I came out to get some fresh air 'cause I was feeling a little suffocated in the ward. How's my brother, Rosie?"Rosie frowned with sadness at the thought
Meanwhile, Corinne came home in a taxi.Throughout the whole taxi ride, her mind flitted between Jeremy's injuries, the look he gave her before she left, and the misunderstanding between them.'Gah! This is so frustrating!' she thought.Mimi came to rub her legs as soon as Corinne entered the door.Corinne changed into her indoor slippers before scooping Mimi up and burying her head against its fur. Only then did she feel a bit better.Aaron was brewing coffee in the kitchen. Seeing her back home, he asked, "Why are you back so early? Did you get anything out of the party?"Corinne sat down on the sofa with Mimi in her arms and leaned back lazily. "Yeah, I did."Although she was forced into being the Lovelaces' honorary granddaughter, it could still be counted as getting something out of the party since it would be easier for her to look into all that happened in the Lovelace family.Aaron sensed something was off about her so he asked, "Then why do you look so sad?""I'm just
A few days later, in Kanton City.Corinne took an early flight to Kanton City to attend the World Hacker Conference. Now that she was in a different city, she did not have to deliberately hide from Jeremy; she could take public transportation without worrying she would bump into him.Coincidentally, Xante was in Kanton City for business so she arranged for someone to pick Corinne up at the airport. Corinne did not plan to stay in Kanton City for long so she did not bring much baggage. She only packed with her the things that would fit into a backpack.She shoved her hands into her pockets and walked casually to the exit."Corinne!" someone suddenly shouted out her name.She instinctively stopped walking and looked toward the direction of the sound.A man wearing sunglasses was walking toward her. He immediately took off his sunglasses to reveal his handsome baby face as soon as he was standing in front of her."It's you, Corinne! What are you doing here in Kanton City?"'Ah, it
'It happened during Grandpa Edgar's birthday party? So after shoving me into his car, Jeremy left to fight Lucas? No wonder he came back with all those injuries on his face. But why would he do something like that? Could it be he's trying to make Lucas pay for pouring coffee on me? No, that can't be it. As Joey's dad, he should be siding with Anya. He'd never hurt her brother for a woman like me, would he?'Seeing Corinne all zoned out, he waved his hand in front of her. "Hey, what are you thinking about? Have you gone dumb?"Corinne snapped out of her trance and composed herself before looking sternly at Sunny and ordering him, "You're not allowed to go to the World Hacker Conference. You're too young for that so go home now or else I'll tell on you to your brother!"After that, she did not wait for his reply; she simply turned around and walked out of the airport.Sunny was a little cowed by her threats but he did not want to give up the chance to attend the World Hacker Conferen
"Boy, you do know you're in a taxi and the car in front of us is a luxury car, right? How can a rundown car like mine ever catch up to a car that costs hundreds of thousands?" the taxi driver asked helplessly.This made Sunny panic even more. Of course, he knew the car in front of him was a luxury car and not only that, it was the top-of-the-range limited edition model released by a brand called BG for their centennial anniversary. The car, called 'Carnival', was the only one of its kind in the world so even the rich could not buy it if they wanted.Before this, Lucas had his eyes on the car. He even flew to BG headquarters to order it directly from the owner but unfortunately, the car was already bought by a mysterious buyer who wished to remain anonymous.Therefore, Sunny found it odd to see Corinne getting into Carnival at the airport. 'Corinne knows the owner of Carnival? I wonder what their relationship is! No! I must find out why she came to Kanton City.'After thinking about
The burly driver and the taxi driver started cursing each other nonstop.Not knowing what to do, Sunny looked at them with complete shock. 'Sigh! Guess I have no choice but to find another taxi,' he thought.Not holding out much hope, he looked around his surroundings and as expected, there was not a single taxi in sight. He was in the throes of his despair when a red sports car suddenly stopped in front of him.The driver was a woman with curly hair flowing down from the top of her head. She was dressed in a solid color silk spaghetti-strap dress. Everything about her face was exquisitely painted while her lips were blazing with a passionate red color.The woman threw him a flirtatious smile while merriment danced in her eyes. "What's the matter? Did you get yourself into an accident?""Are you blind? Isn't it obvious what happened?" said Sunny angrily. He was in no mood to talk to anyone.Instead of getting angry, the woman simply smiled. "Where are you going, kid? It'll be har
The red roadster was speeding very fast along the road."Yes! It's that car over there! Follow that Carnival!" Sunny pointed excitedly at the car Corinne was in as soon as it came into sight. "Hurry! Don't lose it."Xante immediately stepped on the accelerator and the car shot off toward Corinne's car. The distance between the two cars got shorter and shorter.Sunny was impressed by the car's speed. He turned toward Xante and said, "Not bad at all! Your car is certainly very fast.""Yeah, it does its job well," Xante replied with a smile while keeping her eyes on the road. Her curly hair was flying softly in the wind, making her look free-spirited and sexy.At that moment, Sunny could not help but be stunned by her beauty but he quickly snapped out of it. He fixed his eyes back on the road and it was then, he realized something was wrong.Without him realizing it, Xante caught up to Corinne's car. They were already driving past it! Sunny's smile froze on his face. He snapped his
"No, you don't understand. My cousin grew up poor. She had to rely on scholarships to get her through school."Xante chuckled. "I see. She's lucky to have a cousin who cares about her so much."Sunny lifted his chin proudly and said, "Of course!"Half an hour later."We're here." Xante pointed to the building in front of them with her chin.Sunny immediately frowned when he saw the sign "Eden International Spa Center".'Gah! This is so frustrating!' he thought.Out loud he said, "I'm sorry but you must have gotten it wrong. The place I want to go to is Eden International Private Club, not the Spa Center."Xante smiled. "Is that so? Forgive me but I only know this particular Eden International."Sunny was speechless. 'Ugh, forget it. I'll just take a taxi to Eden International Private Club!'"In any case, thank you for giving me a ride. I won't take up any more of your time then. Ciao!" said Sunny before getting out of the car.However, he did not get far when he heard a heav