He did not want to answer this phone call.However, if he did not answer, it would be as if he was hiding something from the little girl. Just when he just brought the little girl back, Jeremy did not want any misunderstandings to make her angry. If he couldn't see her tomorrow and she ran away again, it would be troublesome.So, the man directly answered the call on speakerphone.From the other end of the phone, Anya's voice trembled with a crying tone, sounding flustered and panicked. "Jeremy, where are you?""At home.""Jeremy, do you have time to come over? I need you.""Not convenient."Anya heard the man's resolute refusal but did not give up. She pleaded while crying, "Jeremy, I know it's not good to disturb you like this all the time, but now Joey is missing! Wuwuwu! I searched everywhere I could, but I can't find him anywhere. I don't know what to do now! Jeremy, do you think something happened to Joey?"Upon hearing this, Jeremy's brow furrowed. The child was missing?
The Riveras.A servant entered respectfully and reported, "Mister Lucas, Miss Anya, Mister Jeremy of the Holdens have arrived!"Anya, feeling helpless due to Joey's disappearance, leaned against Lucas's chest, sobbing uncontrollably. When she heard that Jeremy came, she regained some spirit and sat up straight, looking toward the entrance.Sure enough, the tall and slender figure of Jeremy walked into the living room of the Riveras. Unfortunately, he was not alone. He was accompanied by Corinne, who he held gently by the hand.Anya's eyes, which just lit up, froze for a second. Her face turned gloomy, and she clenched her fists tightly. At the same time, her crying grew louder.Lucas, who also saw Jeremy leading Corinne toward them, wore an extremely displeased expression in his eyes, with a cold face and furrowed brows.At a time like this, Jeremy brought that woman, Corinne, along. Wasn't it enough for Anya to suffer such a blow?Jeremy led Corinne to stand in front of the Riv
Jeremy remained silent. Years ago, to save his life, Anya selflessly extracted the snake venom from her own body, forever sacrificing her ability to become a mother. This was a debt he would always owe to the girl, and he could not fulfill Anya's emotional needs. Therefore, when Lucas accused him in such a way, he had no words to respond.Corinne raised an eyebrow and said, "Mister Lucas, if you truly care about your sister, it is more important to help her find her beloved son than to focus on competing with me for a man's heart here!"Lucas glared at Jeremy, his gaze turning cold as he looked at the eloquent Corinne, filled with disgust and anger. It was all because of her! Anya was tormented back and forth by this little girl Corinne, to the point where she was on the verge of a breakdown. He wished he could strangle her!At that moment, several household servants gasped for breath as they returned from somewhere within the estate to report."Mister Lucas, we've searched everywh
She leaned lazily on the sofa in the Riveras's living room, yawning idly, and looked around the surroundings with boredom. Is this the Riveras? It used to be the place where she was born. Huh, she has no impression of this place at all!"Corinne, can we talk privately?" Anya suddenly spoke to her.Corinne was not interested in falling into her trap. "No need for privacy. I'm too lazy to move. Just say it here! This is your home, and I'm not afraid. What are you afraid of?"Anya could not persuade her, gritted her teeth, and said, "Corinne, I have underestimated you before, but I won't give up just like that!"Corinne did not want to engage in discussions about winning or losing with her. She could not care less about competing with someone like Anya.However, there was one question she wanted to ask Anya."Miss Anya, there's no one else here. Tell me the truth! Did you lose the child, or are you faking it?"Using that innocent child to entangle Jeremy was Anya's usual tactic. Co
Corinne wanted to ask the maid who just brought the coffee whether it was the blood from the chickens and ducks slaughtered by the kitchen staff. But when she looked up, she realized that the maid already walked away, and no other servants were waiting around. Corinne furrowed her brows in confusion, thinking about the pitiful child who was always manipulated by Anya. Could Anya have harmed that child again?With this thought in mind, she stood up and followed the direction the maid went.Corinne followed the maid until they reached the main kitchen of the Riveras. However, no servants were bustling about in the kitchen. The countertops were cleaned spotlessly, and there was no trace of any poultry being slaughtered.If the blood on the coffee cup was not from a fowl, could it be human blood? Could it belong to that child?What was even more peculiar was that the maid who entered ahead of them was now nowhere to be found, even though Corinne saw her enter first.Corinne became inc
"I want to save my son, my precious little one! Corinne, please help me, help me break open that door together!" Anya exclaimed, raising the chisel in her hand in excitement.Corinne watched Anya's distressed and desperate state, squinting her eyes, feeling skeptical. At this moment, Anya did indeed seem different from her previous acts. It did not seem like she was pretending.If what Anya said was true, there might be a man inside that utility room who possibly took her child hostage.Could it be a burglary? The thief was discovered by the child and, fearing the child's cries would alert the adults in the house, resorted to harming the child to silence them.Considering this, with the safety of the child at stake, Corinne temporarily set aside her biased perspective of Anya and calmly advised her:"Don't act rashly for now. Even if we break open the door, it won't solve the problem if someone is holding your son, hostage. It might even provoke the person to take extreme measur
Anya fell to her knees with a thud, holding her lifeless child, unable to contain her sobs."Joey, my Joey, wake up! Open your eyes and look at Mommy! Mommy is sorry, Mommy came too late! Joey, sob, sob!"As a pregnant expectant mother, Corinne could not help but feel a pang in her heart witnessing the separation of mother and child. At the same time, she remained cautious, raising her eyes to observe her surroundings, wary of whether there were others in the miscellaneous room.Anya's screams quickly drew the attention of many people."Anya, what happened?"Lucas hurriedly ran in and his face turned solemn upon seeing the scene.Anya continued to sob while holding the child, on the verge of collapse as if her breath was about to give out. "Brother! Joey, he has stopped breathing, sob, sob!"Lucas quickly squatted down and reached out to feel the child's breath, but there was no sign of life. His hand trembled slightly, he closed his eyes in grief and took a deep breath.Jeremy
As she spoke, Anya withdrew her hand, which was holding the back of Joey's head, and showed the blood on her hand to everyone. "I saw it with my own eyes. You used that thing in your hand to hit my little Bao's head! He's still so young, how could you do such a thing!"Following Anya's lead, everyone's gaze turned towards Corinne, who was still holding the chisel in her hand, further confirming their belief that she was the murderer!Faced with glares from everyone, Corinne lowered her head and looked at the chisel that Anya forcefully handed her. She understood.This was a trap, a carefully designed set-up!It started from the moment Anya invited her to talk a step into the living room just now.However, she did not fall into the trap at first. Anya then sent another maid, who deliberately used a bloodstained coffee cup to lead her to this meticulously designed 'crime scene'.One could only say that Anya's acting skills were truly outstanding!The way Anya showed concern for th