A few officers recognized the prominent figure of the Holden family and became uneasy. "Well... Mister Jeremy, please don't make our job difficult. We're just following the procedures..."The man snorted, his ink-black eyebrows dangerously raised. "Following procedures? Just based on the one-sided words of the Riveras, you want to take my wife as a murder suspect? Is there an arrest warrant?"What? This girl named Corinne was actually Mister Jeremy's wife?!The officers were officially stumped.When they saw this girl standing beside Mister Jeremy, they thought she was just a new lover he happened to bring along. They never expected her to be his legitimate wife!They could not afford to offend her. Should Miss Corinne truly be innocent, not only would their fate be at stake, but even their department could not bear the consequences!Lucas could sense that the police were wary of the Holdens. His brow furrowed as he stepped forward, saying, "Jeremy, the police only want to take C
Lucas' sharp gaze was fixed on his beloved younger sister who had been spoiled since childhood. "Are you sure you were there and saw everything?"Anya felt rather guilty as she met her brother's gaze and showed a hint of grievance. "Positive! Do you still not believe me, Lucas?"Lucas narrowed his elegant eyes, a trace of doubt lingering in his eyes regarding his sister. "Then why did Joey himself say that Corinne didn't harm him?"Joey said that? Anya's expression stiffened for a moment, and she quickly realized that the phone call her brother received earlier was from Edmund. Joey must have said something to Edmund, who relayed it to her brother over the phone!She did not know what Joey specifically said, so Anya could not help but feel flustered, but she showed no slip-ups outwardly."Lucas, Joey is still so young. He can't even speak complete sentences yet! How could he clearly describe in words what happened? Edmund must've misunderstood Joey's meaning!"The doubt in Lucas'
Lucas felt like the girl before him, the same one he watched growing up, was very unfamiliar. There were some things he did not want to dwell on anymore. He took a deep breath and said, "I hope you're not lying to me, Anya."Not probing further, Anya breathed a sigh of relief, but she still felt uneasy. It seemed like her brother was very disappointed in her, as if he did not trust her anymore.Lucas felt exhausted after all the commotion. He no longer looked at his sister and turned to Jeremy and Corinne, saying, "Jeremy, you can leave now. Thankfully, Joey is fine. Let's consider today's incident wrapped up."Jeremy sneered, "Wrapped up? You say it so easily. You've treated my wife like a murderer for so long, and you now want to let it go?"Lucas frowned. "I just don't want to pursue it anymore. It doesn't mean that Corinne is completely innocent! Jeremy, are you not willing to back down at all?"A hint of irony appeared in Jeremy's eyes. "I know what kind of person you are, Lu
"Grandpa, you're back!" Anya immediately ran up to her grandfather upon seeing him returning, wiping away her tears in an aggrieved manner.Cedric Rivera glanced at his granddaughter, whose eyebrows were furrowed and had reddened eyes. "What's the matter? How did you end up crying again? You're such a child, always complaining about this and that, or crying endlessly over trivial matters! Your grandmother and I, at our age, have never been as difficult to please as you!""I…" Anya trailed off.She had hoped to receive comfort and support from her grandfather, but instead, she was met with a lecture full of disdain. Anya felt embarrassed and could not find a way to respond.Although she had been pampered at home since childhood, with her parents, older brother, and younger brother treating her like a precious gem, her position as a granddaughter to her grandparents was slightly inferior to that of her older brother Lucas and younger brother Sunny. She always felt that her grandparen
Jeremy held Corinne's hand and led her slowly toward the door. Just as they stepped out of the kitchen, a cane swung through the air, clearly aimed at Corinne!Jeremy reacted quickly, intercepting the cane and shielding the girl behind him. When he looked closely, it turned out to be Cedric Rivera.Jeremy furrowed his eyebrows. "And what does Mister Cedric want to do?"Lucas, too, showed surprise. "Grandpa?"Ignoring them, Cedric stared fixedly at Corinne with a weathered, sharp gaze. He pulled his cane from Jeremy's grip and pointed it at Corinne. "Were you the one speaking just now?"Corinne was also startled with a hint of confusion on her face. Why did the Riveras react so dramatically one after another?She regained her composure and nodded. "Yes, I was the one speaking. Is something wrong?"Cedric trembled, his gaze intense and piercing. He scrutinized Corinne from head to toe with an enigmatic air. "Young girl, have we met somewhere before?"Facing the old man's question
Cedric looked at Corinne with eyes of admiration and awe. "Don't worry, it's nothing serious. I just want to see what my young savior looks like."Corinne smiled. "Oh, please don't call me that. I'm not a savior at all. I just happened to be passing by when you were in need of help. Anyone would have done the same thing.""Of course you are my savior. If it weren't for you that day, I would've been beaten up by that shameless woman and ended up in the hospital. H*ll, I might even have ended up dead."Corinne simply smiled since she did not know what to say.Cedric smiled happily. "Come and let's have a talk in the living room, child. Is there anything you would like to eat or drink? I'll make sure the kitchen only serves the finest for my savior!"Corinne was speechless. She disliked the Riveras from the bottom of her heart. Even though she was related to them by blood, she could not help but see them as her enemy since not one of them came to her mother's defense in the past, whi
Instead of turning his attention to Lucas, Cedric simply smiled and asked Corinne, "Corinne, how old are you?"Corinne took a sip of tea before answering, "I'll be twenty this year.""Twenty? Why, that's perfect!" Cedric nodded satisfactorily before his expression became solemn. "If I guess correctly, you're probably still single, right? Well, it's a good thing I know an excellent guy who's still single too. Do you want me to introduce him to you?"Corinne smiled and said, "I…""There's no need to be shy, child! It's best for a woman to get hitched as soon as possible 'cause otherwise all the good men will be taken and all that's left will be crooks and sc*ms!" added Cedric.Jeremy frowned when he heard this. He took a sip of tea before sneaking a peek at Corinne.The corner of Corinne's mouth started twitching. She never expected the reason Cedric asked her to stay was so he could set her up with a guy. Cedric seemed to be on a roll as he started selling the good points of the g
Corinne graciously held Jeremy's hand in hers. "Mister Cedric, this is my boyfriend. I'm pretty sure you know him already so I won't go into a long introduction."Cedric looked at the two of them in disbelief. "What? This old chap is your boyfriend? Didn't you call him Mister just now? I thought he's just a relative of yours."Jeremy was initially happy with Corinne's performance but his face turned cold again when Cedric referred to him as an "old chap".'My, Mister Cedric really doesn't hold back his thoughts, does he? Not to mention he seems to get overly emotional very fast,' thought Corinne as she looked helplessly on at Cedric's reaction. After that she smiled wryly and said, "I called him Mister because he's a bit older than me. We're not related in any way. He's really my boyfriend."Cedric kept shaking his head. "What a shame for a young girl like you to be dating an old and boring man like him."Lucas, who was initially in a bad mood, could not help but laugh when he he