Francine frowned unhappily and said, "All you care about is Corinne this and Corinne that. Why don't you ever ask if I'm okay?"Bowen was shocked into silence by her sudden outburst.Francine's recent humiliation caused her to lash out at Bowen and the servants. "Huh! You would do well to remember you work for the Holden and not the Carew! What an ungrateful bunch of jerks you all are… siding with an outsider instead of me."Bowen thought it was wrong for her to say that but still he kept quiet. 'It's not like I'm purposely siding with Ma'am…. Miss Francine shouldn't have barged into her room like that in the first place.' The other servants thought the same way as Bowen — that Miss Francine had really gone overboard this time.Francine went back to her room in a huff and the more she thought about what happened, the angrier she became so she decided to call Anya to vent her anger. Her call quickly went through and Anya's usual gentle voice could be heard from the other side of the
After Anya went out, the nanny kept patting Joey on the back to calm him down. "There, there, little guy. There's no need to be scared anymore 'cause your mommy has left the room already."It was only then Joey dared to turn around and his crying gradually subsided once he had confirmed Anya was, indeed, not in the room. Seeing this, the nanny sighed. It was quite obvious to her that Anya did not love Joey at all since she would only pretend to care about him when there were other people in the room with them and when there were not… she would show her true colors.'Poor Joey… Not only did he lose his parents at such an early age, but when everyone thought he was set for life on account of being adopted into a wealthy family, his mother only sees him as a means to achieve her goal. Sigh… It wouldn't surprise me if his life only gets harder from now on,' thought the nanny.…Meanwhile, back at the Holden's estate.Corinne was woken up from her sleep by the sound of a ringing phone.
Bowen followed her to the dining room. Once there, he took a step before her and said, "Ma'am, here's your bre… Huh?"What he saw shocked him for there were two women eating the breakfast specially prepared by the nutritionist for Corinne."Miss Francine, didn't you already have your breakfast? Why are you eating Ma'am's breakfast?" Bowen asked with a frown.Francine continued eating while she said, "Oh, I didn't know this was her breakfast. The food has been sitting out here without anyone touching them so I thought the kitchen made it for my friend who has so graciously come to visit me. Plus, it would be a shame if the food went cold before anyone got to enjoy them.She then piled on some bacon on Anya's plate. "Here, Anya. It's so rare for you to drop by our house so make sure you eat more, 'kay?" While doing that, she secretly threw a provocative glance at Corinne.As for Anya, she ate one bite after another as though showing off to Corinne who Francine's favorite person was.
While Francine was spouting all that nonsense, Corinne had already sat down in the living room. She shut out Francine's voice and started ordering for takeout with her phone.Francine was incensed that her words had no effect on Corinne so she raised her voice even more and said, "Say, why is it taking her so long to order takeout? Could it be that she's so poor that she has no choice but to choose the cheapest takeout?"Anya could not hold back her laughter anymore but she quickly composed herself and said fakely, "Francine, don't be so rude. We should respect other people's lives, no matter how they choose to live."Francine rolled her eyes and scoffed. "I'm just saying it like it is. A country bumpkin like her can never compare to us socialites. Even if she manages to seduce my brother using her beauty, she'll never have the same worldview or values as us so my bet is their relationship will never last long. It's time for her to wake up and get out of this house!"Corinne did no
Jeremy simply ordered Anya to put her clothes back on and left the room. Anya knew Jeremy was not the type of guy to sleep around since she had witnessed the length he would go to to uphold his own principles. However, she could not understand why Jeremy was willing to let go of his principles for someone like Corinne.Suddenly, Corinne received a call from an unknown number. She thought the delivery person had arrived so she answered the call without reservation. "Hello?"However, no sound came from the other side of the phone for a good long while."Hello? Who is this? Can you hear me?" Corinne asked with a frown."Yes… I can hear you…" The cold and awkward voice was that of a man's and Corinne immediately recognized it to belong to Lucas.Corinne was a little surprised that Lucas would actually call her using his own private number. She glanced at the scheming Anya beside her, wondering if Lucas was calling her for his sister's sake again.She narrowed her eyes and asked, "Why
Once Anya saw Corinne hanging up the phone, she beamed her signature 'I'm so kind' smile at her again. "Corinne, you sure are one busy woman. Was that a guy who called?"Corinne put away her phone, grabbed a cushion from the sofa, and hugged it to herself. "Yeah, it was indeed a guy," she said languidly.A hint of ridicule flashed across Anya's doe-like innocent eyes. "Does Jeremy know that you're still in contact with other guys?"Corinne yawned and said, "Most probably not.""He doesn't? That's not good. Rumors will spread like wildfire if words get out about you inviting a man over while Jeremy's is outside working."Corinne turned to look at Anya with her brow raised. "Miss Anya, are you threatening me right now?""Of course not. Why would I ever threaten you? I'm just being nice enough to warn you of the consequences," said Anya sweetly.Corinne smirked. "Fine. It doesn't matter whether you're threatening me or warning 'cause I don't care if you tell everyone you know that
"Take this glass of milk, Corinne. You can drink it to make the food go down easier." As Anya said this, she pretended to lose her footing. With a sway of her body, the milk in the glass spilled onto Corinne's takeout.'Oh no! My ramen… I didn't even get a bite before the milk got in…' thought Corinne.Anya covered her mouth in mock surprise. "Oh no! I'm so sorry, Corinne. I didn't mean to spoil your food…"Corinne simply stared at the ramen soup which had turned white from the milk.Francine burst out in a vindictive laughter when she saw how disappointed Corinne looked. Of course, she did not forget to show concern to Anya either. "You don't need to apologize to her, Anya. In fact, you should worry more about yourself. I hope you didn't knock into furniture just then…"Anya shook her head and said anxiously, "I'm fine, Francine… But I feel so bad for spoiling Corinne's food…""Oh, please. It's just a little milk. It's not like she's very particular about her food anyway. I mean
Francine glared hatefully at Corinne. Then she turned to Anya and said, "Let's go, Anya. We'll deal with this crazy woman later. It's more important for you to change into something clean right now. Follow me to my room."Anya nodded and followed Francine up the stairs. Midway through, she turned around to glare sinisterly at Corinne. Her message was clear, there would be h*ll for Corinne later.Corinne smiled back at her for two seconds before summoning the maids to come clean up the floor.…Bowen happened to see the tail end of what happened just now when he came out of the kitchen. He sighed helplessly, walked up to Corinne, and asked concernedly, "Ma'am, why don't I ask the kitchen to make you a sandwich? That should last you until lunch."Corinne was indeed hungry. She nodded and said, "Okay. It doesn't have to be anything complicated. Actually, an egg salad sandwich would do.""As you wish, Ma'am."Bowen was about to go to the kitchen when a servant came running in. "Mist