Francine scoffed and muttered to herself, "She might as well continue with the threats instead of pretending to be forgiving…"Corinne turned to look at the mess on the floor. "I wouldn't have asked you to clean up the house if you didn't barge into my room and order me around. So tell me, do you now know what it feels to be forced to do something you don't like?"Francine had lost her previous bravado, but because of her pride, she decided to stand her ground. "Who… Who do you think you are to teach me a lesson?!""Let me ask you something. How old are you?" asked Corinne calmly.Francine rolled her eyes. "Twenty-one. Why?""Okay, so you're one year older than me, yet here you are living a life of an adult baby when you should be doing an internship right now.""Why do I need to do an internship? Only commoners need to go through an internship to find a job! Besides, I'm rich!"Corinne nodded. "You're right. Being born into a family like yours means you'll never have to worry a
Corinne took a sip of her water. "Then tell me: why do you wish for Anya to be your sister-in-law?""Because she's beautiful, kind, and treats me very well," answered Francine confidently.Corinne could not help but secretly laugh when she heard the words 'kind' used to describe Anya."So how is she good to you?""Whenever she sees a nice branded bag, she'd buy it for me," said Francine happily. "And if it's a limited-edition design, she'd still get it for me first even if she really likes one for herself. I'm sure a poor person like you will never buy me a branded bag."Corinne nodded nonchalantly. "You're right. I'll never buy you a branded bag. In fact, it's not something I'd buy for myself either. The way I look at it, those things aren't worth the price they sell for. It's all a consumer trap set by those greedy capitalists."Francine rolled her eyes in disgust. "Once a country bumpkin, always a country bumpkin."Corinne smiled. "Then have you ever wondered why she'd give y
Not one second later, Jeremy hugged Corinne from behind, and before she could resist, he spun her around to face him. His kiss felt hot and heavy on her, instantly filling her nose with the scent of his body wash. The two of them fell into the closet as Jeremy put more force into kissing her."Mmph—" Corinne thought she was going to bang her head on the closet wall, but Jeremy managed to catch her waist before that happened. He then caressed her gently as though wanting to imprint every inch of her skin into his mind.When she finally got to breathe, Corinne said ruefully with tears in her eyes, "Mister, you promised you won't do anything to me today."Jeremy looked at her gently and whispered seductively, "I'm not. It's just a harmless kiss."When she saw he was about to kiss her again, Corinne immediately covered his mouth with her hand. "That's enough kissing for the day. I'm really tired…"Jeremy frowned and pushed away her hand. "Why?"Corinne rolled her eyes. "What do you m
Jeremy was crouching on the floor, which put him at an eye level slightly below Corinne's. He looked up with widened eyes and said resolutely, "No. Never.""But what if they threaten you?"Jeremy chuckled softly. "No one in this world can threaten me except for you."Corinne pouted. "When did I ever threaten you? And you're not lying to me, are you?"Jeremy's expression turned solemn. "To be honest, I wouldn't have married you if I knew you were Luna Rivera, but now that I have, I promise I'll never let you go."Corinne was stunned by his love for her. The way he looked at her told her he only had eyes for her, and she suddenly got the urge to kiss him gently on the eyes. However, she knew what would happen after that…so she cleared her throat and shook the thought away."Ahem! Mister, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to take my shower now.""You're tired, right? How about I help you wash up?" asked Jeremy gently.Corinne frowned and looked at him suspiciously. "No, thanks! Don't
Knowing Corinne had seen through him, Cedric cleared his throat guiltily. "Ahem! It's not like that. I just want to invite you over to thank you. My wife wishes to meet and thank you, too."After thinking about it, Corinne asked, "When should I be there?""Anytime you like."'Lucas will be at work in the daytime, and Anya will be too busy taking care of Joey, so… I might just have a chance to dig up some information about my mother's disappearance,' thought Corinne."Okay, Grandpa Cedric. Since you insist, I'll drop by your place today. But you don't have to thank me for saving your life, okay? Let's just treat this as me wanting to spend some time with you.""Okay! You have my word!" said Cedric happily. "I'll send the car to pick you up later.""Sure. Thanks."After hanging up the phone, Corinne saw the message Jeremy sent her earlier in the morning.[Remember to have your breakfast after you wake up.]Corinne smiled and typed, [Quit being a nagger, Mister!]…Corinne went
Meanwhile, at the Riveras' mansion.Benson Miller, the Riveras' butler, stood by with the rest of the household staff at the mansion's entrance, as per Cedric's order.As soon as the car Corinne was in arrived, Benson quickly opened the door for her."Welcome, Miss Corinne. Mister Cedric is waiting for you inside," he said with a bow.Corinne was speechless, to say the least. She was not used to this type of pompous affair.She followed Benson into the living room, and Cedric immediately put down his cup when he saw her."Corinne, you're finally here! Come, sit down, sit down," he said happily.Corinne walked up to him and said politely, "Grandpa Cedric, there's really no need for the household staff to put on such a welcome. This is just an everyday social visit after all."Although Cedric was a very kind old man, he seemed to just get even more stubborn with age."Nonsense. It would be rude of me to put on anything less than that since you're my savior. Come, Corinne, there'
Corinne shook her head. "It was no trouble at all. Really, you two are too kind to me," she said humbly.Beatrice immediately took a liking to Corinne. "Can I ask you something, Corinne? How old are you?""Twenty."Beatrice did a quick mental calculation in her head as her fingers moved subtly as if counting something. "And when is your birthday?"An alarm bell went off inside Corinne's head. 'Why would she ask me when my birthday is? Could it be…'"I don't know when my real birthday is because no one has ever celebrated my birthday after I lost my mother," replied Corinne out loud.The suspicion in Beatrice's eyes became even stronger. "You lost your mother when you were young? Did she die or go somewhere else?"Corinne fell silent. She was not happy with Beatrice's questions at all. 'Why don't you ask yourself that, you old crow! I wouldn't have lost my mother if you didn't chase my mother out of this house just because of some rumors…'Cedric could not stand seeing Corinne s
"Mister Sunny, something happened!""What? What is it? Shock me again like that, and I'll punch you," said Sunny.He was trying to figure out his math homework when Felix suddenly barged in and interrupted him."But something did happen. I saw your grandfather and grandmother talking to a guest like they were very close or something," replied Felix haplessly.Hearing this angered Sunny even more. "What's so weird about that? We have guests over all the time! They're either Grandpa's old friends or Grandma's bridge friends!"Felix shook his head rapidly. "No, their guest is a young lady now, and you know her too!"Sunny frowned. "A young lady who I know? Who is it? God, can you spit it out in one go?""It's Missus Holden! You know, that lady you keep causing trouble for…"Sunny immediately put down his pen and looked up in surprise. "Are you talking about Corinne?"Felix nodded. "Yeah! That's her! Don't you find it strange at all, Mister Sunny? I mean, the Riveras and the Holde