'Oh that's right. Corinne taught me a formula at Lucas' office last time. Yes, this all makes sense now,' thought Sunny. It was like he saw the answer revealed before his eyes. However, not wanting to let Corinne know she won, he simply muttered, "Hmph! I don't need you to teach me."Corinne did not mind his attitude. She put down the pen and said, "I'm going to the bathroom, and if you still haven't figured out the answer after I come back… Well, don't blame me for laughing at you then, Mister Sunny."After that, she went into the attached bathroom in Sunny's room.Sunny scoffed at the closed bathroom door one last time before turning his attention back to the math question. He tried to solve it by using the formula Corinne taught him last time when—Knock! Knock! Someone knocked twice on his door.A chill immediately ran up Sunny's spine as he thought it was Lucas who came to check on his homework."Sunny, are you in there?"Sunny breathed a sigh of relief when he recognized t
Sunny frowned. He hated nothing more than when his mother and sister encouraged him to take over the family business, which he made clear he was uninterested in. He also hated when his mother made baseless accusations about Lucas. While it was true Lucas was strict with him, giving him reason to fear him, he never once doubted Lucas only had his best interest at heart.'Mom is right about one thing, that Lucas and I didn't come from the same mother, but he was the one who brought me up. He taught me how to talk and read. He might not spoil me as much as he does to Anya, but…no matter how strict he is to me, he's never mistreated me either…'Although Lucas objected to Sunny being a professional computer gamer and would scold him whenever he asked for new gaming equipment… Without fail, a few days later, Edmund would show up with the said gaming equipment in his room. Sunny knew without Lucas' order, Edmund would never dare to buy these things for him. Not only that, but Lucas had been
Phoebe thought for a moment and said to Corinne, "Come with me, then. I wish to speak with you in private!"Corinne smiled. "Sure."Sunny raised his head in surprise when Corinne did not explain herself to his mother. "Mom, she's—""Focus on your homework, young man," said Corinne. "I'll come back and check your progress later."Sunny frowned in confusion when Corinne cut him off. When he saw Corinne heading out with his mother, Sunny scratched his head in confusion as to why Corinne would pretend to be his tutor.Corinne followed Phoebe to an unoccupied guest room.Phoebe closed the door, looked at her from head to toe, and asked, "How shall I address you?"Corinne smiled. "Carew's my surname, so you may call me Miss Carew."Phoebe crossed her arms proudly. "Hello, Miss Carew. Tell me about yourself. Which university did you graduate from?"Corinne replied truthfully, "I graduated from the University of New Capital City. I received decent grades in all my courses, so I believ
"I said…" Corinne's gaze turned murderous as she grinned maliciously. "I want you dead!" She then reached out her hand.Phoebe, thinking Corinne wanted to choke her, backed away in fright and nearly fell. Luckily, she was caught before she fell."Are you okay, ma'am?" Corinne asked with concern after supporting her from falling.Phoebe finally came back to her senses. She looked at Corinne in confusion and noticed that the girl was smiling cordially instead of looking malevolent.'This is so odd!' Phoebe felt as though the brief episode was just an illusion, and she was gasping due to the fright. "What were you going to do to me?"Corinne giggled before saying, "I'm sorry, ma'am. I was so happy that you wanted to raise my salary tenfold that I couldn't resist playing a joke on you!"The flippant demeanor from Corinne left Phoebe unnerved. After regaining her composure, she pushed Corinne away and adjusted her clothes. Finally, she lashed out unhappily, "I hope you won't imprint y
Phoebe pretended to be sick and asked Anya to call her father over, to which Anya succeeded.Maxwell eventually came, but as soon as he entered the room, he asked her how she was feeling and decided to call an ambulance for her.In truth, she was faking her sickness, and she would have a hard time explaining to him if the ambulance came and the nurses were unable to detect what her sickness was. As a result, she told him that she was just a little dizzy.Then, her husband pulled up a chair and sat by the bed to read a book. It was a very thick book, and he seemed to have entered a trance while he read it. She sometimes wondered if her husband's soul had left his body whenever he was reading, because he would rather read a book than look at his charming wife!Sometime later, she could not stand having to feign her sickness anymore, so she told him that she was feeling better and wanted to get some fresh air outside.Maxwell still did not show any concern about her.'Being married
Phoebe tried her best to help her daughter figure out a plan. "Do you have a picture of Corinne? I'd like to know just how beautiful she is."The thought of Corinne's beauty made Anya jealous as she said, "Why would I have a photo of someone I hate to the core? I won't deny that she's very beautiful, and her face is so immaculate that she doesn't even need makeup. I sometimes wonder if she went under the knife before!"Phoebe was not surprised. "You'd expect her to be beautiful since Jeremy likes her so much! Now that he's under Corinne's spell and has strong feelings toward her, you should avoid targeting Corinne anymore so he won't have a bad impression of you."Anya frowned resentfully. "Are you saying I should just sit back and watch? I like Jeremy, and I won't get married to anyone except him! Jeremy is the only man in this world who is powerful, handsome, and smart! No one else is worthy of being my man! I will never give up on him!"Phoebe persuaded her daughter, "Could you
Corinnne took the exercise book from Sunny and glanced at the problem that he had just finished solving. "Great work! You may continue with the rest of the questions. Once you're done, you can hand them over to me so I can review them again."Sunny frowned and said unhappily, "I showed you my answer to prove that I can do it! It doesn't mean that you can just check all my homework! Know your place! Hmph!"Corinne looked at him, folded her arms, and said with a smirk, "I do know my place. You are obliged to let me review your homework.""Obliged?" Sunny rolled his eyes. "Tch! Who do you think you are?""I might not have the proper status to meddle in your homework earlier, but things have changed. I have officially been hired as your tutor, and it is my responsibility to help you check and correct your homework. It's my job!""My tutor? Who agreed to that?""Your mother. She asked to speak with me in private so she can formally hire me as your tutor. I will now be in charge of hel
Corinne turned and saw through the gap in the door that Benson was standing respectfully at the entrance.When she came back, she deliberately left the door ajar to avoid arousing any suspicion. Although Sunny might be young, he was still a member of the opposite gender. The Rivera household was a place where one must always remain tactful, especially since Anya was around and might try to cause trouble at any time. Being cautious would go a long way in saving her from all the headaches that might come with any trouble.Corinne walked over, opened the door, and said politely to Benson, "Well, Sunny here had a question that he needed my help to explain."Sunny snorted and muttered, "When did I ask you for help?"Benson smiled respectfully and said, "I see. Apologies if he's caused you any trouble! Lunch is ready, by the way, and the cookies Madam Beatrice has specially baked for you are ready too. She sent me to invite you over for lunch with her."Corinne nodded. "Sure, I'll be th