Cedric was taken aback. 'Why did you use that analogy on me...'Beatrice smiled as she glanced at Cedric. "He's probably thinking about going out to 'fish' now! I guess the only time a man will stay put and behave is when he's in the coffin!"Cedric frowned. "No! What are you talking about? We've been together for an entire life! Have I ever been that kind of person?"Beatrice scoffed. "If you're not that kind of person, what's with all this nonsense you're teaching Corinne?"Cedric was speechless. 'I'm only saying that because I can't bear to see a good young woman like Corinne marrying into the ruthless Holden household!'He sighed, turned, and said earnestly to Corinne, "Our situation is different. Beatrice and I are childhood sweethearts, and we're about the same age as each other. We both know each other well, and we genuinely enjoy living the rest of our lives with each other. We're an open book when it comes to each other!"But Jeremy is nearly ten years older than you, an
"I'm a guest," Corinne replied.Anya had a slight look of disgust as she said, "A guest? Who'd invite you as a guest to my house?"Corinne smiled. "Grandpa Cedric and Grandma Beatrice invited me here. It'd be rude to refuse, so here I am."'What?!' Anya asked in shock, "My grandparents invited you here? Were you the one who saved my grandpa's life?"Corinne said flatly, "I wouldn't call myself a savior, but I am the guest that they invited to your home."Anya could not accept that the guest she had dressed up so grandly for was Corinne—the person she hated most!'How did Corinne become Grandpa's savior? It couldn't have been such a coincidence!' Anya thought for a moment, looked skeptically at Corinne, and speculated, "Was this your plan all along? Did you set my grandfather up and pretend to save him just so you could get close to him?""You're thinking too much, Miss Anya. I have no reason to get close to your grandfather, and I don't have the time to hatch a plot against an o
"If you're genuine, I'll be back in a bit. I need to send these cookies that Grandma Beatrice baked to your brother, Sunny. Then I'll go with you for the tour."Anya looked at the plate of cookies in Corinne's hand and said, "Sure. I'll go with you to check up on Sunny!"Corinne did not mind that Anya was following her, but she refused any form of physical contact.Sunny was stunned when he saw Anya enter his room with Corinne. He got up immediately and pulled Anya over to protect her. "You'll have to go through if you have a problem with Anya! I won't let you bully her!"Corinne glanced at him and placed the plate of cookies on his desk. "Enjoy the cookies your grandma baked."Sunny was dumbfounded, and he frowned as he looked at the cookies Corinne brought to him.Anya held Sunny back and said, "Don't act like that, Sunny! How can you be so rude to our guest? Corinne was invited to our house because she is Grandpa's savior, and you need to treat her with respect!"Sunny had kn
"Welcome to my room, Corinne!" Anya enthusiastically invited Corinne in. The decor in her room was very luxurious, and there was plenty of limited-edition furniture from big brands. Her huge bed was also custom-made with a bed curtain, and even the bed sheets looked exquisite and expensive.However, the room had the same strong smell of Anya's perfume, which made Corinne feel nauseous.Corinne looked around politely and nodded. "Yes. It's very beautiful."However, Anya sighed annoyedly and asked, "Do you think my room is too extravagant?"Corinne replied curtly, "It's not a problem if your family's financial resources allow such extravagance.""Well, Lucas had someone design and customize these for me! He insisted on giving me the best, and every floor tile in my room is painstakingly carved from real crystals. I told him not to go to so much trouble, but he wouldn't listen to me! I don't mind spending more on other things, but this is the floor we're talking about! We're going to
Even if that was the room Corinne used to live in when she was young, it would have been changed after Lucas ordered a complete refurbishment.Anya was not pleased whenever Corinne did not respond, and after thinking about it further, she laughed and pretended to be kind to her. "By the way, Corinne, I can always give you some of my out-of-season clothes so you don't have to spend any money!"In response, Corinne raised her eyebrow and looked silently at Anya so Anya could interpret it on her own.Anya felt a chill down her spine and said sheepishly, "But that was when you were young, right? You've all grown up now, and I forgot that you're now Jeremy's wife. With his support, you'll never be short of money to buy all these things!"She then Corinne from head to toe and remarked, "But why do your clothes look so cheap? Didn't Jeremy give you any money to buy clothes?"Corinne did not sense any familiarity in the cloakroom, so she turned around and faced Anya. "How is he going to g
Maxwell and Phoebe's room piqued her interest, and she was curious to know what sort of room her despicable father and 'best friend' to her mother stayed in."Here's my parents' room! My father loves reading about history, so every piece of furniture in the room is a genuine antique. They're more expensive than the antiques we see in museums!"Corinne eyed the room and saw that it had a very tranquil and elegant atmosphere. Every piece of furniture was an antique made of high-quality timber.Anya did not brag too much, but it was clear from her words that she was showing off.She was not very interested in the antique furniture, and what attracted her attention was the large built-in bookshelf on the west wall of the room. The huge bookshelf was filled with books.'Who reads these? Is it Maxwell or Phoebe?'Corinne asked Anya politely, "May I go over there and read those books?"Anya rejoiced as something finally made Corinne envious. She said to Corinne magnanimously, "Sure! Bu
When Corinne saw that Anya was about to look over her shoulder, she quickly took the photo out of the book and hid it in her sleeve.Anya did not see the photo, only the squiggly text on the book's pages. She frowned and asked, "Do you understand this text?"Corinne closed the book and put it back in its place. "I don't. I was just browsing through it! Let's continue with the rest of your house tour!"Anya was about to respond but was immediately interrupted by a sound.Corinne's action of putting the book back in its original slot seemed to have triggered some mechanism, and the large built-in bookshelf moved to reveal a hidden door integrated within the bookshelf itself. The door automatically opened in the middle of the bookshelf!The sudden movement left Corinne stunned. "What's this?"Anya frowned and said with an unnatural expression, "It's nothing! This is my father's study. When it was renovated, the designer felt that this door design was more seamless and beautiful! My
Corinne followed Anya to a large, bright room decorated lavishly in a unique style. Everything inside the room looked expensive but not ostentatious. Out of all the rooms Corinne toured, she felt the most comfortable in this room. Without needing Anya to tell her, she had a good idea who the room belonged to.Still, she asked with a raise of her head, "Whose room is this?"Anya kept her smile in place while her eyes filled with contempt. "This room used to belong to a wanton woman in the family. It's been empty ever since she left since everyone thinks it'll bring them bad luck if they set foot in this room."Anya's answer assured Corinne of her guess. It was not hard to guess the room used to belong to her mother since it was decorated in her artistic style.Corinne narrowed her eyes at Anya. "This room has the best natural lighting out of the rooms you showed me. Yes, even better than your parents. I'm guessing only someone very important in your family could've lived in a room l