Cedric agreed with Lucas. "He's right! Phoebe, you shouldn't have frightened my savior like that! Apologize to her now!"No matter how proud Phoebe was and how much she was unwilling to apologize to Corinne, she had no choice but to do so since Cedric had spoken. Defying his orders would just make her seem like a bad daughter-in-law.'Hmph! I'll show this stupid girl what I'm made of. There'll be time later to teach her a lesson,' she told herself.Thus, she squeezed out a smile and said courteously, "I'm sorry, Miss Corinne. It was my fault for treating you, our esteemed guest, so rudely."Corinne smiled. "I accept your apology since you didn't do it on purpose. No one told you who I was, after all."Phoebe's smile froze. 'What is this little b*tch implying? Does she think I'm not important enough in this family, and that's why no one told me of her arrival? Ugh, I wish she'll just drop dead. No, I must not let my guard down around this sneaky little b*tch.'Lucas still had his
Maxwell could sense the hostility coming off of Corinne, so he said nothing else.Everyone started to dig in while Anya and Phoebe were still standing, so they suppressed their anger and sat down dejectedly.During the whole dinner, Cedric, Beatrice, and Lucas put their whole attention on Corinne. They piled food on her plate, worrying she did not have enough while fearing the food was not to her liking.Anya, the apple of everyone's eye since she was a child, felt neglected like never before, thus ruining her appetite. She gritted her teeth and glared at Corinne, cursing her in her heart.Seeing this, Phoebe patted her thigh as a reminder to bide their time. After Anya calmed down, the two of them exchanged glances with each other, both of them thinking of the plan they hatched moments ago."Hey, how could you all start without me? Why didn't anyone ask me to come down for dinner?" said Sunny unhappily as he came down the stairs.Lucas looked at him and asked sternly, "Have you
Phoebe poured a glass of pomegranate juice and handed it to Corinne with a smile. "Here you go, Corinne. Let me know how the pomegranate juice tastes."Corinne looked at the glass and said politely, "Thank you, but it's best if I don't drink any cold drinks at the moment."Phoebe was not going to give up that easily. She smiled again and said, "Oh, that's right! Drinking cold drinks isn't good for digestion. Not a problem. There's some juice without ice in the kitchen. I'll get the servant to get it for you now."After that, she nodded at the servant standing by near them as a signal to get the juice from the kitchen.At that moment, Sunny reached out and said, "Mom, you can give that juice to me. I prefer my juice cold."Phoebe was stunned. She looked at Sunny, who had no idea what was going on, with a weird expression. 'Ugh, here he goes—making a mess of my plan again.'The pomegranate juice had a load of saffron mixed in, and Phoebe was worried it would affect Sunny's health.
Corinne shook her head. "Of course I'll forgive you, Miss Phoebe. But I just think you, as an elder, shouldn't have to atone for anything to me, a junior. In fact, it'll be very insensible of me to accept your atonement."Phoebe's lips twitched slightly as she mentally cursed Corinne for being a fake b*tch, but she quickly squeezed out a warm smile and said, "Oh alright, I take back what I said. Just think of this juice as me wanting to give you a little treat. How's that?"To that, Corinne raised her glass. "Sure! Don't mind if I do, then."Phoebe nodded. "Go ahead! Give it a try, and let me know what you think."Corinne slowly put the glass to her lips, making Phoebe wish she would just hurry when all of a sudden, Corinne paused. She then turned to look at Anya with a raise of her eyebrow."Before I drink this juice, I would like to thank Miss Anya properly," she said with a polite smile.Anya was just like her mother, too excited for Corinne to drink the juice, so she was unde
"Wait!" Corinne stopped Anya.Anya moved the wine glass away from her lips and looked at her in puzzlement. "What's the matter, Corinne?"Corinne frowned subtly. "I remember your health is in poor condition, right? You shouldn't drink chilled wine, then. Why don't you drink the same juice as me? After all, Miss Phoebe went through all that trouble to make the juice for us girls."Anya smiled stiffly. "That's okay. You can have all the juice. Plus, I wouldn't look sincere if I don't give a toast to you with wine! And don't worry about my health. A little wine like this won't hurt.""But then I wouldn't look sincere if I toast you with my juice… Oh, forget it then. Let's just not drink toast."Corinne put down her glass of juice on the table.Both Phoebe and Anya panicked when they saw this. 'Our plan will be useless if Corinne doesn't drink the juice! And who knows when a chance like this will come again!'After thinking about it, Anya forced a smile and said, "You're right. I'll
Hence, Anya wanted Lucas to support her and say something about Corinne's behavior.However, Lucas simply narrowed his eyes and said sternly, "Anya, stop forcing Corinne to drink the juice. She already said she doesn't want to!""But…" Anya felt even more upset. 'Even Lucas isn't on my side anymore… D*mn that b*tch! She must've done this on purpose.'As much as Phoebe was angered by Corinne's trickery, she was even more worried about Anya's health."Anya, did you remember to take your vitamins today?" she asked.Her question pulled Anya out of her anger, and she immediately knew what Phoebe was getting at."Oh no, I forgot to take them! No wonder I've been feeling off today. Umm… Everyone, please go on with the dinner without me. I'll be back after taking my vitamins."Corinne watched as Anya left hurriedly while eating the drumstick Beatrice put on her plate.'Anya must be going to the bathroom to throw up the juice, which means there's definitely something bad mixed in with t
Anya quickly composed herself and pretended to be clueless again. "What are you talking about? It's fine if you don't want to drink the juice my mom made for you, but do you really have to slander her like that?"Corinne straightened herself up and chuckled softly. "Then why did you come running to the bathroom to throw up after you drank the juice your mother so kindly made?""I didn't throw up! I was using the toilet as normal people do!"Corinne knew Anya would not admit it. "Is that so? Should I ask your grandparents to send the pomegranate juice to the lab to see if there's anything else added to it?"Anya started to panic. "That's enough bullsh*t, Corinne! Let me tell you something. This is my house, and no one in my family will ever believe your words over mine!""Well, how about we give it a try and see?" suggested Corinne with a smile.Anya knew she was in the wrong, so she did not dare to provoke Corinne further. Gritting her teeth, she tried to change the topic, "What
Lucas nodded at the servant standing by, and he immediately brought another chair to the table.Jeremy sat down, but he then waved his hand at the tableware the servant was bringing to him. He had no intention of eating, but he did not mind waiting for Corinne to finish.It was obvious the Riveras did not welcome Jeremy due to the bad blood between them. Jeremy, too, did not want to be there, but he had no choice since Corinne was there. Hence, both families decided to be courteous toward each other for Corinne's sake.Seeing Jeremy waving the servant away, Anya thoughtfully walked over to give him a fork. "Jeremy, why don't you just have a little food? You must be tired from working."Jeremy glanced at the fork in her hand. "No, thanks."At that moment, Corinne picked up a fried shrimp and placed it near Jeremy's lips. "Hey, Mister, try this. The chef here really knows his stuff."Jeremy's eyes softened. He opened his mouth and ate the fried shrimp before patting her head loving