"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
Lucas immediately got down to the floor to prop up Sunny's body. "Sunny, what's wrong?"Sunny's face turned pale as his forehead was slicked with cold sweat. Frowning in pain, he muttered, "Lucas… It hurts…""Where?""My stomach… It hurts…"Maxwell and Phoebe ran over to check on Sunny, too.Cedric was the calmest of them all. "What's the matter? Is it appendicitis? Someone call the family doctor now!"Phoebe was riddled with panic. She knelt and shook the half-unconscious Sunny while screaming, "Sunny! Sunny, what's wrong?! Don't scare me like this."Corinne could not stand it anymore. She pushed away Phoebe and squatted calmly to take Sunny's pulse. A minute later, her eyes darkened. "I'm afraid Mister Sunny's condition is too serious for a family doctor to cure. Mister, call for an ambulance now!"Jeremy did not need Corinne to tell him twice as he had taken out his phone to call the emergency hotline."Sunny, are you okay? What happened… You were perfectly fine just now,"
Jeremy stroked Corinne's head. He knew she was worried, even though she did not show it."We can go to the hospital to check on Sunny if you're worried," he said softly.Corinne nodded, so Jeremy stepped on the accelerator to catch up with the ambulance.…At the hospital, outside of the emergency ward.The doctor took off his mask and announced sternly, "After preliminary examination, we confirmed that the patient is suffering from acute gastrointestinal bleeding."Phoebe started to panic. "What?! Gastrointestinal bleeding? Why would that suddenly happen to my son?""We suspect it's caused by food poisoning. What did the patient eat today?" the doctor asked.Phoebe's eyes flickered guiltily, and she subconsciously exchanged glances with Anya before answering the doctor, "My son had all his three meals at home today, and I'm pretty sure the food at our house is clean! Besides, we all ate the same thing as him and we're fine, so it can't be food poisoning!""We can rule out foo
"Excuse me, but you're the one delaying the doctor, okay?" Corinne raised her eyebrow impatiently and grabbed Anya's collar to push her out of the way. "If it weren't for you butting in, I could've finished what I wanted to say to the doctor by now!"Anya lost her balance and fell onto Phoebe, causing her to grit her teeth in anger. She quickly straightened herself and went to try to stop Corinne again, but alas, it was all too late."Apart from the three meals he had at home, the patient also drank something none of us here had drunk," said Corinne.The doctor thought this was an important clue. "What was it?""It was the pomegranate juice the patient's mother made. He drank one whole glass of it. I have a sample of the pomegranate juice here. You can take it to the lab to see if it contains anything dangerous."Corinne passed the napkin she spat into to the doctor.The doctor immediately nodded. "Okay, we'll take it to the lab for testing now. We'll let you know once we have th
"What mother would harm her child? Besides, have you forgotten I've also drank the pomegranate juice? I'm fine, aren't I? Even if it was caused by the pomegranate juice, it must be because Sunny ate something that was incompatible with it. I refuse to believe Mom has anything to do with this!"Everything Anya said sounded logical. She even used the example of herself having drunk the pomegranate juice, so Lucas found it impossible to point out any holes in her argument. His suspicion of Phoebe did lessen somewhat after that.Corinne chuckled softly. "Miss Anya, have you forgotten how you ran to the bathroom to throw up all the pomegranate juice after drinking it?"Anya's eyes flickered. She frowned and forced herself to suppress the rising anger inside of her before she looked at Corinne pitifully."Corinne, I'm starting to think you enjoy putting our family in a mess. Do you have proof that I threw up the pomegranate juice? Can't I go to the bathroom when I need to relieve myself?