"Saffron has a lot of benefits, so it's possible that the amount of saffron in that glass of pomegranate juice wasn't too heavy for my body. That may be why I didn't have any symptoms, and all my indicators are fine too."Lucas insisted, "Even if that is the case, I still want to read the report. Bring it to me."Anya refused to take the report, however, so she sneakily held her mother's hand.Phoebe understood her daughter's action and spoke up for her. "I know you're worried about Anya's health, Lucas, but there's no need to be so anxious when she's assured us that she's fine. You won't see anything in the report anyway."Her words carried no weight in Lucas's eyes. He had an impatient look as he spoke in a slightly harsher tone, "Get the report from the doctor right now. Don't make me repeat myself."Anya's unwillingness to take the report was telling because no protocol in the hospital prevented her from taking the report back.Lucas noticed something was not quite right with
Lucas would never have treated Anya that way in the past. Even if she did something wrong, all she had to do was shed some crocodile tears for him to pity and forgive her!That feeling no longer existed, and she felt as though he did not care about her anymore.She knew he did not show her any concern at all. He was neither angry at her, nor did he want to teach her a lesson. She simply had no place in his heart and was treated like an outsider!Anya was confused as to why that happened. She took Lucas' hand and asked with reddened eyes, "What's going on, Lucas? Do you hate me now?"Lucas froze slightly and was tongue-tied when she asked him that question.He looked at his younger half-sister whom he had doted on since she was young, but he could not grasp the feelings in his heart. For some reason, every action seemed to be very irritating, and he was especially annoyed by her manipulative habit of crying at the drop of a hat.Lucas shook off her hand and said, "I don't. Stop ov
Anya did not welcome Corinne and loathed her presence. Nonetheless, she smiled sweetly at Corinne because she knew she could not express her chagrin."Yeah, I'm back. Sorry if I worried you. The doctor checked my health earlier and confirmed that my body is fine."Corinne nodded. "I'm glad to hear that you're fine. Now, there's no need for anyone to worry that you might not be able to conceive after eating too much saffron by mistake!"Anya's expression stiffened after she heard that, and everyone present there frowned in an instant.It was an open secret that Anya had long been diagnosed as infertile, and Corinne's words seemed to be deliberately poking her sore spot.After collecting herself, Anya seized the chance to put on a wounded, self-deprecating expression. "Corinne… You know that I...can't get pregnant. Are you mocking me?"Sunny, who just woke up and was still a little weak, felt that Corinne had gone overboard with that remark. He frowned and yelled hoarsely, "Don't b
Lucas sighed and stared at Corinne who stood opposite him. He then said in a helpless tone, "Enough is enough, Corinne. You don't need to bring any of that up anymore."Corinne glanced at Lucas and chuckled. "Back to loving your good little sister again, are you?"Lucas was speechless. It was for him to be caught between his two younger sisters.Phoebe feigned distress about Anya's situation and came forward to defend her daughter. "I admit I did something bad to you today, but my daughter had no part to play in it! You can't insult my daughter like that! It's bad enough that she is infertile from a young age. Why do you have to make those remarks to provoke her?"Corinne looked at Phoebe and said, "You're right! Your daughter is such a pitiful, miserable woman! Why did you give her so much saffron, then? Did I provoke her more, or did you?"Phoebe's face froze, and she was speechless for a while.Anya looked away from Lucas and said with tears streaming down her face, "Corinne,
"I picked this medical report on the lid of the trash can just outside. You must've dropped it by accident. The indicators on the report are all pretty normal! Your body isn't affected by the saffron at all, and there are no other issues either! What do you think? Isn't this the best surprise ever?"Everyone was speechless after hearing Corinne's so-called surprise, but Anya was the only one who was not.Her face had turned pale because she knew the medical report Corinne picked up was the gynecology report that she threw away.Sunny rolled his eyes. "What kind of joke is this, Corinne? Anya just brought back the medical for Lucas, and we know her health is alright. What kind of surprise is that? It's pointless!"Corinne pretended to be taken aback. "Really? Did she already bring back the report for Mister Lucas?"Anya snapped to her senses and nodded as naturally as possible. "I have. Lucas has read through the report earlier, and he's aware that I'm fine. My parents are glad tha
Such descriptions were incongruous with Anya, yet they somehow appeared in her medical report.Phoebe panicked, and that was when she realized why her daughter was so reluctant to go for a check-up in the first place. She was afraid her ruse of pretending to be infertile all these years would be exposed. That would spell disaster!Anya's expression turned malignant, but she persistently pretended. "What are you talking about? Why would I..."Lucas walked forward with a frown and took the report from Corinne. At a glance, he saw that all the indicators were normal.His pupils shrank, and his blood began to boil.After connecting everything that happened over the years with Anya's suspicious reaction earlier, he realized that his doubts made perfect sense.Anya never had any problems with infertility, and it turned out to be nothing but a lie that she made up to win Jeremy's pity.By deceiving the man that she liked, she deceived her elder brother and the rest of her family!'Heh
'Ah, the classic charade of shifting the blame onto someone else!' Anya had always been the kind of person who gave excuses instead of admitting her guilt.Corinne was in no hurry either. She took the gynecology report from Lucas, showed it to Anya, and flicked the piece of paper twice."I'm curious, Anya. You said that this gynecology report isn't yours, so where is yours, then?"Anya was dumbfounded. She could not think of what to say for a moment, and her mind was working on overdrive to find an excuse.If she said that it was included in the inspection report, Corinne would take it from her and inspect it. If she said she lost it, then was it logical that she only lost one paper? She could not get away with such an excuse either.After much deliberation, she came up with the most inexplicable explanation. "Because I never did a gynecological examination at all, so there isn't a report in the first place!"Corinne cocked her eyebrow. "Is that so? Then why would you choose to s
After all, there was no point reading it when she knew the results better than anyone.She threw away the gynecology report without ever considering that each page of the report had a number!When she felt a touch on her left shoulder, she raised her head and saw Corinne's hand patting her.Corinne praised her with a smile. "You're very lucky that your fertility isn't affected even after you've drank such a large glass of saffron-infused pomegranate juice!"Anya was speechless. 'Corinne, you b*tch! You're only gloating because you think you won, but it's not over yet! I will turn this situation around! I won't lose to a b*tch like you!'She frantically thought of an idea and resorted to her usual response—crying.Instead of begging for tolerance and forgiveness, she lowered her head in self-blame and sobbed like a child who committed a severe mistake. Tears then began to fall to the floor."I… This is my mistake. I lied to everyone out of pure selfishness... I don't want everyon