'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
"I now understand that it's all wishful thinking on my part. Regardless of how much I like you, I shouldn't try to make you sympathize with me by hiding that my illness has recovered."Now that my infertility is cured, you don't have to take any responsibility for me anymore. Starting today, I'll try my best to let go of you and sincerely wish you and Corinne a happy life ahead!"By pouring out her feelings and expressing her 'regret', Anya turned her infertility and the intricate web of lies she carefully weaved into her life for so many years into the brief moment of lunacy that she was that day. As a result, the nature of what she did became completely different, making it difficult for anyone to blame her for being such a lovesick girl.Jeremy's expression remained stern. Even though he never liked Anya and knew she had lied to him, he could not bring himself to treat her indifferently because she had saved his life before.After a brief silence, he said, "Whatever it is, I'm g
Corinne smiled harmlessly and asked, "By the way, Miss Anya, could you please tell me how you rescued Mister Jeremy all those years ago? He's old, and his memory isn't very good, so whenever I ask him about it, he says he forgot all the details. Could you tell me what happened?"Jeremy was speechless. 'Old? I might be older than you, but I'm not old enough to have dementia! How could she call me old in front of other people?'Anya's expression became a little shifty when Corinne asked that. "Well... It's been too long, and my memory is a little hazy on the details."Corinne frowned as if annoyed. "How is that possible? Didn't you just say you fell in love with Mister Jeremy at first sight that day? How could you forget the most memorable day of your life? Tell me whatever you remember!"After what happened earlier, Anya did not want to talk anymore because she learned her lesson not to talk too much.She pretended as if she had been forced to question and blinked uneasily. "Are yo
Anya was stumped by Corinne's question. No one ever asked her for the details of what happened that day, so she never felt the need to come up with an intricate lie. 'I might be exposed if I simply bluff my way through now…'"Corinne, you sound like you don't believe me. I've explained to you a thousand times that I don't remember the details since it happened so long ago. The same goes for Jeremy…"Corinne smiled. "Now now, there's no need to get so worked up over this, Miss Anya. I just couldn't help but think how dangerous it was for a small girl like you to be running around in the mountains like that. It was a good thing you didn't meet any bad guys. I shudder to think what would've happened then."Anya became upset. 'She's making it sound like I'm being petty.'However, on the surface, she smiled kindly to show that she was not angry."I wasn't worked up, Corinne. I really thought you didn't believe me. And besides, you didn't have to worry about child-me since my family has
Coming back to reality, Anya smiled awkwardly. "Oh, nothing. I was just trying very hard to recall what happened back then."Corinne smiled. "Oh, okay. Then did you happen to remember what color of clothing Jeremy was wearing?"The question stumped Anya. 'I might get exposed if I can't even answer a question as simple as this… Jeremy rarely wears bright colors, so the answer is either black or white… Umm… I'll just pick a color, then!'"Umm… He was wearing black…"Hearing this, Jeremy narrowed his eyes thoughtfully."Then, do you remember where the rattlesnake bit him?" asked Corinne.Anya's face tensed up again. She really had no idea where. "Umm… It was his arm.""Left or right arm?" Corinne hit her with another question.'How the hell should I know?' Anya pretended to look perplexed. "Corinne, the way you're asking me for all these little details makes it seem like I'm being interrogated here."Corinne smiled. "Well, can't blame a girl for being curious, can you? Don't tell
'That means she's been using the fake excuse of being my savior to keep me wrapped around her finger for the last ten years!' thought Jeremy.Jeremy's anger was so intense that everyone present in the room could feel it washing over them.Anya obviously felt the thickening tension in the air, so she instinctively turned to look at Jeremy. She was immediately greeted by his cold, cold eyes."Jeremy… Wha… What's the matter? Why are you looking at me like that?""Miss Anya, how many times did you bring me food then? And when did you bring them to me?" Jeremy asked in a cold, monotonous tone.Anya averted her gaze out of guilt. Frowning, she answered, "I… I don't really remember… I probably brought you the food in the morning and at night…"Jeremy looked down condescendingly at her. "Miss Anya, I'm only going to ask you once. Is it that you don't remember, or is it that you don't know at all?"Anya realized she had given the wrong answer. "I… I really don't remember. It's been ten y
Jeremy glared at Phoebe before scoffing. "Well, how else can we prove she was the girl who saved me back then?"Phoebe frowned. "How else? Isn't the bracelet enough? It's not like she can fake the bracelet. Anya, hurry and show Jeremy the bracelet now."Anya had lost her composure out of guilt so much so she would have forgotten about the existence of the bracelet if it was not for Phoebe's reminder. She quickly took out the bracelet from her pocket and showed it to Jeremy."Jeremy, look. Isn't this the bracelet you asked one of your men to give me back then?" she asked pitifully. "You can check to see if it's real…"Jeremy narrowed his eyes and frowned. He did not need to check; he could tell at a glance that the bracelet was real. However, he was still unconvinced by Phoebe's and Anya's explanations. 'It sounds more like she was making things up on the spot…'"Jeremy, I know you can tell the bracelet is real. And even if Anya's infertility is cured, you can't just doubt her like