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
"Mister, did I get everything right?" Corinne turned to look at Jeremy with a raised brow.Jeremy fixed his eyes on her. "How do you know all this?"Corinne smiled and lifted his chin cheekily. "Because I was the girl who saved you back then!"Jeremy's eyes widened in shock. He grabbed her wrist and asked, "It was you?"Corinne nodded. "Yup. You were gone when I brought you a roll of bun on the last day. I thought you had been taken off by the wolves, so I buried a few more buns on the spot to commemorate you."Jeremy was speechless. He frowned and looked at her in disbelief. 'It was her all along! No wonder I've never gotten the sense of honesty from Anya…'Corinne tilted her head. "What's the matter, Mister? You don't seem happy at the news."Jeremy snapped out of his shock. He felt immensely happy at the wonderful fate he shared with Corinne. He kissed her hand and asked seductively, "Have you known about this for a long time? Why didn't you tell me sooner?"Corinne pouted.
Corinne slowly walked from Jeremy's arms and stood in front of Anya. Crossing her arms nonchalantly, she said, "You're right. I don't have physical evidence like the bracelet, but I have the same memory as Jeremy."Anya refused to give up. "It's normal to miss a few details when the incident happened so long ago! I was the one who saved Jeremy, not you! I might not have remembered the details, but I'm pretty sure you got lucky with the guesses."I remember everything now. I only brought Jeremy a roll of bun every day because I didn't want my family to find out I'd been sneaking out. And from what I know, you didn't even live in the town near the mountain at the time Jeremy was hurt. There's no way a little girl like you back then could've gone somewhere so far away from home, so this just proves that you're lying."Corinne smiled. "Miss Anya, you're a stubborn one, aren't you? Well, let me tell you everything that happened back then. I was brought up in a covenant, and Mother Cathri
Seeing that her tears were not working, Anya glared at Corinne. "No… No! You're the one who's lying! This is all a setup! This is all part of your evil plan to hurt me! I'm going to make you pay!"Anya finally showed her true colors; she no longer had to pretend since everything was out in the open. She rushed toward Corinne with her hand stretched out, wanting nothing more than to strangle her.However, Jeremy grabbed her wrist before she could even get close to her. "What do you think you're doing?!" he asked threateningly.Anya did not dare to go crazy on Jeremy, so she broke down and cried. "Jeremy, you mustn't believe a word of this woman! She's only a country bumpkin who wants to turn her fate by getting you to marry her. That's why she's trying to drive us apart… She thinks I'm getting in the way of her plans, so you mustn't believe her!"Jeremy was appalled by her lies, but he was still a gentleman through and through. Not wanting to raise her hand against her, he flung her