Chapter 856

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