'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
'And my own mother spiked the pomegranate juice with something that can induce miscarriage to get rid of Corinne's baby! I shouldn't have drank that pomegranate juice; I wouldn't have ended up in this hospital! Both Anya and my mom aren't the kind-hearted people I thought they were… It was all an act!' thought Sunny.Corinne could tell Sunny was suffering a heavy blow to his fragile heart. She shook her head helplessly and said, "Mister Sunny, I hope you get better soon and…come away from this with more wisdom."Sunny frowned unhappily at Corinne. He wanted to say something but decided to stay silent. No word would ever make up for the wrong Anya and Phoebe did to Corinne."Let's go, Mister." Corinne locked her hands with Jeremy's, and the two of them walked out of the room hand-in-hand.However, they had not even gotten two steps out when Anya grabbed Jeremy's sleeve. "Don't go, Jeremy… I… I can explain… Things aren't as Corinne says they are."Corinne yawned before glancing at A
"Lucas! Lucas…!"Anya collapsed onto the floor and kept crying. 'Sh*t! Sh*t! Sh*t! It's all over for me!'The 'good girl' image she so painstakingly built over the years was destroyed in an instant by Corinne. She was out of ideas as even Lucas turned his back on her, too!Phoebe started to panic when she saw her daughter, who everyone used to pamper, was rebuked by everyone. Her heart broke when she saw how hard Lucas slapped Anya.She looked unhappily at Maxwell. "Say something, Maxwell! Didn't you just see how Lucas slapped Anya? As their father, shouldn't you do something about it?!"Maxwell sat there calmly. His face had lost its youthfulness, but in return, he looked like he gained a certain acceptance of life."The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. This is all karma, so you have no one else to blame but yourself."Phoebe's face paled. "Maxwell! How can you talk like this about me and Anya? Haven't I always given the best to your family? What have I done for you to tre
Phoebe and Anya were shocked by Sunny yelling at them.Maxwell simply got up calmly and picked up his jacket that hung from the back of the chair. "Get well soon, Sunny. Press the call button if you need anything, and a nurse will come for you."He then walked toward the door, and on his way there, he said to Phoebe, "You should let your son rest if you want him to get better."He was out of the door by the time he said the last word.Phoebe frowned. With Anya having lost Lucas' trust, Sunny was Phoebe's only hope to stay in the family. Thus, she dared not provoke Sunny anymore, and she quickly dragged Anya out with her.Maxwell was nowhere to be found once the two of them got out of the room. Instead, they saw the bodyguards Lucas arranged to stand guard by Sunny's door.A wave of exhaustion washed over Anya as she finally calmed down. She slumped down on the chair and said anxiously, "What should we do now? Even Lucas doesn't believe me anymore! And I'm pretty sure Jeremy won't