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"I highly doubt the claims made against Corinne online. Besides, why would she orchestrate something like that against me? I'm just an old man! Lucas gave her a check as a token of thanks for saving my life, but she never thought of accepting it!"Beatrice nodded to what her husband said. She had a good impression of Corinne from the first time they met, though that was probably in large part due to Corinne's similarity to their missing granddaughter, Luna.In conclusion, neither of them believed Corinne to be the sort of evil person with bad intentions.Phoebe frowned and shook her head after hearing Cedric's defense of Corinne. "The two of you are being too naive! She obviously wouldn't take the money that Lucas offered her if she was motivated by something else!"Cedric frowned, obviously a little wary of his stepdaughter-in-law's claims. "Tell me, then. What would a young girl like her be motivated by?"Phoebe sighed and said, "The two of you might not have gone to the hospita
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Anya was tearing up while she sat beside Phoebe, and Cedric felt a bit of compassion for her when he looked at her.Both he and his wife Beatrice have watched Anya grow up. Though she might be a bit spoiled and stubborn due to her mood swings, she was kind and sensible most of the time. Her character did not fit with the image of a person who told lies.When Phoebe saw that Cedric was beginning to feel swayed by what she said, she quickly followed up with more to say. "When I said that Corinne had other motives for saving you, I was referring to her desire to remove Anya from Jeremy's life. Corinne was Anya's rival in winning Jeremy's heart, so she orchestrated the entire situation to save you and gain your trust. That way, she can creep into our family and find ways to sever Anya's ties with Jeremy."Based on the facts, she has achieved her goal. After she figured out that Anya had saved Jeremy, she made up some details about saving Jeremy that Anya had forgotten and used them to s
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Anya was still kneeling on the ground. She was alarmed and displeased to see Corinne standing beside Lucas. "Didn't you go to the company, Lucas? Why did you come back?"Lucas heard everything that Phoebe and Anya said about Corinne. He never liked Phoebe in the first place, and he was even more disgusted after what she felt. There was a stark look of disappointment in his eyes as he looked at his younger half-sister, whom he used to love so much."Corinne mentioned that she wanted to talk to you, so I figured I'd come back and hear what she has to say," Lucas said.Anya stood up from the ground. She blinked blankly and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"Corinne glanced at her uninterestedly and ignored her for the time being. She faced the elderly couple and smiled politely at them. "Grandpa Cedric, Grandma Beatrice, good morning, and sorry for bothering all of you."Phoebe and Anya's provocation led Cedric and Beatrice to somewhat doubt Corinne. However, they still h
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Anya turned pale when Corinne revealed the photo of herself meeting Lilliana and Sherlyn. Phoebe saw the photo too, and she had a bad feeling about the whole thing.Corinne showed the photo to Lucas. "Mister Lucas, is this Anya in the photo?"Lucas took Corinne's phone and studied the photo. A frown appeared on his face as he then looked at the pale-faced Anya. "What were you doing there?" he asked her.Anya never thought she would be photographed, given how cautious she had been. 'Both Lilliana and Sherlyn must've aroused Corinne's suspicion!'Anya blinked guiltily. "Lucas, I… I didn't…"Lucas scoffed angrily. "Huh! You didn't, you say? How can you still deny any wrongdoing when you've been photographed meeting Lilliana and Sherlyn?""That photo might be fake, for all we know! Photo manipulation technology is so advanced right now. That photo could've been Photoshopped! I won't even be surprised if she used AI technology to create a deep-fake video about me. Lucas, you mustn't b
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'It looks like she's not going to admit her wrongdoing unless I have some irrefutable evidence,' thought Corinne. She put her palm to her face and shook her head. 'Ugh, she and her mother are being ridiculous! The proof is right in front of them, yet they're still trying to worm their way out.'Looking at how helpless Corinne looked, Anya thought she was giving up. "Corinne, you should ask your stepmother and her daughter instead who they met in the park just now and what they got from the stranger. I can assure you that I wasn't the one who met up with them…" she advised kindly.Corinne smiled. "Miss Anya, it sounds like you and your mother will always label incriminating photos and videos of you and her as fake.""No, it's not that we want to label them as fake. It's just that you can't prove they're real, either. Plus, you've always been biased against me because of Jeremy. Not to mention, you see me as your love rival…" said Anya innocently.'Love rival? Ha!' Corinne never saw
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They were disappointed Anya lied and was baffled as to why she would do that.Lucas narrowed his eyes at Anya after looking at the surveillance footage. "How do you explain this, Anya? Why is there a traffic record of you driving out of the city when you've insisted you didn't?"Anya became a little deflated when faced with Lucas. "That… That's because I didn't sleep well last night, so I went for a drive to cheer myself up. I thought I'd drive out of the city since it's a quieter route, but that doesn't mean I went to the park!"Corinne scoffed. "Miss Anya, didn't you insist you didn't go out this morning? Why the change in tune of your story? Which is the truth, then? Aren't you just contradicting yourself?"Anya's gaze darted around. "I… I…"Lucas frowned. He had completely given up on Anya."Why did you sneak out of the house and choose a car your family didn't even know you had if you were just going out for a drive to cheer yourself up?" asked Corinne. "Doesn't this just pr
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Corinne picked up the cooled water and drank before turning to smile at the guilt-stricken Anya."But if I were to guess, that black leather case must be filled with cash, right? But why would Anya give my stepmother so much cash? Was she trying to be a good daughter in my stead? No. There's only one reason: Miss Anya bribed my stepmother, who never liked me, to bring Josephine and her mother to the Holdens' mansion to malign me so that I'd be kicked out of the house."But their plan failed, so Miss Anya asked my stepmother to teach Josephine and her mother to bring the matter online. Both Josephine and her mother don't look like people who know their way around online, so it was obvious someone must've guided them. Who'd be more qualified to do that than my stepmother? She had honed her skill of creating a buzz to make her precious daughter famous back then."But having my stepmother guide Josephine and her mother wasn't enough. The one surefire way of making sure the buzz doesn't
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Anya cried as she shook her head woefully. "No! I didn't… Stop slandering me, Corinne! I swear, I only went for a drive and nothing more this morning. You seriously have to stop accusing me of things I didn't do!"Corinne expected her to react like that. "Tell me, Miss Anya. Between you and me, who is slandering whom? You were even willing to sacrifice Jeremy, the person you purportedly love the most, to destroy me. There seems to be no end to just how ruthless you can be!"After thinking it over, the only way for Anya to get out of this was to use the victim card since she lacked both logic and evidence. She quickly pretended to be on the verge of having a meltdown. "That's enough! Please, stop. I swear I didn't do any of the things you accused me of doing. I promise I won't ever try to steal Jeremy away from you again, so please just stop all this! Have some mercy, Corinne. I… I… Okay, how about I slap myself? Will that make you forgive me? Will that make you hate me less?"Withou
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Sherman could not help but feel fearful when he recalled the incident.Rita gently smoothed his furrowed brow. "I knew you'd come to rescue me, just like all the times you did. I love you, Sherman."Previously, Rita confessed her love to him when she was groggy. At this moment, however, she was clearly awake, even sporting a faint smile on her face as she confessed.Sherman immediately blushed. "I love you, too."Rita did not stay long in the hospital; she quickly returned to the Parr family's mansion. Just as Sherman's grandparents had said, Rita did not have any major injuries, so there was no need for her to stay in the hospital that long. In fact, she might even recover faster emotionally under the care at home.Not once did Sherman bring up Rita's job, but she surprisingly resigned from New Capital Times on her own accord. It would be difficult for her to investigate cases with her current condition; not to mention Sherman had handed over the evidence to the police. The polic
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"Sherman, I like you. I love you," Rita finally confessed.Sherman, deeply pained, pulled Rita into his arms. "This is all my fault. I should've looked for you quicker. I've never blamed you. All I want is to see you smile. It's enough for me as long as you're willing to let me stay by your side."You don't have to confess to me. I know it's hard for you to do that because of your family. I've seen the way they've treated you, and…"The bodyguards who had barged in with Sherman felt a bit awkward to see their company president in tears. However, the priority was to get Rita to the hospital for a check-up. Being tied up for hours could cause circulation issues, and it could be dangerous if her limbs did not regain feelings soon.In the end, they got the bravest among them to convince Sherman to let them take Rita to the hospital. Instead of letting them do it, Sherman wiped away his tears and, with ease, lifted Rita as if she was as light as a feather.Fortunately, after the hospit
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With that, Karen left without looking back. She was carrying Vince's baby in her womb, so how could she pin all her hopes on Sadie? Since Sadie was obviously unruly, she would have to rely on her son.'Sadie can spend the rest of her life with Esmond since she likes him so much. God knows it had been exhausting enough to raise her. Plus, it's only fair for Esmond to take care of her since I've done my part taking care of her until now,' thought Karen.Meanwhile, the only consolation for Sherman was that Esmond did not try to put up a fight. It seemed that he still cared about his daughter Sadie.Sherman led his men to a dilapidated house. Esmond had been cautious enough to choose a rundown house situated at the end of a village.When Sherman barged in, he found Rita lying on the floor while Esmond's men ignored her. Esmond's men had followed his orders, and since he did not instruct them to do anything to Rita, they left her well alone.Before the men could react, they were surrou
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Karen cried and silently knelt by Sadie's side without trying to defend herself. Sadie, on the other hand, feebly tried to explain herself. Alas. Vince refused to listen.There had been many occasions before when he had chosen to believe Karen and Sadie, but at this moment, he realized he had been terribly wrong to do that.Rita used to be so kind, understanding, and well-behaved. However, ever since Karen and Sadie moved in, Vince felt like his daughter had become manipulative, always trying to compete for attention, and stirring up jealousy in front of him.Unfortunately, it took Rita's disappearance to make Vince realize that Rita was not trying to compete for attention. All Rita wanted from him was to treat her the same as Sadie.Vince used to think that Rita should give in to Sadie more since Sadie was younger, too."Why don't you go live with your biological father since you prefer him so much? I never want to see you show your face around here anymore! As for your mother, s
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Sadie was so anxious that she wanted to jump out. "Mom, don't tell me you fell for it! Why did you call Esmond? Now they all know where Rita is. You've ruined everything, again! What were you thinking?"Karen could not care less. She cried and slapped Sadie. "You nearly scared me to death! What would I do if something happened to you? I didn't raise you just to watch you die. I told you not to meet up with Esmond, so why did you secretly meet up with him? How can you ask him to get rid of Rita?"Are you out of your mind? All I want is for us to live out the rest of our lives peacefully, so why didn't you listen to me?!"Sadie was furious. Karen had stopped trying to get rid of Rita ever since she got pregnant, so how could Sadie not be angry? Rita was like a thorn in her side, and Sadie would never be happy unless Rita was dead."Don't you know I like Sherman? How could you ask me to do nothing when Rita has stolen him from me?! I was the one who liked him first. It's either Rita g
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Karen wanted so badly to slap Esmond through the phone.'What good are his pompous words now? We wouldn't be in this mess now if he hadn't hit me back then! What's more, he's saying he's doing this for Sadie. But has he ever thought of what would happen to me and Sadie if he got rid of Rita? Rita's the heiress of the Russell family. Not to mention, she's married to Sherman, so that makes her owner of Parr Group too! What makes Esmond think he can get rid of Rita so easily?'Karen's breath was ragged as she said, "If you don't believe me, just listen to your daughter's screams. I can't save her now; you will literally decide her fate! Plus, I'm pregnant with Vince's baby, so even if I lose Sadie, I still have a kid—which is more than what I can say about you!"Sherman could not help but be impressed by Karen a little. Even in this dire situation, she did not forget to express her heartfelt feelings to Vince, letting him know that she was always on his side. It was certainly not an ea
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"Sherman raised an eyebrow. "Don't worry, I'm sure it's just a minor injury, maybe just a finger. There shouldn't be any major issues. A sprained joint takes only a hundred days to heal, and it might take her even less time to heal if you take very good care of her while she's recuperating."Karen's heart ached upon hearing that. She lunged toward Sherman, wanting to hit him, but the bodyguards stopped her before she could get close.Vince, still worried, held Karen tightly beside him. "Calm down. I'm sure Sadie will come out unharmed if Rita's kidnapping has nothing to do with her. But if it does, then you should know very well that…"Vince's voice dropped an octave. He could not believe his daughter's disappearance had anything to do with his stepdaughter. However, he was not utterly naive.He continued, "How could a girl like her take Rita away? Even the car window was smashed. Others must've been involved. Does her biological father have anything to do with it?"Sherman nodded
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"Yes, it's true I met up with my biological father, but it was just a one-time thing. I don't want to go back to him at all! Otherwise, I would've done it ages ago. Dad, I'm really grateful to you for taking me in and looking after me all these years. That's why I feel like you're my real father, even more real than those who share the same blood."How could you unjustly accuse me and Mom like that? Sherman is the one spouting nonsense here. He's trying to push all the blame onto us. Dad, you have to wake up and see the truth!"Karen nodded along, but her heart was racing. 'When did Sadie meet Esmond? How did Sherman know when I don't even know? Seems like Sadie does have something to do with Rita's kidnapping. I have to settle things and get Sherman out of here.'Karen never had the thought of rekindling her relationship with Esmond. The only thing she wanted then was to peacefully give birth to her son. Everything in the Russell family would eventually go to her son, and she would
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Sherman detested people pointing their fingers at him when they spoke. He stood up slowly, towering over Vince instantly."You claim to be Rita's father, yet if I were you, I'd choose to shut up and stand aside. I can't believe you're scolding me for threatening Sadie when she's not even your real daughter!"Look at her guilty expression; it's clear she's involved. If you don't believe me, use your brain a little. No wonder Russell Group is declining under your leadership. It's only a matter of time before the company goes completely bankrupt!"Sherman showed no mercy, causing Vince to retreat with every word. Vince clutched his chest, struggling for breath.Karen, despite her weakness, stepped forward to support him. "How could you speak to your father-in-law like this? What has Sadie done to offend you? She has nothing but admiration for you. Plus, she's just a child. How could you treat her like this?"She went on and on, but Sherman stood his ground. Meanwhile, the burly bodyg
