Corinne guessed Cedric and Beatrice wanted her to stay for dinner to make up for all the trouble Phoebe and Anya caused her. However, she did not want to stay a minute longer than she had to. All she wanted to do was say her piece and peace out."Don't worry, Grandpa, Grandma. I'll give Corinne a ride," said Lucas consolingly.Cedric nodded. "Yes, you must do that. We've caused nothing but trouble for her.""Lucas, tell Corinne how sorry we are," added Beatrice."I know," said Lucas.The three of them ignored Phoebe and Anya throughout the conversation. They must have thought they were nothing but a nuisance by then.…When Corinne stepped out of the mansion, she bumped into Maxwell who seemed to have come from the garden, judging by his soil-caked hands. He might have dressed very well all the time, but his hands seemed to be forever dirty. Also, he did not seem to care about any of the happenings in the house. Well, not as much as he did with his plants.Maxwell was surprised
Maxwell sighed and turned around. He was walking back to the mansion when he bumped into another person. This time, it was his son, Lucas."Aren't you going to work today?" Maxwell asked with concern, though it seemed to have not landed well with Lucas.Lucas glanced at his father coldly. "I'm going right now," he said neutrally.Maxwell was used to being treated so coldly by Lucas, so he thought nothing of it and walked back to the mansion.The atmosphere inside the mansion was very gloomy. Phoebe and Anya were still hugging each other, crying.Maxwell simply glanced at them and walked upstairs to wash his hand in his attached bathroom without asking anything. It was as if nothing happened at all.Cedric, who was in the living room, was beyond irked at their incessant crying. "For god's sake, will you two just stop crying?! Especially you, Anya. You should be ashamed of what you did," he said angrily.Anya's eyes were grossly swollen by then. "Grandpa…" she whimpered.Phoebe w
"Find the best tutor you can in the country to get Josephine up to speed on every subject," Phoebe answered after thinking it over.Anya frowned. "Mom, we only have three days. Even if Josephine studies twenty-four hours every day, she'll still lose to the straight-A Corinne."Phoebe narrowed her eyes slyly. "Corinne asked your grandfather to arrange the test paper, right? Well, I'll figure out a way to get those test papers within these two days. That'll give Josephine an advantage over Corinne."Anya's eyes lit up when she heard Phoebe's brilliant idea. "Okay! We'll do just that. I'm sure we'll get Corinne this time! Her life will definitely be ruined forever! Hahaha!"Phoebe nodded. "Now go find that tutor for Josephine. It's best if she equips herself with some basic knowledge so that she'd be less likely to get exposed as a fraud.""I'll get on to it now!"…Phoebe went back to her room after that, only to see Maxwell—who had just finished showering—walking out of the bathr
Phoebe was hoping her alluring body would elicit Maxwell's desire for her.Maxwell merely stared at her face. "Feel free to get another man to satisfy you if you're desperate for some action. I promise I won't get jealous or anything."He walked past her to get into his cubicle.Phoebe was humiliated! She used to be the belle of the school, with men lining up to ask her to be their girlfriend. In all her life so far, Maxwell was the only one who treated her as if she was invisible!God must be playing a joke on her because not only was Maxwell her best friend's husband, but also because she fell hopelessly in love with him at first sight. She must have him no matter what!"Tell me, Maxwell. Just what makes Emily better than me? Why won't you even touch me? I'm much hotter than that skinny-ass Emily!"Maxwell paused in his tracks when he heard Emily's name. "Stop bringing her up," he ordered gruffly.Phoebe did not listen to him. "You know she's a sl*t, right? She cheated on you
Corinne was elated. 'I can shake Lucas off once I get to the subway station!' she thought.After looking left and right for any incoming cars, Corinne stepped onto the crosswalk and sped up so she could get away from Lucas.Just as she was about to reach the other side, a car heading straight for her suddenly appeared out of nowhere! She had no time to react!Before it was too late, Lucas threw himself onto her.Wanting to make sure Corinne's baby would not get crushed, Lucas turned Corinne around when they fell so she would fall on top of him. At that moment, only the sound of the car tires screeching and the muffled thud of Lucas hitting the ground could be heard. It was a dangerously close call!The first thing Corinne did after she recovered from her shock was to mentally note down the details of the car that nearly hit them. It was a gray van with the car plate number XXXXX.After that, she looked down at Lucas. "Mister Lucas, are you okay?" she asked as she got up.Lucas s
Corinne helped Lucas, who was hopping on one foot, out of the orthopedic department to a chair so he could rest for a bit. The doctor had ordered an X-ray of Lucas' foot.Lucas was not keen on sitting; he wanted to go straight to the X-ray room.Corinne immediately stopped him when she saw he was about to put his injured foot down. "Don't move. The doctor said you shouldn't put pressure on that foot until we have the X-ray result."Lucas believed the doctor was overreacting. "A few steps won't hurt," he insisted."No. Stop! Don't move!" Corinne cried out in a panic.Lucas did not dare to disobey Corinne's order, so he sat back down."Stay here, and don't move. I'll go get you a wheelchair," said Corinne gruffly.Lucas smiled and nodded. 'I would've gotten hurt earlier if I knew I'd receive this kind of treatment from her.'Corinne got a wheelchair for the nurse. She then helped Lucas onto it and wheeled him to the X-ray room. She made sure to carefully support him throughout th
Jeremy, who was sitting at the head of the table of the meeting room in his company, immediately stood up. His usually aloof face was riddled with rarely-seen anxiety. "What happened? Why are you in the hospital? Are you sick?"'I should've gone with her to the Riveras!' he thought. 'Did they hurt her again?'All kinds of possible scenarios flashed through his mind, making it difficult for him to breathe.Corinne's lips twitched. "Mister, I'm okay."Jeremy frowned. "Why did you go to the hospital if you're okay? By the way, which hospital are you at right now?"Corinne was starting to get a headache. "Lucas broke his foot when he tried to save me from getting hit by a car. He can't walk at the moment and he lost his phone, so we have no way of contacting his family. I can't carry him either, so…"Jeremy heaved a sigh of relief. "You're not allowed to carry him even if you have the strength to do so. Wait right there. I'll be there right away.""Okay," Corinne replied with a nod
At that moment, Tommy walked in and knocked on the door twice to break the discussion. "Ahem! Why are you still all here when the meeting's over? How about I pass on all the questions you've raised to Mister Jeremy later?"Everything stopped talking when they saw Tommy walk in. They exchanged glances before collecting their things and walking out of the meeting room.…Corinne was helping Lucas to drink water from a bottle when Jeremy reached the hospital. He frowned when he saw what they were doing from a distance. 'That little rascal has never fed me water before!'He walked up to Corinne from behind and glared at Lucas. "I heard it's your foot that got broken, so why can't you use your own hand to drink water?"Corinne stood up and turned when she heard his voice. "Mister, you're here!"Jeremy glanced at her and took the bottle of mineral water from her hand. He then walked forward and looked down condescendingly at Lucas. "Can you drink the water yourself? Or do you need me t