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After she calmed down, Corinne walked back and sat on the sofa hand-in-hand with Jeremy. "Mister Lucas, you don't even live here. Why would you keep a dog here?" she asked curiously.Lucas stroked Ralphy's head. "He's not mine."Corinne raised her eyebrow. "But he lives here.""A friend of mine went on an overseas trip and asked if Ralphy could stay in this apartment for the time being," explained Lucas patiently. "Someone will come every day to feed and walk him, while I'll drop by from time to time to make sure he's okay."To Corinne, Lucas was a person who had a very strong class consciousness. He would never do something that did not benefit him, so why would he agree to take care of his friend's dog?"Which friend is this? Is it a man or a woman?" asked Corinne curiously.Lucas was a little surprised Corinne would ask him those questions, but he smiled nonetheless. "So you're finally interested in my personal life?"Corinne frowned and twisted off the cap of her soda bottle
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Jeremy's eyes darkened. "Corinne doesn't want to accept you as her brother. Even if she does, I'll never allow her to do that!"Lucas frowned. "Why? Is it because you're afraid the bad blood between our families will affect your relationship with Corinne?""Nothing can ever affect my relationship with Corinne. But, if she accepts your family as hers, it'll make her position awkward in my family. I can protect her when I'm with her, but it's not like I can bring her along wherever I go."Plus, I know her; she won't like for me to do that too. Given how hard her life was when she was young, I think it's best if we don't add any more trouble for her. It's not wrong to keep the status quo too, you know."After mulling over it, Lucas concluded that what Jeremy said was reasonable. "I'm all for keeping the status quo for now, but I won't stand by and do nothing if you hurt you."Jeremy drank a mouthful of the soda before saying confidently, "That'll never happen."After a while, Edmund
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Aaron and Xante both turned to look at the yawning Corinne after she got into the car."Boss, you're here alone? Why didn't the Holdens arrange an entourage to support you? Where's Mister Jeremy?" asked Aaron unhappily.Xante was similarly displeased, too. "Yeah. Why didn't the Holdens come, too? Are they worried you'll lose the competition, that this is their way of leaving themselves a way out?"Corinne shook her head tiredly. "You guys are overthinking things. It was Jeremy who dropped me off. I don't think this competition is a big deal, so I asked him to go to work."Aaron frowned. "So he went to work just like you asked him to? Does he even love you? How can he abandon you to the reporters? Isn't he worried that they'll eat you up?"Corinne raised her eyebrow nonchalantly. "As if I'll let them eat me up."Aaron shrugged. "I know you won't 'cause you're a true straight-A student, but it's not like Jeremy knows you as I do!""It's not like he can do much if he stays for the
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Aaron put his hands under his cheeks. "But I've always been very innocent."Xante pretended to puke. Suddenly, she saw what was happening outside the car from the corner of her eyes. "Boss, Josephine and her mother are here," she said solemnly.Corinne looked out the window and saw Josephine and her mother surrounded by the reporters.Josephine and her mother kept to their version of the story whenever the reporters asked them any questions regarding the scandal. Also, they announced confidently that Josephine would come out as the winner today.In fact, Josephine had changed. She was no longer the timid girl who only knew how to cry at the smallest provocation. She was fielding the questions confidently as though she had already won the competition.Xante pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses. "She looks confident. According to our research, she was an average student at school. There's a chance she might cheat on the test."Corinne nodded. "Well, let's just see how she plans to pul
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The comment section on the live broadcast exploded with all sorts of comments.[Corinne looks like she's just fooling around. Is she even taking this test seriously?][What more can you expect from a problem student like her? A leopard can't change its spots. We shouldn't expect her to win this competition.][Yeah. Compared to her, Josephine looks like a straight-A student.][Look at how serious and confident Josephine is!][I think so, too. I support Josephine. Down with all the evil capitalists!][I'm an alumnus of the University of New Capital City, so I can say with certainty Corinne is a true straight-A student!][Hey, did Corinne pay you to say that? How much is she paying you?][You'll all see for yourself what I said was true once the test result came out.][Yeah, yeah. Whatever. Josephine is a straight-A student too, you know.][Go, Corinne! Everyone from the University of New Capital City is rooting for you.][Yo, look how united those people from the University of
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People were still fighting in the comment section while the high-school teacher was marking the paper.[Josephine must be the one who's telling the truth since she was the one who handed in her paper first!][Yeah! Corinne looks like she only handed in her paper because she started to panic after Josephine handed in hers.][So what if she handed in her paper too? The most important thing is to get the answers right.][Look, everyone. Corinne's slumping her head on the table. Is she sleeping?! Is this all a joke to her?][I have a classmate exactly like her. He always scores the worst in all of our tests. The only thing he knows how to do is to sleep in class. You can't blame us for thinking Corinne is the one who's lying!][Y'all must've not met a real straight-A student. Don't you know they're not the nerds we think they are? A real straight A-student is the type of person who can sleep through the class and still get really good grades!][Haha! As if! I'll never believe there'
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[Well, we're just talking based on the situational evidence! Josephine is so much smarter than Corinne since she got a perfect score even after not studying for such a long time.][Yeah! That makes Josephine the real straight A-student here!]…Meanwhile, the Riveras, who were watching the competition at home, all sported different expressions when they heard the result.Both Cedric and Beatrice frowned. They were leaning toward Corinne's side, but after the results were revealed, they did not know who to believe anymore.Maxwell continued to drink his coffee while he watched the TV screen worriedly. 'Why does Corinne keep on yawning? Is she so nervous that she didn't get to sleep last night?'Anya and Phoebe exchanged glances with each other. They had expected Josephine to get a perfect score since Phoebe managed to get the test paper from the high-school teacher before the competition. After that, she got someone to fill in all the questions with the correct answer before sendi
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Back at the press conference, a reporter asked, "Miss Corinne, Miss Josephine, do you have anything to say for yourself now that we can't find out for sure who it was that got into the University of New Capital City since the competition ended in a draw?"Josephine quickly put up her hand, and the host passed her the microphone."I think I should be crowned as the winner as I turned in the test paper first," said Josephine with a slight accent. "And also because I answered all the questions based on all the knowledge I gained in high school. In the time that Corinne was studying at the University of New Capital City, I was working on my family's farm, yet she handed in the test paper later than me."The reporters all nodded along to what she said. They felt she must be telling the truth since she defended herself so confidently."Miss Josephine is right. Straight-A students are always the first to hand in their test papers since they go through the questions very fast.""Yeah, I t
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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
