Chapter 1004

Rosie frowned. "Just what on earth are you talking about, Corinne? How did Anya use me? You

have no right to speak badly about her!"

Corinne willed herself to stop laughing. She then sipped her water before saying, "Miss Rosie, have

you noticed Anya had been using the same method to get her way over the years? She'll always get

someone else to do the dirty work for her. The only thing she needs to get you to do her bidding is

to shed a few tears and play the victim card. No matter what happens in the end, she's always the

most innocent party in the whole matter."

Rosie would never believe her best friend was the type of person Corinne said she was. "But she is

innocent! She's the kindest person I know. She couldn't even bear to step on an ant, so how can

you imply she's manipulative?

"Besides, the others and I protect her out of our own accord. She didn't force us to do it. I bet you're

just jealous that many people love her. Stop making Anya look bad to me. I'll never fall for your

tricks!"

'Ugh. She's a lost cause,' thought Corinne while massaging her temples.

"Fine, we won't speak about other times since I have no idea what happened between you two. But

what we can do is talk about the incidents where I was present. Miss Rosie, do you remember the

time you were framed for hiring someone to hurt someone else, and you ended up in jail?

"Well, Anya was the mastermind behind it all. She wanted to make me take the fall but failed to do

that, so she made you take the fall instead. Anya isn't only good at pretending to be innocent, but

she does everything with caution as well.

"She knew no plan is foolproof, so she showed the suspect a picture of you and told him to testify

against should things go south. She also gave strict orders to the suspect to not expose her under

any circumstances."

Rosie was shocked, but she quickly found the whole thing ridiculous. "You're lying! You were the

mastermind behind that incident. You're the reason I was locked up in that stinky prison for a few

months, so how dare you push the blame to Anya? Especially when so much time has passed!"

Corinne shook her head speechlessly. "If I was the mastermind behind that incident, why didn't I

make it so Anya was the one thrown into prison? What's the point of throwing you into prison when

we have no grudge between us?"

Rosie fell silent. She was starting to see Corinne had a point.

"Miss Rosie, take some time to think if what I said made sense. I knew Anya must've told you

something from the way you suddenly asked to see me. She must've wanted you to do something

for her, right?"

'She's right. I did talk to Anya on the phone before I came here…' thought Rosie. Her gaze started

to waver, even though she did not want to believe she had been used by her best friend.

Noting Rosie's silence, Corinne asked, "Did she tell you I set her up this time? Causing her to lose

the trust of her family and getting sent away to live in the countryside?"

Rosie snapped out of her thoughts and frowned. "Yes, That's what she told me…

"Corinne, I've been thinking it over, and…you're right. Anya would always tell me some sob story to

make me feel sorry for her so that I'd speak up on her behalf while she gets to keep her image

clean."

Corinne looked at her. "Well, it's good you realized now. Just make sure you don't get used by her

anymore."

Rosie nodded. "Corinne, when did you find out I was used by Anya?" she asked curiously.

Corinne smiled. "From the beginning, frankly. You didn't exactly treat me nicely when we first met.

Back then, I thought it was because you like Jeremy too so you saw me as your rival."