Chapter 41
The Day I Kissed An Older Man
Lilliana comforted her daughter Sherlyn. âDonât worry, Sherlyn. Iâll find a way to clear your name! Donât
cryâ¦â
Corinne stood relaxedly to one side with a mocking smirk, and she even chuckled a little at the sight of
Lilliana and Sherlyn in shambles.
Sherlyn ceased crying the second she heard that little chuckle from Corinne. A frown appeared on her
face, and she glared at Corinne while pointing resentfully at her. âIt was you! You did this to me,
Corinne!â
Corinne cocked an eyebrow and spread her hands innocently. âHow can a small-time maid like me be
capable of doing that to you? Itâs expensive to pay for a headline slot in the news, and I canât afford to
do that at all.â
Indeed, money was not involved, only certain tech-savvy skills.
Sherlyn nonetheless stared unhappily at her. âEven if you didnât pay for the news to be in the headlines,
you came here to add fuel to the fire in front of Dad. He wouldnât have known about the news if you
werenât here!â
Corinne frowned. âWerenât you the one who asked Dad to demand that I come home?â
Sherlyn was speechless.
Corinne then added, âWell, not that it matters. Heâll eventually see the news himself even if I hadnât
come back today. Word of advice: if you donât want anyone to find out that youâre engaging in all those
shameful acts, the best thing you can do is not do them in the first place.â
Sherlyn was so angry that she was incapable of coherent speech and could only cry incessantly..
Lilliana could not bear to see her daughter cry like that and no longer maintain the kind expression. on
her face. She said, âEnough with your sarcastic remarks, Corinne! Do you think youâre any better?
Youâre a b*stard child who only acts like a good girl in front of your Dad!â
âYou donât know anything about me, but I know exactly what kind of despicable people you and Sherlyn
are!â Corinne glanced insipidly at them and smiled.
âDo you know whatâs happening to the two of you right now? Karmaâs coming back to bite you for all
the evil things youâve done!â said Corinne, then immediately turned around and went upstairs to look for
Marvin. There were several things she wished to speak about with her father in private.
Lilliana could only grit her teeth in ire as she looked at Corinneâs calm figure from behind. âHow dare
this b*tch make a fool out of us! Iâll make her pay for this in the future!â
Her attempts at chasing Corinne out of the Carew home had never been successful. Though the
Carews were not a very wealthy family, their ancestors divided a lot of real estate between them, and
collecting the rent from all that property was more than enough to sustain their family for their entire life.
Lilliana, however, could not stand to see an illegitimate child like Corinne getting a share of the spoils!
She initially wanted to marry Corinne off as soon as possible so that Corinne would take
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the husbandâs surname and lose all rights to inherit the family property. Alas, all her plans to get
Corinne to go on a blind date had been a failure, thus delaying the possibility of marrying Corinne
off.
Lilliana felt that it was about time she figured out some other way to deal with Corinne as soon as
possible, because keeping her around would bring even more misfortune to them!
Marvin was fuming by himself in the study when someone knocked suddenly on the door. He
immediately scolded them, âGet out!â
âDad, itâs me,â came Corinneâs tender voice.
Marvinâs anger was slightly quelled. âCorinne? Come in.â
Corinne gently pushed open the door of the study and walked in with a painting.