Chapter 704

Chapter 704

“Grandpa, you’re back!” Anya immediately ran up to her grandfather upon seeing him returning, wiping

away her tears in an aggrieved manner.

Cedric Rivera glanced at his granddaughter, whose eyebrows were furrowed and had reddened eyes.

“What’s the matter? How did you end up crying again? You’re such a child, always complaining about

this and that, or crying, endlessly over trivial matters! Your grandmother and 1, at our age, have never

been as difficult to please as you!”

“…” Anya trailed off.

She had hoped to receive comfort and support from her grandfather, but instead, she was met with a

lecture full of disdain. Anya felt embarrassed and could not find a way to respond.

Although she had been pampered at home since childhood, with her parents, older brother, and

younger brother treating her like a precious gem, her position as a granddaughter to her grandparents

was slightly inferior to that of her older brother Lucas and younger brother Sunny. She always felt that

her grandparents favored boys over girls.

“Grandpa, I didn’t cry on purpose. It’s because someone came to our house and caused trouble

today…”

“Grandpa, it was just a small incident that’s been resolved. You don’t need to worry,” Lucas. walked

over, forcefully interrupting Anya’s attempt to express her grievances to their grandfather. He gave

Anya a stern gaze and addressed Cedric, “Grandpa, you’ve had a long day. Let them assist you in

going upstairs to rest.”

Cedric did not like the sight of this talented eldest grandson either and snorted. “I think this girl is

spoiled by you, my boy! She’s become so fragile, crying over every little thing. She could. break from a

gust of wind!”

His words made Lucas’ brow furrow, and he started to reflect on whether he had truly spoiled his sister

all these years….

Seeing that there was nothing unusual in the kitchen and not wanting to delve deeper, Cedric gestured

for his attendants to assist him and prepared to go upstairs to rest.

As Cedric turned to leave, the people in the kitchen dispersed.

Corinne yawned wearily. “Mister, it’s getting late. Let’s go home and sleep.”

The man looked down at her, his heart aching as he furrowed his brow. “Is that it?”

Knowing that the man was referring to being wrongly accused of murder by the Riveras,

Corinne shrugged indifferently. “Well, forget it. We can’t wake someone who’s pretending to be clueless

anyway.”

Corinne was referring to none other than Lucas.

As a shrewd and quick-witted CEO, he feigned ignorance, even though he knew very well that the

situation might very well be his sister’s fault. He wanted to downplay the seriousness of the matter to

protect her.

Lucas, who was escorting his grandfather out of the kitchen, suddenly stopped and turned back,

narrowing his eyes as he looked at Jeremy and Corinne.

How could he not hear the sarcasm in Corinne’s words? Lucas’ mood worsened, and a trace of

displeasure flickered in his eyes. However, since his grandfather had not gone far yet, he could not

express his true feelings.

Meanwhile, Anya, who was still in the kitchen, stared at Jeremy and Corinne. She watched as her

beloved man spoke softly and kindly to another woman, and her heart burned with jealousy, corroding

and bubbling like sulfuric acid

All her carefully planned actions today had gone to waste

Why should Corinne always be able to turn danger into safety? D*mn it!

While Corinne no longer wanted to dwell on it, Jeremy did not plan to let the matter rest. The Riveras

had wrongly accused her and bullied her, and this was not the first nor the second time! They needed

to be taught a lesson, or they would not understand the severity of the situation! :

However, Jeremy did not intend to waste any more time in the Riveras’ residence. His priority was to

take the exhausted Corinne home. They could deal with the Riveras later.

Jeremy followed her lead and said, “Alright, let’s go home.”