Chapter 826
The Day I Kissed An Older Man
âWait!â Corinne stopped Anya.
Anya moved the wine glass away from her lips and looked at her in puzzlement. âWhatâs the matter,
Corinne?â
Corinne frowned subtly. âI remember your health is in poor condition, right? You shouldnât drink chilled
wine, then. Why donât you drink the same juice as me? After all, Miss Phoebe. went through all that
trouble to make the juice for us girls.â
Anya smiled stiffly. âThatâs okay. You can have all the juice. Plus, I wouldnât look sincere if I donât give a
toast to you with wine! And donât worry about my health. A little wine like this wonât hurt.â
âBut then I wouldnât look sincere if I toast you with my juice⦠Oh, forget it then. Letâs just not drink
toast.â
Corinne put down her glass of juice on the table.
Both Phoebe and Anya panicked when they saw this. âOur plan will be useless if Corinne doesnât drink
the juice! And who knows when a chance like this will come again!â
After thinking about it, Anya forced a smile and said, âYouâre right. Iâll have the same juice as you, then.
Mom, can you please pour me a glass of juice? Itâs the least I can do to thank Corinne for saving
Grandpaâs life.â
Phoebe did a double-take; she did not expect Anya would do this. âNo⦠She canât drink it. The saffron
inside isnât good for a womanâs health!â
Corinne smiled. âAtta girl. Huh? Miss Phoebe, why arenât you pouring a glass of juice for Miss Anya
yet?â
Phoebe snapped out of her shock and smiled awkwardly. She walked over to Anya with the jug of juice
in her hand and said tentatively, âAnya, are you sureâ¦â
âJust pour me the juice, Mom! We shouldnât make Corinne wait.â Anya was determined to get rid of the
baby in Corinneâs tummy. Besides, she herself was not pregnant, so it would not affect her that much.
The most important thing was to make Corinne drink the juice.
âWeâre so close!â thought Phoebe. Thus, she decided to bite the bullet and pour Anya a glass of juice.
Anya knew there was no turning back. Resolutely, she raised her glass of juice and said, Cheers,
Corinne!â
Corinne raised her glass, smiled, and said, âCheers.â
Anya downed her glass in one go. The thought of Corinne having a miscarriage nearly made her jump
for joy.
However, instead of downing the whole glass as Anya did, Corinne simply took a sip and secretly spat
it out on a napkin when she pretended to wipe her mouth. She then folded up the napkin and put it
back on the table.
Anya was dumbfounded. âCorinne, how can you only take a sip when Iâve drunk the whole glass?â
Corinne gave an embarrassed smile. âOh, I thought we were just gonna drink a little as a symbolic
gesture! I didnât expect you to empty your glass.â
Anya bit her bottom lip in anger. âWell, donât you think itâs rude of you to drink so little when Iâve emptied
my glass?â
Corinne put down her glass and sat down. âYes, it is rude of me,â she said helplessly. âBut forgive me
for not finishing the juice since I want to save some stomach space for all the food. here. Grandpa
Cedric and Grandma Beatrice had so kindly prepared so much food for me, and Iâm afraid I wonât be
able to try them all if I drink all the juice now.â
Anya nearly blew up at that moment. âWhy you
âCorinne is right,â Cedric cut in. âShe should eat more instead of drinking all that juice. Here, Corinne.
Have some of this. Thereâs plenty more where that came from.â
Anya felt wronged. âI was just trying to be nice. How can she do this to me? Lucas, why donât you say
somethingâ¦â
She risked her health to lure Corinne into drinking the pomegranate juice mixed with saffron, so she
could not accept the fact that Corinne only took a sip.