Chapter 848

Chapter 848

Anya did not welcome Corinne and loathed her presence. Nonetheless, she smiled sweetly at Corinne

because she knew she could not express her chagrin.

“Yeah, I’m back. Sorry if I worried you. The doctor checked my health earlier and confirmed that my

body is fine.”

Corinne nodded. “I’m glad to hear that you’re fine. Now, there’s no need for anyone to worry that you

might not be able to conceive after eating too much saffron by mistake!”

Anya’s expression stiffened after she heard that, and everyone present there frowned in an

instant.

It was an open secret that Anya had long been diagnosed as infertile, and Corinne’s words seemed to

be deliberately poking her sore spot.

After collecting herself, Anya seized the chance to put on a wounded, self-deprecating expression.

“Corinne… You know that I…can’t get pregnant. Are you mocking me?”

Sunny, who just woke up and was still a little weak, felt that Corinne had gone overboard with that

remark. He frowned and yelled hoarsely, “Don’t bully Anya!”

Corinne glanced insipidly at Sunny and ignored him. She frowned with regret and said to Anya, “I’m

sorry, Miss Anya. I forgot that you lost your fertility because you saved Mister Jeremy back in the day. I

didn’t mean it. You won’t get angry at me, will you?”

Anya did not believe that it was merely a slip of the tongue from Corinne. She believed that Corinne

was too full of herself and was trying to mock her.

Unfortunately, Corinne’s plan was never going to bear any fruit, because that remark did not hurt Anya

at all. On the contrary, she had been waiting for such an opportunity to arise!

After all, she had been worried about not getting a chance to play the victim!

Anya snickered inwardly and raised her eyes to look at Jeremy, who was standing beside

Corinne.

She noticed that he too was staring sullenly at Corinne, probably because he felt that Corinne had

crossed the line with that statement!

Anya took advantage of the situation. She pretended to endure the hurtful remark and showed

magnanimousness in forgiving Corinne. With a shake of her head, she said with a bitter smile, “I know

you didn’t mean it, and I’m not going to get angry at you. I’m just really jealous that you can conceive.

It’s something I’ll never be able to do…”

Her voice began to trail off, and her eye sockets reddened.

She was a fragile woman, and it made her look even more pitiful when she shed those tears.

Corinne did not buy her act at all and cocked an eyebrow. “Who knows, you might just find out one day

that you’re still capable of conceiving! Don’t be discouraged, Miss Anya. You should try for a baby

when you get a boyfriend. You might just be surprised!”

“Corinne!” Lucas called out to her at that moment.

His tone was stern and somewhat threatening.

He wanted to protect his long-lost sister to the best of his ability because he felt sorry for everything

that happened in the past. However, he also knew that a woman would be forever filled with sadness if

she was unable to conceive.

Anya has been deemed infertile ever since she was a child, and it had since become an unerasable

blow to her. For Corinne to say that kind of thing to provoke her was simply too much!

When Anya saw Lucas standing up for her once more, she felt a renewed hope in her heart that she

would soon be unconditionally pampered and protected by her brother like before. She took the

opportunity to cry even more and threw herself aggrievedly into Lucas’ arms.

Lucas hesitated whether or not he should push her away, but he eventually opted not to because he

sympathized with her.