Chapter 951
The Day I Kissed An Older Man
Anya turned pale when Corinne revealed the photo of herself meeting Lilliana and Sherlyn. Phoebe
saw the photo too, and she had a bad feeling about the whole thing.
Corinne showed the photo to Lucas. âMister Lucas, is this Anya in the photo?â
Lucas took Corinneâs phone and studied the photo. A frown appeared on his face as he then looked at
the pale-faced Anya. âWhat were you doing there?â he asked her.
Anya never thought she would be photographed, given how cautious she had been. âBoth Lilliana and
Sherlyn mustâve aroused Corinneâs suspicion!â
Anya blinked guiltily. âLucas, I⦠I didnâtâ¦â
Lucas scoffed angrily. âHuh! You didnât, you say? How can you still deny any wrongdoing when youâve
been photographed meeting Lilliana and Sherlyn?â
âThat photo might be fake, for all we know! Photo manipulation technology is so advanced right now.
That photo couldâve been Photoshopped! I wonât even be surprised if she used AI technology to create
a deep-fake video about me. Lucas, you mustnât believe everything you see!â insisted Anya.
âYeah, Lucas. You mustnât jump to conclusions like that,â said Phoebe. âJudging from how she came
prepared with that photo, Miss Corinne doesnât seem to have come with good intentions. Chaos seems
to follow her whenever she comes to our house! Lucas, you must think this through carefully, or sheâll
play you!â
Lucas narrowed his eyes. âAunt Phoebe, do you really think Miss Corinne has that much free time to
waste on our family?â
âUhâ¦â
Corinne glanced at Phoebe. âMiss Phoebe, I can assure you this photo isnât fake. Youâre more than
welcome to take this photo to be analyzed at any credible fake photo detection company. Iâm willing to
bow in front of your daughter and ask for forgiveness if the photo turns out to be fake,â she said calmly.
Phoebe knew the photo was real, of course, but she would never admit that out loud. âBut weâll be
busted if we take that photo to be analyzed!â
She glared at Corinne. âMiss Corinne, you mustâve paid off all the credible fake photo detection
companies since you so confidently showed us the photo. Whatâs to say we wonât get a false report if
we take that photo to get analyzed?â
Corinne chuckled softly. âYouâre a very cautious one, Miss Phoebe. Even if it was as you said, that I
paid off all the credible fake photo detection companies in the country, you can always look for the
companies abroad. Plus, itâs not that hard to check whether a photo is Photoshopped⦠I believe itâd be
an easy-peasy job to find someone trustworthy to do it, given the Riverasâ connections.â
Phoebe gritted her teeth and said nothing.
Anya pinched her inner palm to calm herself. She then put on an innocent expression and asked,
âCorinne, just what are you trying to achieve by showing us that photo?â
Corinne looked at her indifferently. âMiss Anya, the two women youâve met up with were my
stepmother, Lilliana, and her daughter, Sherlyn. The three of you arenât from the same circle, so why
would you meet with them in some rural park outside of the city that early in the morning? And whatâs
inside that black leather case you have in your hand?â
Anyaâs expression subtly faltered, but she had been trained to maintain her composure at all times.
Thus, no one really noticed the change in her expression.
âThat canât be me in the photo since I didnât even go out this morning! You can ask the servants in the
house if you donât believe me. Go on. Ask them whether any of them saw me go out this morning!â