Lilliana comforted her daughter Sherlyn. “Don’t worry, Sherlyn. I’ll find a way to clear your name! Don’t cry…”

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. “It was you! You did this to me, Corinne!”

Corinne cocked an eyebrow and spread her hands innocently. “How can a small-time maid like me be capable of doing that to you? It’s expensive to pay for a headline slot in the news, and I can’t afford to do that at all.”

Indeed, money was not involved, only certain tech-savvy skills.

Sherlyn nonetheless stared unhappily at her. “Even if you didn’t pay for the news to be in the headlines, you came here to add fuel to the fire in front of Dad. He wouldn’t have known about the news if you weren’t here!”

Corinne frowned. “Weren’t you the one who asked Dad to demand that I come home?”

Sherlyn was speechless.

it matters. He’ll eventually see the news himself even if I hadn’t come back today. Word of advice: if you don’t want anyone to find out that you’re engaging

was incapable of

to see her daughter cry like that and no longer maintain the kind expression. on her face. She said, “Enough with your sarcastic remarks, Corinne!

of despicable people

you’ve done!” said Corinne,

she looked at Corinne’s calm figure from behind. ‘How dare this b*tch make a fool out of

very wealthy family, their ancestors divided a lot of real estate between them, and collecting the rent from all that property was

not stand to see an illegitimate child like Corinne getting a share of the spoils! She initially wanted to marry Corinne off as

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