The Day I Kissed An Older Man

As things progressed to that point, Anya had no choice but to sacrifice her mother to save herself. After all, it was better for one than for both of them to lose the trust of the family.

Even though she had no idea what Corinne was thinking, she had no qualms about the version of the story Corinne gave. It was more important for her to uphold her innocent girl image so she could live to see another day.

Corinne gently tucked Anya’s hair before her ear. “Yeah, that’s what I thought, too. I mean, you were kind enough to save Jeremy. Not only that, but you nearly lost your life and became infertile after that… A brave and kind-hearted girl like you would never do something like poisoning me, right?”

Anya could not help but start to feel uneasy at all the praise Corinne was heaping on her, so much so a chill ran up her spine. ‘Why would Corinne speak up for me? She’s definitely up to no good.”

Corinne frowned and said worriedly, “I suddenly remember something, Miss Anya. Is your body okay after drinking all that pomegranate juice? Do you feel pain anywhere?”

Anya still had her guard up toward Corinne, but she had to play along with her. She shook her head and said innocently, “I’m fine. Sorry to make you worry, Corinne.”

information, and

ulterior motive for suggesting she do that, so she politely rejected her. “Thank you, but

only drank half a glass, and look at what happened to him! I think it’s best if you

want to do a body checkup, so she stood her ground, too. “No! I’m really okay. Besides, I threw up

all over the place, causing her to nearly blurt out something she should not have. However, what she said

Anya, didn’t you say

up. Her mind started to race for

the pomegranate juice. That was why I went to the bathroom straight after, so I’m guessing I’ve peed most