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Chapter 537
Anya was unsettled by the way Jeremy’s eyes were boring into her so she started sobbing to cover up her guilt. Her
eyes immediately turned red and tears after tears rolled down her
cheeks.
At that moment, Lucas came back into the ward after finishing up his calls. As soon as he pushed open the door, he
saw Anya – who he never raised his voice to once in his life being questioned by Jeremy in an unkind manner and
making her cry.
Enraged, Lucas quickly strode over to where Anya was and put his arms protectively around
her.
“Jeremy, what did you mean by what you just said? Are you saying that Anya would frame Corinne for something
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtshe didn’t do?”
Jeremy’s expression remained indifferent. He looked straight into Lucas’ eyes and said, “What I’m trying to say is
maybe Anya saw the whole thing wrongly.”
Anya collapsed against Lucas and shook her head woefully.
“No! I didn’t see it wrongly/ It was Corinne who poured the hot soup over Joey’s face. Jeremy, did she say
something to you just now? Is that why you don’t believe me anymore?”
“She didn’t say anything.”
“Then why don’t you believe me? In your heart, do I strike you as a person who would accuse somebody of things
they didn’t do? No, Jeremy, I’m not that kind of person!”
Anya started sobbing uncontrollably again and this enraged Lucas even further.
“Jeremy, are you suspecting Anya’s character now? How can you believe Corinne’s words over Anya’s when one is
trying to deny her wrongdoing in this matter and the other nearly died trying to save you?”
Jeremy frowned when all the memories of Anya saving him came rushing back into his mind. After that, the look in
his eyes softened with guilt when he turned toward Anya again.
He did not question Anya anymore but instead said matter-of-factly, “I’ve checked the restaurant’s security camera
before I left and the camera itself isn’t broken so I’m guessing it’s the surveillance system that is done. We should
be able to retrieve the footage and reveal the truth once we get someone to fix the system.”
Lucas thought that was a good idea too.
“Great! Let’s get someone to fix the restaurant’s surveillance system right away. I, for one, can’t wait to find out
what happened ’cause I’m pretty sure Anya is telling the truth!”
Anya, however, went pale with shock and fear when she heard the surveillance system could
be fixed.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm‘Sh*t! Everyone would know I was lying once they saw it was the waiter who hurt Joey!’ thought Anya darkly. She
never expected the surveillance system could be fixed. ‘If that happens, not only Jeremy will hate me but Lucas will
be disappointed in me too.’
All of a sudden, her guilty conscience found her, and she immediately put on a generous act.” Sigh! I think we
should just let the whole thing slide, Lucas. Since Corinne has already left. Plus, I’m so tired of talking about this and
I don’t want you and Jeremy to wrack your brain over this.”
Lucas’s heart started to ache with how forgiving Anya could be so he said gently, “No, Anya. We can’t let the whole
thing slide, not when Joey’s face has been disfigured. You can rest here. with him if you’re tired and leave the rest
to me. Don’t worry, I’ll make sure to make Corinne pay for what she did.”
Seeing that Lucas insisted on getting to the bottom of the matter, Anya started to panic. She grabbed his arm and
said, “No, let’s just forget it, Lucas. I don’t want to take up any more of everybody’s time. Besides, I’m to blame in
this matter too. This wouldn’t have happened if I didn’t insist on Corinne joining us for lunch and she only hurt Joey
because she hates me. It was all my fault and I’ll make sure to stay away from her in the future!”
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