Ch. 1011..1020

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1011-“What?! Corinne’s pregnant?” exclaimed Pamela in shock when she heard what Rosie said. She quickly got up and walked over to them. “Jeremy, is this true?” Jeremy had not announced Corinne’s pregnancy to his family as he was worried Pamela would insist on plying Corinne with all sorts of nutritious food. He knew Corinne would be too kind to turn down, and she would end up with dangerously excessive nutrients.

At this point, however, there was no need to hide the news of the pregnancy from his family. Thus, he nodded at Pamela.

This seemed to make Pamela even more worried as not only did she fear for Corinne’s life but also the unborn baby’s. All of a sudden, she was hit with

nausea, chest tightness, and difficulty in breathing.

Jeremy reached out to steady his grandmother. Then, with a frown, he said to Francine, “You! Help Grandma to the chair.” Francine did as she asked without protest, which was rare. She led Pamela to the waiting chair to rest.

Not wanting to be interrogated by Jeremy, Rosie followed Francine and Pamela over to the waiting chair too. After thinking about it, she said to the old woman, “Don’t worry, Grandma Pamela. There’s a high chance the baby Corinne’s carrying isn’t Jeremy’s. She didn’t give me a straight answer when I asked her who the baby’s father is, so I think—” Slap!

Rosie was smacked before she could finish her sentence, and her ears began to ring. After the ringing stopped, she turned to look at the person who slapped her in wide-eyed disbelief.

“Lu… Lucas… Why did you hit me?” she stammered with her hand on her cheek. She could not believe the man she worshiped would slap her. She knew Lucas might be aloof most of the time, but he would never hit a woman.

Lucas looked down at Rosie angrily. “You better watch what you’re saying. Don’t you think it’s rude to talk badly about other people when they can’t even defend themselves?” “But Lucas, I…” said Rosie weepily. That was as far as she got as she was at a loss of words.

Pamela did not understand nor did she care about the complicated web of relationships between the youngsters. Instead, she put all of her attention into praying. “God, please keep Corinne and the baby safe. God, please…” At that moment, the surgery room’s light turned off. The doctor, whose forehead was slick with sweat, came out. He took off his surgical mask, shook his head, and sighed. “I’m sorry, but we did our best.” The surgery had failed.

Pamela immediately passed out in shock.

“Grandma! Grandma!” shouted Francine in a panic.

Jeremy’s eyes widened in shock, but they quickly turned hollow. “What did you say? I dare you to say it one more time.” The aura he was emitting was so threatening that it sent a chill up the doctor’s spine. Alas, it was not like the doctor could lie.

“I’m sorry, Mister Holden,” repeated the doctor, “but your wife was sent here too late…”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1012-“No, that’s impossible! What are you doing outside here? You should be inside trying to save her! Go back inside this instant!” roared Jeremy. He grabbed the doctor’s collar hysterically. “You better save her this instant, or I’ll burn this hospital to the ground!” Tommy came over to stop him. “Mister Jeremy! Mister Jeremy… The doctor did his best, and I’m sure he didn’t want this to happen too… Please calm down!” Lucas, who was in shock from the pain of losing Corinne, regained his senses.

He walked up to Jeremy and started punching him hard, causing him to let go of the doctor.

“Jeremy, this is both our fault! We were supposed to protect her! The only people we should hit are ourselves! Just when I finally found her… I can’t believe I lost her again…” … Amid the chaos, Rosie snuck out to the stairwell so she could call Anya.

The call quickly went through since Anya had been waiting for the call for a very long time.

“How’s everything, Rosie?” “Anya, I did it! The doctor just came out to say there was nothing they could do to save Corinne! That b*tch is dead! We’ll never have to deal with her anymore.

Finally, we can have Jeremy and Lucas all to ourselves!” Anya’s eyes lit up. She was so happy that she could not stop smiling.

“Really? That’s great!” However, since this was the first time Rosie had done something like this— indirectly causing someone’s death—she could not help but feel a little guilty, even though the person who died was someone she loathed.

“Anya, are you sure what we did is okay? Sure, I hate Corinne just as much as you do, but I don’t think she deserves to die…” Anya’s smile turned into a frown when she heard that. After thinking it over, she finally answered, “Rosie, I actually feel more torn than you, but it’s not like we have any other options. We tried everything to make her leave Jeremy and Lucas, but she kept showing up. If anything else, it’s her fault. She forced us into doing this. If we don’t do this, we’ll lose everything to her!” ‘Anya’s right. If we don’t do anything about it, Corinne will just think we’re a couple of pushovers. Not to mention, it’s her fault Anya was forced to live in the countryside,’ thought Rosie.

“You’re right, Anya! Though, there’s something else I’m worried about. Both Lucas and Jeremy suspect I have something to do with Corinne’s accident since I was there with her. Please do something about it so they’ll stop suspecting me!” “Of course. Now that Corinne is out of the picture, I’m sure Jeremy and Lucas will treat me like they did before. Still, you have to tell me all the details of what happened today so I can come up with a foolproof explanation for them, Rosie.

This way, there’s less chance of you being exposed.” Rosie nodded. She began to describe in detail what happened from the moment she met up with Corinne.

… The hospital corridor reeked of death, so much so that even the air they inhaled felt cold.

Lucas’ punches seemed to have sobered Jeremy. Jeremy sat on the floor with his head hung low, so no one could see his face.

Lucas, whose hands were trembling nonstop, sat beside him. ‘Oh, Corinne, my beloved sister… I haven’t even begun to make up for the lost time, yet you’ve… left…’ He could never show Corinne his sincerity and prove himself to be a capable brother as she was gone. He would never be able to make up for all the suffering she went through when she was little

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1013-Why did things have to be this way?

Lucas wanted nothing more than to switch places with Corinne. How he wished he was the one who got hit by the car instead!

At that moment, Rosie—who just finished calling Anya—came over with a bottle of water. Out of guilt, she did not dare to be anywhere near Jeremy. She walked past him to get to Lucas so she could pass the bottle of water to him.

“Lucas, do you want any water? I know you’re sad about Corinne’s death, but what’s done is done. Please feel better soon.” Lucas glared at her. “Why are you still here? Corinne would’ve been safe at home if it weren’t for you! Get lost! I don’t want to see your hypocritical face

here!” He sent the bottle of water flying through the air. Rosie stepped back out of shock.

“Lucas, is Corinne that important to you?” she asked weepily.

Lucas was in no mood to talk to her, so he warned her, “I’m only going to warn you one last time. Get lost, or else!” “But I have nothing to do with Corinne’s death, Lucas! She… She insisted on walking to the alley to get a taxi, even when I told her she didn’t have to! Her death might have more to do with fate than me!” ‘Fate?!’ Lucas became even angrier. “Shut up! You better get out of my sight now, or I’ll make your whole family pay!” Rosie quickly fell silent, but she did not leave. She simply took a few steps back to wait for Anya, who was on her way, to come. ‘Anya will explain everything to Lucas and Jeremy. They’ll see I really have nothing to do with Corinne’s death.’ At that moment, Jeremy’s phone chimed, indicating he had received a message.

He did not take out his phone. In fact, he remained unmoving as though he was dead. His phone chimed again after a while, but he made no moves to check who it was.

Nothing mattered to him anymore with Corinne dead.

Seeing this, Tommy sighed dejectedly. He knew there was nothing he could do but watch over Jeremy. At the sound of the second chime, he looked down at Jeremy and sighed again when he noticed Jeremy was detached from reality.

Suddenly, his phone chimed too. His pupils immediately shrank when he saw the message. After that, he bent down to whisper something to Jeremy when Anya’s voice suddenly rang through the air, interrupting them.

Anya came running, panting. She squatted in front of Jeremy and asked worriedly, “Jeremy, are you okay?” Jeremy ignored her. His face was half covered by his hair, so no one could see his expression.

Anya’s heart ached at the sight of Jeremy in such a state. “Jeremy, I came as soon as I heard what happened. Oh, poor Corinne! She had so much to live for… “Jeremy…that’s just how life is. You’ll never know when someone will be gone from the earth forever, so please don’t be too sad about it.”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1014-Meanwhile, in another hospital ward, Pamela woke up from her unconsciousness with a splitting headache. She blinked a few times to take in her surroundings and realized Greg and Francine were sitting by her bedside.

Francine grabbed her hand and said emotionally, “Grandma! You’re finally awake! You nearly scared me and Grandpa to death when you passed out!” Greg sighed with relief, but he then frowned and said harshly, “I told you, you shouldn’t have come to the hospital! Now look at all the extra trouble you’ve caused us!” Not in the mood to deal with him, Pamela ignored him. Even though she did not remember why she fainted, she did remember why she came to the hospital in

the first place.

She grabbed Francine’s hand to help herself up. “Francine, how are Corinne and the baby now?” Francine’s expression slowly fell apart. She did not know how to answer Pamela as she feared her grandmother would faint again if she told her the truth. Thus, she looked to Greg for help.

Greg knew what she was worried about, so he deliberately scoffed and said, “You should worry about yourself instead of others, you old fool!” Pamela knew they were trying to distract her, so she shook her head, saying, “I’m fine. I got a little dizzy, that’s all. Greg, Francine, please answer my question. How’s Corinne and the baby now? Are they both okay?” Francine remained silent. Greg, however, pushed Pamela to lie back down on the bed.

“Enough is enough. You’re too weak to have the luxury to worry about others right now. You should rest. The doctor will be here later to check on your heart and blood pressure. We can talk about whatever you want at home once he gives us the clear,” said Greg.

Pamela frowned and sat up again. “I know my body the best, and I say I’m fine!

Plus, how can I not worry about Corinne and the baby? She’s our granddaughter-in-law after all. Not to mention, the baby she’s carrying is a Holden!” Greg frowned and deliberately pulled an angry face. “How can you be so sure the baby she’s carrying is Jeremy’s? I heard she left him for some time while we were gone, and then she got pregnant not long after she came back. The baby’s father could be anyone. Don’t you think so too, Francine?” Francine was stunned. She had no doubts that the baby’s father was Jeremy.

After spending some time with Corinne, she accepted her as her sister-in-law, so it was quite a pity she was lost to her forever.

‘I know Grandpa is trying to get Grandma to hate Corinne so she won’t be too sad about her death, but…’ Francine was unwilling to malign Corinne until Greg cleared his throat and glared at her.

“Umm… Yeah, Corinne did leave Jeremy for a while, and…she is popular with the guys, so…” In the end, Francine decided to go along with what Greg said for the sake of Pamela’s health.

“See, I told you so!” said Greg. “Even Francine knows how popular Corinne is with the guys. There’s no guarantee she didn’t fool around with another guy in the one month she left the house. You shouldn’t be taken in by her good girl image, you know. Besides, we can always find another girl for Jeremy to marry. I mean, who wouldn’t want to be a Missus Holden? We’ll never want for greatgrandkids either!” Pamela’s expression suddenly fell. She finally realized something. “Tell me the truth: Corinne is dead, isn’t she?” Francine kept quiet. ‘Looks like nothing Grandpa says will keep Grandma from finding out the truth.’ Greg frowned. “Even if she is, it has nothing to do with us since she and Jeremy were never legally married in the first place. She’s not really our granddaughterin-law yet, so you shouldn’t get too emotional about her

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1015-Having her worst fear confirmed, Pamela started to become hysterical. She threw off her blanket and got down from the bed, despite Greg and Francine stopping her.

“If you two won’t tell me, I’ll go ask the doctor myself!” Greg tried to get a hold of her, but there was not much he could do while being wheelchair-bound. Thus, he quickly ordered, “Francine, get your Grandma back here! She cannot find out the truth. The doctor said she’ll have another heart attack if she gets triggered again!” Francine quickly chased after her grandmother, who did not even bother to put on her shoes before she ran out of the hospital ward.

Francine managed to catch up to her. With the help of their servants, they carried Pamela back to the hospital ward, despite the old woman’s protest.

Corinne’s death had become an irreversible fact, so the only thing they could do was to make sure Pamela did not suffer any ill effects.

Greg immediately called for a doctor to give Pamela a shot of sedative once she was back in the ward. This way, she would be too out of it to worry about Corinne.

Back at the surgery room’s waiting area… Anya tried to comfort Jeremy, but he simply ignored her. He did not even move when she pulled or touched him. It was as if his soul had left his body.

Even though Anya was happy about Corinne’s death, she could not help but worry that Jeremy might go crazy with grief.

‘Is Corinne that important to him? Come on, they only knew each other for a few months, so why is it so hard for him to come to terms with her death? After all, there’s plenty of fish in the sea. Take, for example, me! Why doesn’t he like me?

Look at me, Jeremy!’ screamed Anya internally.

She shook his body again. “Jeremy, say something. You’re starting to make me worry…” Still, she received no response from Jeremy.

Rosie walked over. “Anya, why don’t you let Jeremy be for the time being? In fact, Lucas doesn’t look so good, either. Why don’t you go comfort him?” Rosie’s intention could not be any more clear. Since Jeremy was in too much of a shock to listen to anyone, she wanted Anya to put in a few good words to Lucas about her so he would not hate her so much.

Anya looked up at Rosie. They began a silent exchange of words using their eyes. Rosie hoped Anya would understand her and go talk to Lucas for her sake. However, to her surprise, what she got in the end was a slap from Anya.

Slap!

This was the second time in the day Rosie was slapped, and it hurt more this time.

She looked at her best friend in total disbelief. “Anya! Why did you slap me?”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1016-Anya was fuming, so much so that she started to hyperventilate. Her shoulders rose and fell dramatically with each breath.

“Rosie, I know you hate Corinne, but how can you get her killed?” she spoke with reddened eyes. “This is a real, living, breathing person we’re talking about!

Not to mention, she was carrying a baby! Two lives, gone just like that—and it’s all because of you!” Clutching her cheek, Rosie staggered backward. The pain she felt in her heart was a thousand times stronger than the burning pain on her face. She looked at Anya incredulously.

‘Did she just openly accuse me of killing Corinne?’

“Anya, what…” ‘But why?! I thought she came to clear my name! Or is this another new method she had come up with to get people on her side?’ Even then, Rosie had faith that Anya would never betray her. Hence, she tried to find all sorts of excuses for her.

However, Lucas immediately looked sharply at Anya when he heard what she said. “Anya, who did you say got Corinne killed just now?” Anya pretended to helplessly wipe away her tears. “R…Rosie got Corinne killed!

That foolish girl lured Corinne to the alley, where she knew it was the surveillance camera’s blind spot, so the outlaw she hired could run Corinne over with his car! I tried to talk her out of it, Lucas! And she promised me she’d never do anything to hurt Corinne. She went back on her promise!” ‘Did Anya just expose me?!’ Rosie thought with shock.

“Anya, how… How could you do this to me?” she asked with wide-eyed disbelief. “I thought you were my best friend! I trusted you!” “Rosie, we’ve been best friends since we were young, so I’m willing to accept any flaws you might have. But this… This is just too much! Don’t you know killing is wrong?” Rosie was on the verge of having a nervous breakdown.

“But I did it for you, Anya! I did it so you can be with Jeremy again! How can you betray me at a time like this?” she said in quiet desperation.

Anya took a deep breath as the tears kept falling down her cheeks.

“You did it for me? Rosie, I’ve told you a thousand times Jeremy and I can never go back to what we once were. That’s why I keep talking you out of hurting Corinne. You can try to reason with her, but you shouldn’t hire someone to kill her! Have you learned nothing from the time you were thrown into jail?” It was at that moment all the things Corinne said to Rosie that afternoon came rushing back into her mind.

‘Anya is really good at pretending to be the innocent one… She always takes advantage of other people’s love for her to do her bidding…’

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1017-Rosie did not believe a word Corinne said about Anya. After all, why would she when she grew up being best friends with Anya? She believed she knew Anya the best in the world.

‘No way would Anya use me! She’s the kindest and sweetest person I know!’ debated Rosie internally.

However, there was no escaping from the truth staring at her. Her faith in Anya was completely broken in that instant.

“How could you stab me in the back like this, Anya?” Anya remained unfazed. “Rosie, I’m doing this for your own good,” she said in mock compassion. “The truth will always come out in the end. You might be able

to get away with it for a moment, but never forever.

“Sooner or later, the police will come for you, and you might even get a harsher sentence for hiding your crime. Rosie, it’s best if you turn yourself in now. The judge might show you some leniency for doing that.” Rosie could not stand Anya’s lying face. At this point, she wanted to take her down with her since there was no way she was getting out of hurting Corinne.

She glared vehemently at her. “Fine! I admit I hired an outlaw to run Corinne over with a car! But you, Anya, should shoulder some of the blame, too! You were the one who kept telling me what a bad person Corinne was. Even before you came back from abroad, you kept hinting to me to make trouble for her.

Today was no exception. You indirectly told me to get rid of her. I wouldn’t have done so if it weren’t for you!” Lucas’ eyes turned colder than ice when he heard what Rosie said. There was no trace of sibling love for Anya when he looked at her. Instead, there was only hatred.

“You have a part in this too?” he asked.

Anya shook her head innocently. “No, Lucas. I don’t! I really don’t! Rosie is just saying that to drag me down with her!” Rosie chuckled softly. She knew she could never salvage her image in Lucas’ mind. Thus, she had no more fear of him finding out all the shady things she and Anya did to hurt Corinne.

‘If I’m going down, Anya is going down with me!’ she thought. She trusted her, yet she betrayed her in the end.

“Oh, drop the act, Anya! It’s funny that I never realized just how good your acting is until today. This is what you get for stabbing me in the back! Can you honestly say you had no part in what happened to Corinne today?

“Have you forgotten what you said to me over the phone? Well, let me refresh your memory. You said only with Corinne dead can the two of us get the men of our dreams. You can’t seriously tell me that’s not you hinting at me to get rid of her!” “What are you talking about, Rosie?” whimpered Anya. “You shouldn’t make up lies like that about me! When did I ever ask you to get rid of Corinne? In fact, I remember clearly I tried to talk you out of hurting her over the phone.” At that moment, Rosie felt nothing but hatred toward Anya, which was saying a lot as she never hated her before. ‘She should get an Oscar for her performance,’ she thought sarcastically. ‘In fact, I might’ve believed her if I wasn’t the one she’s trying to frame.’ Feeling it would be useless to continue talking to Anya, Rosie turned her attention to Lucas, who she knew she would never be able to marry in this life anymore.

“Lucas, I hired the outlaw to run over Corinne. Don’t worry, I’ll turn myself in later. But I hope you’ll see through Anya’s lies and believe me when I say she was the one who asked me to get rid of Corinne.” As she spoke, she took out her phone and passed it to Lucas. “In fact, you can check my call history if you don’t believe me…”

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1018-“We made several calls to each other today to talk about how to get rid of Corinne, how to make it seem like we weren’t the culprits, and how to make sure she’s dead before asking for help… Anya was involved from the start. In fact, she taught me everything,” explained Rosie.

Lucas took Rosie’s phone and, after scrolling through the call history, noted the many phone calls made between both girls. Thus, he started to believe Rosie over Anya.

As disappointed as he was with Anya, he never expected her to be so vicious and cruel. Not only did she get rid of Corinne, but she was smart enough to get Rosie to do all the dirty work!

Lucas glared at Anya. “How do you explain the call history if you had no part in this, Anya? Is there no end to your scheming ways?!” roared Lucas.

Anya was so frightened that she started trembling. Still, she kept up the act.

“I knew it, Lucas! I knew you’d rather believe someone else’s words over mine… But I can explain the call history,” she whimpered, wiping away her tears. “All the calls were me trying to talk her out of hurting Corinne. She promised me she wouldn’t do anything stupid after I exhausted myself reasoning with her. But as you can see, she went back on her promise!

“And the last call she made to me was to ask me to come to the hospital to save her after you all started suspecting her. I told her I wasn’t going to do that ’cause it’d be wrong for me to hide a crime!” Rosie laughed hysterically when she heard what Anya said. “I can’t believe you said all that with a straight face! You tried to talk me out of hurting Corinne? As if! You were fanning the flames! You couldn’t wait for Corinne to be dead so you can get back with Jeremy!” Anya looked at Rosie disappointedly. “Rosie, must you drag me down with you?

Besides, the call history alone isn’t enough proof to say I was involved with the planning. After all, you could be lying about what we talked about during the phone calls.” Rosie scoffed. “I could say the same about you!” Anya sighed. “That’s where you’re wrong, Rosie,” she said sadly. “I have proof.” Rosie was shocked. “You have proof? What proof do you have? Stop lying, Anya!” Anya sniffled pitifully and wiped away her tears before taking out her phone from her pocket. “I’m not lying. I do have proof, and it’s in my phone!” Rosie frowned in confusion. “What is it, then? Don’t tell me it’s a call history too!” “No. I secretly recorded all of our phone conversations. I never intended to use them, but you left me with no choice, Rosie.” “You recorded all of our conversations?” Rosie started to think back to all the things she said during the phone calls. “Well, that’s even better! Everyone can hear for themselves which of us two is the one telling the truth!” Rosie snatched Anya’s phone away from her hand. She played the recording at full volume. “Listen to this, Lucas. Then you’ll see Anya was the one who taught me how to get rid of Corinne!” The recording started off normal. It was just regular chit-chat between two best friends, but then…

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1019-The conversation between Rosie and Anya took a different turn.

In the audio, Anya tried to talk Rosie out of hurting Corinne and saying things like she had forgiven her for stealing Jeremy. Rosie, however, persistently cursed Corinne and said she deserved to die.

Toward the end of the last call, Rosie even described how she found the outlaw willing to run over Corinne for some kind of payment before begging Anya to come to the hospital to save her.

The weird thing was that every word Rosie said in the recording was from her very mouth, but it was obviously not in the correct order. Moreover, she was

sure many of the things Anya said were later added to the recording since she never heard her say all those things to her during their many phone calls.

Thus, the recording merely confirmed what Anya said: That she tried to talk Rosie out of hurting Corinne, how Rosie was hellbent on getting rid of Corinne, and, finally, Rosie asking Anya for help in clearing her name.

After the recording finished playing, Lucas glared at Rosie. “Just what did Corinne do to you to deserve this? Why?! Why did you kill her?!” he asked between gritted teeth.

Rosie was so shocked that she could only stare back blankly at Lucas.

‘How… How is this happening? Anya must’ve planned for things to end up like this all along!’ thought Rosie.

She was right. Anya had been secretly recording all of their phone calls since way back and took out the part where Rosie was cursing Corinne to add to the recording she used seconds ago.

‘Hahaha! Corinne had been telling the truth all along! Anya never saw me as a friend! I’m only a tool to her. I can’t believe I’ve been fooled by her innocent act all these years!’ Rosie knew she was finished. She collapsed to the floor in a fit of hysterics.

“How can you do this to me, Anya?! I trusted you more than I trusted my family! I see you as the most important person in my life! I did everything you asked just to make you happy!” Anya arranged her facial expression into one of sadness. “Rosie, if you’re really my best friend, you wouldn’t have tried to bring me down with you. Best friends don’t do that to each other. You’ve always hated Corinne, but your jealousy must’ve pushed you to get rid of her after you thought something was going on between her and Lucas!” “You were the one who told me Lucas is her baby’s father!” screamed Rosie hysterically. “How can you say it was all a misunderstanding? I wouldn’t even have known Corinne was pregnant if you didn’t tell me! You’re only doing this to save your own ss! You’re a real btch, Anya! You had us all fooled with your innocent act… You… You…” Anya could not be bothered to listen to what the hysterical Anya had to say.

Instead, she thought it was more important to make sure Lucas believed her.

Thus, she turned toward him and said, “Lucas, I know Corinne and I hadn’t exactly gotten along in the past. I did some pretty bad things to her too, I know.

But I never wished for her to die… At most, I only wished for you all to stop liking her so much. Lucas, you get me, right? Yes, I’m not as innocent as I made you all believe, but neither am I vicious or ruthless enough to want someone dead!” Lucas looked at her coldly. He said nothing, so it was hard to tell whether he bought what she said.

The seconds ticked by, but he still said nothing. In the end, he turned toward Rosie.

“Are you going to turn yourself in, or should I drag you to the police station?” he asked, glaring at her hatefully.

Rosie shook her head hysterically while tears of anguish rolled down her cheeks. She was unwilling to face the consequences of her actions.

At that moment, Jeremy suddenly stood up and said coldly, “There’s no need for her to turn herself in

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1020-Lucas’ pupils shrank. ‘So he’s finally come back to life,’ he thought while looking at Jeremy. ‘But what does he mean that Rosie doesn’t need to turn herself in?’ Jeremy lifted his head slightly to look at Rosie. His eyes were hollow, yet the intensity in his eyes was enough to kill with just one look. He slowly walked toward Rosie, who was sitting on the floor. Once there, he bent down and lifted her by the collar.

“I’m going to make her pay with her life!” he roared before dragging her to the end of the corridor.

Anya’s heart nearly jumped out when she saw how terrifying Jeremy was.

However, her fright was quickly overpowered by relief once she realized she

was safe. In fact, Jeremy getting rid of Rosie would work out in her favor since that meant she would not have to worry about Rosie testifying against her in the future.

Lucas watched as Jeremy, who was not obviously in his right mind, dragged Rosie away. As much as he understood how Jeremy felt at that moment, he could not let him commit a crime. Besides, Corinne would not have wanted Jeremy to kill a person because of her either. Thus, Lucas started chasing after them.

‘No, Jeremy. Don’t act rashly. Let the law decide what to do with her!’ he cried internally. He hoped to reach them in time to stop Jeremy from killing Rosie.

Anya smiled in relief when she saw Lucas and Jeremy both gone. She was already in a good mood after getting rid of Corinne, but her mood only improved once she knew Rosie would be out of the picture, too. After all, she would not have to worry about Rosie taking revenge on her in the future.

‘Now that they’re all gone, I can finally check on Corinne! I have to admit that b*tch is prettier than me even without makeup on, but getting run over by a car should’ve damaged her face, right?’ she thought.

She was about to push the door open when it swung open from the inside. A couple of nurses were wheeling a dead body covered in white cloth out of the surgery room.

One of them frowned when she saw Anya blocking their path. “Excuse me, miss, but could you move out of the way? We need to quickly take this deceased patient to the morgue.” At the words ‘deceased patient’, Anya first thought of Corinne. She glanced curiously at the dead body lying on the gurney, but the white cloth covering it made it impossible for her to tell who it was.

“Excuse me, nurse, but is the deceased patient you’re wheeling to the morgue called Corinne Carew?” she asked.

The nurse nodded. “Yes. Are you her family?” Anya shook her head. “No, but I knew her. Could I have a moment with her?

You know, to say my goodbyes.” “Of course. But we can’t let her stay in the surgery room any longer since another patient will need to use it soon. Oh, why don’t you come with us to the morgue? If you find that place too scary, you can always say your last goodbye to her during the funeral.” Anya shook her head rapidly. “No, the morgue is fine. She was an important person to me, so I want to spend what little time we have together before she’s put to the ground.” The nurse was moved by Anya’s pure-heartedness and bravery. ‘They must’ve been really good friends,’ she thought.

“Very well, then. Please follow us this way,” she said.

Thus, the nurses wheeled Corinne’s dead body to the morgue with Anya following from behind.

It was freezing in the morgue. The air-conditioners were in full blast to keep the dead bodies from rotting.