“But then I got to know about Anya’s existence. After that, I realized every time you came to cause trouble for me,
it was because of Anya. She’s good at taking advantage of other people’s love for her to make them do her bidding.
Also, I’m guessing she told you she’ll put in a good word for you to Lucas so you and him will marry, and that you’re
the only sister-in-law she’ll ever accept?”
Rosie stepped back. “How… How did you know?”
Corinne smiled. “It’s obvious you like Lucas, so she used that to her advantage. That’s why she lied to you, saying
he’s the father of the baby I’m carrying. She was hoping by doing so, you’d get rid of me in a fit of jealousy.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThrough Corinne’s explanation, everything started to make sense to Rosie. However, the truth was not always
pretty, so she found herself on the edge of breaking down.
“A… Anya has…been using me all this time?”
Anya was Rosie’s best friend. They grew up together and would even wear the same outfits every day. Not only
that, but they would go to dance lessons and even study abroad together too.
Being born into a family that favored sons over daughters, Rosie always envied Anya, who was the apple of her
family’s eyes. Not to mention, ever since she became best friends with her, her status in the family rose
considerably. After all, not only was Anya the golden child in her family, but she was also Jeremy’s savior.
To get on the Holdens’ good side, Rosie’s parents and grandparents started treating her better. They would buy her
presents and hold an extravagant birthday party for her, just to invite Anya and Jeremy over to socialize with them.
In fact, because of Anya’s recommendation, Rosie’s family received some business and investment from both the
Riveras and Holdens, and the family business gradually revived. With the Riveras’ and Holdens’ help, Rosie’s family
started to gain importance within the business circles. Ultimately, her family business became more prosperous.
In the end, Rosie was hailed as the heroine who saved the family from bankruptcy. Because of this, she had always
felt indebted to Anya. She saw Anya as the friend she could always count on, so she never expected Anya would
use her like that.
The shock of the discovery must have been too big of a blow as Rosie suddenly felt dizzy and was about to collapse
to the ground when Corinne quickly caught her just in time.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Miss Rosie, are you okay?”
Rosie felt she was about to be sick. Frowning, she tried with some difficulty to open her eyes. After a while,
Corinne’s beautiful face slowly came to focus.
“Corinne…thank you for telling me the truth. Sorry for dropping in so suddenly. I’m going to head to Anya’s to ask
her how she could lie to her best friend.”
She pushed Corinne away, straightened herself, and staggered out of the room, nearly hitting some furniture on
her way out. It was obvious she still had not recovered from the shock.
Seeing this, Corinne raised her eyebrow and went to support her.