Back then, Emily begged Marvin to take Corinne in. She promised that she would come back for her after three months. He did not have the heart to turn her down as she was like a deity to him, so he agreed to her request.
Not only did Emily break her promise and not return after three months, but his family life had been turned upside down because of Corinne's existence. Thus, under Lilliana's instigation, he sent the little girl to be raised by his relative in the countryside.
Unexpectedly, Emily appeared at his doorstep a week after he sent Corinne away. She came back for her daughter.
Marvin could not bring himself to tell her that he had sent Corinne to the countryside as he feared that would destroy his image. Thus, he told her that Corinne was struck with an acute illness, and it was too late to save her by the time she was rushed to the hospital.
Emily was obviously saddened by the news. She asked him for her ashes and left. What was really inside of the urn was the ashes of Sherlyn's dead pet dog.
So many years had passed, and Marvin did not expect that Emily would actually discover the truth and interrogate him about it.
Emily became even more furious when Marvin said nothing. "Answer me! Why did you lie to me?!"
Not able to give a reasonable explanation, Marvin knelt on the floor and pleaded for mercy.
"I'm really sorry, Emily! This is all my fault. But please have some mercy on me since Corinne didn't die on my hands. Please call those men outside off my back, okay?"
Emily was disgusted when she saw him groveling to her so pathetically. 'I must've been blind to give Luna to him back then! He's nothing but a sniveling coward!'
She was too kind to say it out loud to Marvin's face, but it was not the same case for the young Lilin.
As even-tempered as Emily was, she could not help but feel furious at the thought of all the suffering Corinne had to go through over the past few years.
She took a deep breath and said, "Lilin, I'll leave the rest up to you."
Being a smart girl, Lilin knew what Emily was saying. "Don't worry, Miss Emily. I'll definitely avenge Miss Corinne!"
After that, she ran out of the ward in pursuit of Marvin.
Marvin thought he was safe as soon as he got out of the ward, but he was stopped by the men in black, who were told not to let him leave without Melinda and Lilin's explicit permission.
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