Phoebe uttered in surprise, "Lucas had a car accident? What happened? If I remember correctly, he didn't come home yesterday. Was it because of the accident?"
Anya narrowed her eyes slyly. "I believe so. He probably didn't go home because he was worried Grandpa and Grandma would be worried about it."
Phoebe did not have any familial bonds with her stepson, Lucas. He never respected her since young anyway, so she could care less if he died in a car accident. In fact, she would be even happier if the accident cost him his life!
Lucas's death was the only way Sunny would become the Riveras' heir. She would no longer have to bow to the Riveras if that was the case.
Anya was not concerned about Lucas's well-being either. She knew from a young age he only loved her because he saw Luna in her. She even had to work hard to receive that sort of affection from him!
At that moment, a thought occurred to Anya.
"Do you know how Lucas got into a car accident?"
Phoebe did not care at all. "It doesn't matter to me! He doesn't love you anymore, so there's no reason for you to worry about him. Just leave him be!"
Anya shook her head. "I'm not worried about him. I'm worried about something else."
Phoebe froze. "What is it?"
Anya looked at her mother. She put forth her hypothesis in a serious tone, "If he's in a relationship with Corinne, shouldn't he feel repulsed that Corinne and Jeremy are together? He doesn't seem to be jealous of Jeremy at all. However, he cares for Corinne and shows Jeremy more courtesy than before. Don't you think that's strange? None of it seems to make any sense to me!"
Phoebe saw the logic in Anya's reasoning. "I see what you mean now that you've put it that way. So what's your theory on why Lucas cares so much about Corinne?"
Anya was silent for a few seconds. She then voiced out the one possibility that she feared most. "Do you think Corinne might be the long-lost Luna? Luna is the only person that Lucas would risk his life for."
Phoebe's expression soured when she heard Luna's name. In all her years at the Riveras, her greatest worry was that the missing Emily might return with Luna.
"But… How?"
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