Chapter 594


    Rosie red at Corinne and said, “Is that so difficult to understand, Corinne? I’m asking you to go


    onstage and take Anya’s ce to sing ‘A Love Entranced”!”


    Corinne frowned slightly. “Me? Taking her ce for the performance? How is that helpful?”


    Rosie rolled her eyes confidently and said, “It’s very helpful! You’ll be using heavy makeup when you’re


    singing on stage, so no one can tell that you’re not her if they don’t look carefully! You can just go on


    stage, sing the song as Anya, and we’ll treat it as if Anya was the one who came on stage to sing for


    the old man. No one will notice anything!”


    After hearing Rosie’s idea, Anya pondered it momentarily and soon understood her best friend’s


    intentions. Rosie deliberately tried to make a fool out of Corinne with the performance. It did not take a


    genius to figure out that a poor country girl like Corinne could never belt out an opera.


    Corinne’s family finances and childhood environment hindered her from taking opera lessons. Once on


    stage, she would make a fool of herself by singing nonsense, and Edgar hated those who did not


    appreciate opera by singing out of tune and butchering his beloved ssics.


    Anya had made many preparations and practiced hard just to please Edgar with her special birthday


    gift. However, judging from Edgar’s attitude toward her that day, she knew that she would not win his


    favor regardless of how well she sang, and if she failed to sing to his satisfaction, he would probably


    shun her even more.


    Therefore, Anya had never nned to go on stage to sing. She merely wanted to use the opportunity to


    create a ‘reason’ for why she could not go on stage because that would cause Lucas to get angry at


    Corinne and immediately chase Corinne away.


    Anya could see that Edgar had entertained the idea of treating Corinne like a granddaughter after his


    wife mistook her for their daughter earlier. If they went ahead with Rosie’s idea of getting Corinne on


    stage to sing in Anya’s ce and ruin the old man’s beloved ssic, he would get angry and drop the


    idea of treating Corinne like a granddaughter.


    A hint of sinisterness shed in Anya’s eyes. ‘If I can’t win the old man’s heart, then that b*


    tch Corinne will have even less of a chance to do so!’


    She did not veto Rosie’s suggestion and merely feigned concern. “Don’t you think you’re putting


    Corinne in a tight spot…”


    Rosie did not take that advice to heart. “Not at all! I’m asking her to sing a song, not forcing her to be


    executed! There’s no way you can go on stage with that injured foot, so why don’t you just let Corinne


    take your ce?”


    Anya nestled in her brother’s arms and looked helplessly at Corinne. “In that case, could you….


    “No.”


    Corinne refused without hesitation, then cocked her eyebrow and looked at Rosie. “If you want


    someone to help with Miss Anya’s present, then why don’t you-her best friend-go on stage and take her


    ce?”


    Rosie’splexion soured, and she blinked her eyes diffidently as she said, “I… I don’t know how to


    sing!”


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    Corinne found that veryughable. “Do you expect me to be able to do something that even you can’t


    do?”


    Rosie doubled down on her remarks. “Even if you don’t know how to sing, you’d still be better than me!


    My specialty is dancing. I can’t even sing a tune, let alone an entire opera! Besides, I have to take care


    of Anya offstage, so there’s no way I can take her ce on stage!”