Chapter 987
Phoebe was shocked. "Dad, you… You want us to live in the countryside?"
"Yes! Go pack your bags now, and I''ll get someone to drive you two there," grunted Cedric
unwaveringly.
Phoebe could not ept his decision. She copsed to the floor in a broken heap. "Why are you
treating me like this, Dad? Are you really going to kick me and Anya out of the house because of
Corinne?!"
Cedric nced at her with annoyance. "You''re a really bad influence on the kids. Anya is already a
lost cause, but there''s still hope for Sunny. I''m sending you to the countryside to prevent Sunny from
turning out like you!"
Phoebe started to sob hysterically. "Dad, you can''t treat me like this! I''m still Maxwell''s wife and your
daughter-inw! How can you kick me out to the countryside? I''ll be theughingstock within our
social circles if word gets out about this."
Cedric had made up his mind and would not be moved by anything.
Beatrice agreed with the arrangement. Anya was in too deep with her mother to be saveable, but
Sunny was still at a moldable age. Thus, Cedric and Beatrice would do anything to save him from
turning out like his mother.
Seeing her tactics were not working on Cedric, Phoebe walked on her knees to Maxwell, who was
sitting on the other side of the sofa. She then threw herself on his knees, pleading, "Maxwell, why
aren''t you saying anything? Are you going to just watch Dad kick me and Anya out to the
countryside?"
Maxwell looked at her coldly. "Are you going to admit what you did?" he asked emotionlessly.
Tears streaked down Phoebe''s cheek while her eyes shed unnaturally. "Maxwell, you got to
believe me when I say Anya and I did nothing of that sort! How can you choose an outsider''s words
over mine?"
"You did nothing of that sort, you say?" Maxwell''s eyebrow raised sharply. "So you weren''t the one
who taught Anya to look for Josephine and her mother to frame Corinne?"
"It''s true Anya instigated the online scandal with the help of Josephine and her mother… But it''s
only because she thought their sob story was real and wanted to help them seek justice!
"Moreover, the result of today''s test may not be fair. I think Corinne might''ve tampered with the
test… There''s a chance she might''ve paid off the teacher…"
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Maxwell looked at her with disgust. "That teacher is an old friend of Dad. He''s held in very high
regard in the education sector. The only reason he agreed to help out with thepetition is
because of Dad. You can''t seriously think he''d be easily bought off with money, do you?
"Besides, there were so many cameras pointing at Corinne and Josephine when they were doing
the test, and they both received the same test paper. So there''s a record of how Josephine bungled
the second test. And it''s not like Corinne can suck out all the knowledge in Josephine''s brain."
Phoebe was speechless. Even though she was frustrated inside, she made sure to keep up the
poor-me pretense. "Well… Josephine and her mother lied to us! She took advantage of our
kindness ''cause they knew they wouldn''t be able to fight against Corinne without our help! Maxwell,
can''t you see Anya and I are the victims? They used us!"
Maxwell flung Phoebe''s hands away from hisp. He then smoothed out the crease on his pants,
his disgust evident in the way he behaved.
"That''s enough! Stop pretending you''re the victim. The more you do that, the more we''ll think you''re
a lost cause. I agree with Dad''s arrangement. You and Anya should go stay in the countryside and
reflect on what you both did."
Phoebe gritted her teeth. "Maxwell, can you really bear to see Anya and I suffer in the countryside?
And have you forgotten Anya has a kid? The countryside is no ce for a kid to live!"
"You''ve been to the summer vi before, so you should know how well-equipped the whole ce is.
There''ll be servants to take care of you all too, so it''s not like we''re asking you to stay in prison."