Lu Family Mansion, 00:20;
Rong Xinghe drew in a shaky breath, her chest tightening under the unbearable weight of the truth she was about to reveal. Her voice quivered as she finally spoke, each word drenched in pain. "Yuan… it's possible that Rong Yufan was the mastermind behind the plan that took our baby's life."
The words tumbled from her lips like shattered glass, cutting through the heavy silence between them. She lowered her gaze, unable to meet his, as guilt clawed at her insides. How could she bring this devastation to him, especially after the exhausting day he'd endured?
The anguish of her confession pressed down on her, suffocating, as though the very air carried the grief they shared. She didn't dare breathe, fearing that even the slightest sound might sever the fragile thread linking them to one another.
A few seconds later, Xi Yuan finally spoke, his voice unsettlingly calm, stripped of emotion.
