"Are you saying I'm lying to you?" Patriarch Cao's voice echoed through the phone, sending shivers to Cao Huiling's body.
She quickly replied, afraid that her father would misunderstand her: "I- I didn't mean that, father. I'm just saying that it must be someone's schemes to ruin the Cao family's name."
"Whether it is a scheme or your son's mistake, it doesn't matter! I want you to fix this matter as soon as possible."
Before Cao Huiling could respond again, her father had already hung up their call.
Standing in the middle of the hallway, Cao Huiling tossed her phone to the floor and yelled in frustration. She had been keeping her emotions in check. For years, she remained calm and collected; even when she pushed Song Yu Han's mother to her death, she didn't feel guilty at all. She even thought that even if the world ended, she wouldn't feel scared.
