[MONTHS AGO]
A pin-drop silence filled the air in one of the meeting rooms in the old residence. Lionel sat in his wheelchair while his wife, Ria, was on the long couch beside him. Grandma Zhu perched in the one-seater armchair while Heaven and Dominic sat right beside each other on the other long couch across from his parents.
None of them dared break the silence, absorbing what Dominic said just now.
"Silas..." After another five long minutes, Lionel's cracky voice pierced the stifling silence. "Dom, these are some serious allegations. Silas might cause trouble every once in a while, but I don't think he is capable of killing his family."
