With each page of the document she finished, her heart sank a little more, until it reached the icy depths of despair.
"How could it be like this?" she murmured in disbelief.
"No, this is not true, not... not..."
"It is true," Yan Ruyu asserted.
"Back then, Gu Shijie was your father's best friend, whom your father trusted a great deal, leaving many matters in his hands.
Little did anyone know that Gu Shijie was ambitious and intent on swallowing the Mo Family empire whole, so he secretly colluded with the underworld forces in Y and N, laundering the Mo family's funds into dirty money.
He then leaked this information, causing the Mo family's stock to plummet to its lowest point overnight.
Not only that, but your father also had to face an investigation by the prosecutor's office. Even if he was unaware, all the charges would still fall upon his head, ultimately leading him to a dead end. That's why, in his despair, your father shot himself.
