…“Isabel, to my office!“ I heard Xin's cold voice call out to me, and I was scared. I had just arrived at the company, and I didn't even have time to breathe.“Right now?“ I asked. What did he want so early in the morning? He couldn't be so hungry to ask for coffee the first thing when he arrived.“Yes! Right now!“ He said that and walked away. His footsteps were heavy, and I had a bad premonition about everything.I looked at Birdie, who was standing at the side. I wished that he could have an idea about what was going on.But he shrugged. “His mood has been so bad since yesterday. Just be careful,” he warned.I nodded in understanding. One thing I liked about Birdie was that he was always so considerate of me. I was glad that I wasn't on his bad side, like Skye.With a heavy sigh, I walked to Xin's office. The door wasn't closed. I knocked and walked in.“The door,” he said. He was sitting at the top of his desk, doing nothing in particular. It seemed like he was actually waiting f
“A child?“ I asked fearfully. How did he have the guts to talk about having a child at such a time? Was he nuts?The last time I was stupid, I let him have his way with me. He made me pregnant, then abandoned me like a homeless dog. I struggled on my own, trying to feed myself.And just when I was about to recover, he had the guts to talk about it? Did he think that I was a fool?Xin seemed shocked by my reaction. He looked into my eyes with a sigh. “Did I hurt you that bad?“ He asked. “Bella, I swear that I will never abandon you again.“I shook my head at him. “Just leave me alone. I want to leave my life in peace. And Little Lion is enough for me for now.“Xin pursed his lips as he looked at me. Then suddenly, he pulled me into a tight hug. He hugged me so tightly that I almost chocked.And just at the same time, there was a knock on the door. I quickly pushed him away and adjusted my clothes. I didn't think I would ever willingly go to the office again.Xin sighed in irritation. B
“What?“ Abby asked, trembling. Did Chris have a fiancee?“Yes, you heard me right. Chris is engaged, and he is just trying to have fun with you. Why don't you come to your senses?“ The person asked was obviously a man.The Innocent Abby felt like her heart was about to stop. “Um, do you want to talk to..." she began speaking, looking at Chris in confusion.But the person on the other side immediately shook her head. “Noo! I called to talk to you as your fellow girl. Abby, I know he fooled you. It is only you who will decide what to do.““But…” Abby said. She felt like she was losing her mind. What the hell was the girl talking about?“So he is actually there? His dad really needs him. There is an emergency over here, Abby. Why don't you release him for a while?“ Trisha asked.And with a bowed head, Abby nodded. “Okay, I will see what to do,” she said. The next second, the call on the other end was disconnected.But Abby remained rooted to the ground, the phone in her ears. She was sta
I tensed up a little. We were only meeting after he had once again tried to assault me. I didn't even know what he was planning to do with my son.Skye wore a sweet smile and walked towards Xin. “I was only trying to show her the best way to work. She can't neglect her duties,” she said.Xin looked at me briefly, and I shivered involuntarily. I looked at the floor, my hands slightly shaking.“Okay,” I heard him say before walking to the coffee maker. And I was taken aback. He had never spoken a few words like today in my presence.Skye looked at me with a smile. She was feeling over the moon. “Remember what I said,” she said, taking the glass that I was holding.I creased my brows. Why would she take the glass away? There were still others. I didn't know whether I was just overthinking, but the truth was that I suspected something from the time she forced me to take coffee to Xin.I only came back to my senses when I realized that Xin was walking out of the room. “Xin!“ I called uncon
…Chris was driving when suddenly, everything went wrong. He lost control of the car. The brakes couldn't even work.He was suddenly scared as he tried to control the car. He was just a short distance from home. His car had been fine before.He hurriedly reached for his phone. At least, if things went wrong, he should have informed someone.But at the same time, his phone rang. Ge hurriedly picked it up, his body trembling. The car was moving at a very high speed.“Mom,” he called in fear. He was scared. What would happen to his mom if he were to die?“Son, is something wrong?“ Her mother asked tensely. She knew her son. Something was wrong with him.Chris trembled more. “Mom, the car won't stop. Something is wrong,” he explained. This was one of the times that he couldn't pretend to be fine.“Chris, what is wrong with it?“ His mom also began trembling. “Hold on, son. I will get your dad.“But Chris was sweating. “Mom! It is of no use."Bang!His mom shrieked when there came a loud ba
…On Wednesday morning, my heart felt heavy as we waited for the school bus. What if it was the last time I saw my son?I bent down to his level and looked into his eyes. “Baby, mommy wants to tell you something,” I said.Little Lion nodded his head. “Go ahead, Big Yan. I'm listening,” he said. After the event at school, I talked to him, and he wasn't mad at me anymore.“Um, I want you to know that mommy loves you a lot,” I said, struggling to sound normal. I didn't want to sound like I was selling him out.Little Lion pursed his lips, looking at me. “Did something happen?“ He asked. Of course, he was never naive.I smiled and kissed his cheeks. "There's nothing that I can't handle. Just know that everything is fine,” I said, pulling him into my hands. I would be so happy if I saw him in the evening.“Mommy…” Little Lion called in a caring voice. But I smiled at him. “The bus is here. I'll pick you up in the evening. Don't use the bus, okay?“Even though he looked confused, he nodded
…A few minutes before.Little Lion was waiting for his mom to pick him up like she had promised when he saw a very familiar car. “Handsome Xin!“ he called and ran towards him.Xin lifted him up and kissed his cheek. “How have you been, son?“ He asked. It had been so long since they were close.Little Lion smiled. “I'm fine. I didn't know you were also coming,” he said. He was always wishing that both of his parents came to pick him up from school.Xin creased his brows. “Also coming? Who else is coming?“ He asked in confusion.And Little Lion pursed his lips. “Aren't you with mommy? She said she was coming too,” he said. Did Xin come alone?Xin sighed and put him in the car. “Let us wait for her then,” he said. He really wasn't ready to tell the child that he would not be able to see his mom for a while.“You are not busy?“ Little Lion asked in confusion. His mom had told him several times that Xin was always a busy man.But Xin raised his brows. “Why would I be busy for my son? I ha
…“You raised the kid all by yourself?“ Lawyer Tom asked, noting something down.And I hurriedly nodded my head. “Yes, the two of us had divorced. He had a fiancee, and I could never tell him about his child,” I explained. I was still crying.Lawyer Tom nodded his head in understanding. “There are high chances of us winning this case. First, the child is a minor and has all the right to live with his mother. Secondly, your husband divorced and cut all ties with you. That means that he doesn't have the right or say over the child.“I sighed in relief. “Thank you, sir,” I said. At least, there was hope. I looked at Eze, who was holding my hand. It was all because of him. “Thank you,” I whispered to him.Eze nodded with a smile. “Don't rejoice too early. Let us wait until we win. You know Xin won't just stay calm to let you win, right?“I was about to nod my head when I saw a strange look on the lawyer's face. His eyes opened wide, and his lips slightly trembled.“Sir, are you okay?“ I q
Xin seemed to have come back to his senses when I called him. He dropped the gun he was holding and held tightly onto me.“Bella, are you still there?“ He asked, his body trembling.I could feel that I was actually losing consciousness. So I could only groan at him. There were so many things that I wanted to tell him, but I could not.“Hang in there!“ He shouted and rushed to his car. “I am going to make sure that you are fine.““Xin…” I called. To be honest, I never felt like I could make it. “Take care… of Little Lion,” I said.“Bella!“ Xin called out fearfully, and that was the last thing I heard from him.…I tried to move my hand to get rid of the thing that was obstructing my breathing. However, I felt numb, like my body didn't belong to me.“Mommy?“ I heard a small voice beside me, and I quickly opened my eyes.I was confused for a second as I stared at the child before me. “Little Lion?“ I called. Wasn't I dead?“Mommy? You woke up?“ Little Lion asked and sprang to his feet. “
I felt my blood boil in anger, but I was too scared at the same time. I pulled Little Lion into my arms and hugged him tightly.He had been shot in the arm, and he was bleeding. I was scared that I would lose him if I wanted any longer.“I'm fine, mommy. We have to get out of here,” Little Lion said weakly. He was biting on his teeth, obviously trying to suppress the pain. And that hurt me even more.“Hold on a little longer, baby,” I said, standing up. I took the gun that he had been holding and pointed straight at the man in front of me.The others tried to shoot, but they were too slow for me. I shot at them, knowing that it was either me and my son or them.In a split second, most of them were lying on the ground. I didn't want to check whether they were breathing or not.The others, including my mom, looked a bit scared. They no longer dared to shoot.I took another gun from the man lying closest to me and pointed at them. "I am going to walk out of this place with my son," I sai
Knowing that he was talking to Old Xin, I felt so annoyed. “Old Xin, I want to talk to you. Why are you a coward? Come out and face me!“ I shouted.Why was he hiding in the shadows while trying to take advantage of us? If he wanted to kill us, then he should have done it himself.However, two men walked forward and captured me. “Watch your tongue, young lady,” they said.I struggled against them when they tried to pull me towards the gate. “You have to live and never come back. If you show up ever again, he is going to kill you,” one of the men said.I struggled intensely. “I am not going anywhere. I want to see my son. What have you people done to him?““Stop!“ Someone shouted when the gate was opened. And seeing that it was my mom, I felt even more terrible.The men paused, but they didn't say anything to her. They just stared at her calmly, as though nothing she said mattered.“I will get her out of here. She is going to leave and will never show up again, right, darling?“ She aske
“Killed? He won't kill his own grandson,” I said. Was something wrong with Kaycie?But she took the phone and threw it far away. I was sure it was broken into tiny pieces. “He is willing to kill Little Lion. Do you think he cares about a grandson who doesn't listen to him?“ She asked.Though shocked by the fact that she seemed to understand Old Xin so well, I thought Little Lion was more important at the time.His new phone indicated that he was within fifty meters of range. I had to find him before anything happened to him.I pushed Kaycie away and ran back into the house, checking every room and box that I could find on the way.And when I could not find him, I ran for the nearby houses. I didn't care about what others thought of me. I would know what to do after I found him.“Stop it, Bella. You are going to get yourself killed,” Kaycie said, running after me. But it was just too late for that.…“Hello? Hey, Bella. Are you there?“ Xin asked in fear when Bella stopped talking all o
I looked at her in confusion. “Mom? Is that why you called me here? Is that why you didn't want Xin to know I was coming?“ I asked.Kaycie held my hand. “Darling, it is for your own good. Once everything is settled, you can come back,” she explained.But I couldn't listen to her. I wasn't going to lose everything that I had once again. “I'm sorry, mom. I am going back.“She quickly held my hand and stopped me from going. “You are an idiot, Bella. That man is going to kill you. He gave you the lady chance to live. Don't go back,” she insisted.And I stopped to look at her in shock when something rang in my head. “You are working with him, aren't you?“ I asked.Her lips moved, but she didn't say no. I couldn't help but sigh angrily. “You have been working with her all this time. You sold him the company. Mom, what changed?“ I asked, tears welling in my eyes.She shook her head, her Dave turning pale. “Darling, everything I did was for our own good. We both wouldn't be here if I didn't d
…Once Little Lion was dropped off at the old mansion and Xin left, Old Xin made a call.“I have him here. How are things on your end?“ He asked.“Settled. She is on her way,” said the person on the other side. “It will be done soon.“Old Xin sighed in relief. “You will receive the amount on your account the moment you have it done,” he said and hung up.But when he turned around, he saw Little Lion standing behind him. He coughed awkwardly. “What do you want to eat for dinner, dear?“ He asked.Little Lion looked at him calmly for a while before raising his brows. “Do you want to hurt my mommy again?“ He asked.The old man pursed his lips. But he couldn't let himself be exposed at such a time. “What are you talking about?“ He asked, faking ignorance.Little Lion shrugged. “I don't know who you were talking on the phone with, but if you hurt my mommy, I will never forgive you,” he said and walked away.Old Xin quickly walked after him. “Kid, what makes you think that I want to hurt you
…On Friday morning, I was feeling so tense. I had told Xin that it would be a night out for me and Abby so that he didn't suspect that I was going somewhere.“You don't look well,” Xin suddenly said as he parked the car. And I looked at him in shock.“Mmh? What do you mean?“ I asked. Could he have suspected something?He looked at me for a while before shaking his head. “You seem deep in thought. Remember that you can share anything with me, okay?“I nodded with guilt. “Of course,” I said. “I can tell you anything.“Xin sighed. “Grandpa wants Little Lion to spend the weekend at the old mansion,” he explained.I was quiet for a while before I sighed back. “Xin, I think we should let him go,” I said. And of course, I got that look of shock that I expected from him.“What?“ He asked. “You know how things are, darling. Do you really think we should? Little Lion might not even be willing to do it.“I held his hand. “Relax, honey. Little Lion is his great-grandson. He will never do anythin
…For days, I kept wondering whether it was true that my mom was still alive. That thing had eaten up my brain.“Are you okay?“ Xin asked, waving a document in front of me.I came back to my senses and looked at him. “Do you think mom had something to do with dad's death?“ I asked.Xin seemed shocked for a second. Then he pulled me into his arms. “Darling, try not to think about it now, okay? Once you meet her, she'll explain everything,” he said.I nodded my head in understanding. More than a month had passed since I learned that she was alive. Yet, until now, I hadn't gotten any information about her.“What if she never wants to talk? What if she never agrees to see me?“ I asked. That could only explain some things to me.It had been fifteen years, and she never showed up. What made us think that she would finally do it?I could feel Xin tense up a little, and I realized that he could know something I didn't. A smile appeared on my lips. “You met her already, right? She refused to s
…Immediately after Xin left, Kaycie hurriedly made a call. “Did you tell your grandson where I was?“ she asked.The person on the other side was silent for a while. Then he cleared his throat. “Did he come to find you? What does he want?“Kaycie took a deep breath. “He wants to know what happened. He wants me to explain everything to my daughter. You know that I can't see her. You have to do something about it.“The person on the other side was silent for a while again. Then he exhaled deeply. “Kaycie, what if it is actually a good thing to meet her again?“Kaycie hurriedly shook her head. “No! That wasn't part of our deal, old Xin. I left everything behind, including her. I don't have the courage to see her. I won't know what to say to her,” she said while trembling.“Kaycie. Both you and I know that some rules have to be broken. You know my grandson, right? Nothing can stop him from doing anything he wants. Sooner or later, he is going to bring her right to you. You can never avoid