Words I Was Afraid To Hear 170 Confrontation 2

After landing her palm on his face, Midori sighed deeply, turned to walk towards the sofa, then glared at her sister-in-law as she sat on the sofa.

Dan, who was still in shock, sat beside his wife.

Xiu Jin cleared his throat. "I think everyone's here. Kindly take your places on the sofa." He gestured at the two long sofas facing each other and the recliner chair which seemed to join the sofas.

Everyone complied and found their seats.

Xiu Jin sat on the recliner seat, seeming like a referee.

His wife sat beside their daughter.

Dan sat beside his wife. He held her back, gently rubbing it as he tried to calm her down.

On the opposite sofa were Masaichi and his wife.

Midori kept her stare at Agatha Yang as her arms were wrapped just below her chest.

Xiu Jin cleared his throat again. "I believe it is obvious that we requested this meeting to discuss the matter revealed in the just broadcasted press conference." He eyed his son.

Aoi Xiu leaned forward and propped her chin with her hand as her elbow rests on her thigh as support.

She sternly looked at Agatha Yang. "So, how did you die again?"

"Yeah! And where have you been when Manta was calling me 'Mommy' as a defence mechanism.

"Agatha, you have to tell us." Xiu Jin maintained a neutral voice amidst the brewing tension. "What happened that night?"

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Lu Shaoting drove past the largest building in the city as he went to his destination.

The phone call earlier convinced him that something was amiss, so he drove towards the place without hesitation.

pressed on a buzzer outside a numbered door.

After a minute, the door slowly opened and showed the teary-eyed face of Romina Ta.

"Hey, are you okay?" Lu Shaoting's voice was filled with worry.

Romina Ta was barely herself as she stood there, slowly shaking her head.

Her hair was disheveled and fell messily covering her crying face.

Her slim body and fair skin added up to the horror of the scene.

Fortunately, the man before her had directed several films that featured better makeup effects than the hideous look before him.

He looked around to check if there were people watching. Seeing none, he led her back inside her condominium unit.

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"Hey Riles, didn't Masaichi Xiu's wife died in an accident?" Mich.e.l.le, who had been the a.s.sistant to the CEO, knew at least a little bit about other companies' leaders.

Riley looked exhausted as he entered their home.

His wife instantly confronted him the moment he stepped foot into the living room.

"He made us sign a nondisclosure agreement." He declared.

"Oh...ah, wait!" Mich.e.l.le tried to catch up to him as he strode towards the bedroom while loosening his tie.

Riley Adams continued to undress himself naked before coming into the bathroom.

Mich.e.l.le smiled at the sight of his back muscles before he managed to disappear into the bathroom.

She chuckled as she turned the doork.n.o.b and found that he did not lock the door as usual.

Riley Adams let the cold water hit his skin harshly. He had been stressed out about keeping the secret to his wife.

The press conference in itself was his biggest stressor.

As he showered, he also remembered that due to his extra work, he barely made time for his wife.

As if reading his mind, her refres.h.i.+ng smiling face came into view.

"What are you-?!" Riley was shocked as his naked wife joined him in the shower and began kissing him.

She caressed his growing stubble. "Since everything is out in the media, won't you tell me more?"