Upon hearing the indifferent tone of Rorey, Uncle Zhao inevitably got a little angry.
Rorey was stunned as well when she heard his reply. She understood that she shouldn’t be so indifferent. Hence, she could only grit her teeth and groan. “Hmph, stubborn old man.”
After she finished, she was disinclined to acknowledge Uncle Zhao, throwing her attention to Xenia Zhao instead.
At this time, Xenia Zhao was obviously a little uncomfortable. Her hands were tightly clasped together. As she used too much strength, one could see the veins protruding on the back of her hands.
And from her expression, one could tell that she was more anxious than worried.
Seeing that, Rorey involuntarily frowned. She stretched out to hold Rorey’s hands before whispering in her ears, “Mom, what are you worried about? That bitch Rosiley is coming, and so you’d better act more natural. That woman is extremely smart. There will be a lot of problems if she discovers that something is amiss.”
“I… I know, but, I can’t help myself.”
Xenia Zhao shivered slightly, a deep fear hidden within her eyes as if she did something shameful.
Seeing that, Rorey gritted her teeth and threatened her directly. “Mom, let me tell you the truth. The Ji Family now is in danger, and I have to use the Family’s assets to help. If we succeed, you and I will live a luxurious life forever. If we fail, wait to be chased out by Rosiley in the future. I promise you that the Family won’t give you a single cent in the end.”
When Xenia Zhao heard that last sentence, her body trembled with fear. “I understand what you mean. However, what if the old man doesn’t survive?”
“Shut up!”
When she heard Xenia Zhao’s words, Rorey’s expression changed as she immediately chided her.
She turned her head to look at Uncle Zhao next to her. Seeing that he wasn’t paying attention, she continued whispering, “Mom, let me warn you. You’d better not spread this information around. Otherwise, we will be dead. What you need to do now is collaborate with me and pretend not to know anything. If you leak anything else out and ruin my plan, I will not care about you anymore when you get old.”
Rorey threatened Xenia Zhao harshly, sending a shiver down her spine. Immediately, she turned solemn and promised her. “I will never say such things again.”
While the two were whispering their secrets to each other, Rosiley finally arrived at the hospital.
Uncle Zhao immediately ran over and said respectfully, “Miss, you finally arrived.”
“Yes.”
Rosiley nodded as she glanced at Xenia Zhao and Rorey, but she did not even bother greeting them. She said directly, “Where is my father?”
“Old Master is still inside,” Uncle Zhao replied honestly.
Rosiley frowned. “How long has he been in there?”
“An hour now.” Uncle Zhao looked at the operating theater worryingly.
“Tell me exactly what happened.”
After helping Uncle Zhao to sit on the chair at the side, Rosiley comforted him.
Rosiley had always respected this old housekeeper. Uncle Zhao had been in the Family for a long while and had watched her grow up.
He was dedicated and loyal to the Family. As he had no children, he also treated Rosiley extremely well.
While Rosiley was away from home, Uncle Zhao had always reminded Seneca, hoping that he would call Rosiley back home soon.
For Rosiley, Uncle Zhao could be considered to be her family.
Uncle Zhao nodded. After organizing her thoughts, he started retelling the story. “Old Master was still well when he went to the office to work this morning. However, he returned to the house this afternoon to get some important documents. I didn’t ask exactly what documents they were. However, he unexpectedly fainted and twitched on the ground uncontrollably just a moment after entering the study. Luckily, Madam discovered him early and sent him to the hospital immediately.”
Hearing Uncle Zhao’s simple depiction, Rosiley frowned and stared in Xenia Zhao’s direction involuntarily.