After a long time, Rorey asked, “Mom, when will Rosiley take Seneca to America?”
“In a few days. They are already completing the paperwork.”
In a few days? A hint of malice flashed across Rorey’s eyes. “Mom, do you want to see Rosiley suffer a breakdown?”
“What do you want to do?” Xenia Zhao asked.
“Rosiley cares about her father, doesn’t she? Then we will make Seneca vanish from the face of the earth.” As she spoke, a cold, vicious sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth.
“Do you mean to… ” Although Xenia Zhao suspected what she intended to do, she was still shocked.
“Crash!”
Suddenly, a strange noise came from outside the room. Xenia Zhao and Rorey swiftly exchanged glances and went after the intruder.
If their conversation had been overheard, it would spell trouble.
Xenia Zhao ran out and saw Uncle Zhao walking hurriedly to the stairs.
A cold light gleamed in Xenia’s eyes and she yelled, “Uncle Zhao!”
Uncle Zhao heard her and stopped. He turned around and asked respectfully, “Madam, do you have something for me to do?”
Xenia Zhao walked over, narrowing her eyes slightly. “Uncle Zhao, did you hear anything just now?”
A flicker of panic flashed across Uncle Zhao’s eyes. Although it was only for a brief moment, Xenia Zhao had caught it.
“No. I’m a bit deaf. I didn’t hear anything.”
He was lying. He had heard it all.
In that case, he could not stay.
A sharp glare flashed across her eyes. Xenia Zhao glanced at the stairs behind him, and an idea flashed across her mind. She advanced slowly towards Uncle Zhao. “Uncle Zhao, you ought to know what things are ok to overhear and say. Watch your mouth, or… ”
Xenia Zhao gave a sinister smile. “You will end up as tragically as Seneca!”
“You… ” Uncle Zhao could only step back at her approach. When he heard her speak so boldly, he instantly widened his eyes and glared incredulously at her. “Madam, the Old Master treated you so well. How could you… ”
“He treated me well?” Xenia Zhao sneered. Intense hatred shot out from her eyes. “He only treated me like a housekeeper, in order for me to take care of this house.”
“Old Master… ” Uncle Zhao wanted to defend his master, but he missed his footing while retreating and stumbled backwards.
As he fell, he heard Xenia Zhao’s voice. “Uncle Zhao, don’t blame me for being cruel. If you overheard what Rorey and I said, you must die. Soon, your Old Master will follow in your footsteps and keep you company… ”
From her room, Rorey heard something heavy falling and hurriedly ran out.
She saw her mother standing by the stairs and walked over. “Mom, what are you looking at… ”
Before the two of them could converse, she saw a man lying at the foot of the stairs. She immediately widened her eyes and gasped in horror. “Mom, you killed Uncle Zhao?”
Xenia Zhao turned back to look at her and smiled faintly. “I didn’t kill him. He fell down by himself.”
For some reason, Rorey found her mother’s smile particularly gruesome. She could not help but shudder.
She glanced at Uncle Zhao on the floor. Blood was already oozing out from under his body. She dared not look and turned her face around. She asked, “What should we do now?”
She only heard Xenia Zhao shout. “Come out!”
Puzzled, Rorey stared at her mother. She did not know who she was calling.
A few seconds later, a stranger emerged from the room beside them.