She looked up at General Xia and Madam Xia, tears in her eyes.
"Yes, I did hire someone to scare Gu Jin. But my people never even touched her. She was taken by someone else. I don't know who it was. What if… she hired that person herself? Just to make herself look like a victim?"
Everyone froze.
"That way, you'd all feel guilty. You'd welcome her back with open arms. Maybe… that was her plan from the start."
General Xia's hands tightened into fists.
Xia Lan looked like she had been slapped.
Gu Jin's plan… could it really be this deep?
But before anyone could say more, Xia Lan turned to Xia Wei, her voice sharp and cold.
"You… are truly disgusting."
Xia Wei's mouth fell open.
"To frame Gu Jin, you dragged out her past. You brought this man here, her old lover, just to shame her. How far will you go?"
Xia Wei shook her head quickly. "No! I'm not framing her! I just wanted everyone to know the truth!"
Xia Wei stood frozen as Xia Lan's cold words echoed in the room.
