Lady Liang deliberately made a couple of passive-aggressive jabs at her.
Hua Qingqing's mind was consumed with worry for her younger sister's safety, and she was in no mood for a war of words.
She prepared to walk away.
As they brushed past each other, Lady Liang spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear.
"You probably don't know yet, do you? Your dear sister was kidnapped. They still haven't found her. For all you know, she might have already been murdered, her corpse left to rot in the wild."
She even let out a little chuckle at the end, her voice dripping with schadenfreude.
Hua Qingqing stopped dead in her tracks.
She whipped her head around to face Lady Liang, her gaze turning sharp and fierce.
"What did you just say?"
But Lady Liang instantly wiped the smile from her face, feigning utter surprise. "Did I say something? I didn't say a word just now. You must have misheard."
Hua Qingqing took a step forward, her voice cold as she pressed her.
