Upon hearing what Vera Xavier said, the middle-aged woman immediately backed down. She couldn't afford to provoke a single person Vera had mentioned. In her mind, every one of them was a high-ranking official.
And what Vera said was probably all true. Otherwise, where would she get the confidence to strike her? The woman had heard the rumors before—that Vera's biological parents were high-ranking officials in the city. Someone had even seen Vera herself coming and going from the government compound, a place completely off-limits to ordinary people.
For a moment, she didn't dare harbor any other ideas.
Vera Xavier watched her with a smile. "Everyone here heard what you just said. From now on, if anything happens to me or the Xavier Family, even the smallest thing, you'll be the one we blame. And when the police come looking for a suspect, they'll know exactly who to grab."
