In the antique-styled room, the aroma of tea filled the air. The water in the kettle was gurgling, just on the verge of boiling, rattling the lid as it threatened to pop off.
In Qiu Yue's eyes, the file on the table was like a dozing monster. Touching it would bring unforeseeable consequences.
Qiu Yue didn't move. Jiang Xia didn't rush her.
The whistle of the boiling kettle was the first to break the silence between them.
"Ms. Qiu Yue, whether you look at this or not, you can't stop the truth about Xiao Xian from being exposed."
Jiang Xia spoke calmly, delivering the most threatening of words in the most placid tone.
"And you have two children."
'My children?'
Qiu Yue's head snapped up. She stared at the tea-sipping Jiang Xia, her gaze wavering as she appeared to be making a choice.
The decision came quickly. Qiu Yue wanted to laugh mockingly at herself. If it weren't for her children, she would have stopped playing along with Xiao Xian ages ago.
