Jinhai narrowed his eyes. "What do you an?"
Huian scread. "Assistant Xin! Stop lying!"
He ignored her.
"Sir. I investigated the fourth letter and gathered all the papers that you signed during the ti Old Madam was hospitalized. I found that there were four sets of papers, but I had marked the entry as five. There was one set missing. I imdiately checked the footage and discovered that when I had arranged all the papers and went out to attend a call, Lady Liu sneaked in my office and inserted so papers of her own in between the stack. On zooming, I saw that 'Certificate of marriage' was written on them."
Silence.
Liu Hai frowned. "I don't understand. What letter? Tell everything from the beginning."
So, Assistant Xin told everything how it all began from their marriage anniversary night. The first and then the subsequent letters, the ruling out of any other company's involvent, and how they eventually figured out the link between the letters and Huian and Grandma Liu.
Jing exclaid, "I knew it! I knew sothing was fishy about the marriage. It was impossible for my brother to marry her willingly. He must have rejected her a thousand tis. Why would he suddenly marry her?"
Jinhai's chilling stare made her take a step back in fear.
This ca as a massive shock.
"What!? So Huian was rejected by Liu Jinhai?"
"That ans Huian's love was always one-sided. He was never interested in her."
Now that so socialites rember, Jinhai and Huian never attended any events as dates or fiance. It should have been like that since they were childhood friends. They must have dated for a while or got engaged, but they never heard anything like that. There were not even any rumors.
Liu Hai looked at Jinhai seriously. "Jinhai. So many things happened and you didn't even say a word to . Why?"
"I thought I will tell you once everything is figured out."
Xiang Qingge grabbed Huian's shoulder and shook her. "Huian. What is going on? Tell the truth. Are you hiding sothing?" She was already dreading what was to co next.
Grandma Liu quickly interjected. "No, Qingge. It's a misunderstanding."
Huian said, "Yes mom! He is lying."
"Why will he lie Huian?", Jing asked. "What will he achieve by framing you or Grandma? He is my brother's assistant, not your enemy."
"Xin.", Liu Hai said gravely. "I want to hear the truth. Tell . How is everything connected?"
"Sir. We got the first letter that read 'In cahoots with'. Then sir got a third letter - 'A tip to emotional blackmail soone. Have a fake attack. It always works'. We started investigating but couldn't find any links. That's when I got to know that"
"What? And what about the second letter?"
"That is what I ca to know. Han Ru, whom we recently hired to work in the CEO's office, told that Lady Liu asked him to keep an eye on any letters that sir gets. He saw a letter, that was actually the second one in line, and handed it over to her. But then he confessed one day when I narrated the whole incident to him."
Huian was shaking.
"The second letter was 'It all started two years back when a certain soone's patience finally ran out'. I didn't understand Lady Liu's sudden involvent. I searched for any such major event that took place two years ago. And there was only one"
They held their breaths in anticipation.
"Old Madam's heart attack."
"Nonsense!!", Grandma Liu roared. "How dare you accuse !?"
Xin said indifferently, "It's not an accusation. It's the truth. We felt suspicious, and contacted Dr. Xie who handled your case."
Her heart started racing in fear.
Liu Hai asked, "What did he say?"
"It was weird. There was absolutely no problem with Old Madam's health. She was fit. They did many tests and every one of them ca as negative. There was no underlying cause for the attack. He assured her that there was no problem, but she insisted that she was suffering from an attack."
"It was the truth! I did feel unwell. I felt likethose were my last monts"
Chen Liling asked, "But, what is the connection between Mom's attack and their marriage?"
Jinhai said, "It was during that ti when Grandma urged to marry Huianas her last wish."
Murmurs ensued among guests.
"I didn't answer right away. I thought about it a lot, and finally gave my decision that I won't marry her."
Liu Hai tilted his head, "If you already decided against this marriage, then why did you declare after a few days that you both got married?"
Jinhai mockingly smiled at Huian. "Why don't you tell them how we got married?"
She bit her lips hard. She clutched her dress.
"We are waiting.", Jing smirked.
"T-thatWhen Grandma asked Jinhai to marry , we imdiately issued marriage registration papers. I had already signed on them. We thought Jinhai would agree. But l-later on when he rejected, Grandma sent those papers at the villa in the hope that he would think about his decision once again. But they got accidentally mixed with Jinhai's business papers. Before I could retrieve them, he had already mistakenly signed on them."
The guests and reporters weren't stupid. How convenient is that?
Obviously, this was all planned before!
"And we know why and where they got mixed up in the first place.", he sneered.
Huian always thought their plan was perfect. They never included any third person in their plan. It would have been easier if they had bribed Dr. Xie to give fake reports, but firstly, he was an honest doctor. He wouldn't have compromised. And secondly, Grandma Liu was cautious. She didn't want anybody else to pose as a threat later on. So, they strictly kept it to themselves.
But no matter how much you carefully plan your ploy, you will always miss sothing out that leads you to your eventual doom.
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