317 The Billion Dollar Exchange (1/2)

Liling's body froze and the hairs on her body stood upright, the fingers that held her phone shook but she tried to contain her fear to prevent Liu Wei from noticing;

The air condition was put on in the car but she was sweating;

''what's that?''

Liu Wei, who had heard her phone beep, asked when he saw that she was still peeking at the phone;

''Oh …it's manager Su, she's congratulating me on my marriage; ''

She tried to hide her panic but she couldn't help stammering a little, Liu Wei didn't notice because he wasn't looking at her at that moment;

''Okay ''

He replied, his eyes still on the road;

Liling's heart beat against her chest rapidly; millions of thoughts ran through her mind; there was only one person apart from Liu Wei that mattered so much to her but they hadn't been in contact for years; although he had told her to leave, she still took him as her father, the thought of Yan Ran or Da Xia having her father in their custody sent chills running through her;

She didn't know what to do, she couldn't bring herself to open the video, cause she didn't trust herself to not scream and if she does, she wasn't sure of her father's safety afterwards, if it was really him;

Throughout the journey back home, she was as stiff as a rock, no longer talking, just peeking outside the window and staring blankly at the trees and houses as they swept by;

What would she do if it was really her father?

What if Yan Ran or Da Xia tells her to leave Liu Wei else they'll kill her father, what was she to do;

The mere thought of leaving Liu Wei sent sharp knives piercing through her; she bit down on her lower lip to prevent herself from crying;

When they reached home; Liu Wei stepped out and held the door open for her, she didn't know they've arrived at the hotel until her door opened; immediately she forced a smile onto her lips and stepped out of the car;

''Is anything wrong? ''

He, noticing her change in demeanor, although she tried her best to hide it, it was still obvious to him;

''What? ''

She forced a laughter; ''Do I not look okay?'' She said touching her face;

''Maybe it's my period, let's hurry up so I can check myself''

Luckily for her, it was almost time for her period, so Liu Wei believed her;

As soon as they got to the penthouse, she went to bathroom and locked herself in; she unlocked her phone and peeked at the downloaded video;

Her heart raced terribly; she couldn't bring herself to watch the video, she was not a bit ready for the outcome; tears clouded her eyes as she crouched on the floor;

Why was something sad always happening to her?

Why was this fate? She was so close to happiness now this?!

The last hope that she was clinging onto dashed through the window when she saw the person in the video;

He hadn't changed much; just a few extra wrinkles and some gray hairs sticking out of the bunch; he was sitting on a chair, his hands tied to both sides and his mouth covered with a tape; he looked like he had been beaten, his eyes were slightly swollen and there was blood dripping from his mouth;

At that sight, Liling flung her phone and shut her eyes trying to hold it in but she couldn't stop the tears that came flowing down like rain;

What did she do so wrong to deserve this? What did she do so wrong?

She was trembling as she clutched onto her knees for support;

Almost at the same time; Liu Wei knocked on the door and she stood up immediately in shock;

''Sunshine, are you there? ''