325 Troubles (1/2)

Her return sparked more news and the fact that she had not been seen with him for about a week since she came back became more alarming;

The news got to his grandparents and they summoned him home, telling him to come back with her but he refused to go; he called to tell them that everything was alright and they shouldn't listen to the rumors although that wouldn't keep them out for long.

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Liling had been living a shadow of herself close to a month now. Her initial plan was that she would leave as they said and when she was sure that they had released her father, she would sneak back into the country; take him to a safe place and tell Liu Wei everything so he would go after them and lock them up for good, thus saving her father and saving her marriage; but things didn't turn out that way; contrary to her thoughts, they never planned to let her father go in the first place. The whole plan was to make her leave the country and use him as a control over her.

Thus when she came back to the country and called him; Yan Ran picked up and told her that she should not make a mistake to go back to Liu Wei else her father dies; that was when she realized that she had been used.

It was hell for her living without Liu Wei but knowing that she was going to come back to him helped her survive; what about now that her hands were tied?; what if she tried telling him and they kill her father before his men arrived?

She was indeed between the devil and the deep blue sea.

All she had was the necklace and countless pictures of him and the ones they took together.

Xin Yong had tried calling but she had sent her calls to voice mails. She knew that she would have to tell her the truth once she picked the call and she wasn't ready yet.

She had cried till her tear glands dried; her daily routine was to work to stupor then come back to the hotel and watch him on TV; then go to bed with her phone hugged to her chest; her necklace forever on her neck.

She knew it wouldn't last forever but she didn't know how much longer she could survive without him; she was visibly dying. Sometimes she wondered whether he was okay, how he was faring without her, she wanted to call him countless number of times but she figured it would be a wrong move, she didn't want to risk her father's life.

She had to take up the modeling contract, not because she was enthralled about it but she wanted to stuff herself up with work that she wouldn't be able to breathe;

The media wasn't helping her problems; they were saying a lot of things which could make one hang one's self. She had emaciated a lot and her eyes had bags under them which she coated with makeup anytime she went out. A lot of reporters were calling to ask her for an interview but she didn't respond to any of them.

One day; she finally met the person she had been avoiding for over a month now.