202 Act Now (1/2)

”Mother.” Ming Rushi's greeting sounded formal for a dialogue in their house.

Madam Ming did not look happy. She slammed her hand on the oak table.

”Who told you to get so reckless as to get yourself pregnant?!”

Ming Rushi shivered as she was shocked as to how her mother found out.

”What? You think I wouldn't know?! You imbecile!” Madam Ming threw a pen towards her daughter, losing all gracefulness as the lady of the house. ”Xiu Jin will not take someone like you to be his heir!”

Madam Ming was shaking with the intense emotions. Her old, but still delicate, facial features were distorted in an ugly, menacing glare. It was as if she was going to punish a slave, not scolding her own flesh and blood.

”Mom...I...”

Ming Xiaoyu turned calm, then with a straight face, said, ”Get rid of that baby.”

”No! Mom, I can't...I won't!”

”No one is asking for your opinion. It seems like you are more vulnerable than necessary. I believe we need to act now. XCG should be ours!”

Ming Rushi did not even get the last few statements as she mumbled while holding her still flat lower abdomen, ”No...no...”

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”So he really survived the cliff?! Mojito, did I not tell you to make sure he's dead?” The old man looked like he could burst an artery or two as his eyes were almost popping out of their sockets.

The man who had been talking with Verdan Zhou before he was pushed off the cliff had grown a full beard and mustache. He looked down as he lamented on a failed mission.

”What? Cat got your tongue now?! Did you forget how to kill people?! Then let me remind you...” The old man pointed a pistol with attached silencer towards the bearded man's head.

The bearded man closed his eyes as he accepted his fate.

The trigger was pulled. The pale man standing diagonally from the bearded man fell face forward. Blood pooled from his head.

”Now you remember?” The old man had a mocking look on his face. He turned towards a bald man with a long scar traversing his cheek down to his neck. ”Gin, clean this up.”

The scarred man nodded and simply took the dead body over his shoulder as if he was just taking out the trash.