Chapter 407 - Hatred (2/2)
''I was devastated, I felt betrayed and angry too but I did nothing. I decided to let her be, to let her live her happy life while I live mine. 18 years of my life, I had survived without a mother, I believed I would have survived the rest without one...'' His grip on the glass tightened as he pinched his lips together, ''But what happened then? My biological mother showed up at the orphanage, as a rich Young Mistress who was there to adopt a poor and pathetic child, to take him in and nourish him with a divident of their wealth,'' He threw the glass of wine aside as he clutched Yu Mei's jaw all of a sudden.
She moved out of reflex but her jaw was already in his grip. The bone crushing strength made her wince but Yu Mei refused to make a single sound as she bit her bottom lips.
''And you know who the chosen one was? You know who that poor and pathetic boy was who was chosen to be showered in their wealth?” His fingers applied more pressure on her jaws, ''It was me, your uncle...''
”They took me in as an adopted child. The then Young Mistress of the Han Family adopted a poor boy from an orphanage. They had this golden glow on their heads while I kept tending to my bruised heart all alone. I didn't say a word and left with them, watched as they grew their son, your father, with utmost care, I watched as my biological mother forgot the existence of her other child. And the hatred for her kept growing stronger in my heart. Unlike before when I held it in my heart and decided to not interrupt her happy life, my mind changed. With every passing second as I watched her being happy with her family, not even once thinking about the existence of her lover that died, the child she gave birth to, I hated her more...''
''Ugh...'' Yu Mei winced as his fingers gripped her jaws harder to the point that she could feel the ache in her whole face as it made her unable to breath. She gripped the arm of the chair harder, resisting the urge to twist his hand.
She could endure this much pain till she got a way out of this place but there was no way she would put Mia in risk.
''She adopted me and I acted like I was the servant of that house. Both of us knew the truth but she did not know that I knew it while I....knew everything.''
''And what did you get out of it?” Yu Mei glanced at him, trying to hold back the disdain in her voice as spoke, ''Your hatred for her over the years, where did that take you? Got inside the Han family when you were just 18 and now decades have passed, you are living with the same old hatred. If it bothers you, why don't you talk to her? Instead of holding me here, confronting your biological mot...ah.. confronting her would be much more better,'' A teardrop rolled down her cheeks when his fingers let go of her cheeks that felt numb.
Han Sheng laughed, ''What do you think I am doing right now?”
Yu Mei tilted her head slightly as she slowly brought her palm to her face, stroking her cheeks with trembling fingers. As he turned his face to the side, she followed his gaze and spotted small cameras at almost every corner of the terrace.
''Aren't they all seeing it right now? The truth...'' Han Sheng laughed derisively as he looked at the coffee table that was lying on the side, ”That was my favourite one, my dear niece. Look what you did to it.''
''Why are you doing this?” Yu Mei turned to look at him, ''What will you even get out of this?” As much as he wanted revenge but why her? Why was she the one whom he targetted? The question bugged her like nothing else. She never thought that the Han Family was seeing live footage at this time.
''Hmm...'' Han Sheng looked at his watch, ''They are here even though they got delayed by 18 minutes. Smile now, dear niece.''
'BANG'
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of resounding gunshots reverberated in the terrace as a few men dressed in black uniforms entered the place, taking down Han Sheng's men who were standing at the door.
Yu Mei froze for a moment but as she noticed the smile that played on Han Sheng's face, she looked at the entrance again, ''Zixuan, brother.... No!!'' She said as soon as she spotted both the men who had their guns pointed at Han Sheng.