30 The Eviction (1/2)

Xiu Ling was as confused and as shocked as Lin Kang. It was not until she grabbed the comforter and wrapped it modestly around her body that she realized the person who had saved her was none other than her own mother, Mrs. Xiu.

Xiu Ling felt the wetness on her face and she understood she must have cried. The sound of her crying probably caught her mother's attention.

Feeling of thankfulness and relief washed over her but it disappeared soon as it was replaced by fear and apprehension. She was worried about what Lin Kang might do to her mother as retaliation.

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As the senior maid, Mrs. Xiu was tasked to take care of a master key. It was how she managed to gain access into Lin Kang and Xiu Ling's bedroom.

Mrs. Xiu had just put Lin Xi down to sleep when she heard the weird noises coming from the master bedroom which was just next to Lin Xi's bedroom. She frowned as she focused on the noises. When she realized it was the sound of her daughter's crying, she unlocked the door to the master bedroom without a second thought.

When the door fell open to reveal the harrowing scene, her daughter cowering in bed and Lin Kang victimizing her, Mrs. Xiu's common sense snapped. Her desire to save her daughter kicked in and she dashed angrily at Lin Kang.

She did not rein in her attack even though the man was already lying on the floor and off of Xiu Ling. If anything, it felt like Mrs. Xiu's intention was to kill the man there and then.

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With both of his hands in front of his face, Lin Kang demanded, ”Such impudence, how dare you raise your hand against the master of the house?!”

He did not physically retaliate because he was too busy trying to find the towel he had lost earlier. As angry as he was, he was unable to do anything in such a vulnerable position.

”Me?! What about you?” Mrs. Xiu shot back in a mixture of incredulity and indignation, ”Just look at the state Xiu Ling is in! Is that how you treat the woman who is your wife?! What you have done is sexual assault pure and simple!

”If your mother did not teach you how to respect a woman, then I will do it in her place!”