32 The Savior (1/2)

Back in the bedroom, Lin Kang was troubled by the same question that was on his mother's mind earlier, 'Why didn't I kick Xiu Ling out alongside her mother? Why did I purposely order the men to make sure that she stays?'

Under normal circumstances, Lin Kang would have sent both women packing after receiving the insult that was as offensive as he did. There should be no reason to hold him back from bundling Xiu Ling off as well. All he ever wanted from the woman was the child and she had already given him that. There was technically nothing else she could offer him so why did he insist on making her stay?

When he gave the eviction order on the phone, he did consider for a few seconds to have the guards throw Xiu Ling out as well but in the end, he decided against it. Now he was trying to figure out why that is.

A possibility did crop up in his mind but that was a truth that he refused to consider or even acknowledge on the account of how incredulous it sounded. He shook his head voraciously to toss that thought out of his mind.

'But if that is not the case, then what could it possibly be?' the thought stubbornly wheedled itself into Lin Kang's mind.

Frustrated, he stood up and walked into the bathroom to take a shower to cleanse both his body and mind. Lin Kang sighed, it had been an incredibly eventful day.

…

If possible, Xiu Ling did not want to return to the bedroom, at least not so soon for obvious reason, but her phone was left in the room. She needed her phone to seek help for her mother.

Therefore, one could imagine how relieved Xiu Ling felt when she pushed open the bedroom door a sliver and heard the sound of rushing water coming from the bathroom.

She quickly shuffled into the room to grab the phone that was left on the bedside table before shuffling out again. She was not going to stay inside the bedroom to wait for Lin Kang to come out from the bathroom. 'Is the torment from before not enough?' Xiu Ling shuddered involuntarily as the memories from earlier filtered into her mind.

Xiu Ling closed the door softly behind her in case it attracted Lin Kang's unwanted attention. She leaned against the wall of the corridor and searched for the important number on her phone. With shaking fingers she dialled the number and prayed that it would be picked up soon enough.

Her prayer was answered because her call was picked up in less than three rings. Xiu Ling moved the phone to her ear and she breathed out quickly, ”Joann?”

…

Joann was preparing to rest for the day when her phone rang. She saw the familiar name on the caller Id and answered the call quickly.

She frowned when she heard the tears on her best friend's voice. Her heart gripped with fear and anxiety, she replied, ”Yes, Xiu Ling? What is wrong? Why are you crying?”