Bai Huiyue inhaled sharply, then sneered. "Our best option is Huang Yuyan. That woman is easy to manipulate. I'll cry a little, remind her of our years together. She loves you like a daughter. You'll cry too."
"I understand," Bai Lu said quickly.
Bai Huiyue dialed Huang Yuyan's number, only to hear the call fail. She tried again. Blocked.
Her face twisted with rage as she hurled the phone against the wall. "That ungrateful b*tch! After everything I did for her, comforting her after her husband died, flattering her weakness! This is how she repays me?"
Bai Lu's panic spiraled. "Mom, what do we—"
"Shut up!" Bai Huiyue barked. "You're useless. I paved the road for you to control Jin Yang, and yet you failed. Even as his fiancée, you let him drift away. I regret marrying into this family and changing my surname. I built the Bais into what they are today. Without me, they'd still be running a tiny pawnshop! And even now, all of you are still worthless!"
"Mom…" Bai Lu whispered.
