Cornered

Madam Liu held a smug expression when she exposed her connections with the Kunlun Kingdom and the Qingzhou Kingdom.

"This is bad… isn't it, my dear Xiao Tao?" She asked in sorrows.

Lee Tao felt like his veins could be popping out of his forehead at any time.

"What kind of mother would ban their own son from achieving something?" Lee Tao grunted.

"A mother that wished to simply accompany her son."

The atmosphere quickly became tense as it became suffocating for Tang Lingling and the maid to breathe.

They were afraid of making an ounce of sound that could possibly catch their attention in this intense situation.

Lee Tao held a fierce expression as he glared angrily at Madam Liu.

"Why? Why are you insisting on being with me?" Lee Tao asked. "The auction event would be ruined if they see you present."

Madam Liu gasped in horror.

"How could it possibly be ruined if I'm there?" She asked.