Yu Mei decided to call her father Mr. Yu.
The moment the call was picked up, Mr. Yu's voice sounded,
"Yu Mei? Are you alright? Where are you? Don't worry, I will be there. I won't let anyone take you away."
Yu Mei took a deep breath, forcing herself to regain composure. Panic would do her no good now.
Her fingers tightened around her phone as she steadied her voice and spoke to her father.
"Dad, I'm at my apartment. Please come quickly. The police are at my door," she said, deliberately injecting a tremor into her voice, making herself sound vulnerable, as if she were the victim.
"Stay where you are! I'll be there soon. No one will take you away, I promise!" Mr. Yu's voice was firm, almost frantic.
Ending the call, Yu Mei exhaled shakily and pressed her fingers to her temples. She needed a plan.
A flawless, airtight plan. There was no way she would go down like this. Not after everything she had done to climb to the top.