Caught In Hobble

Old Lady Fan's eyebrows shot up, a wave of anger rippling across her features. "Did your brother and sister-in-law do something?" she demanded.

"No, no!" Fan Ruyin shook her head, gesturing for the maids to leave. She then threw herself into her mother's arms, tears streaming down her face. "Mother, please save me, please…"

Old Lady Fan was taken aback by her daughter's distress.

"How could you be so careless! Leaving evidence behind so easily! This won't end well, not at all!"

She harbored no qualms about Fan Ruyin's attempt to eliminate Shao Yunduan and Qiao Xuan. They had crossed a line and deserved their fate. But Fan Ruyin's lack of caution had put them all in jeopardy.

At her mother's reprimand, Fan Ruyin felt a measure of relief, though her guilt lingered.

"But Mother, what do we do now? Those four people are still in our house…"

"You!" Old Lady Fan's gaze bore into her.

What to do now? It was a dilemma indeed.