"After the earthquake, things became so difficult for our family…"
Her eyes glistened with what anyone else might have thought were tears of sincerity.
But Li Na wasn't anyone else. She took a deliberate step to the side, sidestepping Li Jing. Without a glance back, she strode toward the gates of the condominium, her silence a dismissal louder than any words.
Li Jing's hands clenched into tight fists, her fake tears vanishing in an instant. A scowl replaced her pleading expression as she spun around.
"How dare you!" she shrieked. Quickening her pace, she followed behind, the echo of her heels chasing Li Na down. "Do you know how long I waited?" she spat, as if Li Na had summoned her.
"Mom is acting deranged, and Dad is missing! How can a daughter be so heartless? Or is it because you're sleeping around with rich men that you've forgotten your family?"