A group of reporters immediately surrounded Honglie the moment he arrived at the Manoabn Mansion.
Questions came from left and right, just like what he had expected.
"Mr. Manoban, are you here to asked Lisa Manobabn to take responsibility for poisoning your son?"
"Mr. Manoban, tell us your thoughts about this incident."
"Mr. Mnaoban, someone said that the poison was supposed to be for Old Man Manoban. Is that true?"
"Mr. Mnaoban, your son saved Old Man Mnaoban, what will happen now? Will the old man let him become the next patriarch?"
Honglie put on the most solemn face that he had, "I'm sorry, but I will not make any comments for now.."
Honglie purposely stopped his car in front of the mansion to make a scene for the media. After all, fanning the flames a little was not something new to Honglie.
After his statement, he instantly made his way into the mansion and asked to talk to Lisa and Jennie.
...
Meanwhile, Zhang Liyin cried her hearts out when Honglie left.
How come her husband seemed not to love her at all? When all she did was to serve him, made him happy, do his bidding, she even turned his second son into a daughter, just to have her husband's praises. Just for him not to divorce her.
How come her husband was so ruthless towards her?
"Did he hurt you again?" Zhang Liyin immediately wiped her tears away when she heard Xiaolan's voice.
"No... I... I was just worried about your brother." She said while giving her daughter a sad smile.
"Don't lie to me, mother. I know you." Xiaolan elegantly took a seat next to Zhang Liyin. "Why did he hurt you?"
"Xiaolan... your father..."
"Stop protecting him and tell me the truth. Why? Was it because of the poisoning?" She asked her mother directly. "Did you tell him that you have done it?"
Zhang Liyin bit her lips and did not answer her daughter. Then tears silently streamed down her face again. "I wanted to protect you."
"Mother, stop worrying about me, I can handle everything myself." Xiaolan said before letting out a sigh and pulling her mother into a hug. "Stop crying, mother, we will reach our goal soon. We will have our revenge soon."
"You must be strong now. We are just getting started," she added while patting her mother's head as an evil glint flashed in her eyes.
Mnaoban Family ah... your retribution was about to come.
...
Honglie did not expect that the duo would treat him this way.
And to be honest, he didn't know how to react in a situation like this.
He was currently sitting in front of Jennie and Lisa, who was just staring at him, not saying anything.
"Why are you not saying anything? Does this mean that the rumor is right? You have poisoned your own cousin?" he asked while squinting his eyes at Lisa. "Answer me!"
However, instead of receiving an answer, he received Jennie's chuckle. « Mr. Manoban, we all know who did it. Why pretend in front of us?"
"Shut up! You don't have a say in this, you are not a part of our family yet!" he chided.
"Really? Are you sure about that, uncle?" Lisa asked with a raised eyebrow.
Honglie frowned at Lisa's words. Have they gotten married already?
"You know who poisoned your son, and we all know why you are here, taking advantage of the media's presence." Jennie added. "Now, go and don't let us see you again."
Honglie clenched his jaws in annoyance at her attitude. How dare this lowly woman say something like this to him?
"I will not let this go until you give me a proper explanation!" he gritted his teeth and glared at them.
"Well... my father will be here in a few minutes. Why don't you stay and explain yourself to him instead?" Lisa sneered.
"What do I need to explain? You were the one who hurt my son! You need to give me an explanation, otherwise, I will turn to the media!" he demanded.
"Mr. Manoaban... I would advice you to stop threatening us," Jennie said, "We don't get along well with threats."
"THEN GIVE ME AN EXPLANATION!!!"
"So noisy. Why don't you properly explain the millions of funds that you took from the last year's profit of Manoban Conglomerate?" Honglie paled when he heard Jennie's words.
Did they know? Was it the reason they were looking at him like a clown, a while ago?
The thought of Lisa and Jennie knowing his secret instantly made him nervous. How much did they know?
Did they also know about Lisa's poisoning years ago?
How about his wife? Did they know that she was the one, who tried to poisoned Lisa?
If so, why didn't they say anything?
What were they waiting for?
