The Vicious Wife

Family is just a word

"Please leave the Yang Family," Old man Yang said, his tone stern, completely devoid of any emotion. Yang Lina instantly froze as she turned to face her father. "Leave the Yang Family. I don't want to get involved in your matter." Old Man Yang's already wrinkly face seemed to have aged even further as he let out a long sigh. "Once Yang Sen wakes up, he and Yuyan will go and see Roseanne Park."

"Father! How could you..."

"I am doing this for the whole Yang Family. Roseanne Park came from abroad and her ties in the east are still weak. Her husband, however, is an entirely different matter. The government considers President Park to be an ally but this does not mean that Park Jimin does not have any connections in the black market. That man could easily ask some triad members to blow up our factories and drag everyone in the Yang Family down with you."

Seeing her father's calm gaze, Yang Lina knew that the old man was determined not to listen to any more of her explanations.

'Family is just a word'

Once again, Roseanne's voice echoed inside her mind as she looked at everyone in the room.

Yang Lina stared at her brother and then towards Old Man Yang, tears streaming down her cheeks as her heart seemed to break into even smaller pieces. She can see it... she can feel it. Hurt, despair and disappointment. Yang Lina immediately wondered if this what Roseanne felt back then when everyone abandoned her?

She had lost her backing. She then recalled Roseanne's words during their confrontation at the coffee shop.

'If I target your family, you will be nothing. Just as Kang Daniel will be nothing once you are dead.'

The viciousness in Roseanne's eyes seemed to stick into her mind, making her remember it at times like this. Did Roseanne plan all of this ahead of time? How was she able to predict that she would be abandoned by her family? Then the second sentence that Roseanne uttered flew into her mind:

'Just as Kang Daniel will be nothing once you are dead.'

Is Roseanne planning to kill her? Yang Lina immediately swallowed her non-existent saliva.

For some reason, she had a very bad premonition as she thought about Roseanne's divide and conquer plan. Roseanne had already divided them... Is she going to carry out the conquering part of her plan now?

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"Why did you stop?" Yang Lina asked her driver when she noticed the deceleration of the car.

"Police officers," the driver answered shortly, making Yang Lina look at the uniformed men approaching their car.

"Is there a problem?" she immediately asked the moment she opened the window of her car.

"Good Morning. Can you please show us some proof of your identity?" the police officer respectfully said.

"Sure, no problem." She immediately took some ID from her bag. While she is no longer a part of the Yang Family, the public is still unaware of this matter. Once the police officers know that she is from the Yang household, they will surely immediately apologize for disturbing her ride. However, when she saw the police officer whispering something to his companions, worry lines creased Yang Lina's brow. "Is there a problem? I am Yang Lina, the only daughter of retired General Yang from Guang."

"Miss Yang, can you please accompany us to the nearest station? We have some important questions to ask you," the older policeman framed the order as a polite request.

"About what? Why would you invite me to a police station? Do you know who my father is? My husband is a legislator in Seoul. If this gets out, it could affect both of our reputations!" she said.

"Miss Yang, please don't cause any more trouble. We are just going to ask you some questions about a murder. No need to panic, it is merely protocol."

"Murder? Whose murder?" Yang Lina's hands slightly trembled. Did Roseanne decide to tell the police about what happened seven years ago? But wouldn't that be too dumb? Roseanne had no evidence. The doctors who killed Bec Facci were in hiding, and none of the hospital personnel know anything about this. Moreover, this happened seven years ago, and Roseanne only knew this yesterday. How could she go to the police and tell them about it?

"We can continue the conversation at the police station. If you don't ..."

"Alright, Alright! I am coming, but I am not going to ride in any of your police cars. Go ahead, we will follow you to the station." Seeing the police officer gave her a look, Yang Lina continued. "I know the law! I won't run away as I am innocent. Why are you giving me that look? Do you think I will evade the law? My father is a great general in this country! I will not dirty his family name!"

Slowly the police officer nodded as he signaled his men to return to their police cars and head to the police station with Yang Lina in tow.