“This is because of that woman!” Old Man Lee hissed. How could Zhou Jingren be this unreasonable? He could only blame Lily’s influence in this foolishness! If only his grandson grew up with him! If only…
“So you wanted to frame me for something that I didn’t do? And blame someone else if I do something against you?” Zhuo Jingren interrupted his thoughts. This was not really a question. He had seen the articles in the folder.
He looked at the old man’s wizened face as the realization hit him. The old man will not be changing his manipulative ways anytime soon. This old man who had lost his daughter once is not going to stop until he gets his way. He would rather have his grandson hate him and have the benefits that he wanted. To Zhou Jingren… this was a different kind of monster.
“Did her father approved of this?” Zhou Jingren asked. Seeing the old man’s face change, he immediately nodded. “I would assume he does not have any idea about the matter. Did you assure him that his daughter will marry me soon?”
“Was it because you wanted to have access to their pharmaceutical company?” Zhou Jingren added. “So it was because of money.” He nodded, his lips pursed in a grim line. “You are dying.” This was what the old man told him. “How are you going to use all this money when you are about to die? Are you planning to use them as your bed? In your coffin? Are you going to burn them and mix them with your ashes?”
“You — ” Disbelief flashed on the old man’s eyes. “Stop cursing me.”
A scoffed escaped Zhou Jingren’s lips. “I didn’t r*pe that woman.” Zhou Jingren added as he held the older man’s gaze.
“We have evidence. You were in the room! We have video proof that you left the room after you slept with her. I suggest you stop lying and own up to your mistake. The old man grunted. “Divorce Lily and marry Demi. That is the only way to fix this.”
“I see…” Zhou Jingren turned towards his left and one of his men immediately approached him. He handed him a tablet. “According to what I have… Miss Liang slept with a different man.” He smiled as he continued. “According to what I have… I left the room ten minutes before she arrived.” He then gave the old man the tablet. As expected, the old man’s eyes widened before his face turned ugly.
“You — who is this?”
Zhou Jingren had a self-satisfied smirk as he watched the old man’s face turned purple. “Why asked me?” He sneered. “You can ask her.”
“You tricked me? You planned all this, didn’t you?”
“What do you think will happen if her father would know this? She slept with a stranger and pinned it on me. Do you think—”
“Who is this man!?” the old man pointed at the man kissing Demi on the video. “This is not you!” Despite the video being a little dark. This man has tattoos on his body. It was something that Zhou Jingren does not have. “Answer me!” He demanded. He could feel his chest tightened. He held the corner of the table and glared at Zhou Jingren. “Medicine!” he managed to utter.
One of his men immediately handed him medicine and gave him a glass of water. He tried to calm himself as he stared at Zhou Jingren’s placid face. He met his grandson’s bleak eyes and for a moment, he wondered if the latter would care if he had a heart attack in front of him. He let out a sharp breath before he narrowed his eyes at his grandson. “You didn’t even flinch.”
Zhou Jingren did not respond. Instead, he handed him a small piece of paper.
It was a calling card. “Psychiatrist?” Isaac knitted his brows. “Why would you…”
“You have problems in your head. You should consult that person— “
*BAM!*
The old man trembled. He slammed his palm into the table, creating a loud sound in the process. He tried to suppress his fury. But it was futile. He had been insulted, laughed at, and now they are… “Are you calling me crazy?”
“Senile. There’s a difference.” Zhou Jingren’s nonchalant answer only made him more furious. He immediately wondered if Lily and Zhou Jingren is doing this to kill him. Are they planning to let him die from too much anger?
“What do you want?” Isaac asked. Now… the situation had turned against him. If Zhou Jingren will release these photos and videos, not only will he lose the Liang Family’s trust. This might even lead Demi herself to betray him. He couldn’t let this happen. “What do you want in exchange for this video?”
“I already have everything.” Zhou Jingren’s answer immediately made the old man desperate.
“Then—” Isaac let out a deep sigh. “If you release this video… it will ruin Demi and her family.” While Isaac knew that his plan had been a failure, he is not the type of person that would give up just because of a single set back. “If you release this… you will earn the ire of the Liang Family.”
Suddenly, the old man’s lips lifted into a cruel smile. “However, if you release this, I will tell them that you set Demi up. That you planned all these things so you could get out of this marriage.” The old man added. The old man had always prided himself in being wise. And situations like this always make him shine. Did Zhou Jingren think that he was that easy to defeat?
“And… you will ask Miss Liang to deny all involvement in this matter?”
Once again, the old man nodded. “Good. At least you are catching up.”
Zhou Jingren only nodded before he rose from his seat. “I will not file a divorce.” He looked at him. “If you reveal the photos, I will just retaliate. This is going to be a back-and-forth battle and I can assure you. I will win. I will give you a taste of your own medicine, old man. And you — you and everyone else will regret trying to have me leave my wife.”
Before Isaac could open his mouth to rebut, Zhou Jingren added. “You are not my grandfather and you will never be. Get that into your head.” Zhou Jingren could feel the old man tremble in anger. Seeing this, he gave him a mirthless smile that did not reach his eyes before he left the room with his men.
“You will regret this, old man. Remember that.”
