Chapter 113 - A Sister's Love

Ah Hai could guess what had happened next. He could see that this time Miss Silvia Grey was not lying. But what they knew and what they had found out, there were still some things that did not match. So, leaning forward he placed his hands on the desk and carefully questioned her, "Miss Silvia, I think I understand now. Your parents told their father?"

Looking miserable with her face red from sobbing she hiccuped as she continued, " I wish, I really wish that was all they had done. They did not just tell their father. They blackmailed and threatened him and obtained half the money that he had received from selling Shi Ai. They used that money to come here and begin a new life! All my youth, I had been tortured by the fact that I had been unable to save those two people who were like sisters to me. When I discovered that I was directly responsible for Shi Ai's plan failing, I felt the world come crashing down. This is also the reason why I have always refused to compromise with my body. Every time I was offered a deal that required me to sell my body, I reminded myself that my sister-like best friend chose death over something like this."

After this, there was only silence and the sound of choppy breathing in the room.

The puzzle was almost clear in Ah Hai's mind. Though Silvia Grey's parents had also betrayed the Shi sisters, the elder one had somehow discovered the treacherous plan. So she had left Shi Ai at the orphanage and gone back. But, why? if the orphanage could take in one girl they could have taken in two. Or she could have gone to the police. there was only one person who could answer this question- the sister herself. The house had indeed been burnt down. Ah Hai had checked that in the past records. But he also knew something that Silvia did not know. Both the sisters had survived. The only person to have perished in that fire was their mother.

Ah Hai was brought out of his thoughts when Silvia asked carefully, " Shi Xaio survived the fire. Does that mean that Shi Ai survived as well?"

Ah Hai looked at the woman carefully in front of him, taking note of the desperation and hope in her voice and decided to answer her, " Yes, both of them survived but they were separated. Shi Xaio grew up in an orphanage and lost her memory while Shi Ai went missing. 

My wife is now called Xaio Ai and she only remembered her sister last year, when she was kidnapped. The kidnapper was seemingly obsessed with Shi Ai and had sent out pictures of her in the underworld with a hefty reward. As you are aware, both the sisters resemble each other and some goons mistook her for her since she was also living under the same name."

His reason for giving out the details was not compassion. He could see that she was still hiding something so he volunteered more information. And Bingo. He was right. Silvia shivered at this and said, " I know. Some goons attacked my set last year when that program with the picture was aired. They also kept asking me for her whereabouts and only after they had confirmed that I really did not know anything, did they leave me with a warning. I was also instructed to inform them if I ever came into contact with Shi Ai again. This was also the reason why I was wary of telling you anything last time."

Ah Hai acknowledged what Silvia said and then said, " Miss Grey. Your secret is safe with me. Please do not worry. You are aware that my wife is in danger so naturally, I will not bring her to meet you but once the danger has passed you can see her. Regarding the guilt you have felt please try remember what you said, you were also just a kid. It was not your fault. I will have Assistant Yang send you home. Please rest well next few days. Thank you."

Once Silvia had been escorted by Assistant Yang, Ah Hai then sent out a message to someone, " Keep a check on her. Her phone records, email, everything. See that she does not double-cross us." 

He looked at the time and thought that she must be in her dorm at this time, studying. They were having finals soon and this piece of news was going to not just shake her but bury her under a mountain of guilt. He knew what happened when your elder sibling sacrifices themself for your sake. His brother Ryu Long had done that and never asked anything in return. The same way that the real Shi Ai had shown her sister her love without asking anything in return. He hoped that he would be able to alleviate the indebted and guilty feeling Shi Ai was going to go through soon. His emotional quotient was terrible and he was going to need advice. Picking up his phone, he made a call to his eldest brother. It was better to have back up ready in case he was unable to handle the emotional outcome.

From Silvia's account, they had been able to get answers up to Xaio Ai reaching the orphanage. But this had left more questions. Why the real Shi Ai did what she did and how did she escape the fire. Where was she all these years and how did she get mixes with those goons? 

Their next priority was going to be finding the real Shi Ai. With these thoughts in mind, Ah Hai made his way to the underground parking and started to drive towards Shi Ai's dormitory. The thought of hiding these things never once crossed his mind because he knew the road ahead was going to be even more tough.