Chapter 122 - Rehashing The Past

The woman tried to close the door but Shi Ai had already guessed her intention and shoved her big handbag into the narrow opening. Pushing hard against the door. Shi Ai entered the home with force. The woman at the door moved back and tried to shout in panic, but she was at a disadvantage and Shi Ai closed the door immediately. In an intimidating voice, she said, "Mrs Grey, please be careful before you shout for help. You are the one who will suffer the consequences once I announce the reason I am here today."

Mrs Grey's eyes were flickering between Shi Ai and the door as the girl had blocked her only route of escape. Mrs Grey rushed into her kitchen, brought out a butcher's knife and threatened Shi Ai. I don't know who you are but you have gained forceful entry into my home and I want you to go out. Leave now."

Shi Ai smiled and walked towards the woman with the crazy eyes and with a flick of her wrist threw away the weapon. Calmly, Shi Ai then walked to the couch and looked at the woman," Mrs Grey, you run a finishing academy for young girls, don't you? What do you think will happen when it is made known that you were involved in selling a young girl. The statute of limitations for punishing you may have expired but your hard-earned reputation will have gone down the drain. So stop getting wild ideas and let us have a chat.

Mrs Grey seemed to have gotten over her shock and taking a deep breath she said, "I'll go get some water and then we can talk."

Shi Ai just gave a small smirk as the woman scurried inside. Stalling for time but it was a useless tactic. 

The woman carried the glass of water and placed it in front of her and then sat opposite her. Pretending to be a concerned old acquaintance, she started, "How have you been doing? It has been so long since we have seen you. You have grown so well and beautiful. You look just like your mother now with only your hair styled differently. Uhh..how is your father doing? He suffered a great loss from the death of your mother and sister. Shi Ai, please forgive Auntie and Uncle for that time. We really thought that you were imagining things and thus told your parents everything. But everything turned out for the better didn't it? Your father realized his mistake and apologized.."

The woman's uneasy but righteous smile made Shi Ai want o to punch her and break her teeth. How easily she had cleared her conscience and cleared herself from blame. But she was glad that she had not spoken earlier because Mrs Grey had inadvertently revealed a few things believing her to be the real Shi Ai. Mrs Grey genuinely believed that Shi Xiao was dead.

Shi Ai said nothing just continued to stare at the woman until the woman finally started to fidget under the frigid gaze and then finally said, "I see. So you believed that I was imagining things and thus you went to my parents. Why don't you give me a clear explanation about how you reached that conclusion? And then we can have a discussion about the money that.."

As Shi Ai was saying this, she saw Mrs Grey's eyes flick to something behind her and she felt her face freeze. It seemed Mr Grey was here. With a bored expression, Shi Ai picked up the glass of water in front of her and threw the water behind her making the man behind her let out a shocked squeak.

Mrs Grey ran to her husband in horror while Shi Ai continued to say, "Now of both of you are done, can we have a serious discussion? I am not in the mood to indulge your people. Mr And Mrs Grey, if I am not given proper answers in the next few minutes, I will make it difficult for you to breathe let alone work and survive. So please start."

The two people bl.u.s.tered and protested but when everything fell on deaf ears they looked at each other and nodded.

Mrs Grey then kneeled in front of her and began pitifully, "We really planned to help you but your mother discovered our plan. That night the two of you were supposed to come with us and we were worried about how we would support two more mouths. That morning your mother came to us and gave us a small bag of money. She said that it was for the two of you and we could also use it in case we needed it to care for our daughter. She also gave us a locked box saying to pass it to you when you have both grown up. Once she went we opened the bag and we're shocked at the huge amount of cash. We..we thought that since your mother was able to save so much your father must have even more money. That us why we planned to blackmail him and get more money so that we could take fold care of the two of you. But your mother..she discovered us making a deal with your father and she threw us out while abusing us. We had to leave and we were unable to take you.."

The woman was crying pitifully and even her sobs we're heart-wrenching as if she was crying for her own lost children. Shi Ai brought her hands together and let out a loud slow clap for the woman's performance. No wonder Silvia Grey was such a great actor. It was hereditary.

"Let me get this straight, you took money from both my parents and then double-crossing them and two little girls you escaped here to live a comfortable and happy life."

Mrs Grey looked shocked and tried to protest, "No no it is not like that. We have also been punished for our weakness. Our onlybdaughter..she won't talk to us..please believe me, please. We never meant to double-cross you."

Shi Ai sneered at this and asked coldly, " You can try to soothe yourself and your conscience with those lies."

Just then Mr Grey who had until now been silent cut in, "So what if we thought of our daughter instead of you! A daughter of a p.r.o.s.t.i.t.u.t.e is what you were. So all you had to do was follow your mother's footsteps! She should have trained you well!"

"THWACK"

The sound of a slap reverberated in the room while the man fell against the small table. Grabbing the man's collar, Shi Ai uttered with clenched teeth, "a p.r.o.s.t.i.t.u.t.e, was she? Did you not feel shame in using a p.r.o.s.t.i.t.u.t.e's money then? Do you know what a person who uses such money is called? Why don't I make your daughter the same? She has signed a contract with me and I am her new agent. I will get a good price for her. And I will even forward your commission. What do you think?" 

This causes the weekly sobbing woman to break out into loud cries as she begged Shi Ai to spare her daughter. Shi Ai pushed aside the woman and threw a cold glance at the pathetic people."Bring me the box that my mother left with you. It had better be with you and be intact otherwise you will rue the day you were born. And Mr Grey, I want all the old photos that you have..I can see on the walls that you have an interesting hobby. Bring the photos from those years in the next fifteen minutes. I am waiting."

The two people scampered away and went into another room. Shi Ai clenched her hand which had turned red from hitting the man and tried to stop the tears that were threatening to come. Her mother had been planning their escape. They had been poor and a bag of cash meant that she had been saving up for a long time. Shi Ai was shaken out of her reverie when Mrs Grey came into the room carrying a box the size of a shoebox. There were marks of tampering on the box as if someone had tried to forcefully open the lid. Shi Ai gave a cold smile at that and drawled, "You wanted whatever was in this box too?" Mrs Grey looked away but said nothing. She could not refute the truth. Shi Ai kept the box to her side and waited for the photos. Once the man had come with a box full of photographs, Shi Ai made a call and a young boy knocked on the door and then carried away the boxes at her behest. Shi Ai then turned her cold gaze to the couple before warning,"We will meet again. Let me warn you that do not try to escape. You are being watched.If you even leave the house you will not be sure of your return." With that threat echoing in the air, Shi Ai made her way to the car parked across the street where the boy had already placed the boxes in the. trunk. Handing a tip to the boy, Shi Ai climbed into the car and her entire body drooped into the seat.

Though she had found new clues the previous questions were still unanswered. How did the house burn down and where was the real culprit? Their so-called father..