At 9:45 p.m., the candlelight in the Lu Mansion study cast the shadows of those present onto the gray brick floor. Jiang Wan tapped the tabletop gently with her silver hairpin, her gaze fixed on the fake wedding matron bound to the armchair. The silver bracelet on the woman’s wrist glinted coldly in the candlelight—it was a piece Jiang Rou had bestowed upon a confidant just last year.
"Speak," Lu Jingyuan’s voice was as cold as a blade. "Who is the master behind you?"
The fake matron clenched her teeth in silence, but Ren Yao suddenly swung her soft whip, moving closer. "Do you think your silence will save you? The Xue family members captured earlier have already confessed. You are nothing but scapegoats!"
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