Xie Yanxi’s gaze was as cold as frost, carrying a trace of mockery. "Mostly... out of fear that the matter would come to light."
"Come to light?"
"He loved someone he could not have. My mother was merely a replacement. Ten years ago... something must have been discovered. Terrified that his own filth would be exposed, he naturally had to silence what he considered a stain and a disgrace."
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