The moment Huo Yunting entered the room, a cup shattered at his feet.
Huo Yunting jumped in fright. The Old Woman was already beside herself with rage. "Everyone, get out!"
Old Zheng tried to persuade her. "Madam, you..."
"Old Zheng, you too."
"Yes. Please calm down. We can discuss this slowly if there's anything to discuss."
Everyone withdrew.
Huo Yunting picked up the shards.
"Just look at the wonderful children you raised!" The Old Woman was nearly mad with fury. "What is this? A coup? A battle for the throne?! Is our Huo Family putting on a Xuanwu Gate Incident!?"
Huo Yunting was troubled as well. "Mom, it may not be as serious as that..."
"Not serious!?"
The Old Woman pointed at Huo Yunting. "It's because of you! You supported your daughter and pushed your son away, so he... so he resorted to such desperate measures!"
Huo Yunting set the shards aside, walked over, and sat on the edge of the bed with a smile. "Mom, we still haven't figured things out. You're too nervous. Maybe it really is a misunderstanding."
"A misunderstanding!?"
The Old Woman was so furious she could barely catch her breath. "I... I really... There's an eighty or ninety percent chance Wennan did this. He... he's panicked enough to hire outsiders to kill his own younger sister! This is all your fault! You refused to support him! You made him feel abandoned, and that's why he did something so utterly heartless!"
Huo Yunting's eyes grew moist as well. "Mom, I'll handle it."
"You! Hurry up and soothe Wennan. Give him more authority, let him start taking over. Otherwise... I don't even dare imagine what else he might do! If greed clouds his mind, he might even harm you!"
Huo Yunting forced a weary smile. "He won't.