"Well, I'll be leaving now."
Liu Woxing's voice was quiet, but every word rang firm and clear.
After she finished speaking, a deathly silence fell over the room, as though even the air had frozen for a moment.
Liu Fu'an finally put down his tablet and looked over. His eyes, deep as dark pools, slowly narrowed with a barely perceptible hint of danger.
Liu Xingzhou paused with a grape halfway to his mouth. Disbelief flashed through his eyes before he gave a derisive snort, finding the whole thing absurd.
The butler kept smiling, though a subtle chill crept into the curve of his lips.
Lu Ping reacted the most violently.
Almost the instant Liu Woxing finished speaking, she hurled her teacup.
Crash!
The teacup shattered on the floor, and scalding tea splashed onto Liu Woxing's ankles, instantly reddening her skin.
After throwing the cup, Lu Ping said nothing. She simply fixed Liu Woxing with a stare full of warning and fury.
Every time she had given her that look in the past, Liu Woxing had immediately apologized and corrected her behavior.
But this time, Liu Woxing only looked at her quietly.
Her gaze was calm, her breathing perfectly steady. She showed no reaction whatsoever to what Lu Ping had done.
Then, without hesitation, she turned and walked toward the front door.
Lu Ping's breath caught.
For the first time, she felt a powerful sense of impending danger. This canary, always so docile and easy to control, seemed truly ready to break free of her cage.
"Just you dare step out that door!" Lu Ping snapped furiously.
Liu Woxing kept walking, her back straight, neither servile nor defiant.
Bang!
Liu Fu'an slammed his tablet onto the table, strode over to Liu Woxing, and stood before her, looking down at her without