novelraw Chapter 964 A plea for redemption
Chapter 964 A plea for redemption
Lin bowed to which Shui could only drop her jaw in disbelief.
"It was just yesterday when I clearly told you not to show your face to me and yet you...!?"
She angrily clenched her jaw. "Are you trying to prove that Jun made a mistake in agreeing to your parole and that you were better off in prison?"
Lin shook his head. "I am not here to hurt you, Miss. Han. I came here to tell you something important which I wanted to tell you yesterday."
"And again. I think was I clear that-"
"You don't want to hear anything that I have to say. I know," he said with a calm breath and steady gaze. "But you have to listen to me because it's for your own good."
She snorted with a hint of fury. "My own good? Now do I have to know from you what is for my good and what isn't?"
Lin stared at her, his eyes wielding a strange determination in them.
"I hope you do because..."
His heart in his chest thudded as he thought of the past.
"Because I care about Sir Jun. I care about Sir Jin, the Liu family. That's why I care about you because you are precious to them."
"Care..." her fingers curled into a fist. "You wouldn't have betrayed Jun if you had really cared about him. Your betrayal...had hurt him the most, Hou Lin."
She stepped towards him, her cold gaze leaking with threat and animosity.
"You two worked together. You made Sky grow together. You were hard-working, talented and dedicated. Jun really liked working with you. He admired your spirit. Maybe it was the reason why Jun agreed for your parole."
She wryly chuckled. "Maybe he thought that if not for Zhan Yahui's manipulation, you would still be working with him...as a part of his Sky family."
Lin bowed with gratitude, his heart beating fast with excitement - not regarding the news he was about to share with her, but the fact that his sincerity reasonated with her - even if just a little bit.
He met her gaze and said, "I hope you will not accept Mr. Kang Yuze's confession. I think he is hiding something from you."
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Jin stared at his father who stood at the room's entrance, staring back at them. Jin looked at him, then at Alix and then back at Jinhai.
He immediately withdrew his hands away from Alix's head in panic. He took a look at his position that was practically leaning over Alix on her chair.
This looks so wrong...
Jin stood straight in attention as if he was attending some military camp. Alix, for her own reasons, abruptly jumped on her feet as well with a stiff expression. She looked away, not able to meet Jinhai's gaze.
"T-This is not what it looks like..." Jin stuttered with his heart violently crashing back and forth in his chest.
Jinhai walked further in and blinked once. "I didn't insinuate anything."
"Ah...is that so?"
I still don't know if I should feel relieved or not...
Jinhai glanced at Alix. "Hello Miss. Ren. Nice to meet you."
Alix pressed her lips and greeted him back. "Hello, Mr. Liu. Same here."
"Will you be working as Jin's secretary?"
Jin's eyes widened, horrified. "Huh? What? Who will be my secretary? This woman here? No chance!"