890: Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa

"That's one hell of a coincidence," said Raelle.1

Tang Hebe could only hum softly in response. What else could she say? She definitely didn't have anyone spying on her ex-husband. It was really just a coincidence when her cousin sent her a picture of Raelle and Shui Xian at the Civil Affairs Beaurue. Of course, it was shocking news to her but at the same time, somewhere she subconsciously thought it was meant to happen.

Over the years, she came to accept the fact that her addition to Shui Xian's life was a mistake. She couldn't give him anything else apart from sorrow and despair. His partner was meant to be Raelle. She only delayed them from becoming one. And that's why she accepted it easily when she learned that Shui Xian married Raelle.

The silence around her made Tang Hebe snap back to reality and she frowned when she noticed that Raelle was still standing right there. She didn't say anything, she didn't move, she practically did nothing except for looking at her face.

"You aren't leaving?" asked Tang Hebe finally when she couldn't take it anymore.

"Why so eager to kick me out?" asked Raelle.

"I'm not eager," refuted Tang Hebe.

"Your face says otherwise," was Raelle's response which made Tang Hebe's face blush a little. After all, she indeed was looking forward to Raelle leaving right now. Since the moment she entered, she hadn't let Tang Hebe breathe in peace.

She was like sitting on pins and needles around Raelle. Her attack level was too high for someone like Tang Hebe. As Raelle said, her mental ability was very weak. She wasn't an opponent of Raelle who threw around bitter pills at every turn.

"Okay, the last question," started Raelle and Tang Hebe almost lost her mind. These questions were really not helping her relax at all!

"What? What is it now? Why do you even have so many questions?"

"I was born with a lot of questions," was Raelle's answer to her. Tang Hebe pursed her lips while Raelle continued without caring about Tang Hebe's mood, "You decided to leave Shui Xian because you learned the truth behind his mother's death and what part your family played in it. Am I right? Or am I right?"

Tang Hebe was startled and momentarily forgot to control her expressions. "How do you know that? No, did you tell Shui Xian? You can't do that. You can't tell him about that."

Raelle only had one thought in her mind right now, 'Oh, this fish was easy to hook.'

She had been wondering what prompted Tang Hebe to divorce Shui Xian out of nowhere but now it was clear. Tang Hebe indeed learned that her family killed Shui Xian's mother and she wanted to run from that truth. She didn't know how to face him after everything so she chose the easiest way out. Run!

Tsk. Humans had always been good at running. When things don't go their way, their first thought isn't how to solve the problem, it's always how to run from that problem. 

"I have no words for you," said Raelle. "How did you learn about it though?"

Tang Hebe composed herself and told her, "I overheard my mother's conversation with my aunt. That's how I knew."

"Oh, so after years, you so conveniently happened to overhear everything? If I'm not wrong, you also broke off your relationship with your family, no?"

"In the fourth year of our marriage, my family tried to ease the differences between us. Seeing how sincere they were, I softened up. It was during that time, my friends called me out and I saw my mother in the restaurant. I wanted to say hello but ended up hearing their conversation."

Raelle was silent again for a long while before saying, "I wonder whether I should say your mother is a good schemer or that you're really an idiot. Personally, I'm inclined to believe the latter."

"Hey! You can't call me an idiot!"

"If I don't call an idiot, an idiot. What else should I call you? Mona Lisa?"

Raelle really didn't think anyone would fall for such petty tricks but Tang Hebe did. Calling her naive wasn't even enough at this point.

"People led you by your nose and you followed through," said Raelle. "You're not just credulous. You're simply out of your mind."

"Don't you think you'd been insulting me a lot?"

"No, I'm just stating facts," said Raelle. "For the first time in my life, I don't want to speak the truth to someone. But I'm still me. I believe the truth will hurt you even more."

"What do you mean?"

"My mother-in-law died in an accident," told Raelle. "Even before your family's clutches could reach her, the angel of death got to her. So, even though your family did plan to murder her, they weren't the reason she died." She observed Tang Hebe's pale face as she went on, "Ms. Tang, you'd been played badly by your own family. They did everything to destroy your relationship but in the end, you destroyed that relationship with your own hands." She stretched her index finger and tapped Tang Hebe's shoulder saying, "Thank you for running away! If you hadn't left, how would I find my husband? So, I should really thank you. How about I take you out for a meal after your discharge? Let's do that."

Tang Hebe didn't even react. Because currently, she was really going through a very complicated phase. She wasn't even able to understand her own emotions. It felt like she was being stabbed repeatedly and someone was reminding her how much of a fool she was. But then again, that was Raelle's intention, no?

Her family played her for a fool for so long and she actually fell for it? She was always guarded against them when they came at her strongly but when they started the sweet attack by using her familial feelings for them, she was rendered defenseless.

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