In the living room of the villa, Nangong Yu supported the woman with a bulging belly as she sat down on the sofa.
Nangong Yu's large hand caressed the woman's abdomen. "In just three more months, our twins—a boy and a girl—will be born."
He pressed his face against her belly. A doting and gentle look appeared in the depths of his profound eyes, and a happy, joyful smile curled the corners of his mouth.
That was a side of him Lawson had never seen before.
So, he actually had such a gentle side.
When Lawson snapped back to reality, his face twisted in anguish. He wanted to step forward and pull Nangong Yu away, but in the next second, Wen Yan dragged him out of the villa.
If they didn't leave now, the invisibility talisman's time would run out, and they would be exposed right under Nangong Yu's nose.
Lawson was pulled back into the car by Wen Yan, his eyes entirely bloodshot. "That woman is over ten years older than him. She's in her forties now. She is Moni, the maid who took care of him since he was a child. How could he possibly like an old woman?"
It must all be fake!
Looking at the agitated Lawson, Wen Yan ruthlessly shattered the lingering illusions in his heart. "He was raised by Moni when he was little. When others bullied him, Moni was the first to stand up and protect him. When he was scared to sleep at night, it was also Moni who held him as he slept."
"He has been paranoid since childhood and possesses a very strong desire to control and possess Moni. Besides Moni, he has no feelings for anyone else. Stop your wishful thinking."
Wen Yan looked up Moni in her system.
What she found immediately made her heart race with shock.
[So Moni also played a role in fueling Nangong Yu's ambition to seize power and reach the top.]
[Although Moni was a maid, she was beautiful. She even thought herself more beautiful than the First Crown Princess. Ambitious and driven, she always wanted to climb higher.]
[When Nangong Yu was still young, she tried to seduce the First Prince. However, the First Prince and the First Crown Princess were deeply in love, and he did not fall for her seduction. Because of this, she harbored a grudge against them and would occasionally badmouth them in front of Nangong Yu.]
[As Nangong Yu slowly grew up, he once saw the First Prince slap Moni across the face and tell her to get lost. Because of this, he began to resent his eldest brother and sister-in-law.]
[He swore to stand at the absolute pinnacle of power to vent his beloved woman's anger and ensure she would never be bullied by anyone again.]
[Moni is a very realistic woman. If Nangong Yu had no power or influence, she would never have had children with him! Before Nangong Yu, she had already hooked up with several men of noble status.]
[Nangong Yu used Lawson as a tool, but little did he know that he himself was just a part of Moni's game. There's always a bigger fish in the pond!]
Pfft—
While Wen Yan was completely immersed in the gossip, she suddenly heard the sound of someone spitting blood.
It turned out that Si Moyan had handed the binoculars to Lawson, and Lawson had just witnessed the scene in the villa's living room where Nangong Yu affectionately kissed Moni.
Nangong Yu held Moni in his arms as if she were a rare and precious treasure.
Lawson threw the binoculars away. He wiped the bright red blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins.
The impact of this scene on him was no different from the arrival of the apocalypse.
"I have another way to make you see clearly, once and for all, that Nangong Yu has absolutely no feelings for you."
Lawson looked at Wen Yan with a deep frown. "Just who exactly are you?"
"Just think of me as someone who can read faces and tell fortunes."
After a long moment of silence, Lawson spoke, "Tell me, what is the way?"
Wen Yan whispered her plan to him.
...
The night was deep.
Lawson invited Nangong Yu to dinner at a high-end restaurant.
Lawson had booked the entire place; they were the only two people in the restaurant.
Nangong Yu said expressionlessly, "The assets you transferred to me last time require your personal seal?"
Lawson nodded. "I overlooked it last time. I brought the seal with me tonight."
Nangong Yu took out several documents. "Since you brought it, stamp the seal now. Rest assured, with you handing the properties over to me to manage, I won't shortchange you or the Luo family."
Watching Nangong Yu's impatient eagerness to obtain all his assets, Lawson's heart tightened continuously.
"Your Highness, Luya is dead. Aren't you sad?"
Nangong Yu frowned slightly. "She is my first love. Of course I'm sad. Therefore, I will have the court sentence Luo Yuan to death as soon as possible!"
Lawson took out a seal and handed it to Nangong Yu.
Nangong Yu quickly stamped the seal.
Lawson raised his wine glass. "Your Highness, I have given everything to you. I hope you won't let me down in the future."
Nangong Yu clinked glasses with Lawson and drank.
Seeing Nangong Yu finish the glass of wine, Lawson's eyes flickered.
Before coming, Wen Yan had given him a packet of truth serum, which he had secretly slipped into Nangong Yu's wine glass.
Whatever he asked next, Nangong Yu would spill the truth.
Taking a deep breath, Lawson asked, "Your Highness, the woman you truly love... is it Moni?"
Nangong Yu narrowed his profound eyes and raised his long fingers to rub his temples. "Moni? Yes, I only love her."
Lawson's heart instantly felt as if it were plummeting into an abyss.
"From beginning to end, were you just using me? You already knew I was the one who accompanied you during the time you were blind, didn't you?"
Nangong Yu felt something was slightly off. He obviously shouldn't answer this question, but his mouth still made a sound uncontrollably. "Yes."
Lawson's eyes were already bloodshot red. His large hand resting on the table suddenly clenched into a fist. "After Luo Yuan goes to the gallows, do you plan to release the video of me killing Luya?"
Nangong Yu's breathing quickened slightly. "Yes."
The veins on Lawson's forehead bulged one by one. "So, I'm just a pawn for you to climb to the pinnacle of power?"
This time, Nangong Yu did not answer.
He broke through the fog and barrier, his mind suddenly becoming clear.
A sharp, murderous glint flashed in his eyes. "Are you trying to trick me into talking?"
Wen Yan, who was monitoring everything in the private room from outside, didn't expect Nangong Yu to snap out of it so quickly.
Not only was Nangong Yu deeply scheming, but his mental fortitude was also incredibly strong.
"Lawson, quickly use the invisibility talisman, or Nangong Yu will kill you in that room."
Hearing Wen Yan's voice through the earpiece, Lawson remained unmoved. His bloodshot eyes stared deadly at Nangong Yu. "The personal seal is fake. I left the real one at home and didn't bring it."
Nangong Yu was slightly taken aback. Recovering himself, he curled his lips into a smile. "Lawson, at this point, do you really think I care about your assets? Giving them to me is just icing on the cake; it won't make much of a difference. However, I am a bit curious. How did you suddenly get smart enough to know how to bait me into confessing?"
Lawson's heart was torn into shreds by Nangong Yu's cold-blooded and ruthless words.
Now that he was no longer of any use, Nangong Yu wasn't even willing to tell a single lie to deceive him anymore!
He directly exposed his true nature.
A scalding tear slid down from the corner of Lawson's eye.
Nangong Yu watched coldly as he pulled a handgun from his waist. "Secretary Lawson, you shouldn't have tested me. Originally, I was going to let you live for a few more days."
Lawson let out a burst of agonizing, despairing laughter. "Nangong Yu, you have deceived me so completely! But do you really think you have swept away every obstacle on your path to becoming king? Perhaps you have forgotten that the son of your eldest brother and sister-in-law, the Queen's most beloved little prince, still has not been found?"
