Chapter 146

His face was flushed with anger. “Mom, I told you! That child’s death had nothing to do with me! I didn’t do it. You and Uncle just stay in Korea—stop meddling in things here!” Then he hung up and casually tossed his phone onto the sofa. He stood by the window after that, staring blankly out at the street below. This was the first time I’d seen him so worked up. I’d always thought of him as that calm, elegant type—never confrontational, always handling his issues behind the scenes. Seeing him visibly angry like this? Really rare. He’d mentioned his mom once before, and I could tell back then he genuinely cared about her. I never imagined they'd have such a rocky relationship. But it did make sense. Anyone would be upset if their own mom doubted them. Still… the “child” he was talking about—was he referring to Cindy Clark’s kid? And why would his mom even care about that baby? I was totally confused, but it was obviously not the right time to start snooping, so I just quietly backed awa