Chapter 38: More Dirty Secrets Revealed

Amber's heart skipped a beat under the intensity of that gaze. Tina seemed terrifyingly different. Instinctively, she took a step back, and the others were similarly daunted by Tina's formidable presence. Everyone wondered if this was really the same girl raised in a rural village. Her aura alone was something many socialites couldn't match. The room fell silent for a moment until Hugo, after a brief pause, asked Tina, "Is there really no other way?" Tina's tone was much gentler when she replied to Hugo, "There is, wait for the drug to wear off!" Hugo simply nodded, not saying much more, and then said, "Since you can't solve it, let's go back. If there's nothing else in the future, we won't come here." His statement was a public slap in the face to Elizabeth. She was furious, exclaiming, "Hugo! What do you mean? Are you cutting ties with me?" Hugo replied sternly, "Mother! I still call you mother, out of respect for the fact that you gave birth to me and raised me. You are my mother,