Milady felt her palms grow damp with sweat.
She had to come up with a plausible motive immediately, one that would explain everything without raising suspicion… 'What should I say? What can I say to stop Aunt Hong from connecting the dots between Terry, Huai Tuo, and the casino?'
She had only a split second to react. She and Terry never associated with each other, so even a simple excuse like "we were just chatting" would sound too forced.
'That's right, Terry wasn't alone that night.'
"Doesn't Terry go to the park often too?" Not daring to pause for too long, she quickly changed the subject. "She and Wei Lian... they usually go together, you know."
As she put a slight emphasis on Wei Lian's name, a wave of discomfort washed over Milady, and she felt a faint sense of humiliation. How could she let herself be backed into a corner where her only option was to feign interest in some boy?