His dark pupils were tinged with a cold color, sinister and frightening.
She had thought it was the prelude to a storm, but then he suddenly softened his tone, "If it's about the news, I can explain."
He was someone who never explained himself.
A snowflake had just fallen into Ji Anning's eyes, masking the tears she couldn't help but let surface as she scoffed with a cold laugh, "Saying it's because of the news is close enough, I suppose. I'm afraid of losing Danning as a friend. Our friendship of over a decade, these years without her companionship, might have been even more miserable for me."
Her voice paused for a moment before changing in tone, becoming even colder and more ruthless, "But... it's more because Grandpa has already decided to step down and pass the reins to Jingfeng. Mom called me, saying that as long as I agree, the position as the J.C. family's matriarch will be mine without contest."
As she spoke, she curled her lips into a smile of unbridled greed.
