Stowaway

"Please, Robb, I'm begging you.

I didn't have anything to do with the child being poisoned. I've never even touched him!"

Rain was pouring in the early winter as the piercing cold wind swept through the city. The sky was overcast. Even in the daytime, the entire villa had to be brightly lit.

Janette Mao knelt on the ground, clutching the man's trousers. Her face was black and blue—someone had slapped her hard. Her wet clothes clung to her body, and the blood on her forehead fell from her cheek along with the rain.

"Robb, don't let yourself get swayed. She's the only one who got anywhere near Edward." Nicole Xi stood aside, spite written all over her face. It was actually she who had poisoned Edward Xi and put the blame on Janette Mao. There was no way Janette Mao was able to get away with this.

"Fuck off!" As Robb Xi stepped back, Janette Mao lost her balance, falling to the ground rather awkwardly.

The coldness entered her body. A chill ran down her spine as she felt his murderous aura envelope her.

She had been in love with Robb Xi for ten years. She didn't expect him to treat her like this.

Edward Xi was Kelly Xia's son. Besides, Janette Mao didn't even hurt Edward Xi. Why wasn't anyone believing her?

"Janette, no one can save you this time. You deserve to die."

Robb Xi bent down, a cold look on his face.

He then tore off his trouser.

"Anything touched by you is disgusting to me!" he spat, visibly sickened. He avoided her like the plague.

He threw the cloth on the ground as he turned to go back to the villa, his servants following him behind. Despair filled Janette's heart.

The door was slammed shut.

Nicole Xi approached Janette Mao and got on her knees, looking the latter in the eye.

Without warning, she stood back up and stepped on Janette's hand. Before Janette Mao could make a sound, Martina Xu covered her mouth with her hand.

Her cry for help was muffled.

"I don't care if you're from the Mao family. To me, you're nothing but an insect I can just step on.

I said I was going to dethrone you from your position as Mr. Xi.

I did it, right?

Stay away from Robb or I can't guarantee you that I'm going to spare your life."

Nicole Xi narrowed her eyes with a malicious smile.

"Nicole, did you do it? Were you the one who poisoned Edward?" Janette Mao was on the verge of collapsing.

"So what? Are you going to tell my brother? He won't believe you."

Nicole Xi was calm and collected. Gracefully tinkering with her earring, she said smugly, "Martina, please teach my sister-in-law a lesson."

"Nicole Xi, I'll kill you!" Janette Mao rose from the ground, her hair disheveled as she grabbed Nicole Xi by the neck.

Nicole Xi's face turned red as she slapped Janette Mao, her fingernails scratching her face. However, Janette Mao remained unfazed.

"Mr. Xi, Mrs. Xi has gone crazy! She's going to kill Miss Xi!

Ahh! Mr. Xi, she's dying!"

Martina Xu wailed, successfully attracting the attention of the servants nearby.

Flustered, Janette Mao began to comprehend how insane she must have seemed. She quickly withdrew her hands upon this realization.

"You want to kill Miss Xi, you lunatic!"

A servant beat Janette Mao with a stick.

Dejected, she couldn't believe how snobbish these servants were.

"Nicole, Robb is your brother." Janette Mao was in disbelief—Nicole Xi couldn't have possibly fallen in love with Robb Xi, her own brother.

"So what? Are you forgetting that we're not blood-related? My mother got married to his father, and then I changed my surname to Xi."

Nicole Xi retreated a few steps until she was standing behind a servant, still mildly afraid.