Chapter 445

The next morning . . .

Mia Chen mindlessly stared at the ceiling all night . She didn’t even notice that her dark hotel room has gained some source of light from the window as the day was about to break .

After turning off all the monitors that displayed different angles of Morris Liu’s room, Mia Chen just lay in her bed all night . She wasn’t able to sleep as the scene she saw — Lexi and Morris Liu being intimate with each other — kept repeating on her head .

Wasn’t she prepared to return the happiness he lost? Mia Chen was certain that she was . However, why does her heart ached? Why was it betraying her?

“You’re doing the right thing . . . we are different . Lexi is selfish, she would do anything just to keep him with him even if he says he doesn’t want her anymore . While I, on the other hand, is selfless . . . ” Murmuring in the air, Mia Chen convinced herself that what she did shouldn’t make her feel hurt .

She wasn’t remorseful for what she had done . But she was more like consoling her broken heart for doing the “right” thing .

“Yes, we are different . I will sacrifice my own happiness for him . I am better . . . always . ” She added as the last drop of tear fell from the side of her eyes .

Closing her eyes, Mia Chen deeply inhaled and then exhaled . She had been crying every once in a while throughout the night . Fortunately, the party next door was loud enough so her cries weren’t heard outside these walls .

“Well . . . ” Just as she wiped her tears, Mia Chen felt the vibrations of the mattress her phone caused by her side . Turning to its direction, Mia Chen languidly reached for her phone to see who was calling her early in the morning .

Upon seeing that it was Kevin Woo, her brows knitted . It was just five in the morning and Kevin Woo wouldn’t call her in this hour .

“Did something happened?” She muttered before letting it ring for three more times before she answered, sounding weary .

“Brother Kevin . . . ?” Thanks for her uncontrollable emotions last night, Mia Chen’s voice sounded believable as her throat was hoarse as if she just woke up .

“Goodmorning . . . “

“What time is it? Did something happened?” Arching her brows, Mia Chen patiently waited for an explanation for this sudden call .

“Uhm . . . There’s an emergency and I have to leave the country for a while so . . . ” Sounding sorry as ever, Kevin Woo explained .

“What? Where? I mean, why?” Knitting her brows, Mia Chen slowly rose to a sitting position as she glanced at the light fog through the huge window .

“To country J with Ethan . . . Mia, have you seen the news?” Kevin Woo could hardly explain what was going on with her, but in the end, he ended up asking her such questions .

“News? What news?” Feigning innocence, Mia Chen checked her manicured nails with less interest .

“About Lexi and Morris . . . ” This time, Kevin Woo’s voice faded as he seemed he could not finish what he was about to say .

For a while, there was this pure silence on both ends of the line as neither of them uttered a word . It was only broken when Mia Chen spoke .

“Brother Kevin, I know it’s unbelievable and maybe, it’s all just a misunderstanding . Let’s just hope that there’s a reason for that . ” Mia Chen gently comforted yet, the sneer on her lips was a terrible reminder that she was a heartless manipulator .

She knew what kind of news he was talking about . It was the news that she herself took part in it to be exposed . Well, not just exposed, but she orchestrated it to happen . She was just lucky that Lexi and Morris Liu were cooperative that made things a lot easier .

“It’s fine . Don’t worry about me . Be a good friend to Mr . Lu . I’m sure he needed one . ” Continuing her act, Mia Chen didn’t press about the matter further as she could not care less . Kevin Woo only responded with a low hummed before they bid their usual farewell and the line was cut short .

“Oh, poor Mr . Lu . . . ” Imagining how broken Ethan Lu must have felt, it gave her pleasure in a way . At the very least, she wasn’t the only one who was left with a wounded heart .

Mia Chen then began freshening herself up as this should be a good day for her . She wanted to look at her best as she witnesses Lexi and Ethan Lu’s relationship crumble down to bits . After that, she turned on all the monitors and saved all the files into a single flash drive as she would release this in the later dates .

After all, she had already tipped a few people that were now waiting in front of Morris Liu’s front door . Since these people that she snuck inside were only a few, it wouldn’t gather much attention . Moreover, there weren’t many guests on the said floor as it was for VIPs only .

After doing everything and making sure that she left nothing important, Mia Chen hummed her way out of her room . Unlike the melancholic atmosphere she left inside the room, Mia Chen’s mood had a 180-degree change .

Just as she left the room with a fake content heart, Mia Chen’s steps halted as her heart recoiled in surprise . Her eyes moved from the person’s shoes up to his sharp, cold pair of eyes that was standing in front of her door .

“Bro — brother Mo? Why—” Stuttering, Mia Chen’s heart pounded as her heart fluttered, and at the same time, she had a gut feeling that this would not end well .

“Why am I here and not . . . there?” Morris Liu coldly stared down on her as he slowly erected his forefinger, pointing up, referring to the floor above them which he and Lexi “should be” at this moment .

“Oh? Good morning . ” Just as Mia Chen was in the process to understand what was going on, the door next to her room that was booming until three in the morning suddenly opened .

There, Lexi appeared with a cup of coffee on her hand and a sly smirk to greet her a good morning .

“What . . . ” Unable to muster a word, Mia Chen took a step back, but before she could run away, Morris Liu slammed his hand on the closed door behind her — on her ride side — giving her no way out .

“Oh no, Miss Chen . We don’t mean harm but we just wanted to talk . . . let’s chat for a bit, okay?” Lexi offered a sweet smile as she invited the terrified Mia Chen . However, her sweet front failed to hide the vicious glint that flashed across her pair of eyes .