Chapter 243 A Deal With the Devil


    "Lady Qi, how can you be so sure about what you are saying?" Adam was giggling, reiterating the


    same question.


    "Of course, I''m very sure! My men dumped her in the river on a rainy day. With the high water level and


    increased intensity of the waves, how could she possibly survive?"


    "You tell me. Lady Qi, I handed her to you on a silver tter and now you are telling me that you aren''t


    sure where she is? That''s not my problem, is it?"


    Amy was exasperated by Adam''s denial. His calmness infuriated her. Despite his crisp voice, it was


    clear he was the devil reincarnation.


    "Adam Huo, this is going too far. It was you who abducted Linda. I will tell Young Master Mu


    everything."


    Amy said, after a brief moment of silence.


    Clearly, such a threat meant nothing to Adam.


    Boiling with rage, Amy added, "She isn''t Linda Xia, is she? The real Linda Xia is buried deep in the


    river."


    "Lady Qi, how can you be so sure about what you are saying?"


    "Of course, I''m very sure! My men dumped her in the river on a rainy day. With the high water level and


    increased intensity of the waves, how could she possibly survive?" The words rang through the phone,


    like a dagger piercing Amy''s heart.


    Her pupils contracted violently and she cried heatedly, "Adam, did you record me?"


    "Yes and why not? If Charles Mu received a copy of the recording, how would he fight back against


    your Qi n?"


    Calm as he was, a chill run up her spine.


    She could hardly imagine how Charles would react if the recording fell into his hands.


    What she did know was that he would resort to implementing sanctions against the Qi n, making it


    impossible for them to secure a ce in SH.


    She took a deep breathe and held the phone tightly. "What do you want?"


    "Simple! There was a deal between us. Don''t you remember your promise to me?"


    "What is it?"


    "Well, you agreed to sign off half of Qi n''s property for Linda Xia. The deadline is in half a month,


    remember?"


    It struck her that because of her hatred for Linda, she had readily epted Adam''s terms. She med


    Linda for taking everything away from her and causing her to struggle alone in Britain. Back then due to


    hatred, she had lost her mind and made a deal without thinking.


    Now, she realised that it had been a bad deal.


    If her parents knew about what she had promised to do, the consequences would be severe.


    "What are you talking about?" Amy was trying to think of a n to get herself out of this hell hole she


    had dug herself into. She decided to deny just as he had done.


    If he ned to act shamelessly, then she would as well. She was too impulsive to consider the


    consequences back then but now she regretted it.


    She was upset with Adam because of that. She wanted to pretend like it never happened.


    She would continue to investigate the fake Linda in private.


    So she hung up, Leaving Adam wondering why she ended the conversation abruptly. Was it because of


    rage due to the failed deal or fear?


    In either case, as a century-old literary family, The Qi n had a wealth of investments and capital


    resources. As a result, Adam was surprised when Amy agreed with his crazy deal. He had nned to


    keep Linda for himself but eventually gave her to Amy in return for a generous reward.


    As for Lisa, Adam never mentioned that he was cing her within the Mu n.


    What happened next wasn''t his business.


    As the old saying, "Heaven will destroy those who don''t look out for themselves." He didn''t think he had


    broken any rules.


    After she hung up, Amy stood in front of the dressing mirror, shivering with the phone in her hands.


    She was furious.


    Adam was the mastermind but she couldn''t find any evidence that it was him who had abducted Linda.


    The fake one must have had links with Adam as well. Otherwise, she wouldn''t have framed her.


    Amy felt like whatever she was going to do, she was trapped, even if she had a small part to y in


    what was happening. If she wasn''t careful, she would be med for everything. And all that was


    because of a momentarypse in judgement, a few years ago.


    Her phone buzzed, yanking her back to reality. A message from Adam.


    ''You only have half a month. If you transfer half of Qi n''s property by the deadline, I will ask Linda to


    change the story about falling into the pond. If you don''t, I will send the recording to Charles. The ball is


    in your court.''


    Looking at the message, she became annoyed. How would she transfer half the property?


    She only had stakes to a third of the property assets.


    She needed to seek her parents'' consent to give away half of the property.


    But once she told them the story, she would reveal everything that she had done.


    In the end, she decided to keep the secret from them.


    Holding the phone tightly in his hands and eyes glued on the message, she deleted it. Meanwhile,


    another message came in.


    It was from Sarah Shen.


    She looked closer and read, "Wee back, my dear. Let''s hang out! I miss you!"


    Hang out?


    Amy was in no mood to hang out.


    The message reeked of happiness and carefreeness, just like Sarah''s personality, but Amy had a lot on


    her mind.


    As Amy locked the screen, she became furious and couldn''t help but throw the phone on the floor.


    The sound of the phone breaking apart attracted Bob and Amanda''s attention.


    Amanda got up from the sofa and ran towards Amy''s room. She wanted to check whether her daughter


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