Last night, they'd seen her kill. They'd seen her covered in blood, methodical and cold and utterly ruthless. They'd seen the monster she could become when someone threatened what was hers. And while they'd accepted it, while they'd comforted her and promised their unconditional support, she could see the lingering shock in their eyes. The way Jin Boyuan couldn't quite look at her directly. The careful distance Chen Yue maintained.
They were her family, and they loved her. But they'd also seen what she was capable of, and that knowledge had changed something fundamental between them.
She wouldn't add to that burden. Wouldn't let them see more of the violence she was prepared to commit if anyone at that board meeting decided to be difficult.
