Xin Huohuo was beyond stunned, because the old woman's words were completely accurate. If Miss Lei hadn't been so genuinely kind to her, and if Huohuo had sensed even a hint of malice, she would have suspected the old woman of having ulterior motives.
"Why?" she asked. "Why have you been watching over me?"
"Because of your father," Miss Lei sighed. "He asked me to, and I gave him my promise."
Xin Huohuo had thought she'd already had her fill of surprises. Yet the feeling of being stunned kept reaching new heights. 'Is this it?' she even wondered. 'Is this the absolute peak of unexpected revelations?' The shock of it all was simply staggering.
Seeing that she was too stunned to speak, Miss Lei sighed again. "The Lei Family is no ordinary family, and neither is the Xin family. Families like ours have certain secret connections. That's how I knew your father, and why he trusted me so deeply."
