Everyone already knew she had let his mother go before. If he tried to accuse her, they would only laugh at him, call him spoiled, and criticize him instead.
His mother had always taught him tricks, schemes, and how to twist words. He wasn't stupid. He understood he couldn't win this way.
So his face turned darker. He gritted his teeth until they squeaked.
"Fine!" he spat. "If you don't help me, then I'll tell everyone that you captured my mother. I'll say you're keeping her locked up so she can't reunite with me. Then everyone will hate you!"
He thought he was smart. He thought his plan was perfect.
But Su Jiyai only tilted her head, smiling coldly. "Go ahead. Tell them. Do you think they'll believe you? Everyone in this base already knows the truth. They know I released your mother. They know she left on her own. Your lies won't stand."
Her tone was calm, but it was like a knife cutting through his heart.
