Chapter 40: Chapter 40

Author's POV:

A heavy silence hung in the air, thick with tension and unspoken revelations. Chen Xinyi seemed to curl in on herself further under the weight of Song Bo's searing words and accusatory gaze. 

Around them, the other members of the Song family could only watch in stunned disbelief as the foundations of their entire domestic life were systematically dismantled. Even the brash Song Yangyao found herself uncharacteristically muted, mouth working soundlessly.

It was Huang Jiang who finally broke the loaded silence, features set in a rictus of grim resolve as he fixed Chen Xinyi with his piercing stare.

"Well, madam? Your husband has laid the truth bare at long last. What say you to these grievous allegations? Will you continue compounding your sins through refusal and denial? Or will you show even a shred of human decency by confessing to your crimes at last?"