An Lan heard the word "mistress" and unconsciously furrowed her brows.
"The truck driver has been out for years. Relying on his wife's trust, he started another family outside. But he's very tight-lipped and only mentioned it to a few people. My people managed to trace the lead because the truck driver let it slip during a drunken conversation with his friends. That's when I had someone follow that thread to investigate."
Huo Zhanting held An Lan's hand, the calloused fingertips gently stroking the back of her hand as if soothing her.
"Once we know the person involved, it's not that hard to investigate. The mistress outside that the truck driver's been seeing is pregnant. Using her pregnancy, she's forcing the truck driver to divorce his wife and buy her a house."
"So it's because of the house…" An Lan immediately caught on.
Huo Zhanting nodded slightly.
