"It wasn't intentional. There were compelling reasons behind it," Wu Yuansheng explained awkwardly. "At the time, I was kidnapped by the Ma Family. If I hadn't done as they said, they would have killed me on the spot."
"I had no choice, so I could only do as Young Master Ma demanded."
"But you could have just feigned compliance!" Wu Jianjian retorted anxiously. "Then, after escaping the Ma Family's control, you could have told Mr. Qin everything and let him take charge and protect you. Wouldn't that have solved the problem!"
"I admit I made the wrong choice. I thought that Mr. Qin and the Lin Family were no match for the Ma Family. So, I banked on a sliver of hope and followed Young Master Ma's orders," Wu Yuansheng bitterly confessed, speaking under his daughter's angry gaze. "But who could have imagined that Young Master Ma and the Ma Family would be so easily defeated?"
