He'd never pegged Lu Tianxin as a woman who could cheat or sleep around behind his back. What seemed to pique his attention was the fact that there was no one registered as the boy's father on the legal documents.

  The boy sported a smile like Lu Tianxin's. His hair and facial features were almost the same as his. For a moment, Ye Xiaozu wondered if the boy was his.

  He mentally calculated the boy's birthday and his estimate showed that Lu Tianxin might have given birth about six months after he left Shenzhen. It was also around the same time when his sister, Ye Yimei died alone in a hospital.

  Guilt filled Ye Xiaozu as he thought that he might have judged Lu Tianxin too soon, without hearing the reason for her rejection of his request years ago. He realized that she was also facing a problem at the time, one that he had no idea of.

  He'd been an ass to her, a selfish prick at that!

  But why didn't she say anything to him? Why couldn't she confront her problems with him instead of facing it all alone?

  Was it possible that the reason Lu Tianxin rejected him back then was because of her pregnancy? But she should have said something before he left for Singapore rather than keeping it all to herself.

  He leaned back on his seat and stared at Lu Tianxin and the boy who was named Lu Ziluo. Ye Xiaozu considered the situation back then. It was a hard time for him and his sister as both of them had suffered mistreatment by their own father.

  Thinking about it, was this why Lu Tianxin never bothered to tell him about the child? Was she afraid that he wasn't strong enough to protect the two of them?

  Ye Xiaozu cursed himself inwardly. Of course, he was!

  He couldn't go against his father back then and was too weak to do anything against his wishes. When Ye Xiaoting threw him to Singapore, he didn't want to be parted from Lu Tianxin and his sister, but he had no other choice but to follow his father's will.

  Ye Xiaozu couldn't help but feel troubled back then. The memories of the recent days he spent with Lu Tianxin flashed in his mind. Her uncomfortable gestures, her avoidance to meet his gaze head-on. It made sense to him now why she was acting suspicious and uncomfortable around him.

  What to do now? He wondered.

  If the boy was truly his, then he definitely needs to end his engagement with Elaine as soon as possible. But he wasn't sure how Lu Tianxin would take it. Since he couldn't turn back time and rectify his mistakes, would it be possible to make amends to her now?

  Ye Xiaozu picked up his phone and called his private investigator. He needed more information about Lu Ziluo and his unnamed father. He kept his phone glued to his ear as he relayed his instruction to his private investigator.

  "There's no problem in Tang Enterprise right now, President Ye, aside from the suspicion that it was the former CEO, Tang Zhelan, who was the one behind the sabotage on the project. But this couldn't be proved yet since there's also a possibility that someone from the board of Ye Corporation is involved in it." The private investigator told him.

  "Then get to the bottom of it. Check for any call history and email exchanges between the people involved. I need to know if the construction manager was receiving instructions from any member of the board. The sooner we can find the rat, the better." Ye Xiaozu replied.

  "Then what about Lu Ziluo, President Ye?"

  "Would you be able to dig information from eight years ago? To see if Lu Tianxin was involved with another man and to see who fathered her son?" He inquired with curiosity.

  "I'll see what I can do to gather relevant information, but I cannot promise you anything at this point, President Ye." The investigator replied.

  "That's fine but keep it low profile and don't let any of my aunt's people know we are making a move." Ye Xiaozu understood that he cannot be certain yet, not when he still had relatives who were ready to stab his back at any time.

  "Alright. If you want, I can do a subtle investigation on the rest of the board just to make sure they aren't planning to plot against you anytime soon."

  "Yes, please. It would be wonderful if we could stop them midway."

  "No problem, President Ye. I will email you the reports once they are ready." The investigator said before he hung up.

  Ye Xiaozu rubbed his temple and sighed before dialing Elaine Wu's number. It was time to end the engagement he had with her, for both of their sakes.

  "Xiaozu? What is it?" Elaine's voice sounded like she'd just woken up from her slumber.

  Glancing at the clock on his screen, Ye Xiaozu saw that it was already past eight in the morning.

  "Elaine, are you free this afternoon? I want to talk to you about something." He replied and nervously tapped the armrest of his chair.

  He dearly hoped that Elaine wouldn't throw a fit because of it. After all, he'd seen how his previous ex-girlfriends reacted whenever he ended their relationship once they started to ask for more. Think about it, whenever they started showing interest in getting married or settling down, that was the time Ye Xiaozu would leave them behind.

  He'd been a great ass by leaving Lu Tianxin behind without knowing about her situation, but he had been worse to those women after her.