Chapter 7 — The 20,000,000 Yuan Villa and the Tham Family's Secret

The whole room was so quiet that you could clearly hear each person breathing. Mother-in-law's lips trembled. She opened her mouth but couldn't make any sound. Her eyes stared at the file bag in my hand like she was looking at a bomb about to explode. She did something that surprised everyone. She suddenly turned to the enforcement officer, her voice hoarse and urgent:

“That thing is not my thing!”

"Let her take it! Let her take it!"

"There's no need to hand over the rights anymore! Let her go!"

The two lawyers immediately looked at each other. The enforcement officer was also stunned. That woman just now wished she could tear me apart... At this moment it was like seeing a ghost, I just wanted me to leave this house as soon as possible. I lowered my head to look at the file bag in my hand, then looked up at her again.

“Aunt Trinh.”

“I think you should tell everyone…”

“What is inside?”

“Shut up!”

She almost screamed.

"If you've pawned the thing, get out! Get out now!"

I nodded. Right in front of everyone, I tore the seal on the file bag. The mother-in-law took a sharp breath like a desperate scream. Her whole body staggered back a step, having to hold on to the door frame to steady herself. I poured out all the contents. A few yellowed papers fell onto the desk, making a soft rustling sound. There are also a few old photos. Even though it has been many years, the image is still clear. The lawyer standing closest instinctively bent down to take a look. The next second… He suddenly inhaled a cold breath. The expression on his face changed from confusion to shock. Then from shock to disbelief. He slowly turned his head to look at his mother-in-law leaning against the door frame with an ashen face.

“Mrs. Trinh…”

His voice was as dry as sandpaper.

“This… this is your signature?”

Mother-in-law did not answer. Her hand tightened on the door frame until it turned white. It was as if all my strength had been drained from my whole body. I picked up the paper on top. Then hold it out in front of everyone. It's a contract. The signing date was ten years ago. Right at the top of the contract are printed two large lines. The first line is the name of a certain organization. The second line has only four words.

“Surrogacy contract.”

And in the signature section below the contract... There are two people's names. One is my mother-in-law, Trinh Nguyet Hoa. The other person is her husband, Tham Sung Minh. Below those two names, there is also a small caption clearly stating the object of the contract.

“Surrogate child: a boy, born on X, month X, year X, recipient — Tham Sung Minh, Trinh Nguyet Hoa.”

Tham Nghien Tri... Is a child born through surrogacy. The only son that the Tham family always brags about in front of the outside world.

“The proud son of heaven.”

“Heir to a trillion-dollar corporation.”

It was not because Trinh Nguyet Hoa was born ten months pregnant. He was raised in the womb of a strange woman. But over the past ten years... All the flashy legends that the Tham family created in public were built on a secret that could not be exposed to the light like that. The whole room was silent for more than ten seconds. Then the other lawyer was the first to react. He took a step back, his face even more unsightly than my mother-in-law's.

“Mrs. Trinh… this… this is completely up to us not informed…”

He stammered to the point of speaking incoherently.

“This situation… is too complicated… I need to report it to the office…”

“Don't say it out loud!”

It was as if my mother-in-law suddenly became crazy excited and rushed forward to snatch the contract from my hand.

“No one is allowed to say anything!”

“This is the private matter of the Tham family! It has nothing to do with you people!”

I took a step back. She missed it. The high heel finally broke completely. Her whole body fell hard to the floor. But she didn't care about the pain, just raised her head to look at me. His eyes were red and full of blood.

“Co Dien Chi…”

Every word was gritted out from between her teeth.

“What do you…exactly want?”

I bowed my head to look at her.