Chapter 9 — The Onyx Bracelet Shatters, The Husband's Secret Is Also Revealed

Lawyer Dieu wears gloves. Carefully take out each file bag. First bag. Copy of my ID card. Second bag. Copy of notarized certificate of my pre-marital assets. Third bag. Many authorization papers are already stamped. In the signature position, the name clearly appears: Tram Duong. The handwriting is almost identical. But I only needed to look once to know that it wasn't my signature. When the last small box was taken out of the safe. Ha Nghien's face completely lost all color. The box is opened. Inside is a personal seal. There are still streaks of red ink left on the stamp that have not been wiped clean. I looked at it for a long time. That stamp was a special item my mother gave to the maker when she was still alive. I have never used it casually. After getting married, there was a move. I noticed it disappeared. At that time, Ha Nghien said perhaps he accidentally lost it while repairing it. I was sad for a long time because of that. Turns out it was never lost. It was just taken by someone else. I raised my head to look at Ha Nghien.

"Lost it while renovating the house?"

His throat tightened slightly.

"Tram Duong, I'm just borrowing it."

I laughed.

"Borrow it?"

"You stole my seal."

"Use it to stamp fake documents."

"So that's called borrowing and using?"

In Ha Nghien's eyes, real panic finally appeared.

"I didn't know Luong Khai Hang would falsify the books."

Luong Khai Hang immediately became angry.

"Don't push all the responsibility on me!"

"The power of attorney was given by you!"

"You said that her assets are that much."

"If you take a temporary portion to rotate capital, nothing will happen!"

Luong Man stood at the door. The whole person staggered as if about to fall. She looked at Ha Nghien. Then he looked at Luong Khai Hang again.

"You guys hid it from me?"

Luong Khai Hang smiled coldly.

"Stop pretending."

"Didn't you yourself say that people like Tram Duong need to push a little harder?"

"Didn't you say her mother passed away?"

"Is there no one who has her back now?"

The air in the room immediately turned cold. My fingers slowly tightened. It turns out this was not a temporary decision. It turns out it was all calculated a long time ago. From cold leftovers on the dinner table. From repeatedly telling me not to cause trouble. From the saying:

"It's just a bracelet."

They are always testing my limits. Let's see how much I can hold out. Lawyer Dieu put his personal seal in the evidence bag and sealed it. The police began to make a report and inventory items. At that moment, the accountant suddenly raised her head to look at me.

"Miss Tham, there is one more set of documents."

"Director Luong said to bring it to the bank tomorrow morning."

Luong Khai Hang immediately shouted:

"You shut up!"

The girl trembled. But still walked to the printer, took out a set of documents from a file folder. Lawyer Dieu accepted it. With just one look, her expression darkened. She gave me the documents. On the first page, the title is clearly visible: Certificate of joint debt of husband and wife. In the signature box. My name is already written. Tram Duong. Those words were like a needle piercing my eyes. Certificate of joint debt of husband and wife. Below is the amount clearly written: 16 million yuan. The reason for use is written very clearly. Working capital for business operations. Investment common to the family. I turned the pages one by one. Every page has my name on it. In some positions, there is room left for stamping. The last page includes a caption. If Khai Hang Materials cannot repay the loan on time, the debt will be jointly responsible by Ha Nghien and Tram Duong. I raised my head to look at Ha Nghien.

"Is this also called borrowing?"

Ha Nghien's face was as gray as ashes. His lips moved for a long time before he could barely utter a sentence.

"It hasn't been signed yet."

"So should I thank you guys for not working fast enough?"

Luong Khai Hang's eyes were bloodshot with impatience.

"It's just a backup plan."

"The bank asked to see the records, I had to prepare."

"So you're prepared to let me shoulder the sixteen million yuan debt for you?"

He gritted his teeth.

"As long as Duyet Lan's order is signed, that money basically won't need you to pay."

I looked at him.

"What if that order is not signed?"

He said nothing. I speak for the rest.

"Then let me pay."

The office was so quiet that there was only the sound of papers being turned over. Suddenly Luong Man rushed in. She grabbed the file. Just after reading a few lines, her eyes opened wider and wider.

"Are you crazy?"

"Sixteen million yuan?"

"Why didn't you tell me?"

Luong Khai Hang shouted back:

"What's the use of telling you?"

"Besides pretending to be in the Ha family, what else can you do for me?"

Luong Man stood stunned. That was the first time tonight that she saw her brother's true face clearly. But that has nothing to do with me. Lawyer Dieu collected the documents.

"This document will be included in the vital evidence file."

"Personal seals, forged signatures, guarantee documents and debt confirmation papers..."

"A complete chain of evidence has been formed."

A policeman asked me:

"Do you confirm reporting the incident?"

"Confirm."

Ha Nghien suddenly raised his head.

"Tram Duong!"

His voice carried unprecedented panic and despair.

"Do you really want to put me in there?"

I looked at him.

"Not that I want to."

"But you walked in there yourself."

Ha Nghien took a step forward.

"We've been married three years."

"Do you really have no feelings left?"

I find that statement ridiculous.

"When you stole my seal, did you think about gratitude?"

"When you mortgaged my house, did you think about gratitude?"

"When you stood there watching Luong Man break the bracelet my mother left behind, did you think about gratitude?"

After each question, his face turned a little whiter. At the end, he bowed his head. Don't say another word. Suddenly Luong Man burst into tears and grabbed my hand.

"Tram Duong, I was wrong."

"At that time, I was really just angry with you."

"I didn't know they were doing so many things behind the scenes."

"Please forgive my brother for once."

I withdrew my hand.

"Just because you don't know doesn't mean you're innocent."

"When she broke that bracelet, she understood better than anyone else that she was bullying others."