After they left, I cautiously hurried out of the secret room with my keys.

Then, before they could discover, I found Xu Zhen and pulled her into the bedroom, locking the door behind us, and told her what I had just seen.

Xu Zhen was stunned after hearing it.

But she still didn't believe me, and unfortunately, I had no evidence as I had foolishly forgotten to take photos or videos with my phone.

No matter what I said, she wouldn't believe me, which made me so angry that I just left.

As I was leaving, I ran into Ye Hao, unable to conceal my emotions at that moment.

I glared at him fiercely and said, "I already know your secret. You better take them and leave here quickly, or I'll call the police!"

Yet Ye Hao showed no fear at all, even staring directly at me and saying, "Do you think she believes you? Or believes me more?"

I was taken aback, looking at Xu Zhen's attitude, which clearly showed she didn't believe me.

Xu Zhen's lack of trust infuriated me so much that I left without paying attention to Ye Hao's provocation, swearing never to get involved in her affairs again.

However, half a month later, I received a call from Xu Zhen, urgently asking me to see her, saying it was a big deal!

I thought to myself that this was not good, not even able to spare time for my husband's invitation to a French restaurant.

Hurriedly, I made my way to her villa, unaware that I was walking into a trap they had set.

When I saw Xu Zhen, she was lying on her bed, motionless.

I asked her what was wrong, and she tearfully told me, "I'm sorry, En Yun! I shouldn't have ignored your advice. Ye Hao is truly despicable! That woman and child are really his! The younger brother was just a stand-in! Sob, sob, sob."

"When I found out, he somehow got hold of a prohibited drug, injected it into my buttocks with a syringe, and my legs went numb, leaving me unable to move."

"He even dismissed the housekeeper, frantically transferred my assets, forcefully made me sign with my fingers and press my fingerprints, transferring all the assets into his name!"

Xu Zhen said a lot, and the more I listened, the more shocked I became.

Suddenly, a question popped into my head, and I asked her, "Then why didn't you call the police?"

Xu Zhen sighed helplessly and said, "I thought about it, but he wouldn't let me touch my phone, cut off all ways to seek help from the outside, even took away sharp objects, fearing I might commit suicide."

"Then how could you call me?" I asked her coldly.

Xu Zhen avoided my gaze, vaguely saying, "He made me call you, saying you knew too much and couldn't be left alive."

I was stunned, looking at her incredulously, "We've been best friends for almost 30 years!"

"I'm sorry, En Yun, I had no choice..."

I didn't hear what she said next because suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in the back of my neck and passed out.

When I woke up, I was back in the secret room.

And this time, I had no keys at all.

Deprived of water and food, I soon starved to death in that secret room.