Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1493

Laney trembled violently, her shoulders shrinking back instinctively.

Seeing this, Teresa quickly lowered her voice and scolded him. "You are going to terrify the poor girl. She just walked in the door. Let her have a drink of water and explain things slowly."

Andrew's jaw clenched. He shot Laney a glacial look, said nothing more, and turned to sit down on the nearby sofa.

Teresa sighed, walking over to the frozen girl by the door. She reached out, gently taking Laney's hand in a comforting hold. "Don't be afraid. Your father is just extremely anxious, so his tone was a bit harsh."

She looked at the young woman, who was only a couple of years younger than her own daughter, her gaze filled with a maternal warmth and patience. "Laney, here is the situation. The android that passed through your hands did not come from any legitimate channel. It was built using core technology illegally stolen from the Deep Blue Tech laboratories. This is highly illegal. If an android of that caliber enters the market, it could shatter the natural balance of human society. If this gets out, it will not only destroy Deep Blue Tech's reputation... your father, as the head of the android division, will face severe criminal charges."

As she spoke, Teresa gently pulled Laney toward the sofa, hoping to get her to sit down and talk. But at that moment, Laney violently yanked her hand away. Taking a step back, she glared at Teresa with intense hostility and guarded suspicion.

"Why are you here?" Laney's gaze snapped back and forth between Teresa and Andrew. "What exactly is your relationship with my father?"

Teresa was incredibly anxious about the stolen tech, but she tried to keep Laney calm. "Laney, I will explain everything to you later. Let's just solve this immediate crisis first, alright?"

But Laney couldn't hear a word of reason. Her eyes instantly rimmed with red, her chest heaving as she stood like a furious little lioness. "I asked what your relationship is with my father! Is it that hard to answer?!"

She gritted her teeth, her mind already piecing together a vile conclusion. She stared at Teresa in disbelief, her fists clenched tight at her sides.

Andrew's voice cracked like a whip again. "Laney! I expect you to take this seriously! Tell me everything you know right this second!"

His domineering command fully ignited the ten years of repressed grievance and fury burning inside Laney. She whipped her head around, screaming at him with bloodshot eyes. "Don't call me Laney! Have you ever treated me like a daughter?! Have you cared whether I lived or died for the past ten years? And now, the second you see me, you interrogate me for the sake of your precious company!"

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