"i ... can't ... say ..."
lu wenjun managed to spit out a few words with great effort, and what he said was exactly what cyril had expected.
" hahaha, " cyril could not help but laugh. " how is it? father, did you hear that? she still hasn't said anything even now, isn't that a sign of guilty conscience?"
patriarch fiers ignored her and said to lu wenjun, " "wenjun, don't be like this. there are some things that need to be said clearly. haven't you done enough to protect cyril? can't you think about yourself?"
" i ... don't ... " lu wenjun opened his mouth, wanting to say something. however, it was even more difficult for her to speak due to the urgency, and she couldn't speak clearly for a long time.
the patriarch covered her mouth again. " don't force yourself, wenjun. let me do it. "
he turned to cyril again. " i wasn't there when wenjun went to see joanna, but i've only been out for a while. joanna called me when she heard that i'm with wenjun ..."