Haunting memories

A mild tone of chilliness set within Kang Yuze's eyes as he mentioned her name. That reflected in his demeanor too which Shui caught. But she wondered whether to pry or not. Curiosity was bugging her, but she hardly knew the man.

"I never heard of the Ren family though…" she mumbled.

Kang Yuze read the questions in her mind and smiled. "They have a medium scale business, which is growing quite well. Since we felt potential in them, we reached out to them for one of our projects. That's how I met her father, Ren Yong. Through him, I met his daughters. Ren Alix and her sister. After then…"

The strain and distaste in his countenance was evident enough to highlight that whatever happened next had been bothersome for him, which he wasn't comfortable sharing.

Shui said, "It's alright. You don't have to say anything further if you are not comfortable. I was only curious because the atmosphere at the table was quite nice but then outside…"