Marriage Rights: Billionaire's Forgotten Wife

"Lihua, I think they knew that you are not staying in prison all along," Francesca commented after hearing that Piore tried to visit Mo Lihua on the prison.

"You are also outside." She pointed out earning a glare from Francesca.

"And whose fault was it that I was supposed to be in prison? I was only charged four counts of murder, compared to you that was not a lot. I wanted to be lazy for the rest of my life, you know."Francesca stated matter-of-factly.

"What? You wanted to look at the wall and talk dirty with the other inmates for the rest of your life?" Fei Yan asked sarcastically not removing her eyes from the monitor. She had an eye transplant with the help of the Arbitration. So to repay them, she does not have a choice but work for them as well.

"Excuse me! Looking at the inmates and ruling over them was a completely different thing." Francesca pointed out making Mo Lihua smirked. Francesca was one of the Doncrelli members that could lead. She was even considered the boss during their time in prison.

That was probably the reason why Francesca was also offered to work under the Arbitration as she could pose a threat of security anytime. 

"Shut it! We are supposed to be working! I have confirmed the location of the expected contrabands in Country T. We should head there to stop the transport." Fei Yan said business-like.

Francesca mumbled and got back to work. Right now, she was in all professional manner, a woman that no one would expect as the previous boss of the prison. 

Prison life was not that hard for them. That is if you are not pregnant. Mo Lihua lost in touch with everyone even with Yu Qiao during the time she was in prison.

She was only able to do so when she gave birth to her twins. That was also the time when the Arbitration gave her an offer for her nonexistent freedom. It was still better than nothing. 

Mo Lihua needed their help, and because of that, she allowed them to use her skills to any tasks with the expectation to find the people that harmed her family.

Her greatest struggle right now is that she wanted to see her children very badly. She wanted to hold them so much but afraid that the enemy would use them against her.

Mo Lihua would not be able to take it when something happened to her children. She would probably snap and go on a rampage just like what happened years ago.

Because of that incident, she ends up in prison. There were a handful of people who knew that she was sentenced to 30 years of life in prison because she killed the people from the Doncrilli family that night. 'Stupid. You get to jail for killing criminals. The irony of human rights.' 

Yu Qiao had sent her many mails – about thirty-six. She felt touched. She had not thought about him then. Yu Qiao, who was almost out of the market, and more at home at that time, seized the opportunity to tell her of his troubles.

She sympathized with him the much that she could. Seeing the difficulties she had with the company's hierarchy and her lack of interest in continuing their marriage.

Now Yu Qiao was asking about divorce. She had no choice but to accept it. At least after killing the people that caused her loved one's harm, Mo Lihua still have the twins for herself.

Just as she was thinking about the twins, Rita sent her a picture. They had chocolate cake as a snack. 'My babies...' She thought silently as she looked closely on the phone that she was holding.

Her hands were shaking, and if not because of the tears falling on the screen of her phone, Mo Lihua would not have known that she was crying.

'Qingyu, Yuan,' She silently called out before proceeding to record a song for the twins.

…

Yu Qiao had a few friends dealing with contraband. He calls it a gem. He considers Cosmos as a family business and gem as his.

The difference is that gem stays down, like really down! Yu Qiao buys large amounts of gem from his business colleagues.

"But for gem," he would say, "there would be no Cosmos." The gem was quite favorable for Yu Qiao. He had gotten about two million dollars trading it. Sometimes the car parts were also profitable business, but all were depending on the season.

Dealing with contraband is not always easy. Payments, payments, and payments. Very many payments. But for pay, "hmmm…it pays well." Yu Qiao says this with a typical Hispanic accent.

He was expecting a shipment from Country T. He was mostly conducting business nowadays at City P while waiting for news from Mo Bai.

However, County T was his major trade route, and he needed to supervise it personally. The traffic is flexible, and he could afford the commission. He has been doing this before he started focusing on Cosmos with Nikos.

This time, he was ready for a big treat. He has plans to move to the B province. He believes his new wife wouldn't mind living with him when he does move. Perhaps, the security situation in this part of the country is a concern, though, but still a very profitable business.

When the time comes, he would know. 'This looks like it.' Yu Qiao thought to himself. The shipment cost him about five hundred thousand to purchase. It has promising returns of over three million.

It was Tuesday morning, and Yu Qiao had just finished his breakfast. He likes to eat oats in the morning on working days. He has been that way since he was about nine years. He claims it's earlier than that – yes, he always has claimed.

Yu Qiao would take the meal about thirty minutes before launching out to allow his temperature drop. It sought to drive him into an exciting mood – like marijuana. He is speaking of marijuana. That is his business, and he has it on his mind this morning.

The phone rang. It's Pedro. He supplies him marijuana, and this time, he is ready to make a huge fortune of the bargain. Pedro has a network of suppliers in country T. The government has raised its security and assertiveness towards the transport of contraband across its borders, and Pedro has just called to report the current situation.

"Hello boss," Pedro greeted, it's his voice from the other side of the line.

"Hello." Yu Qiao had been expecting this call. "How's the transport?"

"Little issue here, boss," Pedro's voice was lighter than it used to be obviously.

"What issue?"Yu Qiao asked with a frown, hoping that the issue was still manageable.

"The ship has hit a stalemate. We can't clear the cargo." This response sent goosebumps across Yu Qiao's body.

Everywhere. He could have a fever. Yu Qiao inhaled and exhaled with a sharp whimper. He knows what this is like. He has had a similar experience, but not of this magnitude. He could lose lots of money.

"Not, it can't be," Yu Qiao yelled. "There is something we can do about it. Something."

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