The casual cruelty of that statement made Shuyin's blood run cold with fury.
"So she's buried in the backyard of our mansion," Yuyan continued, her voice dropping to something softer, more reverent. "I know you haven't seen that part yet, it's at the very back of the property, away from everything else. Daddy built a small mausoleum for her there. Actually, at the time, he'd just acquired that piece of land and it was completely barren, nothing but empty ground. But it was the only place he owned, the only property that was truly his rather than family-controlled. So he buried her there because it was the only place he could guarantee she'd be safe, be respected, be honored properly."
She smiled through her tears, small and sad and proud all at once.
