Chapter 477 Put Her Foot Down

My mom smiled when she saw it was me. At that moment, my parents were utterly drenched from head to toe. I started to tear up. I put the umbrella over them and said, “It’s raining so heavily. Why didn’t you find a shelter?”

I looked at them begrudgingly. Although I knew why they were there, I could not help but feel sorry when I saw them in that disheveled state.

“Anna, your dad and I have come to look for you today because of Steven. Do you know that he has been arrested?”

My mom ignored what I said. Instead, she grabbed hold of me like she was clinging to a lifesaver. I could hear the urgency in her words.

My heart sank. Although I knew they were there because of Steven, I kept quiet after hearing that. I had no wish in getting involved with that matter.

With my head down, I spoke calmly, “I know. Steven might go to jail this time around.”

The moment Josephine regained consciousness and told everyone what Steven had done, I already knew.

“Anna, you must help Steven. He mustn’t go to jail. If he does, what’s going to happen to your dad and me? The both of us count on Steven to take care of us.”

demeanor, she became even more agitated. Her grip around my hands tightened, and she looked at

If he was found guilty and imprisoned, my parents would not be able to accept it.

in a tight spot, I looked at my mom in silence for a long time before saying, “Mom, I’m sorry. I can’t do anything about

go to jail, and you aren’t going to do anything about it? How can you be so

hearing my response. She glared at me,

Steven is the only son in our family. If he goes to prison, our family is gone. No one will look after us in our

his forehead, and he looked at me

to help him?

was a way out of it, I would have done something. However, there was really nothing I could do about it. Their pleas only

get them to drop the charges, will you? After all, we’re related. Perhaps, they

flustered. Back when Lincoln had thought I was the one who hurt Josephine, he had been

same logic applied in this case. I was upset to know that Steven would be going to prison, but I also understood how the Shaw family felt. Besides, I felt it was time for Steven to

will only be in prison for a few years at the most.

persecuted by the law for injuring someone accidentally, I reckoned

become more sensible and turn over a new leaf. Perhaps, this might be

determined not to help your brother this time around, aren’t you? Anna, he’s your brother! He’s about to go

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