Chapter 158

Michael was bleeding at the forehead and had a cut lip, and it was all probably because of

Steven.

“Ah… So, it was just an accident! After reviewing the surveillance footage, we saw that someone in the local vicinity had been hurting people, and this upset the young man.

“That was why he grew agitated and injured Mr. Ford who happened to be waiting outside the house,” the police officer explained in an effort to mediate the situation.

“Both parties are at fault here,” he concluded.

Michael gritted his teeth. “I’m at fault for waiting outside the door?”

“What were you doing waiting outside someone’s house in the middle of the night anyway? Wouldn’t any normal person mistake you for a bad guy for hanging around the area like that?”

The officer then quickly winked at Michael and said quietly, “Plus, why would a sane man like you be so bothered by the acts of a madman?”

Michael scoffed in response.

The police officer then turned to me. “But you should still pay due compensation.

I looked at Michael’s pale and injured face under the streetlamp.

His greatest fear was dogs, and the fact that Steven had brought nearly a dozen of them back home, well…

Heck, his knees might still be secretly shaking.

looked at me. “He’s liable

long you’ll last by his side. Who knows, he might end up choking you to death

and saw that

tomorrow to explain yourself,” Michael said. He wanted to see me alone. “If you don’t, I’ll get a lawyer and file an application to force Steven to return

furrowed my brows and

huge jackass.

what he wanted, he left

wasn’t sure why Michael insisted on meeting me in person alone, but I knew the

Lincoln residence the entire night? Why didn’t he

Michael and Steven, Michael was more

called angrily to Steven. He was still hiding behind the door after Michael

with his head bowed, looking

you doing out here in the middle of the night

were bad men…” Steve whispered.

to make Martin’s men leave

leaned against the car door and watched as I scolded Steve. Then, he chuckled and said, “I realize that the kid only listens

forehead. “Do you have any idea how dangerous it was for you to go back home alone so late

glanced at the stray dogs roaming

“Do dogs count as

expression turned darkly, and the atmosphere suddenly

I thought that perhaps I saw wrongly, Steven had already resumed

made a mistake…

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