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…

his

on purpose,” Michael said as he looked at me. “He’s liable

Who knows, he might

at the time and saw that it

alone. “If you don’t, I’ll get a

and

huge

wanted, he left in his car.

Michael insisted on meeting me in person

up at Lincoln residence the entire night? Why didn’t he stay by

Michael and Steven, Michael was more of

called angrily to Steven. He was still hiding behind

out with his head bowed, looking

middle of the night instead of sleeping?” I yelled at him, all my patience

men…” Steve whispered.

men leave because he was worried that they

and watched as I scolded Steve. Then, he chuckled and said, “I realize that the kid only listens to

my forehead. “Do you have any idea how dangerous it was for you

glanced at the stray dogs roaming around the dumpsters

now. “Do dogs count as people?” I exclaimed.

Steven’s expression turned

thought that perhaps I saw wrongly, Steven had

a

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