Revenge After Death

Chapter 181

I understood that Aunty Lois was planning to ruin Steven in the same manner as we did

Michael.

I took a deep breath and got up from the couch. I wanted to ask Steven about the animal

abuse.

However, when I turned around, Steven was already sitting on the stairs. He gazed at me with reddened eyes, as if he were deeply aggrieved.

“Stephie…” Steven said softly, “Don’t settle it in private.”

“Michael won’t go down so easily. He’ll definitely fight back. In the worst–case scenario, he’ll only be detained for 15 days,” I told Steven.

Despite its significant impact on the Ford Group, this incident wouldn’t result in severe punishment for Michael.

“Detained for 15 days…” Steven seemed rather excited about it.

As long as Michael faced the music, he would be happy as a lark.

“Do you think the Ford family would just sit back and watch?” I sighed and sat next to Steven. “You don’t want to mess with The Ford family, especially Aun-

“Especially Mrs. Ford. It’s not the 15–day detainment that concerns them, it’s the impact of this incident on the company.”

Steven wrapped his arms around his legs and hunched over them with a pitiful expression. He looked like a huge abandoned dog.

complicated gaze before saying,

looked back at me in silence. I noticed that

Depressed? Or perhaps, upset?

he accusing me of not trusting him?

how do you explain this photo?” I showed him the photo that Aunty Lois had sent

to me.

the photo and looked up at me. “If I say no, will Stephie believe me?”

right there in front of me. And I was also aware

the fullest in their publicity. They will attack you for your mental illness and blow it out of proportion…” I lowered my head, dreading how cruel the ensuing public

phone. Otherwise, he would be in

Aunty Lois sent me an article. It was a post published the year before, and the

had a picture of Steven holding a kitten covered in

1. it.

article was highly critical, likely written by a journalist, and

views when it went viral that

didn’t know how Steven went through it.

opinion sure could be

voice was hoarse, as if he was on the verge of losing it

my eyes for a sense of trust. However, upon finding nothing,

with tears streaming down

held his hand,

very sensitive about the cat

he ignored me