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.

saying, “When you… have an episode, do you

he looked back at me in silence. I noticed that his eyes were somewhat

aggrieved? Depressed? Or

accusing me of

showed him the photo that Aunty Lois

to me.

at the photo and looked up at me. “If I

difficult for me to blindly believe him when the proof was right there in front of me. And I was

illness and blow it out of proportion…” I lowered my head, dreading how cruel the ensuing

him, he seldom checked his phone. Otherwise, he

article. It was a post published the year before, and the title was

article discussed the common occurrence of animal abuse among the homeless population and had a picture of Steven holding a kitten covered

1. it.

journalist, and nearly reduced the homeless population

millions of views when it went viral that

know how Steven

could be a double–edged

you?” Steven’s voice was hoarse, as if he was on

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

lowered his head as his eyes gradually reddened. Then, with tears streaming down his face, he stood up and

reached out and held his hand,

to be very sensitive about the cat

ignored me and ran off to the room.