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.

at him with a complicated gaze before saying, “When you… have an episode, do you abuse animals?”

was startled as he looked back at me in silence. I noticed that his eyes were somewhat emotional

aggrieved? Depressed?

me of not

how do you explain this photo?” I showed him

to me.

and looked up at me. “If I say no, will Stephie

believe him when the proof was right there in front of me. And

you for your mental illness and blow it out of proportion…” I lowered my head, dreading

seldom checked his phone. Otherwise, he

post published the year before, and the title was about

the common occurrence of animal abuse among the homeless population and had a picture

1. it.

article was highly critical, likely written by a journalist, and nearly reduced the homeless population to being

views when it went viral that year.

Steven went through it.

sure could be a

You don’t trust me, do you?” Steven’s voice was hoarse, as if he was on the verge of losing it again.

sense of trust. However, upon finding nothing, disappointment

eyes gradually reddened. Then, with tears streaming down his face,

held

to be very sensitive about the cat abuse

ignored me and ran off to the room.