Chapter 329


    Steven had always been a kid in Mom''s eyes. She was insecure about leaving him alone here even


    though she was the one who let him stay here to work.


    “Mom, how old do you think Steven is? How can he not be able to do such simple things himself?


    There is a washing machine and a fridge there. It''s not that hard,” Iined once again and looked


    at Mom in frustration. I didn''t know what else to say at this moment.


    “You''ve married a rich man and can enjoy all the luxury alone. Can''t you just let your brother stay at


    your ce for a little while? You''re his sister, yet you live such a good life with a great house in the city,


    and your brother is here struggling. What do you think people will think about you if this gets out?” Mom


    started to vaguely threaten me after I had rejected her request multiple times.


    Feeling frustrated, I scowled. Her request was unreasonable from the very beginning. I would have


    never refused her if the ce was mine, but the mansion belonged to Michael. Steven had no right to


    live here, and even if he wanted to, Michael had to agree to it first. I had no right to decide.


    “Mom, please get this clear; this mansion is Michael''s, not mine. I can''t make the decision willy-nilly.


    What would I do if I agreed to let Steven live here and Michael got angry?” I still tried to control my tone


    even when my expression showed my anger. I wanted to have a nice conversation with her and not


    quarrel.


    “You and Michael are married now, and what''s his is also yours. Plus, the Shaw family is rich, so it


    shouldn''t be a problem to give Steven a house or two.”


    Mom still didn''t care at all, even when I had already exined the reason to her. She didn''t take my


    words seriously and always had Steven as her top priority.


    “Mom, I can''t promise you anything, but you can rest assured that I will help him do hisundry and


    chores for him if he''s working properly. However, as I said earlier, it''s impossible for him to live here


    with me.” I knew it would be useless to reason with her, so I simply refused her request. I would still do


    the same even if she got angry.


    “To put it simply, you just don''t want your brother to have a better life. You''re really selfish! How is it any


    different from not having a daughter when you treat us like this after getting a husband from a rich


    family? We truly brought you up for nothing!” Mom looked at me angrily after getting up from the couch.


    I had already expected her to say such a thing since it was nothing new, so my expression didn''t


    change much. I had long been used to this anyway.


    “Mom, I won''t give in and let Steven live with me no matter what you''re going to say about me, so you''d


    better give up. I don''t want to quarrel with you, but I also hope that you''d try to think about my situation


    and not make things difficult for me,” I stated in a serious tone while looking at her indifferently.


    There was no room for discussion anyway, and her request was just too much. I was sure that Michael


    wouldn''t agree. Even I felt that it was too much, let alone Michael.


    Mom didn''t say anything after that and left angrily because of my firm attitude.


    I knew she would ignore me for a while after this, but I was also used to her attitude. Thus, I didn''t care.


    It was currently two dayster, and I turned on the TV out of boredom. I saw the news reporting on the


    financial crisis of Emma''spany as soon as I turned the TV on.


    The cooperation between Michael and Anna before showed that herpany had strong financial


    resources. So how could it be in a financial crisis in this short amount of time?


    I didn''t know why but my first thought was that it had something to do with Michael.


    Then there was another news, and this time it was about Emma''s arrest. The reason for her arrest was


    my kidnapping.


    It should be almost impossible for Emma to be arrested under her family''s influence even if she did


    commit the crime. After all, such rich families had a wide range of contacts, and many things could be


    settled with money.


    Emma was detained under a kidnapping charge, and only then was I sure that Michael had something


    to do with this. Because apart from him, I couldn''t think of anyone else with the capability to lead the


    police to arrest Emma.


    I had not been out for just two days, and so many things had already urred. Michael must have


    been really angry this time for him to do such things.


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    I didn''t want to participate in these matters as I was sure that Michael would handle them.


    Steven was also sent to Joyful Sess to work a few dayster, and I thought things were going


    nicely.


    My parents returned to our hometown soon after I refused to let Steven live with me that day and didn''t


    continue to force me. Although things were a bit unpleasant that day, they forgot about it as time


    passed.


    Since Steven grew up sheltered, I was worried about him even after Mom had left. So I went to his


    house that day.


    I kept a copy of the key when I first rented the house, and Steven, along with our parents, knew this.


    It''s daytime so Steven must be at work. I should help him with hisundry and tidy up the ce.


    I opened the door with my key and went in. Intermittent panting noises that could make one blush were


    hearding from the bedroom once I set foot into the living room.


    That noise came from a woman. As someone with experience, I naturally knew what was happening.


    I was instantly rmed. What''s going on? Isn''t Steven supposed to be working today? And how could a


    woman be here? I never heard of Steven having a girlfriend.


    I quietly walked to the bedroom, and the panting noises became clearer as I got near.


    “Steven, faster...”


    Hearing his name from the woman made me sure that Steven didn''t go to work that day and was at


    home. That guy was doing this kind of thing with a woman at home instead of going to work. I


    wondered when he would start to be a little more reliable.


    The intermittent pants and groans continued, and I got angrier the longer I listened to it. Michael


    arranged a job for him, but he didn''t work hard and instead brought a woman to do this kind of indecent


    thing at home in broad daylight.


    My annoyance grew until I could no longer hold it in. In the end, I banged on the door. The woman''s


    frightened voice sounded immediately after.