At his words, Antonia gasped, her eyes wide with shock.
Then she bit her lip, her face twisting with jealousy.
I was surprised too, unable to stop myself from looking at Steven.
He was going to disown his own mother for me?
Was Steven truly insane? If this had happened in my past life, he either would have ignored it or said a few words on his mother's behalf. How could he be completely on my side now?!
Mrs. Lancaster burst into loud, wailing tears.
“They always say, a new wife makes a man forget his own mother! You hit your brother and threaten your mom. I’m the one who’s badly hurt, yet you protect your wife—your ex-wife! How can you do this as a son? Does your conscience not bother you?”
“Steven, we are mother and son! If your father hears the outrageous things you just said, he’ll be furious! There’s no precedent for disowning family in the Lancaster history!”
Steven’s lips twisted into a scornful smirk.
He paid Mrs. Lancaster no more mind and turned his cold, knife-like gaze on Antonia.
Terrified, Antonia dropped to her knees in front of me. Steven was willing to cast off his own mother; if she didn’t beg for mercy, she was afraid she’d meet a terrible end.
She started crying, snot and tears running down her face. “Zephyra, we’re family! I didn’t push you either! It was that old woman who pushed you, it has nothing to do with me! At most, I just impersonated you, but I’ll never do it again, I swear! Please, help me. Don’t let Steven do anything!”
I knew Antonia wasn’t sincerely remorseful, but an idea came to me. I looked at Steven.
“I’ve already dealt with her. You don’t need to do anything. I’m tired. Can you handle the medical bills so we can go home?”
Antonia looked at me, surprised.
Steven frowned, studying me for a moment. “You don’t want me to handle her?”
“No.”
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