Bella’s eyes widened as she stared intently at her man’s stern and striking profile.
The other end of the phone fell silent, broken only by faint sobs.
“What’s going on? One of you gave me the look, and the other went silent.” Justin smiled gently, lightly squeezing Bella’s cheek. “Aren’t either of you sisters going to trust me?”
“N-No, it’s not that…”
Amelia was the first to respond softly, her voice filled with gratitude. “Justin, thank you for helping Steve... Really, thank you.”
“We’re family. There’s no need to thank me for this.”
After comforting Amelia, Justin ended the call. Then he immediately ordered Ian, “Turn around. Let’s go to the police station.”
Ian quickly complied, making a sharp turn.
“Justin, what are you planning to do?” Bella looked at Justin worriedly, observing his calm demeanor.
“No matter what, we need to get Steven out first.”
Justin sighed, interlocking his fingers with hers and tightening the grip. “Amelia and Steven have already faced many challenges in their relationship. I don’t want them to endure any more difficulties or get hurt in any way.”
Bella’s breath caught slightly. “Y-You… Understand how that feels?”
He shook his head with relief, pulling her into an embrace. “I used to, but not anymore. Because right now, I have my greatest source of happiness in the world in my arms.”
*
Steven spent two weeks in a filthy detention center. With the Iversons refusing to settle the case privately, he might get detained longer.
Despite this, he would never betray Bella and Justin.
Even if struggling led to a prison sentence, Steven was ready to endure everything and reveal nothing.
At this moment, Steven was standing against a wall, arms crossed, conserving his energy with closed eyes.
Across from him, a few men huddled in the corner, watching him cautiously and whispering among themselves.
“You guys are disturbing me.” Without opening his eyes, Steven coolly said, “If you don’t want to get beaten up, shut up.”
The detained men immediately covered their mouths, trembling, and went silent as mice.
Steven sighed, his expression clouded with sorrow.
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