"Denise had knelt on the floor, begging for forgiveness from Thomas and Yannie. She told them she knew what she did was wrong, but T—Thomas made her…"
Eva choked on her breath. "Thomas had Denise go to the slums and find ten homeless men to…do such a despicable thing, and he even told her to take photos. He also said…"
"What else did he say?" Steven furrowed his brow vehemently.
The blue veins on his hand protruded due to how tightly he gripped his phone.
"He said…" Evan sniffled. "He said if Denise doesn't accomplish this by tomorrow morning, he'll bring people and make her do it anyway…"
She burst into tears as the grief amounted. "Mr. Hughes, I know Denise isn't your biological sister, but you must still care for her as your sister! Even if she's done many wrong things in the past, it was fair enough for Thomas to want to end her life. He shouldn't have insulted and humiliated her like this!"
"What if Denise really did what he said? What future does Denise have then? How is she going to live? No one will ever want to marry her anymore!"
Each word Eva said pierced Steven's heart like they were needles.
He gripped the phone tightly and narrowed his eyes. He knew Denise had committed terrible deeds. As her brother, he had no right to ask other people to forgive his sister. In spite of that, he had been trying to help Denise atone for her mistakes, one way or another.
Therefore, when Kate sent someone to take Riley away from the hospital, he came out with a plan to make Kate's plan fail. He thought by saving Riley, Thomas might have felt slightly grateful and had some compassion toward him or Denise.
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