Mabel was dumbfounded and quickly waved her hands, saying, "No, I...I was just joking. Didn’t you say before that we should date...Let’s date first, and then consider marriage once we have a foundation of feelings..." Oh God, what was she saying? At this mont, Mabel felt a deep sense of helplessness.
Fortunately, Kyle didn’t continue on this topic but said, "I’ll have soone pick you up and drop you off for work during this period to avoid the sa thing happening again."
Mabel thought about it and didn’t object, especially after the previous day’s broad daylight kidnapping near the school left her jittery.
But since Kyle’s shoulder injury required a few days of rest, Mabel specifically took a leave from work and went to the police station to give a statent. She stayed at the Kinston residence to take care of Kyle. Although the servants handled Kyle’s daily needs, she wasn’t sure how much help she could be. At most, she assisted when the doctor ca to change his bandage and reminded Kyle to take his dicine on ti.
In the evening, Mabel received a call from her mother, who began scolding her as soon as the call connected, "Do you want to get your brother killed to be satisfied? You actually let the police arrest your brother. What did I do in a past life to deserve a daughter like you!"
When Mabel was giving her statent, the police asked about her brother’s involvent. She didn’t hide anything and told the truth. Besides, her statent wasn’t the only determining factor. Several of the thugs caught at the ti consistently stated that her brother, Cecil Quinn, had "given" her to Brother Biao.
"Mom, do you know what my brother did to ?" Mabel asked in return.
"Isn’t it because you ssed up the house deal? You owe your brother in the first place. If you’d just gotten the house, would he have treated you like that? You co to the police station right now and tell them you went with those people voluntarily, that it has nothing to do with your brother!" Evelina said.
Mabel’s nose tingled with emotion. Even though she knew her mother’s bias toward her brother was extre, hearing such words still hurt deeply, "Mom, you’re a woman too. Do you know what kind of situation my brother put in? I could have lost my life. How can you say such things? Is only my brother your child and not ?"
"Don’t give that nonsense. You co here imdiately, or I won’t recognize you as my daughter," Evelina warned harshly.
Mabel took a deep breath, "Mom, I won’t change my statent at the police station. I’m taking your words as heat of the mont. I gave the statent truthfully, not out of lack of familial affection, but because I don’t want my brother to make bigger mistakes. If you hadn’t always indulged him, how could he have done such absurd things without a care for family ties?"
"Oh, so you’re all grown up now and don’t listen to anymore? Just wait!"
Ending the call, Mabel felt exhausted. Turning around, she realized Kyle had been standing behind her at so point.
She wanted to smile to show she was fine, but as soon as she tried, tears began to fall.
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