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Chapter 65
“Anna!” Fiona was the first to notice and immediately rushed to Anna’s rescue. Her loud cry instantly caught everyone’s attention in the family. As it was moining and everyone was getting ready for breakfast, the entire family was still at home.
Andrew and Max came running out. Seeing Anna collapse in Fiona’s arms, they anriously asked, “What’s wrong with Anna?”
“Anna!” Fiona called out anxiously, but Anna showed no response. Fiona glared at Stella, jabbing a finger at her. “It was her. She pushed Anna down!”
Both Max and Andrew’s gazes snapped to Stella.
Supported by Mary, Eleanor slowly made her way out, her gaze joining the others fixed on Stella.
Max stormed up the stairs, grabbed Stella viciously by the ear, and dragged her down the steps-
“Max!” Eleanor cried out. Stella had barely recovered, and now Max was tormenting her like this. She wouldn’t survive.
Max, deaf to Eleanor’s desperate cries, violently flung Stella down right in front of Anna. “Mark my words, Stella. If anything happens to Anna, you’ll pay with your life!”
To Eleanor’s surprise, when the ambulance pulled up, a police car was right there with it. After calling the ambulance, Andrew called the police.
The police took Stella away. Eleanor’s desperate cries fell on deaf ears. In the now–empty house, only she and Mary remained. Eleanor was beside herself with worry. “Stella did nothing wrong. I’m going to the police station to get her.”
Mary, clearly anxious and concerned for Stella, quickly turned to Eleanor and gently said, “Madam, please don’t panic. Let’s check the surveillance footage first.”
Eleanor’s eyes lit up as she suddenly remembered. “That’s right. The surveillance footage. Let’s check it immediately.”
In the surveillance footage, that spot wasn’t a blind spot, but Stella blocked the view, making it impossible to tell if she had done anything.
However, if Stella had really done something, she wouldn’t have just stood there stiffly. Her movements would have been much more obvious. “Quick, grab the footage. We’re heading to the police station now.” Eleanor urged.
Eleanor wasn’t sure if she could help Stella, but she was determined to give it a shot. They were just about to head out when Kevin walked in. “Grandma?” Kevin asked, a hint of surprise in his voice.
“Kevin?” While the rest of the Hayes family never warmed up to Kevin, Eleanor had always been fond of him.
“Grandma, where are you going?”
“Stella’s been taken by the police. I need to get to the station and see if I can get her out,” Eleanor said urgently.
“How could she be arrested by the police?” Kevin exclaimed. He had wrestled with this decision for a long time, but ultimately made up his mind to see Stella.
For the past two days, every time Kevin closed his eyes, Stella’s pitiful look kept haunting him. He was determined to come, no matter what, just to check on her.
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Eleanor turned to Kevin and said urgently, “Did you drive here? Let’s take your car. I’ll explain everything on the way
“Sure thing.”
At the police station, the officer took the surveillance footage and glanced at it. “This footage neither proves that Stella pushed anyone nor that she didn’t. We’ll keep it on file while we continue our investigation.”
Eleanor felt a wave of uncertainty wash over her as she listened. Seeing the officers busy with their work, she anxiously trailed after them.
“My granddaughter would never push anyone.” Eleanor insisted. “Even if their relationship is strained, Stella would absolutely never do such a thing.”
“Madam, please head home for now. We only go by evidence, and without it, we can’t make any promises. But if your account proves true, she will be released once our investigation is complete.”
Eleanor was about to follow the police when Kevin gently held her back.
“Grandma, you really shouldn’t keep following the police. Normally, this is just the investigation phase. If they can’t find any evidence within twenty–four hours that Stella actually pushed Anna, she’ll be released right away.”
“But…” Eleanor hesitated, her voice laced with worry. “How unbearable it must be in there. She’s already suffered so much. How can I let her go through this again?”
“Grandma, how about I find a lawyer to bail her out?”
Eleanor immediately perked up. “Yes. Please, find a way. You must find a way. No matter how much it costs, I’ll cover all the
expenses.”
“No need, Stella and I are close friends. Of course, I’ll help her if she needs it.”
Eleanor patted the back of his hand in satisfaction, entrusting everything to Kevin.
Kevin thought finding a lawyer would be a piece of cake, but little did he know, Troy had already caught wind of it. “Well, well, my dear brother,” Troy drawled with a mocking smile. “What brings you to the law firm?”
Kevin didn’t even bother to respond. He simply turned and walked away.
Troy smirked at his retreating back and then strode into the law firm to inquire about the matter.
When Kevin got the call saying the lawyer had declined his case, he didn’t suspect anything yet. He went from one law firm to another, only to find that none of them would take his case.
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Suddenly, it hit Kevin. It had to be Troy. After he left, Troy must have found out what he was planning and started blocking him at every turn. But that wasn’t gonna stop him,
Kevin called a female classmate from his college days. She was a lawyer, and he knew she’d help. As expected, Stella was released.
Although her mind seemed clear, her body was clearly failing. Without hesitation, Kevin scooped her up in his arms and carried her all the way home.
Max had just come back from the hospital to pick up some things for Anna when he saw Kevin carrying Stella in his arms. His lac darkened with fury. He snarled, “Kevin, why the hell did you butt into our family’s affairs?”
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Kevin glared at Max, fury blazing in his eyes. If he weren’t holding Stella, he would’ve punched Max right then and there
“Max, Stella is your sister, too. How can you be so sure she pushed Anna down, instead of Anna just falling on her own? Kevin challenged.
Max sneered, “Are you even listening to yourself? She rolled down on her own? Like that’s possible?”
“This isn’t the first time Anna’s pulled something like this. Why is it so impossible to believe she’d do it again?”
Max jabbed his finger toward the hospital wing and snapped, “Anna’s fighting for her life. We don’t even know her condition yet. And you’re telling me she did this to herself?”
Kevin scoffed, “Every single time, she’s supposedly at death’s door, but she never actually dies, does she?”
Max was about to throw a punch when Eleanor stopped him cold. “Max! You are not to lay a hand on Kevin. Until this matter is fully investigated, Stella is innocent.”
Max shot Eleanor a sharp look. “Grandma, aren’t you playing favorites? Even if you trust Stella, that’s just the Stella from before Three years out there, she’s a completely different person now. She might even turn on you. Stop trusting her.
“Besides, if she weren’t so scheming, how could she have possibly managed to get herself out of that god forsaken place?”
