Chapter375

HerworkistacewasquiteadistanceawayfromSteven’s,So,therewasnowayStevenwouldknowthatKeyandhispossehadbroughtthemediaovertothecompany

Ifthatwerethecase..

Skylarshotaglanceattheentrance.ShequicklynoticedthatPeterandMaisyweren’tthere.

DidthetwolookforSteven?

justaminormatter.Icanhandle it.”Stevendidn’tdivulgeanything,worriedthatSkylarwouldgetupset.

SkytercouldvaguelyhearsomethingfamiliarduringhercallwithSteven.Itseemedthathewastakingthe

train.

Heshouldbeatworkatthishour.Hewasstayingnearhiscompany.Itshouldonlytakehimaten–minutewalktogettohisoffice.Therewasnoneedforhimtoboardatrain.

Janine’sfacesuddenlyflashedinSkylar’smind.

“Steven,I’malreadyatwork.IsawKennyandtheothersbringingagroupofreportersovertome.Mycolleaguessaythatthey’llhandleit.DidPeterandMaisydothesametoMom?”

Steven’sbreathingcametoasuspiciousstopbeforehesaid,“Yes,theydidexactlythat.Momdidn’tanswerthedoor.

worryanddon’t

“So,theystayedouttherelikeapackofhyenas.I’mgoinghometodealwiththem.Don’tmeetthem.Myfriendsaidtheywanttousethemediatoforceyouintoagreeingtotheirdemands.”

Someofthenetizens wouldbeledbythenoseandstartcriticizingSkylar.Whenthathappened,Skylarwouldbeforcedtodoastheypleased.

Theywereutterlydespicable!

“Steven,justgotowork.Youcan’taffordto showyourface.I’llberightover.Don’tyouworry.Iknowhowtohandlethesepests.”SkylarresolutelydecidedbeforeStevencouldpersuadeherotherwise.

Shecouldn’tdodgeoutofthismessnow.Instead,shehadtofacethemhead–on.

Shecertainlydidn’twantStevenandherfamilytobedraggedintothisfarce.

Stevenandherfamilywouldhavenothingtogainbuteverythingtolose oncetheirfaceswere publicknowledge.

Meanwhile,shehadnothingtolose.

So,sheimmediatelydrovestraighthome.Thankfully,therewerebarelyanyredlightsdraggingherjourneyout.Within30minutes,shearrivedather destination.

Therewerealreadyquiteafewpeoplecongregatingaroundherapartmentcomplex.Sincemostofthe

beoplelivingtherewereelderlycitizens,theywereallretiredandhadnothingtodo.

Althoughthemediamightnotbeabletogatheracrowdintheusualareas,thiswasnotthecasehere.

Skylarcurledherlipsintoacoldsmirkandclimbedupthestairs.

Eventhestairswerepackedwithpeople.

Someofherneighborsrecognizedher.

“Skylar,you’rehome?Themedia’saskingforyou.“.

TheelderlyladylookedatSkylarcuriously.

Someofthemcouldn’thelpbutask,“Iheardyourbirthmothergot intoanaccidentandyoudidn’tevenvisit.Well,wedon’tbelieveyou’resomeonelikethat.You…didn’tdothat,didyou?”

“She’syourbirthmother,afterall.It’sratherrudenottoseeheraftershegotintoan accident,don’tyouthink?”

“That’sright.Ievenheardshe’dlostherlegs.All shewantsistoseeyou.Whatkindofmotherwouldn’twanttoseetheir daughter?”

Skylarletthoseremarksrolloffherlikewateroffaduck’sback.Shedidn’tcareaboutwhattheythoughtofher.TheonlythingshecaredaboutwaswhethertheyhadhurtJanine.

Whenshewalkeduptotheseventhfloor,thefirstthingthatgreetedherwasthepeopleworkingforthebroadcastingstation,Peter,andMaisy.

Tomakemattersworse,MaisywaseventryingtopersuadeJaninetoopenup.“Mom,justopenthedoor.PeterandIjustwanttosettlematters,that’sall.

“WejustwanttounravelthemisunderstandingsbetweenmymotherandSkylar.Mymother’sconditionisawful.ShereallywantstoseeSkylar.”

“Ms.Yancey,hidingawaywon’tsolvematters.Pleaseopenthedoor,”advisedoneofthereporters.

Thecameraman’scamerawasalreadyrolling,recordingallthedilemmastheWilliamseswerefacing.Whenthisshowaired,theywoulddefinitelyattracttheaudience’sattention.