Chapter 18 Chaos at the TV Station

As soon as the word "bought" was mentioned, the audience began to murmur among themselves. "Bought? Could this be human trafficking?" "Or maybe it was an arranged marriage?" "If it’s human trafficking, how could they dare to appear on stage?" Angela couldn’t hold back any longer. She shouted from the audience. "Why don’t you tell everyone here that she was trafficked and sold into your family!" With that, the audience erupted in shock. "What? So his mother was trafficked? I’ve heard that the fate of women who are trafficked is usually terrible!" "No wonder she ran away! Who wouldn’t?" In fact, the show's dramatic twist centered around the story of a child born to a trafficked woman, trying to find her mother. It was a hot topic. Seeing the reaction, Maria’s brother quickly tried to cover it up. "My father has already served time in prison. He knows what he did was wrong. He came here today because he wants to see my mother and apologize to her." At this, his father stepped