Chapter 592

For the last few years, she was probably the one who instilled his hatred against Stephanie. She brainwashed him into fearing her. If not for the constant, repeated conditioning and instilled thoughts from someone around him, he wouldn't have developed such a strong aversion toward her. I was sure that was what she had done. Mrs. Ford only smiled in response. She was acknowledging my claims. She was the one who intentionally caused Michael and Stephanie's misunderstanding. She wanted him to despise her and subsequently hurt her. She even went to such lengths in order to make that happen. Why? Was it purely to collect data? But what good was that type of data for? I couldn't comprehend it. I had a nagging feeling that the pair's relationship was far more complicated than it seemed. My instincts were telling me that this woman was dangerous. She was just as Steven described her to be—dangerous and terrifying. She was smart and skilled at deception and pretending. "What did you