"Hey, what the hell did you just do?" my mom said, trying to stop me from slapping my stepfather again. She is obviously taking his side rather than understanding me. 

"Mom, can you even hear yourself? This damn man did all of this without telling me. Do you know how traumatizing this is? I cannot understand why he set me up!"

"Your stepfather did that because he wants to know if Ace is willing to save you from the hands of those rogues so don't try to judge him. Try looking at the different angle!"

I turned my gaze at Ace and asked him in wonder. 

"So, you also know...