Paisley knew that she had no ability to protect herself unless she gave up on the assets of Anthony family, but how could she do that?
She was nothing without the Anthony family and the only respectable thing about her was her family.
She was too prideful to do ordinary work, so she could not live a hard and simple life. Paisley found that she was really useless at that moment.
She had always relied on the Anthony family and Hardy. She didn't want to fall into the trap laid down by Pierre and his mother. The only way she had was to save Hardy and let him keep her safe.
As long as she helped Hardy get out of prison, she would have a backup plan. But now, her father had given up Hardy so it was useless for her to ask for help. So far, she could not find anyone that was willing to help her.
If no one helped her, how could she save Hardy?
She didn't have the power to save Hardy. Wasn't there someone that could help her?