years

ice of a prestigious k

disfigured?!" A heavily made-up woman rolled up her sleeves and

down! Let's talk

little girl in front of her, and gen

said, "Today, when we were playing a game, Adrian lifted my skirt... and tried to

turned icy. "Di

her head. "I hit him w

"Well done! If you encounter something like t

that? She admitted it! My son's face was scratched by her daughter, an

lain your child lif

deal? Besides, she was wearing shorts underneath,

d. "It's okay, Adrian. Mommy's here. Today, I will make those tw

pride, joined in, shoutin

correcting him, you, as his mother, cover for him and call them little brats while

. "My request isn't much. Just an apolog

is face is scratched like this. What if he ends up with a scar or

er correctly, your family is currently negotiating with Cortex over that piec

ng up her spine at the look in V

e caught might fly away," Vanessa said, pull

meaning, her phone rang. Glancing at the

lo,

oday?! Cortex just said they will nev

face changed dr

! Why? I want to know wh

e on speaker, the voice on the other end c

ficient. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she smil

d at her, incredul

ot to ask such foolish questions," Vanessa kindly sugges

h in anger, but all she could

osity, about to speak when a teacher hurried in and

o see Mr. Su

r is from t

t an apologetic g

turned to leave, taki

l a taxi at the corner, a Ma

open, revealing lon

ared with a cold expression, standing tall and ex

e out, clinging

his and Beatriz's child? Hatred surged in her heart, but she qu

ing to the kindergarten when he l

was also loo

the atmosphere around

motions surged in his heart, but he q

uncle looks

to pick up the little girl. "It's oka

Vanessa walked past him,

ing to give me

s appeared on Vanessa's face as s

, his tone laced with

his ear and whispered softly, "Too b

she ignored Luca

g Vanessa's figure disappear around th

ate; by the time he caught

rab the child standing by the car and lifted him ins

ok Vanessa away

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