Therefore, it would be really hard for her to handle the case, regardless of who was right and who was wrong. Evelyn was pushed to the ground by Jerome. There were bruises on Evelyn's arms and legs. Then Charlie hit Jerome on the face.
Both parents were led to the office by the teacher. When the middle-aged man saw Jerome, he almost cried out at the sight of his son's horrible face. Jerome was his only son, the apple of his eyes and the reason for his existence. He had always doted on his child and treated him more as important as his own life. Whatever Jerome demanded, he would try his best to get it for him. How could he stand his son being beaten by someone else?
Interestingly, Jerome's physical appearance was exactly the same as his father. He had grown more horizontally than vertically. Before they came, he was glaring at Charlie with an eager expression of getting revenge on his face. When he saw his father, he immediately wailed in sorrow. He cried out so loud that everyone who heard him would believe that he had been ill-treated.
On the contrary, Charlie was staring at Jerome with a disdainful look. When he saw his father, he held on to his sister and brought her to him. Evelyn wasn't badly injured, but there were a few scars on her delicate white skin. Some medicinal fluid had been applied on the scars, but they were still red.
When Evelyn saw her father, she winked her cute big eyes, and quietly murmured, "Daddy, please don't blame Charlie. It's my fault. I didn't protect myself well."
Standing just beside Brian, the teacher heard Evelyn. She couldn't help feeling sorry for the little girl. The reactions of both Evelyn and Charlie were totally different from that of Jerome. The teacher suddenly realized that, though the kids received the same education in the kindergarten, what really made a difference was the education from their parents.
Seeing his child's innocent eyes, Brian squatted down, one leg kneeling on the ground, examining her arm he gently asked, "Does it hurt?"
A bit afraid that her father might scold her, Evelyn shook her little head and nervously replied, "Daddy, it's not Charlie's fault. That food box was prepared by mom. I promised mom that I would finish the food. But it dropped on the floor. I couldn't eat that anymore. Jerome didn't even say sorry!" Then she closed her eyes in sorrow and tears were brimming on her lids.
In the Long family, Evelyn wasn't the most beautiful, but she had a pair of adorable eyes, which were shockingly pure and vivid, so vivid that they seemed to talk. The long eyelashes would swing up and down, like a fan made of black feather.
"I don't blame Charlie." Hushing her, Brian smiled caringly to his daughter. "He did the right thing. He should protect you. Although I don't think force should be the right method. But I'm not against it. Sometimes, brutal force is the best way to solve a problem."
Hearing what Brian had said, the teacher opened up her mouth. Obviously, she was shocked by the advice Brian gave to his children. Just now, she felt that home education would play a major role in the children's development, but now, she suddenly felt that everything would have two sides. Whether home education was good or bad that would really depend on the individual family.
On the other side, Jerome's father was consoling his hurt son. He promised his son that he would make sure that Charlie would be penalized for hitting him. Then he yelled to the teacher, "Where is the headmaster? I want to talk to the headmaster."
The teacher knew clearly that it would be out of her capability to resolve the issue, so she had informed the school way earlier. However, it just happened that the headmaster was out of school for today attending to some important matters.
"Sorry, Mr. Shen, I have already informed the headmaster. He is on his way back here. He just has some important meetings." Cold sweat was running down her cheeks and her hands were starting to feel cold. She looked at Jerome's father and then she turned to Brian. "Mr. Long, Mr. Shen, can you please go to the meeting room and let's settle the issue after the headmaster is back?"
No matter how the issue would be settled, the parents shouldn't do it in front of the kids.
With that, Tyronn gave some instructions to the man with golden glasses. Then he gave Brian and Charlie an arrogant look as if saying, "You're doomed."
Not showing any sign of respect nor fear for the matter, Charlie just threw him a scornful look. Diverting his eyes away from Tyronn, he grabbed his sister's hand and told his father, "Dad, you don't have to worry about us. I will take care of Evelyn."
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