Caught Him Cheating My Life Restarted (Natalie) novel Chapter 85

Hanley was incredibly annoyed. His family was the wealthiest in the class, a fact that had always given him a sense of superiority.

The teacher said, “Let’s find a seat for Lucas. Who would like to sit with him?”

“Me, me!”

“I do!”

The children were all enthusiastic. Hanley, however, wore a dark expression that clearly said, ‘stay away from me’.

The teacher was trying to decide where to put Lucas when he suddenly pointed at Hanley. “Teacher, I’ll sit next to him.”

Hanley’s brow furrowed into a knot.

Unlike those other tasteless classmates, he hadn't volunteered. Was this new kid blind or deaf?

“Alright then, you can sit next to Hanley.”

Hanley immediately shot to his feet, his temper flaring.

“I’m not sitting with him!” he declared.

The teacher asked, “Hanley, why don’t you want to sit with our new classmate?”

“No reason. I just don’t want to.”

Hanley had always considered himself a cut above the rest. His family was at the top of the city’s wealth rankings, and now some kid from an even wealthier family had shown up. That was bad enough. But sitting next to him?

It was just adding insult to injury.

The teacher said, “Lucas, since Hanley doesn’t want you to sit next to him, how about we pick another classmate? All the children in our class are very nice.”

“Teacher, I want to sit next to him!”

Lucas was resolute. He had the look of someone who would tear the roof off if he didn’t get his way.

Now he was stuck. Lucas wanted to sit next to Hanley, but Hanley refused.

“Well, you won’t be needing it today anyway, so just let me have it.”

“What do you mean, I won’t be needing it?”

“Weren’t you just crying about how your mommy abused you? I helped you call the police. The officers will be here any minute to take you to the hospital for a medical examination.”

“Are you crazy?!”

“Yes, I have a bad case of the sympathies. Seeing you beaten so badly, I just wanted to help. Even if it’s your mommy, it’s wrong to hit a child, especially as badly as she hit you. You need to tell the police officers everything, get your injuries examined to preserve the evidence, so they can arrest the bad guy. Right, everyone?”

“Right! My mommy said bad mommies should be arrested! How could she hit a kid like that?”

“Hanley, you have to be brave and go with the police!”

Hanley said furiously, “That’s our family’s business. We’ll handle it ourselves.”

Lucas replied, “Check the news. The top trending story is about your mommy hitting you. This isn’t just a family matter anymore; the public deserves an explanation. You need to be brave, not a coward. If your mommy really hit you, you should go to the police. Your injuries need to be assessed to be used as evidence. Don’t be afraid, the exam won’t hurt!”