Hayden was a bundle of nerves as she flew at full speed to the kindergarten. It was almost the time when classes were about to end by the time she had arrived, hence numerous luxury vehicles were parked in front of the entrance with stewards and servants crowding the area. After she had finally managed to push her way through the crowd, Rita, the Headmistress of Blue Castle Bilingual Kindergarten whom was expecting her, immediately led her inside the kindergarten.
“How is Stella doing?”
“Dr Wilson had treated her so she’s fine now. We’re lucky that her symptoms were detected before it had gone into a full attack, so she was not under any shock. I’ve decided to call you as earlier she was not in a good condition, so we think you might be worried about her.”
After dashing at full speed to the infirmary, Hayden teared up the moment she laid her eyes on Stella as immense helplessness started to sprout inside of her. She was at a loss as to what to do in times like this. She could only stand beside her bed while calling out softly to her daughter, “Mommy’s here, Stella.”
Stella’s complexion looked worn out as she lied on the bed, her usual bubbly demeanour was nowhere to be seen at this moment. Even though her forehead was covered in bruises, she still tried to put on a constrained smile.
“I’m fine, Mommy!”
Hayden clutched her little hand in a mindful manner, and she was trying hard not to say any harsh words to her. In the end, she could not help but to admonish her, “Did you forget your promise before attending school that you will be obedient and keep yourself out of trouble? Mommy is getting angry now.”
Stella felt slightly aggrieved as she muttered, “But Mommy, they started it first.”
Dr Wilson whom had treated Stella earlier walked in on their tête-à-tête at that moment and she asked, “Are you Stella’s mom?”
“Yes, I am.” Hayden turned around in haste.
Dr Wilson was a grey-haired old lady whom was wearing a gold-framed round spectacle and dressed in a doctor’s coat, and she had a very amiable disposition to her. Hayden hurriedly followed her out after she had beckoned to her to leave the room.
“Dr Wilson, is there anything wrong with Stella’s condition?”
“I have gone through her medical history that was sent over just now. Stella’s asthma is hereditary, and our usual approach is to prescribe medication to control this type of asthma condition. However, there is a risk of drug dependence if she were to take them for a long period which will subsequently harm her body. My suggestion to you is that you can try Chinese acupuncture.”
“Is it possible to treat her condition? We will definitely be willing to try if that is the case.”
“There’s no need to rush so take it easy. Just be mindful that the course of an acupuncture treatment is not short-term, and you cannot stop halfway once you have started. We can talk about the details another time as I believe you have to take good care of the matter that has happened today.”
Dr Wilson’s wise advice had taken Hayden back to Stella’s condition that she had almost forgotten earlier. Her asthma had not relapsed in a long while, and not only had she suffered from an asthma attack, her little face was crawled with bruises and scratches. It was certain that she had gotten into a fight with someone.
Hayden suddenly remembered Rita’s remark to drop by the office after she had set her mind at ease by visiting Stella. She swiftly thanked Dr Wilson and went back into the ward to probe into the context of the incident that had happened and hurriedly rushed to the office.
Rita’s office was occupied by a young mother whom was holding the hand of a boy with a badly beaten face, and her face was clouded with a ghastly expression.
As soon as Hayden stepped into the office, she could immediately hear raining condemnation and chastises that were unbearably dismissive coming from the young lady.
“What the hell is wrong with this school? Why did you admit all kinds of kids without filtering their quality? Could you bear the consequences if anything were to happen to Charlotte?”
Rita smiled obsequiously and replied in an ingratiating manner, “It happened for a reason, Madame. Please calm down first and I shall explain it to you.”
“What kind of reason is there…”
Hayden knocked on the door right at that moment and broke in on their argument.
Rita stood up in haste when she caught sight of her arrival, and she proceeded to introduce them to each other, “This is Charlotte and his mom, and she is Stella’s mom.”
Charlotte’s mother cast a glance at Hayden and asked in a contempt manner, “So you are Stella’s mom? Why have I never seen you before? Are you a local from Nanking?”
Hayden frowned as she was puzzled by the fact that she was interrogated on her background when the fight had happened between the kids. It did not make any sense to her.
Despite being thrown into a state of bewilderment, she nodded in response, “Yes, I am.”
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