With a slight smile, Nathan recounted the events of Shangley's brat shoving Leah, breaking her left shin, and of Mrs. Shulz being unreasonable and assaulting the park employee.
Shangley frowned. After all, he knew his wife and son were troublemakers.
However, he was also a protective family man. Thus, he compromised his beliefs by pinning the problem back onto Nathan.
Who the hell is this guy? He is brazen enough to assault my wife! I think he's asking to be punished.
“First thing's first, you're wrong for assaulting another.” Shangley set his jaw stubbornly.
The crowd that had gathered felt compelled to voice out. “Mr. Shulz, your wife assaulted this poor park employee first. Shouldn't you have told your wife that instead?”
Shangley's eyes popped with rage upon that.
The crowd jumped in shock at the intensity of his gaze. Soon, they were quickly subdued into silence for fear of incurring his wrath.
After ensuring total silence, he turned to Liliana and asked arrogantly, “Do you work here?”
“Yes, sir,” Liliana hurriedly answered. “My name is Liliana Lang.”
He nodded. “Did my wife assault you?”
“Um...” Liliana hesitated.
“Are you deaf? I'm speaking to you.” Shangley glared again.
Liliana looked down and said in a small voice. “I explained the situation to Mrs. Shulz. She lost her composure and slapped me.”
“If you understood the situation, why would she lose control and slap you?” Shangley asked coldly.
“Um...” Liliana was confused.
“Shouldn't you reflect on your own negligence?
You neglected to do your duty, and it was the cause of this unfortunate incident.”
“I-L.” Liliana stammered.
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