"Do you think all stepmothers are bad?" Crystal came out of the restaurant in a low mood.
When walking out of the bathroom on the first floor, she saw a woman pass by, dragging a boy about the same age as Geoffrey.She could see clearly that the boy was sobbing with tears in his red eyes.
His left arm was seriously scalded.
The wound was as big as a palm of adult, and blood was oozing out of it.
Crystal felt painful for the little kid when looking at the wound.
However, what shocked her even more, was that the woman held the child impatiently and put his scalded hand under the tap with maximum flow of water to wash it.
Such rude treatment made the child cry in great pain.
The more the child struggled, the greener the mother's face became.
"Cry for what? You brought shame on me.Everyone was looking at me.You were only scalded by the hot pot stove.Why are you crying like this? You such a useless thing!"
"Shut up, shut up now! Do you hear me? No wonder your mother doesn't want you anymore..."
"Hey, the child's hand is so badly scalded.You have to take him to the hospital now” Crystal mustered up her courage, walked over, and argued with this woman.
But the woman looked aggressive.
"It's not your son.It's none of your business even if he dies." Crystal was really angry.
She said to the woman, "You have to be polite."
However, obviously, she couldn't win the woman by eloquence.
Just as she was thinking about whether to turn to the staff of the store for help, Chandler saw her and walked over.
"There should be surveillance footage here, Miss.Your behavior is a kind of child abuse."
Chandler's tone was flat, but it was absolutely useful.
The woman's face changedShe raised her head and yelled at them angrily, "Child abuse? I warn you not to talk nonsense.Although he is not my birth son, he is also my son.I saw his hand be scalded, so I put it under the cold water.This is the most basic treatment."
"The wound is so bad.Aren't you going to take him to the hospital?"
"Who said I wouldn't take him to the hospital?"
At last, the woman angrily dragged the boy away.
Crystal stayed where she was for a long time, feeling depressed.
"As expected, stepmothers have been vicious since ancient times: Chandler lowered his head and kept an eye on the change in the little woman's expression.
Crystal was a "simple-minded" girl, who can be particularly susceptible to external influences.
Finding that she had not gone upstairs for 20 minutes in the bathroom, he thought she was lost.
It turned out that she was there.
He reached out his hand and ruffled her short, fluffy hair.
"It's not that every stepmother is bad" Crystal looked up at him.
With a gentle smile on his face, Chandler said in a serious voice, ",.Astupid stepmother can't be vicious."
Getting out of the restaurant, they walked side by side on the spacious commercial street.
Crystal's sadness for the past second suddenly turned into anger.
Such a polished scoundrel.
What do you expect from a pig but a grunt! In fact, life in City C is quite comfortable.
At least it is not as busy and urgent as City A.
"I went to the hospital for a psychiatrist at Christmas."
Christina was actually speechless about herself.
After leaving the hospital, she was a little depressed.
The taxi driver asked several times about her destination.
But she only laughed at herself because she didn't know where she was going neither.
Looking at the scenery outside the window, she suddenly remembered an address.
Christina decided to go to Betty's place.It was Christmas that day.
She used to spend the holiday with her aunt.
It had been a long time since they met.
Although there was some estrangement in her heart, they were still relatives.
Betty's new residence was arranged by Derek.
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