The Perfect Thief novel Chapter 71

Chapter 0071 He walked me over to the chairs and made me sit in one of them as he sat in the other , his fingers still wrapped around mine gently .

So , tell us what our son had done , Gavin said , turning his attention to the principal who was watching us warily .

Principal Thorne cleared his throat and looked between the two of us .

Matthew got into a fight yesterday in the lunchroom , he explained , making me gasp .

We have zero tolerance for fighting in this school and the only reason he wasnt expelled was because hes a Landry .

I wanted to discuss with you the proper punishment for the boy .

I expected Gavin to list out different punishments for Matt ; fighting was certainly not okay and if he couldnt be expelled because hes a Landry , then there has to be something else that could be done .

I expected Gavin to be furious with Matt about this behavior .

But what I wasnt expecting was the calmness that fell over him as he stared at the principal , as if it was Principal Thorne who was in the wrong .

He leaned back in his seat and took in the principal before him .

And why exactly did Matt fight this boy ? Do you know the reasoning ? Gavin asked .

I raised my brows at the question ; that was actually a good question .

I turned to face the principal , waiting for an answer .

I … Im not exactly sure … the principal said , his brows pinched together .

You didnt bother to ask him what had happened to upset him ? Gavin asked , raising his brows .

Matt isnt known to be violent unless theres a reason behind it .

I knew Gavin was right ; Matt didnt seem to those tutors he chased off werent there for good reason ; they were selfish , greedy , and mistreated Matt , all because they wanted to get with his father .

Matt had every reason to chase them away .

But once you get to know him , hes a sweet little boy who only wants his family to spend more time with him .

a violent bone in his body unless it was deserved .

All Hes lonely and often sad ; he craves attention , and hell get that attention any way he can .

But I cant see him seeking out that kind of attention at school .