Needless to say, the boy was just a chip off the old block. It seemed that he took after his parents’ absurdity by framing Damian for snatching his toy car. In fact, he was the one who twisted the fact and pushed Damian first.
Under normal circumstances, Clarissa would choose to hold herself back from retaliating against the others’ offensive words. She knew that it was not worth it to waste time arguing with those who were unreasonable. Hence, she would rather not spoil her mood trying to talk things out with them.
Nevertheless, she was determined to get the matter resolved because of Damian. She felt that as a parent, she was responsible to show her child the difference between right and wrong. Despite being submissive at times, she would never let her son get bullied and treated unfairly.
In the meantime, the boy’s unreasonable parents were still raising their voices at them, as if their son was really the one being bullied.
Even so, as action speaks louder than words, Clarissa just remained silent and assigned Julia to notify the restaurant manager of the current situation as well as to lodge a police report.
The restaurant manager was actually aware of the dispute and was already on the spot a while ago. He had advised the boy’s parents to cool their heads off and lower their volume, but to no avail.
When he overheard that Clarissa intended to look for the restaurant manager, he approached her and said courteously, “Madam, I’m the manager.”
The restaurant manager had come across customers of all walks of life. Based on his observation, Clarissa was obviously giving off a vibe of demureness and dignity, as compared to the unreasonable couple. Therefore, he was more than willing to cater to her needs.
“Sorry for any inconveniences we have caused. I think it’s better for us to just lodge a police report. Would you mind leading us somewhere apart from the chaos here, while waiting for the arrival of the police? And one more thing. Do you have a security camera here?”
“Sure, no problem. This way, please. Besides, we have a security camera in our restaurant. Madam, don’t worry, everything is recorded clearly in the security camera footage,” he assured Clarissa.
Clarissa twitched her lips as she nodded in acknowledgment. Patting Damian’s back gently, she followed the restaurant manager to another room.
Even so, the boy’s parents were not the least bit intimidated by Clarissa’s request to lodge a police report. They just shrugged their shoulders indifferently and made their way to another room as well.
Clarissa gave the restaurant manager a thumbs-up silently as she was satisfied with his arrangement. Ah! What a relief that he arranges for us to be in two different rooms! At least my ears are not tortured by the boy’s high-pitched screaming now!
“Mrs. Tyson, do you think we need to inform Mr. Tyson about this?” Nick asked tactfully.
Clarissa pondered for a while and replied casually, “It’s alright. Don’t inform him first since he’s still at work. Let’s see how things go.”
Nick nodded and stood aside.
Meanwhile, Damian had slowly calmed down and was back to his old self again. He pouted his lips and grumbled, “Mommy, the big boy is so fierce!”
Clarissa chuckled, amused by his adorable expression and tone. She sat down and put him gently on her lap as she said softly, “Yeah, he is very fierce. When you come across the other big boys like him, don’t go near them, understand?”
Damian gazed at Clarissa and nodded obediently. As a compliment on his obedience, Clarissa planted a few kisses on his head and smiled affectionately at him.
Clarissa’s kisses managed to cheer him up again. Right that instant, the gloominess in Damian’s eyes was gone as he smiled at her. He leaned closer and kissed Clarissa on the lips as well.
After a while, the restaurant manager led two policemen into the room. Clarissa tried to make herself clear by emphasizing, “I’ll forget about how the boy pushed my son just now and choose not to take any actions on that. After all, they are just kids. However, I just can’t bear with his parents for rebuking my son and my family members. Their harshness is really offensive to me. I’m sorry that I can’t give in unless they are willing to apologize to me.”
Both the policemen’s temples started to throb. Given a choice, they wished to have the dispute settled in peace so things would not be blown out of proportion.
Upon hearing Clarissa’s words, they nodded and felt that her request was still reasonable. Next, they entered the other room and tried to convey Clarissa’s message to them. Nevertheless, the couple seemed to be against her request.
Perking up her ears, Clarissa could hear bickering noises from the next room. She pursed her lips and scoffed silently. Pfft! It seems that the haughty couple won’t apologize to us!
“Nick, just go over and tell the policemen not to waste their time advising the adamant couple. Just carry on with legal proceedings.”
Nick nodded in acknowledgment and went over to deliver Clarissa’s message at once. Meanwhile, Clarissa lowered her head and told Damian jokingly, “Damian, let’s go to the police station!”
Blinking his eyes, Damian asked excitedly, “Mommy, are we going there in a police car? I like police cars!”
Clarissa replied in embarrassment, “No, we are going by ourselves. It’s not that nice to be seated in a police car.”
Damian asked in disappointment, “Why can’t we go by a police car? The policemen can bring us there in their car, right?”
“Only those who have made mistakes will be taken by the policemen in their cars. We can’t go in one as we didn’t do anything wrong. Damian, did you make any mistakes?”
Damian shook his head and replied instantly, “No, I’m a good boy. I didn’t do anything wrong.”
“Alright, you’re an obedient boy. So, we are not going there by a police car.” Clarissa smiled in relief.
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