Nn''s eyes had sparkled with excitement, but as he listened to her words, the light in them slowly dimmed.
Zoey didn''t linger any longer; she headed straight for the small ssroom.
Meanwhile, in the principal''s office, Fitch held his son tight and gently rubbed the top of his head.
"Does it hurt much?"
"Daddy, no, it doesn''t hurt."
"Silly boy, he pushed you on purpose."
It wasn''t a question; it was a statement.
Nn didn''t reply, just slowly bowed his head.
Fitch had seen the details on the surveince video and had read the lips of the child who had pushed his son, whispering three words in Nn''s ear: "Freak show." It was clearly a deliberate push.
It was Nn''s first day in ss, and he was already very popr among the other kids.
Fitch himself was skilled in lip-reading and knew exactly what the child had said just by watching the surveince footage.
Affection among children is pure, as is their jealousy. Before the shove, the kid probably hadn''t thought it would lead to Nn getting hurt.
But now, Nn wanted to be liked by Zoey, so he swallowed his hurt in silence.
However, Fitch couldn''t stand to see his son mistreated.
Nn had been in his care for four years and had never suffered such an indignity. Especially not at the hands of Zoey.
Fitch looked at the principal, who was sweating bullets.
If it was a deliberate push, the consequences would be serious.
"Mr. Haskins, we will give you an exnation for this," the principal said.
Barely had he finished speaking when Nn grabbed Fitch''s wrist.
"Daddy, let''s... let it go."
He didn''t want to be disliked by Mommy.
Besides, he had promised her that he would make friends with everyone.
Fitch instantly understood.
"You promised Zoey?"
Seeing Nn nod, a wave of sadness washed over Fitch.
He wished he could drag Zoey over to see Nn, to let her spend quality time with him and fill the void of a mother''s love.
But who was to me for all this? It was his fault.
He med himself for not recognizing his feelings back then, for not seeing clearly, and for being too heartless. Now, all the consequences were piercing him and his child.
Fitch wanted to apologize to his son, but his throat felt blocked, as if he couldn''t utter a single word.
His eyes quickly reddened, and though he opened his mouth to speak, in the end, he could only hold Nn tightly. Nn didn''t say a word; his mind was filled with thoughts of the three Ozzy dolls Zoey had promised to make.
As Fitch was about to leave the school with Nn in his arms, he happened to see Henry arriving to pick up Zoey. Zoey, with her bag slung over her shoulder, knocked on the car window before sliding into the passenger seat.
Fitch stood not far off, watching a long
e as the two of them,
cold
and fierce inside.
Henry leaned over to fasten Zoey''s seatbelt, and from a distance, it looked as if they were kissing.
Fitch almost instinctively moved to cover Nn''s eyes, but his son was already asleep in his arms, his forehead bandaged.
A sudden sourness tinged the tip of his nose.
*
Once he got into his own car, his gaze still followed the other vehicle.
After a while, he picked up his phone from the side and made a call.
Zoey sensed that Henry had something important to share with her that evening.
As they sat down in the restaurant, Henry''s expression turned serious.
"Zoey, I got an email from the music academy abroad. They want me toe over and teach," he said.
This was the opportunity Henry had applied for several times before without any response.
Now, out of the blue, they had contacted him, and naturally, he was overjoyed.
Going abroad?
Zoey felt a twinge of unease; their rtionship had only just be offici few days ago, and they
were still in the process of getting to
know each other.
If Henry left for another country now, they would have to contend with a long-distance rtionship.
Many loving couples had parted
ways
and
to the strainst
bond was not yet
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