Juliet returned to her rented apartment, taking off her heels and changing into slippers, before walking to the bedroom.


    "It''s alright. Just a little tired. Tate Industries is bigger than I imagined, so the annual dinner is insanely big, too. It''s my first time seeing something on this scale." Juliet sat down on the bed and switched her phone to speaker mode. Then, she poured herself a ss of water. "I asked around, and all the employees seemed to like Avery."


    "That just means that the job offer they got from Avery is good. Employees work for their bosses and couldn''t possibly know who their bosses are in private," the old woman said objectively. "To know who Avery is, you will need to talk to her friends and observe her behavior in private."


    "Yeah. It''s my first day at work, so I had to be extremely careful not to say or do the wrong thing, or I might not pass the probation, which means I won''t have the chance to get to know her." "That''s too much work, Madam!"


    "It''s fine. Avery gave me a high sry, and I''ll send you some money once I get my sry." Juliet took a sip of water and untied her hair. She had tied her hair too tightly so her scalp felt ufortable. "Madam, Irene was bullied at school today." The old woman had originally nned to find a part-time job to earn some extra ie while Irene went to school, but she was concerned that she might not be able to take care of Irene if she did so.


    Irene would need to have dinner after school every day. Though the kindergarten provided dinner, she never seemed to have enough food.


    "What''s going on? The teacher didn''t say anything to me." Juliet picked up her phone to check her messages, but there were no messages from the teacher.


    "The teacher informed me of it when I went to pick her up. Some boy had bullied Irene, and Irene had scratched his face. The boy''s parents caused a scene at school, but luckily, other parents spoke up for us, so the teacher sent us home first."


    "Alright. I understand the situation now. I''ll call the teacher to ask about this." Juliet sighed before asking, "is Irene hurt?"


    "The boy grabbed her hair and her scalp was all red. My heart aches whenever I see it."


    "How''s she emotionally?"


    "She''s optimistic. She just badgered


    me for food aftering home and has been as cheerful as always. was as though nothing had happened before dinner," the old


    woman said. "I care for her so much because she''s a great kid." S


    "Okay. I''lle and see you during the weekends."


    "Sure. Take care of yourself, Madam. Remember to eat and rest in time."


    "Sure."


    After hanging up, Juliet dialed the kindergarten teacher''s number.


    The teacher answered. "Hello, Ms. Sutton."


    "Hello. I heard that Juliet was bullied at school today. Though I''m not her mother, I''m her guardian, so I have to take care of this. Please give me the number of the boy''s parents T know that they caused a scene at school and that you are ced in a difficult position, so I will


    communicate directly with the parents."


    "Sure, Ms. Sutton. I''ve talked to the principal about this and he thinks that the boy''s parents are out of line. We will pay closer attention to rene


    frow on and prevent thesame


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