"Don''t worry. Mommy will find out the truth. If you''re innocent, I won''t make you apologize," N reassured


    him.


    Yelena snorted and warned, "What kids say can''t be trusted. This situation needs to be resolved quickly. Ms. Kinsey, I hope you can be rational and notplicate things further."


    Laura looked troubled, unsure of how to handle the situation.


    N stood her ground, meeting Yelena''s gaze. "I will handle this rationally, but not


    by apologizing when I believe my child is innocent. I will investigate the truth myself and clear my son''s name."


    Yelena''s expression turned icy since N refused to back down.


    "I advise you to think carefully. If you offend the Wilkies, no kindergarten in Saintornia will ept your son," she warned.


    The office fell into an ufortable silence—it was so quiet that a pin dropping could be heard.


    N raised an eyebrow and replied slowly, "Ms. Neale, I don''t know how you''ve handled simr situations in the past-if you have forced those with less advantageous backgrounds to apologize to parents with more money. But I won''t apologize until I''m sure my child is at fault."


    With that, she took Mason and left.


    Yelena''s angry voice followed her. "Don''t regret this!"


    N didn''t look back or slow her pace. She simply took Mason and left.


    Once outside the kindergarten, N hailed a cab to take them home. Throughout the ride, Mason was unusually quiet.


    When they reached the front of the vi, he finally looked up at N and hesitantly asked, "Mommy, did I get us in trouble?"


    Seeing the unease and fear in his eyes, N crouched before him and said softly, "Buddy, as long as you told the truth today, you did nothing wrong.''


    "Really?" Mason asked.


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    "Of course. When have I ever lied to you?" N replied.


    Hearing this, Mason finally let out a sigh of relief, but worry soon returned to his eyes. He asked, “But I heard that Wilhelm''s parents are really rich. Will they get back at us?"


    N couldn''t help but chuckle. "Don''t worry. Mommy will protect you. There''s nothing to be afraid of."


    "Okay," Mason replied.


    "Let''s go inside. We need to clean up the wounds on your face, and you should take


    a shower and change your clothes. You won''t go to kindergarten today. We''ll figure it out once this is resolved," N said.


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    If the kindergarten continued with this attitude, N wouldn''t allow Mason to stay there any longer.


    Hand in hand, they walked into the vi.


    When Lydia saw Mason''s battered appearance, her face went pale with fright. She asked with concern, "What happened to Buddy?"


    "He got into a fight at school. Lydia, could you please get the first-aid kit? I need to treat his wounds," N requested.


    “Sure, I''ll get it right away!” Lydia answered.


    After cleaning and disinfecting Mason''s wounds, N had Lydia take him to shower while she took a cab to the


    Jane called Gabriel while she was on her way to the hospital with Wilhelm. He arrived just as Wilhelm had his injuries treated.


    "How is it? What did the doctor say? Is it serious?" Gabriel asked.


    Jane snorted. "He got three stitches. What do you think?!"


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