Zoey was still at her desk in the office when she heard that Nolan had injured his forehead.

She rushed to the classroom, where she found only a few drops of blood on the floor and a child crying out of guilt so hard he was nearly hyperventilating. "Ms. March, it wasn't on purpose... I didn't mean to," he sobbed.

Seeing the child hiccupping between sobs, Zoey quickly comforted him.

"It's okay, it's okay. Don't cry. Let's go check on Nolan."

The child was still clutching a stuffed cat, his eyes rimmed red. "I wanted Ms. March's cat. I didn't see him standing behind me."

Zoey felt a tug at her heartstrings, ruffled his hair gently, and said, "The cat's yours now, let's go apologize to Nolan."

"Okay."

Holding his hand, Zoey led him to the school clinic. Through the corridor window, she could see the principal was already there.

The principal's face was twitching with anxiety, and when he saw her, he came out with a tone of accusation.

"Ms. March, what happened here? It's only the child's first day in class, and such an incident occurs. How am I supposed to explain this to Mr. Haskins?"

The two spoke outside the clinic, not wanting Fitch to overhear.

edge, afraid of Fitch

charge, she had to

suffice? You must realize who Nolan's guardian is. If Mr.

and she covered

accident. These little bumps and bruises are part of childhood. Why taint their innocence with the complexities

go ahead and

covered, knew the principal was angry. Tears streamed down his face, still clutching

them off. "Go and see for yourself. Sometimes it's not about being harsh, but the pressure

and knocked on the

school nurse was carefully bandaging Nolan, blood spots

Fitch's grim expression and feeling the tension in the room,

voice, "Will he need

than others, so it looks

and stepped forward to grab Nolan's

you got a

hand trembled, and he looked up

at him

you didn't

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