Nolan'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 classroom.

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.

Nolan didn't reply, just slowly bowed his head.

Fitch had seen the details on the surveillance video and had read the lips of the child who had pushed his son, whispering three words in Nolan's ear: "Freak show." It was clearly a deliberate push.

It was Nolan's first day in class, and he was already very popular among the other kids.

Fitch himself was skilled in lip-reading and knew exactly what the child had said just by watching the surveillance footage.

Affection among children is pure, as is their jealousy. Before the shove, the kid probably hadn't thought it would lead to Nolan getting hurt.

But now, Nolan wanted to be liked by Zoey, so he swallowed his hurt in silence.

However, Fitch couldn't stand to see his son mistreated.

Nolan had been in his care for four years and had never suffered such an indignity. Especially not at the hands of Zoey.

looked at the principal, who was sweating

deliberate push,

Haskins, we will give you an explanation for this," the principal

finished speaking when

let's... let

didn't want to be

that

Fitch instantly understood.

"You promised Zoey?"

Nolan nod, a wave of sadness washed

to let her

was to blame for

himself for not recognizing his feelings back then, for not seeing clearly, and for being too heartless. Now, all the consequences were piercing him

but his throat felt blocked,

he could only hold Nolan tightly. Nolan didn't say a word; his mind was filled with thoughts

the school with Nolan 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

not far off, watching a

the two

and talked,

cold

and fierce inside.

leaned over to fasten Zoey's seatbelt, and from a distance, it looked as if they were

his son was already asleep in

tinged the tip of

*

own car, his gaze

phone

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