Hold My Tear, I’m Getting My Wife Back!

Chapter 21

The boy was thrashing about, baring his teeth with comical and futile defiance against the towering Curtis before him. He was like a chick flapping helplessly in the face of a hawk, yet his voice rang out with a rebellious squawk. “She’s hideous! Blah, blah, blah!”

Curtis chuckled dryly. “What kind of school did you attend where they teach you to confuse beauty and the beast?”

He plucked the water gun from the kid’s grip, weighing it in his hand. It was surprisingly hefty.

With a casual toss, he passed it to Leanne. “Here, honey, have some fun with it.”

Leanne caught the water gun, her arms reflexively wrapping around it.

What was she supposed to do with it?

Hearing Curtis mention ‘my wife’ in the conversation, Billy finally realized his son had crossed the wrong person and hurried over to make amends.

“What’s gotten into you, kiddo? Get over here now!”

He reached to drag his son away, but at Curtis icy lift of an eyelid, Billy’s movements froze, not daring to proceed.

“If you can’t teach him, stand aside and watch someone who can.”

at the boy. “What’s your name?”

retorted, “Name your

‘ass’. Your dad must be quite creative, giving you such a charming

with embarrassment, his teeth grinding as he scolded, “How

know someone with a brat like this.” Curtis continued calmly, “But you’re in luck today. Do you know why? Because not everyone has the fortune to run into a good Samaritan like me. Since your dad doesn’t know the first thing about

boy by the

the kid upside down by one ankle, he dangled him over

hot bricks. “My boy just wanted to play with Mrs. Richardson because she’s so pretty.

fret,” Curtis said. “His sense of beauty is all twisted. I’m setting

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Chapter 21

“Put me You think I won’t take you down?”

own, you idiot!

your parents never taught you

Let’s give it

dipped the upside-down kid into the pool.

yanked out, his previously defiant face then ashen with terror as he began to bawl.