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.”

glanced at the boy.

brat retorted, “Name your

interest, “Oh, so your name is ‘ass’. Your dad must be quite creative, giving

of green with embarrassment, his teeth grinding as he scolded, “How dare

acquaintance. It’s a shame to 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.

that, Curtis hoisted the boy by the collar and spun

kid upside down by one ankle, he dangled

fretting like a cat on hot bricks. “My boy just wanted to play with Mrs. Richardson because she’s so pretty. He meant no

“His sense of beauty is

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child, hanging head down, flailed and screeched, “Put me

own, you idiot!

“Guess your parents never taught

Let’s give it

further ado, he dipped the upside-down kid into the pool.

boy’s head got plunged into the water and then yanked out, his previously