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

“Name your

with feigned interest, “Oh, so your name is ‘ass’. Your dad must be

with embarrassment, his teeth grinding as he scolded, “How dare you speak like that! You’re speaking to my

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 raising a child, I’ll give you

that, Curtis hoisted the boy by the collar and spun

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

just wanted to

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

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“Put me You think I won’t take

own, you idiot!

tongue. “Guess your parents never taught you manners,

Let’s give it a

the upside-down kid into the

into the water and then yanked out, his previously defiant face then ashen