Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

173 The truth will set you free

"I am being bullied. For a year now, I have been bullied. That's why Penny suddenly asks to go to school to stop the bullying."

Slater's voice echoed, caressing his own ears. His knees felt soft upon realizing his confession. His breath even hitched for a second, shocked that this day had come.

Never in his imagination had he ever imagined telling his parents about the bullying. In fact, he wanted to keep it to his grave. But for some reason, after Penny asked him such a question that didn't incite him to do the "right" thing or what he "should" do, he felt this surge of clarity.

Slater might've been rescued from that situation, but he wasn't completely saved. Unless he was honest, he would still fear that one of these days, Keith would come at him. Or one of these days, another strong person would pick on him and Penny would have to save him again.

"I'm scared that Penny would have to put herself in a difficult situation again for me," he added, this time, his voice was meek. "And I'm afraid because of me, she'd be in danger."

Little did Slater know, Penny was already concocting a plan that might put her in danger.

Silence reigned in the study room, as none of the adults in the room was quick enough to process Slater's abrupt confession. They were just discussing what happened earlier today, they were worried about Grace and her mother. But since they were strangers, the things they could do were limited.

So, they didn't expect they would hear Slater confess to being bullied.

"Slater, who?" After another moment, Charles peeled his bottom from the edge of the desk and walked up to him. "Tell me, what happened?"

Slater gazed at his father and right this second, Allison also approached him.

"Slater, what did you say? For a year, you were being... bullied?" Tears quickly coated Allison's

veins in her

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at his father. "He beat me up, took my pocket money, ducked my head in the toilet, and made me do his assignments and projects. It's also the reason my grades continued to take a nosedive because I

eyes dilated, a reaction to

expression also darkened as his

Slater's confession stabbed her right straight in the heart. Her son was going through such horrific things

okay?" Charles contained his rising anger and forced a

bit of confidence to detail his situation before Penny's

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stop. Their reaction was one of the

continued. "It's why Penny had

eyes down. "She listened to me, but at the same time, she had to stand up for me. I want to stand up for her

clasping Slater's hand. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry that Mom

bitterly. "It's alright, Mom.

mine." She shook her

this to himself if he knew his mother wasn't so weak and emotional. But Allison was weak and emotional - she was in denial and often chose to

if only she was just as frank as Jessa, then Slater wouldn't have to suffer for