Chapter 0071

He walked me over to the chairs and made me sit in one of them as he sat in the other, his fingers still wrapped around mine gently.

“So, tell us what our son had done,” Gavin said, turning his attention to the principal who was watching us warily.

Principal Thorne cleared his throat and looked between the two of us.

“Matthew got into a fight yesterday in the lunchroom, he explained, making me gasp. “We have zero tolerance for fighting in this school and the only reason he wasn’t expelled was because he’s a Landry. I wanted to discuss with you the proper punishment for the boy.”

I expected Gavin to list out different punishments for Matt; fighting was certainly not okay and if he couldn’t be expelled because he’s a Landry, then there has to be something else that could be done. I expected Gavin to be furious with Matt about this behavior.

But what I wasn’t expecting was the calmness that fell over him as he stared at the principal, as if it was Principal Thorne who was in the wrong. He leaned back in his seat and took in the principal before him. “And why exactly did Matt fight this boy? Do you know the reasoning?” Gavin asked.

I raised my brows at the question; that was actually a good question. I turned to face the principal, waiting for an answer.

“I… I’m not exactly sure…” the principal said, his brows pinched together.

“You didn’t bother to ask him what had happened to upset him?” Gavin asked, raising his brows. “Matt isn’t known to be violent unless there’s a reason behind it.”

knew Gavin was right; Matt didn’t seem to those tutors he chased off weren’t there for good reason; they were selfish, greedy, and mistreated Matt, all because they wanted to get with his father. Matt had every reason

body unless it

that attention any way he can. But I can’t see him seeking out that kind of attention at school. I knew school was important to him; it was obvious from how

doesn’t matter the reasoning. He still went against our school rules,” Principal Thorne said, folding his arms across his chest. “I know he’s your son, Alpha

behavior and you expect us to punish him? How do we know Matt was the one who started this fight? He could have been

as well?”

other boy had a broken nose and needed to go to the nurse’s office,”

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Chapter 0071

know he didn’t deserve it?”

“Alpha, I-”

for himself, so we find it hard to believe that Matt would punch this boy in the

at him, and I saw that the corner of his lips was tipping upward like he was trying not

my lips together and turned to

to us so we can talk to him,” I said, glad that my voice came out

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