Chapter 147

Haynes' face darkened. "Keen, zip it."

Keen flinched and instinctively hid behind Rachel.

Seeing this, Rachel quickly interjected, "Hey, Haynie, Keen's just a kid. Don't be so hard on him. Besides..."

"You've always held Keen to high standards, and he's never let you down. He's top of the class in kindergarten."

"Keen's competitive, sure. He wants to be the best at everything, which is understandable. But Ms. Cameron..."

Rachel glanced at Stella and quietly added, "Having such an exceptional son like Keen should inspire you to better yourself too. As parents, we shouldn't be the ones holding our kids back."

Haynes seemed to mull it over, his dark eyes clouded with thought, and he fell silent.

But Marvin stepped forward and protested, "Stella won't hold anyone back! She's amazing!"

Don't you think I'd know if

someone else to team up with for

cares about your stupid grades! What's the point of being 'perfect' if you treat your own mom like trash? Newsflash-people don't laugh at losers. They laugh at spoiled brats like you who don't

you don't like me checking in on Keen, but Marvin's just a kid. It's not fair to teach him to say

care of Keen herself, I

almost wanted to applaud Rachel's

against his own blood—all while accusing her of neglecting

honed to a razor's edge, could flay a

Stella, disappointment etched across his

really stooped to using children

Pearce, could you do me a

caught off guard.

that actually, Haynie, Stella is your

In fact,

dark it seemed like it

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