Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
‘ Please tell me what it is. As long as my family can do it, we will do our best,” Zachary pleaded as he looked up, looking attentive and sincere.
Everyone in the room, including Charlotte, was curious about what Flossie would ask for.
Flossie smiled calmly and said, “Then, promise me you won’t divorce your wife. After all, you already have children together. Speak and act with more consideration, hmm? The child is still young, and you can’t let him become a sacrifice for your relationship struggles, right?”
“That’s…” Zachary paused and hastily replied, “I understand. Please don’t worry. I’ll take good care of my family and won’t disappoint you.”
Everyone present felt that Flossie had a generous heart. She was repaying her grievances with virtue, and they couldn’t help but applaud her actions.
Flossie didn’t say anything else and turned to the principal.
“Sir, I’m sorry that this drama has delayed the interview. Let’s not waste any more time and get to it!”
The principal gave Flossie an appreciative look and nodded. “With what you and Aiden have achieved, I believe that you will pass the interview.”
With that, a group of people walked toward the interview room.
Charlotte was still rooted to the spot in confusion.
She couldn’t believe that Flossie would help her. It was impossible! There must be some kind of ulterior motive!
“Wait!” Charlotte called out to Flossie and sneered, “Flossie, are you trying to pretend to be a saint? Just use whatever dirty tricks you have up your sleeves! Stop hiding in the dark! With you pretending to be a good person, I’m made out to be the bad guy! Are you expecting me to just let go of the fact that you cheated on my brother?!”
“Sir, I recall Monte Perry’s rule stating that the kindergarten doesn’t accept students from single-parent families. Flossie is immoral! She cheated on my brother and gave birth to this illegitimate child! They completely don’t meet the registration requirements!
“That’s…”
Charlotte’s words left the principal in a dilemma.
When Monte Perry Kindergarten was established, the family committee had jointly proposed a rule to raise the school’s admission threshold and ensure the student population’s quality.
Over the years, the kindergarten had strictly enforced this rule and did not accept children from single- parent families.
Even though the principal of the school appreciated Flossie’s decent and kind-hearted stance and liked Aiden’s intelligence and cuteness, she couldn’t make a special exception before so many parents.
“What’s with your hesitation? As the kindergarten principal, you can’t always break the rules, can you? Children from single-parent families are problematic and have flawed character! Having them attend school with children from normal families will definitely affect the regular children! We can’t let that happen!”
Charlotte spoke with such righteous indignation, and the parents around her also fanned the flames by agreeing with her statement.
The principal seemed to be in a tough spot, and there didn’t look like she could do anything, so she said helplessly, “Parents, please calm down. I’ll… figure something out.”
“Figure something out?”
Some parents present had similar bad attitudes and regarded Flossie and Aiden as scourges, saying, “The best thing to do is to get rid of this mother- son pair. Letting their kind stay here will only disrupt the harmony and warmth of Monte Perry Kindergarten!”
Flossie’s beautiful face instantly darkened. Her gaze sharpened and became like knives as she stepped toward the parent who spoke and said fiercely, “You better keep your mouth shut before I make your child have only a single parent!”
The air around Flossie was cutting and powerful, and the mother fell silent instantly. She hung her head low and was so fearful that she didn’t dare look into Flossie’s eyes.
She wasn’t the only one. The other parents who previously complained and muttered were now too scared to say anything, leaving Charlotte to look like a clown after humiliating Flossie and her son.
In the end, of course, Zachary’s slap subdued her!
Flossie was distraught.
She had thought about the possibility that Aiden and Abigail would be discriminated against because they came from a single-parent family, but she didn’t think that the environment would be so harsh and that society would be so malicious toward single-parent families that there would be restrictions from attending school.
Flossie didn’t want to make things difficult for the principal, so she said to the crowd, “Since it’s a rule, I’m not unreasonable, and I won’t force something that’s not meant to be. If Monte Perry doesn’t welcome us, I trust there are other more inclusive kindergartens that will.
“But I want to tell you that children from single-parent families aren’t evil monsters, much less the plague. There is no need for you to avoid them to this extent. Whether a child is good, kind, and has the right outlook in life… depends on how their parents teach them by example. Parents full of prejudice and short-sightedness will only bring up children with the same mindset!”
After Flossie finished speaking, she took Aiden’s hand.
“Come on, let’s go!”
Some of the parents cursed Flossie, thinking she was acting high and mighty, but some were thoughtful and even guilty as they hung their heads.
The principal watched Flossie and Aiden leave and felt ashamed.
She had interacted with many students and parents, and Aiden and Flossie were definitely the best of the lot. They were a hundred times better than many of the so-called normal families, but Monte Perry Kindergarten had to reject them because of that one stupid rule!
The principal secretly vowed in her heart that she would find a way to gain admission for Aiden!
As it was almost evening when they left Monte Perry, Flossie searched for a family restaurant so that Aiden could have dinner.
The little boy was unusually quiet the entire way.
Although the kid tried to act cool since he was a child, he still took after his scumbag father, where few words exited his mouth
But Aiden was unusually quiet today, and it was obvious that the little boy was occupied with his thoughts.
Flossie could guess that the incident just now must’ve upset the child, and she was instantly distressed.
“Adie, what are you thinking? You’re frowning too deeply. Can you tell Mommy about it?’ Flossie asked gently.
She had raised her two children in a more relaxed fashion, giving them the leeway to do whatever they wanted to do. She never interfered with their natural progression and rarely lectured them.
The only thing she required from them was that if there were anything that made them unhappy, they would have to tell her at the first opportunity and not conceal the thought.
So, while Aiden acted like a cold child, he was still willing to share his thoughts with Flossie.
He looked down at the ground and pouted before looking up with wet, round eyes at Flossie and said, “Mommy, is it because I’m not good or smart enough? That’s why all those uncles and aunties didn’t like me and drove me away, huh? Is that why they didn’t want me to attend that kindergarten?”
Flossie’s clenched her fist tightly after she finished listening to her son.
Sure enough, Aiden was unhappy because of what had happened.
Her heart tightened momentarily, and she cautiously replied, “That’s impossible, Adie. You’re such a smart and well-behaved boy. They must be blind to not see your worth. It’s okay. We’ll just find a kindergarten that will welcome us, okay?’
“Mommy, you don’t have to coax me. They don’t welcome us because I don’t have a daddy, right?”
“Um. Well…”
“So, I was just thinking about this daddy thing… Even though it’s not much use, there are still some benefits to having him, right? Take today, for example. If I had a daddy, even if he was in a completely vegetative state, our family would still be considered normal and whole, right? Then we’d meet the criteria for Monte Perry’s admission, wouldn’t we?”
“Well, that’s the logical reasoning…’ Flossie replied with a nod, and her heart tightened even more.
Even though she was already strong, there were many instances in which she couldn’t make up for what her children lacked, no matter how hard she tried.
Sometimes she wondered if she should find someone to marry so that, at least on the surface, Aiden and Abigail would have a father and wouldn’t need to face the discrimination they faced today.
However, marriage wasn’t a simple matter. Once there was a legal relationship, there would be pain involved. It would harm the other party, herself, and she didn’t think she could overcome the hurdle in her heart right now.
Otherwise, she would have already married Liam!