Filed to story: A Second Chance with My Billionaire Love
“Fine then!” “Fine, I’ll wait for your explanation.” Flossie tried her best to calm down and put down the branch away, waiting for Adie’s explanation.
“It was because…” Adie swallowed, his eyes watery.
“It was because Tubby and his mother were disrespectful.
They said…” He trailed off, reluctant to continue.
“What did they say?” Flossie frowned and warned strictly, “If you don’t give me a logical explanation, I’l] hit you.” Her threat just made Adie more upset, and he closed his eyes and stretched his palm out.
“Go ahead then! You’ll only be happy once you beat me, so there’s no point in me explaining!” “What?” Flossie had rarely seen Adie acting so unreasonably, and it only infuriated her further.
She hit Adie’s palm with the branch ruthlessly.
The thinness of the branch made the hit excruciatingly painful, and Adie started to cry.
Regardless of how mature he was, he was still a child at the end of the day, and his mother was beating him for nothing.
“Mommy, you actually hit me! It hurts so much!” “Now you know.
Why did you bully others then? Don’t you know it’s painful for them?” Flossie would not feel sorry for Adie just because of his tears.
She used both gentleness and severity when she educated her children.
If everything was going well, she would spoil her children, but when she was being strict, she would beat her children to make sure they understood.
She wanted Adie to accept he was wrong, otherwise he wouldn’t respect Flossie or take her seriously.
“You threw a tantrum when I asked you to explain.
I think you’re guilty and know that you’ve made a mistake, so you don’t want to explain it.
It’s fine-I’ll get the truth out of you by beating you up!”” Flossie raised the branch ruthlessly, wanting to hit Adie again.
“That’s enough!” Halston tried to stop Flossie again.
“Can’t you see he’s struggling with something? Why are you being so fierce? How could he be brave enough to answer you if you act like this?” “I’m teaching my child, so stop meddling! I’ve been with him longer than you, and I can’t be as laid-back as you.
I have to educate him well now, or else my children will become the trash of society!” Flossie roared at Halston, ready to take on anyone who disagreed with her.
Halston stretched his hand out, his gaze firm.
“Hit me if you want to hit somebody so badly.
After that, give him some time to toyou. “Youm explain the situation to want me to hit you?” Flossie glared at Halston viciously.
“Do you think I wouldn’t dare to? I’ve been waiting a long time to beat you up!” “Go ahead then!” Halston said unflinchingly. Flossie raised her arm fiercely to hit Halston, and when Adie saw that, his eyes widened in horror.
He stepped in front of Halston protectively and braced himself for the hit.
Tears running down his cheeks, he sobbed, “Don’t hit my dad.
I’ll explain everything, so don’t hit him.” Adie wiped his tears away and said softly, “only did it because m Tubby and his mother said that I was ill-mannered because I didn’t have a father and my mother didn’t teach me anything… Then, they insisted on snatching away the eel I saw and kept on provoking me.
I don’t care if they insult me, but I can’t bear them insulting Daddy and Mommy!”
“Umm…” Flossie was speechless after hearing Adie’s explanation.
Her anger immediately subsided and she felt guilty and sorry for Adie.
She hadn’t expected to see Adie face such cruelty at such a young age.
She couldn’t imagine how Adie must have felt when he heard those words.
She thought about how she had violently hit, scolded, and criticized Adie, and felt like dying.
“I’m… I’m sorry.
I didn’t know you had been bullied like this.
I sincerely apologize! ” Flossie took a deep breath, her head hung in shame as she spoke.
She didn’t expect him to forgive her right now since even adults would hold a grudge when wrongly accused, let alone a child.
Although Adie was still tearful and his palm was red and swollen, he was not angry at Flossie.
He held Flossie’s hand and said tenderly, “Mommy, you don’t have to say sorry to me; I should be saying sorry to you.
I wasn’t strong enough.
When others mocked me, I couldn’t suppress my anger.
I should have ignored their words and calmed down, but I couldn’t because I know more than anyone else how good my parents are.
I shouldn’t have turned into a bad child just because of the nonsense they said!” Adie was the kind of person who would only relent after being coaxed.
Initially, he would never admit he was wrong, but he willingly reflected on his mistake when Flossie softened towards him.
“No, son.
You didn’t do anything wrong, and neither did I.
It was that weird family’s fault!” Flossie’s anger grew as she spoke.
She clenched her fists and turned to walk back.
“What are you doing?” Halston frowned as he watched her.
What do you think I’m doing? Someone bullied my son!” Flossie growled as she picked up a stone, weighed it, then put it down.
“It’s not heavy enough.” Then, she picked up another stone.
“This one is good.
You can knock someone’s head with this.” Halston’s lips twitched.
“Whose head do you want to knock?” “That’s none of your business.” Flossie held the rock, looking satisfied as she studied it.
“Tubby’s family?” Halston sighed helplessly.
“Aren’t you being too reckless? Please reconsider.” “They should pay for bullying my son; there’s nothing reckless about it!” Flossie thought about it and said, “I’m going to teach them a lesson.
Take care of our children.” “Weren’t you just telling your son not to fight? How are you more hot-tempered than him?” Halston asked, lips curved in amusement.
He felt that Flossie was more childish than Adie and Abby.