Chapter 70
Chapter 70
The moment Matilda appeared, Jolene’s eyes lit up.
They instantly sparkled.
Matilda crouched down to check if Jolene was hurt.
Then, she looked at Elsa, who was rolling her eyes at her.
Visually, Elsa weighed over 220 pounds.
She was covered in gold, exuding the air of a nouveau riche.
“Are you Jolene’s mom, who just joined the group yesterday? Today, you must…”
Elsa rushed up to argue with Matilda.
Gillian was so scared that she quickly stopped her.
She was afraid that Elsa would get too worked up and crush Matilda with her weight.
“Mrs. Ponce, please calm down. Can we have the children recreate what happened at the time, please?”
Elsa pointed at Jolene and said fiercely, “I’ll listen to how she tries to weasel out of it.”
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Matilda put her arm around Jolene, encouraging her, “Just be brave and tell the truth. I’m here, and no one can bully you.”
Jolene felt a great sense of security.
Gillian gently reminded them, “Jolene, Robin, you can only talk, but no more pushing.”
Jolene began to explain in detail, “When I was drawing, Robin kept calling me a bastard.”
Robin argued, “What’s wrong with me calling someone a bastard? I wasn’t calling you.”
Jolene continued, “Right, so I ignored you and continued drawing. But then you leaned over and called me a bastard in my ear. I told you not to call me that,
“You said you would, that a child without a mother is a bastard. I said, even if I don’t have a mother, you can’t call me a bastard. Besides, I have a mother now, and she is Matilda.”
Robin argued again, “I never said you were a bastard. You just think you are a bastard yourself.”
Unfazed, Jolene said clearly, “Then, when I said someone in the class was fat and ugly, without mentioning your name, why did you get angry and knock my crayons away?”
Robin was choked by Jolene’s words.
Elsa hit Robin in frustration. “Stop saying useless things. Talk about your injury.”
The more Robin spoke, the more guilty he felt.
He stammered, “Jolene pushed me over, and my hand got stabbed by the crayon box.”
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Elsa finally seized on a strong point and elaborated, “Listen. Jolene pushed Robin. No matter the reason, it’s wrong to start a fight.”
Jolene was a little confused.
‘Doesn’t throwing crayons count as starting a fight?’
Matilda ruffled Jolene’s hair to comfort her.
Then, she calmly walked up to Elsa and gently said in her ear, “Bitch.”
The voice was not loud, but loud enough for everyone present to hear.
Elsa’s eyes almost popped out.
She pushed Matilda onto the teacher’s desk with force.
Jolene ran over in shock.
“Mommy, Mommy, are you okay?”
Gillian also hurriedly checked on Matilda.
Elsa pointed at Matilda, yelling, “Who are you calling a bitch? Call me that again, and I’ll get physical.”
Matilda propped her hand on the desk. She was not injured.
Then, she said calmly and composedly, “Jolene is so well-mannered! Robin verbally abused her multiple times, and she refrained from hitting back.
“You hit me after being called ‘bitch’ only once? Did I mention your name? Was I cursing you?
“Also, Robin smashed the crayon box that poked him himself, so he deserved it. The one who suffered is Jolene, whose feelings were hurt and whose crayons are gone. You’ll have to compensate for both.”
Elsa was speechless and lashed out at Robin with humiliation and
anger.
Gillian tried to stop her,
But her small frame of 99 pounds couldn’t stop the behemoth of 220 pounds.
Robin was jumping up and down as he was beaten.
He blurted out the truth when begging for mercy.
“It’s Lola! Lola said that as long as I called Jolene a bastard, she would play with me…”
So, Lola was also called into the office.
Some parents followed Lola to watch the show.
Lola saw the fierce-looking Elsa and hid behind Matilda in fear.
She murmured, “Mommy!”
Matilda said nothing and handed Lola to Gillian.
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The parents who were watching the drama at the door and windows smirked at Matilda.
Gillian asked Lola, “Did you encourage Robin to call Jolene names? Tell the truth, and we will solve it together.”
“Ms. Fisher, I did.” Lola was frank.
That surprised Matilda.
Lola used to be confident and stubborn. Even when she was wrong, she would not apologize.
Brandon said that Lola took after her in this respect.
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Matilda was unhappy about that. She would admit when she was wrong, even if it meant she had to bow and apologize.
Lola lowered her head, looking guilty.
“Ms. Fisher, I didn’t do it on purpose. Jolene’s father hit my father, and Jolene also took my mother away. I just want my mother to come home…”
She had that pitiful look in her eyes, and tears were about to fall,
Anyone who saw it would feel sorry for her and couldn’t bear to blame her any further.
But who else to blame if not the child who made a mistake?
Of course, that would be the child’s mother!
“Gosh, it’s a sin to let a child witness the betrayal of their loved ones in their childhood. It will definitely affect their physical and mental health.”
“Cheating with the father of her daughter’s classmate, they might as well go to hell together.”
“No wonder Lola is so hostile to Jolene. It’s completely understandable.”
“She is a dedicated stepmother. She should be rewarded. I don’t even know which one is her biological child.”
Cillian tensed up as she listened.
She couldn’t yell at the onlookers, so she said nicely, “School’s over. Please take your children home now.”
Still, no one moved.
They were all discussing it with great interest.
Lola was so impressed with Shelby when she heard that no one blamed her and everyone sympathized with her.
She looked up at Matilda, whose face was filled with sorrow, and a smug look appeared on her face.
She thought, ‘Shelby is much smarter than my mom!
What had happened the day before had made Matilda suffer, and she wouldn’t let it happen again, especially facing those parents she didn’t know.
She wouldn’t shed a tear if they died on the spot, so why would she care about their opinions?
But she refused to be insulted for nothing.
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She was about to say something sarcastic, “It’s really a new era. Even stinky rats can stand up and be saviors…”
Jolene rushed in front of her like a bullet.
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