Beyond the Divorce

I felt a pang of heartache. It was my first time seeing my child in such a state. The others involved were boys.
Suddenly, my expression turned cold as I looked at the teacher. "What exactly happened? How did it get to this?"
The two teachers from Ava's class were in the office, both looking panicked.
They knew what had happened to Ava, so they called me. I was certain they didn't dare call Atlas.
Before the teacher could speak, Ava recounted the incident while crying, "Mommy, Joseph from my class insulted me... He said I'm the daughter of a criminal. He called me a bastard, said my dad is bad, and said you are shameless for being a mistress..."
Her words surprised me.
How could such young kids speak such vulgar words? These weren't things children should say! It was complete and malicious slander!
I looked at the teacher. "Where did they learn these words? Why didn't you intervene?"
As soon as I spoke, a plump woman stepped forward, trembling. She pointed at me and scolded, "What a sharp-tongued wild child. She has no manners at all, daring to play the victim. You better discipline her properly. Like mother, like daughter."
With teary eyes, Ava boldly shouted at the woman, "You're the one without manners! Joseph started insulting me first. He's the bad kid!"
The woman, seeing Ava confront her, suddenly revealed her true colors. "You little brat. Joseph is right to insult you. You're just a child of that scumbag you call a father. I can see it. Your mom seduces men while dragging her kid along. You're "
This statement completely infuriated me. I lifted my hand swiftly and slapped her across the face.
The sound interrupted whatever she was about to say and silenced the crying children.
Everyone was stunned. No one expected me to act so quickly and decisively. The woman stared at me, taking a moment to realize she had been slapped.
Next, she howled, "How dare you hit me?!"
I sneered. You deserve that. If you
dare to
the
Pew nonsense in front
n again, believe meet
fil
slap you again."
At this point, she was red with anger and couldn't believe what had just happened.
In an instant, she screamed, "Jeffrey, can't you
You see I've been hit? Are you
blind? Why are you just standing there? Hit her back!"
The woman's roar startled a dazed man watching the scene. Then, he lunged at
me.
Carol, noticing the situation, roared, "Don't you dare move!"
The man panted heavily, frozen in place, staring at Carol.
The woman roared again, "Jeffrey, what are you afraid of? We're not done with them!"
Ava burst into tears again, clinging to my leg, unwilling to let go.
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Seeing this, Carol quickly positioned herself in front of us, glaring at the
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The man, Jeffrey, was emboldened by his wife's encouragement. He m
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Ignoring the teachers and Carol's interference, he reached out to grab Carol.
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Carol skillfully blocked his hand. He
snarled, "think you women havez m
grown tired of living. You dare to
provoke me, thinking you can leave this room today? You'll pay for hitting
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Then he ferociously pushed away the teachers and Carol, charging toward me.