CHAPTER 487: CHAPTER 487: I’LL KNOCK OUT YOUR FRONT TEETH

This morning, Ruby Sullivan was in a new product development meeting when the teacher called to say Seth was fighting at school and to ask a parent to come to the school immediately.

Ruby Sullivan immediately ended the meeting, jogged to the elevator, and reached the school as quickly as she could.

In the teacher’s office, Seth Sterling stood facing the wall as punishment. A tall and burly chubby kid, sporting a black eye and with cotton rolls stuffed in his nose, stood next to his equally robust mother, who was angrily and indignantly complaining.

"I’m telling the truth, why did he hit me?"

The chubby kid’s mother rolled her eyes and glared angrily at the homeroom teacher, "We will definitely pursue this matter to the end. If you don’t make her son kneel down and apologize to my son, this won’t end. I know you teachers always favor the kids from wealthy families, but now we’re in the internet age. If you don’t give us a satisfactory explanation, I’ll report you online!"

The chubby kid’s mother spoke forcefully, not like someone discussing reason, more like someone about to roll up her sleeves for a fight.

"That’s right, that’s right! Our country has a rule that children under seven cannot attend elementary school, yet Seth, who is only seven, is already in third grade. It must be that his dad paid off the school. I’m going to report your corrupt practices online too!" the chubby kid mimicked his mother, feeling emboldened with her presence, and totally disregarded the homeroom teacher with an arrogant demeanor, as if not only the school but the entire internet was owned by him.

Listening to the mother and child egg each other on, Seth clenched his fists furiously, turned to them, and yelled, "If you dare say anything bad about my mom again, I’ll knock your front teeth out!" This was something he learned from a free-fighting coach when he was in Meridia. He always thought knocking out someone’s front teeth was a bit too violent, so he’d never actually done it; this was his first time using it as a threat.

The chubby kid’s mother glared, "Look at you acting all tough. Kid, if you have the guts, come over and punch my son. I’ll see whose front teeth get knocked out first!"

The chubby kid was initially a bit intimidated by Seth’s icy glare, but with his mother backing him up, he quickly regained his confidence, "Yeah, why don’t you try hitting me?"

"Seth!" the homeroom teacher reprimanded, "Ms. Lawson, please calm down too." She herself was quite troubled.

Seth was considered a good student by all the teachers. His application to skip a grade was about to be approved, but if this incident got blown up, the application would definitely be rejected.

After a while, Ruby Sullivan finally pushed the door open and came in.

"Mom!" Seth, upon seeing her, suddenly felt a bit aggrieved, walked over, and hugged her leg, revealing the vulnerability typical of a child, "I’m so glad you’re here."

Ruby Sullivan exhaled, "Sorry to keep you waiting." In fact, she had already driven at the fastest speed that wouldn’t attract police attention and jogged all the way after getting out of the car, which was why she was so out of breath.

She ruffled Seth’s hair and smiled at him.

Seth released her leg and took her hand instead.

Only then did Ruby Sullivan look at the people in the office, "Mr. Wyatt, what happened?"

"Look at what your son did to my son!" the chubby kid’s mother immediately pushed her son forward, "We haven’t even gone to the hospital to check his eye yet; if there’s any problem, this won’t be over."

"If it’s so urgent, why not go to the hospital for a check-up?" Ruby Sullivan said in a seemingly surprised tone.

The chubby kid’s mother rolled her eyes, "My son’s eye was hurt by your son. Of course, you need to take him to the hospital."

"No problem." Ruby Sullivan took out her phone and made a call, "Old Black, I’m at Seth’s school. He injured a classmate’s eye. Come over and take them to Mercy Hospital."

A moment later, she hung up the phone and looked at the bearish mother and son, "The driver will probably take about thirty minutes to arrive. I hope your son’s eye won’t go blind in those thirty minutes?"

The chubby kid’s mother hadn’t expected such a straightforward offer to take them to the hospital and was momentarily tongue-tied, but upon hearing the word "blind," she found her footing again, "You horrible woman, how could you curse my son to go blind?"

Ruby Sullivan chuckled, "Don’t be so sensitive. I just want to make sure your son’s injuries aren’t serious. It also takes some time to get from here to the hospital. If your son can’t hold on, I can call an ambulance immediately."

She spoke so politely it left the chubby kid’s mother momentarily speechless.

The homeroom teacher let out a long breath, thinking that if both parents were unreasonable, today’s affair would become quite a spectacle.

She took the opportunity to say, "Seth and Joel Lawson had a verbal altercation, and Seth was the first to hit. The school nurse has already provided simple treatment to Joel. His eye shouldn’t be a big issue, so you both don’t need to worry too much."

She was trying to ease the atmosphere and also didn’t like the Lawson family’s bullying stance, so she wanted to remind Ruby Sullivan that Joel Lawson’s injuries weren’t severe.

The chubby kid’s mother immediately rolled her eyes again, "What does a school nurse know? They’re just for show."

The homeroom teacher looked at her with displeasure but held back useless remarks.

Ruby Sullivan trusted that her son wasn’t one to argue with others for no reason, so she squatted down and asked him, "Seth, what happened?"

"He had a foul mouth," Seth puffed his cheeks and dropped his head, unable to tell the truth for fear it would hurt his mom’s feelings.

Seeing this, the chubby kid’s mother got even more arrogant, "Oh, now you know you’re in the wrong and don’t dare to speak?"

The chubby kid smugly interjected, "I just asked whether his parents were divorced. As Seth’s classmate, I was just concerned about him." The question was rampant among netizens online; if he could get firsthand information from Seth, it would surely draw many followers.

Seth clenched his fists and squinted, "Don’t believe I’ll really knock your teeth out?"

The expression on the chubby kid’s face tightened, and instinctively he covered his mouth and hid behind his mother.

"Look at your kid, resorting to violence at every turn. How’s it going to be when he’s grown?"

Ruby Sullivan already figured the chubby kid must have said something even nastier, and only held back in front of parents and teachers. Otherwise, Seth wouldn’t have lost his temper. Still, even inquiring about her divorce from Ethan was already infuriating.

Because his inquiry clearly wasn’t out of concern but malice.

With this thought, she suddenly felt immense guilt toward her son. It was her and Ethan Sterling’s mishandling of the situation that affected Seth’s life.

She ruffled Seth’s hair and softly said, "I don’t know if my son will turn out fine as he grows up, but your son definitely has the potential to be a nosy neighbor lady. I hope he learns to be a decent person before getting beaten up for his big mouth."

She smiled sweetly, and though her tone was sincere, the content was infuriating.

"You, you, you..." The chubby kid’s mother raised her stubby finger at Ruby Sullivan, speechless.