Chapter 52

“I heard it,” She felt Ms. Garner was crazy to say that.

“Okay, please be my witness.” After that, Nydia left with the two kids.

Ms. Stone looked at Ms. Garner. Ms. Garner immediately became enraged. “You’re the one who called, aren’t you? What kind of brown-nosing is this? You’re sucking up to the Pascalls, hoping for something in return!”

“What nonsense are you spouting?” Ms. Stone shot back.

“Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking. Nydia can’t even keep herself out of trouble, and you’re brown-nosing the wrong people!”

Ms. Stone muttered something under her breath and left. Fortunately, the other children had already been taken away, or this incident would have had a much greater impact on them.

Nydia and the two children were in the car. Molly looked at Nydia excitedly and exclaimed, “Mommy, mommy, you protected us again! You’re amazing!”

“Where did you learn those things you said earlier?” Nydia asked, amazed at her daughter’s loquaciousness.

“I didn’t say anything wrong, did I?” Molly replied, slightly confused.

“No, you didn’t.”

Molly immediately brightened up.

Nydia thought to herself that it wasn’t surprising that her children, who had been learning since they were two years old, were intelligent and articulate. With the intense pressure that children face these days, she didn’t want to burden them with too much stress.

“If you ever feel like you’re learning too much, just tell mommy. Children should have happy childhoods,” Nydia said.

“We’re not stressed, we love learning, and Tavish and I learn quickly,” Molly replied.

Nydia then noticed that Tavish had been sitting quietly with a serious expression on his face the whole time.

“Tavish, what’s wrong?” Nydia reached out to touch Tavish’s head, but he avoided her, leaving her awkwardly suspended in mid-air.

He still had his head down, his hands clasped tightly together, his right hand gripping his left hand with visible force. Normally, a child’s hands would not show knuckles, but now they were visible. He was clearly trying hard to endure something.

“Did you get hurt when you fought with Danny just now?” Nydia asked softly.

“It’s none of your business!” Tavish replied, moving away from her and refusing to get closer.

Nydia felt a stabbing pain in her chest, which spread to her fingertips, making them numb and instantly cold. The distance that had just closed between her and Tavish was rapidly expanding again, and he was resisting her like a hedgehog, unwilling to let her get close.

“Brother, what’s wrong with you?” Molly also noticed that something was not right. Why did her brother suddenly become unhappy?

“It’s nothing.” Tavish’s attitude toward Molly was still good, but he stopped talking after saying just two words.

After arriving home, Tavish got out of the car and ran into the house, with Nydia carrying Molly hurrying to catch up.

Just as they reached the bedroom door, there was a “bang,” and the door slammed shut, nearly hitting Molly.

Molly was also startled. “Mommy, what’s wrong with my brother?”

“Brother is probably in a bad mood.” Nydia put Molly down.

“Mommy, let me go and comfort my brother. He listens to me.”

Molly stood at the door and talked to Tavish for a while, but he still wouldn’t open the door, which made Molly very frustrated.

“I’m sorry, Mommy!”