Chapter 30: Chapter 30

Eleanor, the beautiful assistant, quickly answered seriously, “The swing isn’t high, and there are soft cushions underneath. There has never been a swing-related safety incident in the kindergarten before.”

Wayne pointed to the swing frame, looking displeased, “The fact that no accidents happened before doesn’t mean there is no safety concern.”

Then Wayne turned around and looked to the rainbow-color running racetrack solemnly, “And the running racetrack. The corner of the track hasn’t been completely covered by the rubber, and you haven’t removed all the weeds. Children tend to forget about everything when they play. What if a poisonous snake appears in the weeds?”

Eleanor went pale, not knowing how to answer the criticize. Thave never met a more difficult parent in Blue Castle before. I mean look at those weeds. They are not as high to reach my ankle!

“I think it’s alright.” A clear female voice suddenly broke the silence. Anna walked down from the hallway to them. “Tam once fell off the swing, breaking her arm. But I don’t take it as a bad thing.”

She gently looked at Wayne as if she thought of something warm, “Because she would cling to the rope every time she played on the swing after that and has never fallen off the swing since then. Even when I sat on the swing, she would tell me, ‘Mommy, remember to hold on to the rope. Kids will learn and grow.”

Wayne was a little relieved by Anna’s words. He stared at Anna for a long time with a complicated look.

Eleanor said carefully to him, “Mr. Wright, if you’re still worried about the safety issue, we will remove the swing set. Then we’ll cover all the parts of the racetrack with rubber and pull out all the weeds.”

Wayne pondered for a while and said in a deep voice, “Forget it. If there is anything wrong with Matthew, just call me as soon as possible.”

Eleanor was finally relived. She cast a grateful glance at Anna before responded, “Sure, Mr. Wright. I’ll go back and give a report to the principle.”

It was still early. Anna took a deep breath and sat on the swing. “Mr. Wright, I didn’t expect that you are willing to take other people’s advice.”

Wayne looked up and saw the sunlight on Anna’s face. She slightly narrowed her eyes in the sunlight, which were sparkling with pleasure and a little tease.

Surprisingly, he wasn’t averse to her reaction. Then he stated, “In your opinion, I’m an arbitrary man who won’t listen to anyone.”

Anna denied in a flattery tone, “Absolutely no. Everyone knows that you’re a young and promising leader. How can I think you as an arbitrary tyrant?”

“Tyrant?” Wayne’s eyes narrowed.

“Ahem...” Anna suddenly realized that she had said her secret thoughts out loud and quickly changed the topic, “I just think that kids also need their own space.”

“Really?” Wayne asked with an inquiring look.

Anna explained, “It’s alright if a child has a mild injury. We can’t stay at home forever only because of the fear of the world outside. You shouldn’t keep Matthew in a safe bubble. He can’t see the sunlight outside, and he will never know what kind of life he wants. But we are born to live in our own unique way, aren’t we?”

These words suddenly hitWayne’s heart. The sentence “we are born to live in our own unique way” echoed in his mind.

Seeing that Wayne looked strange, Anna asked him carefully, “Is it possible that you’re so nervous because Matthew can’t talk?”

Wayne fixed his eyes at Anna’s face, his eyes deep as the ocean.

“Sorry.” Anna quickly zipped her lips and said, “Emmm. I know I shouldn’t ask this question. I forgot it just now. Sorry.”

She looked at the watch on her wrist and stood up from the swing. “It’s late now. I have to go to work. See you, Mr. Wright.”

“Matthew is reluctant to speak, and it’s all my fault.” There suddenly came a deep voice full of guilt from behind, stopping Anna’s hasty steps.

She turned around in surprise. Wayne Wright didn’t look like someone who would casually talk about his family with others, not to mention talking about Matthew’s speaking problem.

“Do you mean that Matthew can talk, but he is just unwilling to?” She asked tentatively.

Wayne slightly nodded with a complicated look on his face, “Matthew is a smart Ikid, he could already say a lot of words when he was two years old. But he suddenly stopped talking after a high fever. According to the doctor’s examination, neither of his vocal cords nor his nerve system was hurt. He just wouldn’t talk. The doctor said that it was a psychological problem.”

“Psychological problem?” Anna felt sorry for Matthew, “Has he experienced anything bad?”

Wayne looked more guilty and sighed, “I don’t know.” He blamed himself more for his ignorance. Matthew suddenly had a high fever with no reason, and no one knew what happened to him that night. The servants who should’ve taken care of Matthew in the mansion also had no idea. That was why he wanted to take Matthew away from grandfather, he had decided to take care of Matthew himself.

Wayne furrowed his brows and looked remorseful, which surprised Anna.

“No wonder you’re so nervous about Matthew now. But the past is the past. You don’t need to blame yourself for it.”

Anna realized that her little comfort didn’t work, and Wayne still looked upset. She immediately regretted hitting his sore spot and felt uneasy. Is he going to cry because I minded him of his sad story?

“Mr. Wright, have you ever played a swing?” Anna wanted to get Wayne’s mind out of the regrets.

Wayne looked at her, confused. And before he could realize it, Anna pulled him over then forced him to sit on the swing.

“You can forget all your trouble when you swing. Mr. Wright, just sit on it. Let me push you.”

“I don’t need that.”

“It’s alright. Mr. Wright, I know I’ve made you sad. All you need to do is sit here.”

“Anna. Gabriel.” Wayne twitched his mouth and uttered the words through his teeth,” Stop it. Now.”