âIâll beat youâ¦â The chubby boy, his words hissing through his split lips, clenched his fists and rushed forward.
Mitchel in the wheelchair looked on with a grim expression and extended his cane to stop the chubby boy.
But how could Raegan, a grown-up, get outsmarted by a little troublemaker? She acted quickly, her leg sweeping out to knock the chubby boy to the ground.
Seeing the chubby boy go down, the shorter boy felt the urge to stand up for him and dashed forward as well.
Raegan simply sidestepped, and the shorter boy stumbled, crashing face-first into the ground.
Raegan gazed down at the two whimpering bullies on the ground and stated coldly, âLet me be clear.
If your parents arenât correcting you, plenty of other people will step in to handle kids like you!â
Her scolding was meant to make them experience the sting of being mocked and labeled, not to express her own anger.
Lashing out at them would be meaningless.
One wouldnât retaliate against a dog by biting it back.
Raegan wanted them to understand the difficulty of enduring such harsh words and to refrain from imposing them on others.
She advised them.
âKeep in mind, just because youâve gotten away with things before doesnât mean you wonât face consequences that youâll regret forever!â
Raegan then turned to the slender boy who had defended himself, extended her hand to help him up, and asked, âWhatâs your name, young man?â
The slender boy found Raegan so stunning that he barely dared to meet her gaze.
And what she had said was absolutely perfect.
She had dealt a firm hand to those two troublemakers.
He would avoid such characters if it werenât necessary! To him, Raeganâs actions were incredibly cool and impressive! He swallowed nervously and responded, âMy name is Chasen Murray.
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Raegan gave Chasen a warm smile and commended him, âChasen, you did wonderfully.
Itâs clear your dad has raised you well.
Through you, itâs clear your father is a person of integrity, deserving of respect.
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She took out a clean handkerchief and gently wiped the dust from Chasenâs face, adding, âI hope you always maintain this pure heart.
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Chasen, who had managed not to cry despite the discomfort, found his eyes brimming with tears when Raegan praised him.
âDonât worry.
Iâll never surrender to bad influences!â
Only after this did Raegan get the opportunity to face Mitchel.
She had already stepped forward to deal with those troublemakers and didnât see any need to hide.
She moved closer, trying to explain, âI⦠I was just passing throughâ¦â However, her voice lacked confidence.
Mitchel was about to respond when a loud cry interrupted him.
âOh my! Who did this to my baby!â A plump woman dressed in a bright red fur coat burst forth, clutching the chubby boy, and exclaimed dramatically, âBaby, baby, what happened? How did your face get injured? Itâs agonizing me.
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The woman shouted rapidly and energetically, âWho did this? Come out now!â
Just as Raegan was about to reply, Mitchel cut in, âIt was me.
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The woman turned to stare at Mitchel, and he stated in a steady voice, âI did it.
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âYou?â The plump woman eyed Mitchel skeptically, doubtingly questioning, You, cripple, how could you hit anyone?â
Raegan commented inwardly, âLike mother, like son.
â Now she understood the source of the chubby boyâs behavior.
It was entirely a matter of upbringing!
Mitchel ignored the woman, simply pressing a call button on his wheelchair to summon Matteo to handle the situation.
To Mitchel, time was extremely valuable.
Within minutes, he could review a document worth hundreds of millions, potentially offering job opportunities to many.
Thus, he never wasted time on people or things that did not deserve his attention!