The moment Anna saw Tammy, tears welled up in her eyes. She stood at the bedside at a loss and asked, “Tammy, are you feeling better?”
Lying on the bed, Tammy looked a little haggard and was not as lively as before. And there were bruises on her forehead. Not to let Anna worry about her, she forced a smile and said, “Mommy, I‘m fine.”
Hearing that, Anna held her hand gently with a lump in her throat.
She felt distressed when seeing Tammy‘s pitiful look but still couldn‘t help blaming her, “You promised me that you would be obedient and wouldn‘t make trouble at kindergarten. Have you forgotten that?”
Tammy felt aggrieved and said, “I didn‘t do anything wrong, Mommy.” While they were talking, Dr. Turturro came in and asked, “Miss, are you Tammy‘s mother?” “Yes, I am,” Anna turned around and replied to her.
Dr. Turturro was a gray–haired old woman. She was wearing a lab coat and a pair of glasses with gold wire frames, looking quite amiable.
Hearing Anna‘s reply, she motioned Anna to come out with her, and then Anna quickly stood up and followed her out.
“Dr. Turturro, is there anything wrong with Tammy?”
“I have viewed her previous case report. Her asthma is congenital, and her fits are now controlled by drugs. But long–term drug treatments can cause drug addiction and it‘s not good for her health. So I suggest that you consider acupuncture treatment.”
“Can she be cured with this method? If possible, we are willing to have a try.” Anna said.
“A course of acupuncture will take a long time. And once it starts, it bears no interruption. I‘ll talk to you about it later. You may deal with the other things first.” Dr. Turturro said gently.
Her words reminded Anna of the bruises on Tammy‘s forehead.
The bruises were obviously not caused by asthma. Besides, Tammy hasn‘t had an attack of asthma for a long time. It must have been triggered by mood swing. Did she fught with others? she thought.
Then she remembered that Eleanor had asked her to the teacher‘s office just now. Thinking of this, she said thanks to Dr. Turturro and went back to the infirmary in a hurry.
After asking Tammy about what had happened, she went to Eleanor‘s office,
In the office, a woman was holding her son‘s hand and talking with Eleanor. Her son‘s face was black and blue.
As soon as Anna entered the office, she heard the woman speak in an arrogant tone, “How could you recruit such a child? Can you afford to compensate us if Lucas is seriously hurt by her?”
Eleanor said with an embarrassed smile, “Don‘t be angry, Mrs. Primo. There‘s a reason that…”
“I don‘t want to listen to any explanation!” the woman called Mrs. Primo said snappishly before Eleanor could finish her words.
Anna knocked on the door gently, interrupting the conversation.
Seeing Anna, Eleanor immediately stood up and said, “Miss Gabriel, this is Mrs. Primo and this is her son Lucas. Mrs. Primo, this is Tammy‘s mother.”
Mrs. Primo glanced at Anna and said, “You are Tammy‘s mother? Why haven‘t I seen you before? Are you a local of Birmingham?”
Anna frowned and thought, Why does she ask if I‘m a local? Does it have anything to do with the fight between the children?
Despite her confusion, she nodded and said, “Yes, I am a local.”
Mrs. Primo then said with a sneer, “You are a local? I heard that you are merely a hotel manager.”
Anna nodded speechlessly again.
“As an ordinary hotel manager, you must have done some indecent deeds to get the admission qualification for your daughter, right?” Mrs. Primo said with heavy irony and a mean look. And her sharp voice made Anna‘s ears hurt.
Clenching her fists, Anna retorted, “Mrs. Primo, watch your mouth. I know that Tammy was wrong and she shouldn‘t have fought with your son. But how could you slander me like that? I‘m indeed an ordinary hotel manager. So what? Why can‘t my child study here?”
“You know the reason. I‘ve seen many young ladies like you. Stop pretending,” Mrs. Primo said and looked at her with disdain.
Anna’s face darkened when she heard this. She didn‘t bother to argue with Mrs. Prim and said with gritted teeth, “Let‘s come straight to the point. Just tell me what you want. I‘ll bear your son‘s medical fee. And you can also claim for mental damage compensation.”
“You want to settle this matter with money?” Mrs. Primo sneered and said as if she had heard something ridiculous. “Do you think I‘m short of money? I don‘t want your money. I just want you and your daughter to apologize to Lucas. And your daughter must drop out. Don‘t let me see her anymore.”
Hearing that, Anna looked at her in disbelief.
Tammy did make a mistake but it is excusable. How could you ask Tammy to drop out? You‘re so unreasonable!
“No way.” Anna calmed herself down and said with a darkened face. “I don‘t think this matter is that serious.”
“My son‘s face was scratched and beaten by your daughter but you said it was not serious? I‘ll let you see how serious it is now!” Mrs. Primo said angrily.
Then she glanced at Eleanor who didn‘t dare to speak, and said arrogantly, “If that girl doesn‘t get kicked out, the Primo Group will disinvest from the kindergarten. You are in charge of the kindergarten and should know how important the Primo Group is to the kindergarten. I believe you‘ll know what to do.”
Eleanor‘s face turned pale immediately.
Standing aside, Anna clenched her fists with great anger, wishing she could beat Mrs. Primo.
“If the Primo Group disinvests from the kindergarten, I will double my investment in the kindergarten this year.”
Wayne‘s low and deep voice came from the door all of a sudden, breaking the stalemate in the office.
Then he took Matthew‘s hand and walked into the office, staring at Mrs. Primo with his chin raised slightly and his eyes full of coldness.
“Mrs. Primo, I don‘t think that the Primo Group‘s investment is enough to have any influence on the kindergarten,” he said.
“Mr. Wright, what… What are you doing here?” Mrs. Primo was stunned when she saw Wayne.
“I heard that my son made trouble in the kindergarten, so I‘m here to see what happened. After all, I’m his father. I should apologize for his mistake,” Wayne said.
“Make trouble?” With a flattering smile, Mrs. Primo said, “Your son is obedient and well–behaved. How is it possible that he causes any trouble?”
Hearing that, Matthew raised his head and glared at her. Then he snuggled up to Anna.
“Mrs. Primo, you‘ve been here for a long time. Don‘t you know why your son was beaten today yet?” Wayne said and stared at her coldly. “Your son said that Matthew was abandoned by his mother because she hated him.
Previously, it was just his guess that Anna was alienating herself from him. But at this moment, he was sure about it according to Anna‘s behavior.
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