Chapter 62 Expulsion
Although the quality of education, the environment, and the safety measures of Imperial Kindergarten are among the best within the industry, they aren’t the only kindergarten available, right? So, what’s with their indifferent attitude in addressing this matter?
Then, the female teacher smiled. In the beginning, she had no idea how she was going to broach the topic, but this made things much easier for her. “We are very sorry that an incident like this occurred on school premises. Therefore, the school will pay for the children’s medical fees. As for taking responsibility, we find it a little far-fetched to blame it on the children. On the other hand, as parents, you have raised your hand against one of our students. No matter what you say, that was unacceptable behavior! If you don’t want to send your children to the Imperial Kindergarten, you can send them to another kindergarten. We won’t force you!”
When Florence heard those words, she found it hard to believe. “What did you say? Are you asking us to go to another kindergarten?”
She thought she could threaten the teacher. To her surprise, the teacher wasn’t afraid at all.
“Yes. These are the children’s tuition fees; the school will reimburse you for them. Also, this 1,000 is for the medical fees of the three children.” As the female teacher spoke, she pushed the money into Florence’s hands.
Then, Florence asked in astonishment, “A-Are you expelling our children?!”
In response, the female teacher smiled gently. “The school is simply complying with your wishes and giving you the freedom of choice!”
The two others tagging along with Florence became anxious and hurriedly spoke up, “Please don’t do this, teacher! We don’t have any intentions of transferring our children to a different school! The children only have one more year left before they graduate from kindergarten! If they transfer out now, they will have to familiarize themselves with a new environment and get to know new friends all over again! We don’t want them to be transferred out!”
“That’s right, teacher. I understand that our children were a little out of line in this incident. So, we will discipline them properly at home.”
Following that, Florence yelled at the two of them angrily, “Will you grow a spine?! Aren’t they clearly expelling our children from the school? So, why are you shamelessly begging them for mercy? It’s not like there aren’t any other good kindergartens out there!” Glaring at the female teacher, she continued, “It’s just a rotten kindergarten! We don’t need to come here! What’s so amazing about this place anyway? I’m going to report this school to the Bureau of Education!”
Then, the female teacher smiled and nodded. “Please do!”
Those words of hers were casually mentioned, but they sounded extremely arrogant—almost as if she were telling them to go ahead and try.
As a result, Florence and the two others with her were so shocked that they were utterly speechless. In the end, they left in a huff of fury, dragging their children with them as they left.
On the other hand, Eugene came out of the principal’s office and immediately headed to the school infirmary to meet Olivia and her son.
The mother and son pair were talking about something among themselves and laughing away happily.
“Why are you laughing?” he asked.
Thus, Olivia lifted her gaze and looked at him. The man was big and tall. Moreover, he seemed to be covered in a golden glow. Although his face remained as impassive as usual, he made her feel safe.
Then, she laughed. “North is bragging. He claims that if he didn’t rip his pants, the three other children would have been in worse condition.”
On the other hand, Eugene didn’t smile. Instead, he was like a father educating his son, saying, “There will always be somebody better than you out there. So, everything you do must be within your limits. There are many ways to deal with a person; you don’t always need to fight them head-on.”
Olivia was slightly surprised. I can’t believe the little guy’s careless words made him so serious.
North looked like he didn’t quite understand. “You mean I can’t even fight back even if they hit me?”
Eugene put his hands in his pockets as he looked North in the eye and said, “Of course, not. When that happens, you need to defend yourself. Still, you need to have a clear understanding of your own abilities. Do you have the strength to defeat them? If not, then you’ll have to bear with it for the time being. Blindly charging forward will only get you hurt! Besides, enduring it doesn’t mean that you’re admitting defeat; you just need to find another way to deal with them. Make yourself stronger—so strong that nobody can pick on you; so strong that you can protect whoever you want to protect!”
