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Chapter 171

Author: Ginger Sue
After receiving the call, Winter sped to the school in the sports car Elijah had given her.

The moment she stepped into the principal's office, her eyes fell on Alistair. He sat alone in the corner, head bowed, hands rubbed raw from nervous fidgeting.

On the couch opposite sat a mother and her son. The boy wailed uncontrollably, while the woman's face twisted with fury.

"Mr. McKnight, Alistair hit my son! Look at his eyes! Look at the swelling on his head! You must do something!" the boy's mother shouted.

Winter's gaze darkened. That woman was none other than Jasmine, and that boy was her son, Bradley.

"My son is a well-behaved child! We've pampered him since his birth. His father and I have never laid a hand on him. Yet this brat dared to bully him!" Jasmine clutched Bradley protectively, glaring at Alistair. "A child with such rotten character is nothing but a bad influence! Mr. McKnight, punish him!"

Alistair's voice trembled through his tears. "I-I'm not a brat…"

Jasmine j
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