Hearing no reply from the other side of the phone, Mrs. Bennet asked anxiously, "Rue? Are you okay, Rue?" Rue gritted her teeth. Even at her most hateful state, she could not express herself. "Don't worry, mom, I'm alright. What can we do if stubborn Rachel doesn't want to leave the Orange Country?" Mrs. Bennet sighed softly. "If Rachel did not have a child, she wouldn't have been a threat even if she stayed in the Orange Country. But as long as that child is here, it's so much more dangerous for you." How would Rue not know Mrs. Bennet's line of thought? Way back when she took the older brother away, she had an urge to take the younger one as well just so she could choke him to death! After all, if she saw the younger one, she would immediately think of Rachel! However, that would not do. If there was no baby in the nursery, Rachel would have her suspicions. That was why Rue left a baby in there even though she knew there would be risks. The best-case scenario was to t
After hanging up, a calm smile appeared on Rue’s face. Having tricks up her sleeves was her favorite thing to do because only then would she feel safe. Jodie opened the door with a bowl of spaghetti in her hands. "Ian, the pasta is done. Come have some." She set the spaghetti in front of Ian and stared blankly at the phone on his table. "Ian, did someone call you just now?" Ian looked at Jodie and shook his head. "No, I was just looking at the time." As he looked up, he caught a glimpse of Jodie trying to hide her gnarly-looking wounds on her hands. "Jodie, what happened to your hands?" Jodie retracted them. "It's nothing, I had an accident." Ian looked away. "Be careful next time. If mom and dad saw, they will be sad for a while again." Jodie nodded sincerely. "Alright, Ian, I know." Meanwhile, Rachel poured a glass of water for Ziggy after they returned to the apartment. "Baby, you must be tired. Have some water." Ziggy was holding his glass in his hands for a l
Ziggy continued to stuff his laptop into his bag without pausing. "Oh, Miss Jane told me to bring a computer to school. She said it's for the curriculum." Rachel nodded. "Right, let's get to school then." Under Ziggy's exceptional calculations, they took the bus successfully like the day before and arrived at the Minnow Nursery School without any issues. Jane was already waiting in front of the school entrance. Rachel smiled as she placed Ziggy's tiny hand in Jane's. "Using a laptop to teach is such a progressive concept which might help children to study. I'll leave Ziggy in your capable hands." Jane stared at Rachel, dumbfounded. "Wha—"Before she could finish her sentence, she felt a tiny hand squeezed hers. She looked at Ziggy, who flashed her a grin with an underlying intention. Jane immediately understood and nodded at Rachel. "Yes, that's right. Ziggy's mommy, don't worry. I will take good care of him." In response, Rachel nodded too before she bent down to Zigg
Ziggy sprinted to the entrance of the storeroom. After hearing the ruckus, he took out his phone, and set it to record mode before replacing it into his pocket. "Jane, you've grown powerful now, haven't you?" "Did you think you will gain influence just by having a genius student?" "We asked you to buy us dinner last night after school. Where were you?" "That's right! Did you know just how long we waited here?! Do you have a death wish?" "I think now that Jane has a genius student, she thinks that her value has risen and no longer wants to do our errands for us!" "That's right! Looks like we're all her personal assistants from now on!" ...Jane replied weakly, "It's not that, I had something urgent yesterday, so I forgot..." "Shut up! I think you're just a wretch who needs to learn your lessons!" "Speaking of which, it's been a while since we reminded her of her place!" "Isn't that so? I think she has forgotten who she is!" ...Ziggy's tiny knuckle knocked on the
Immediately after the revelation, the reporters at the door began clicking away with their cameras. The teachers, who were very arrogant just a minute ago, began covering their faces with their hands while they retreated into a corner. "Stop taking pictures! Stop!" They were people with influence and could strong-arm the school however they saw fit, but... It was because of their influence that they could not appear on the news haphazardly, especially news that would jeopardize their reputation like this. This would be their biggest downfall! Their reputations would affect their respective families and the benefits of companies attached to them. Since Jane had covered Ziggy's face, no one was able to get a good picture with Ziggy who just stood there nonchalantly. Without answering any questions, Jane carried Ziggy away from the storeroom and into a tiny classroom before she caressed his head. "Ziggy, thank you for saving me. You're really, really brave. Wait here for
In shock, the teachers retreated as though they had been beaten back by some bad news. Jane would never have the bravery to say that! No matter how much they had harassed her, she had always borne it without any complaint! Yet this time, she disclosed everything in front of the police and reporters! The lead teacher charged to Jane's side, as if she had endured long enough, and tried to pull Jane's hair. The police, who was scribbling in his notepad, immediately caught her hand and handcuffed her. His face was cold. "What do you think the police are here for?!" "Jane, you b*tch! How dare you talk about me like that, I will rip your mouth out! Do you know what would happen if you displease me?!" The handcuffed woman was still sneering at Jane. While the other women stood at the side conscientiously, unlike the lead teacher. How were they to continue making a scene when they could not even imagine the punishments they would get from their family? After the teachers were
Ziggy sat up on his seat, letting Jane hold him, while he patted her back lightly with his hand. "Jane, being nice is not weak. Hopefully, you can become brave and nice in the future." Jane nodded seriously. "I will, I will do that!" The few teachers had tried to clean their names by using their family connection, but just as they were about to succeed, a mysterious voice recording crept its way to the headlines. Within mere seconds, their nearly-cleaned names were plunged into the deep end with no chance of ever recovering. At this point, it still did not cross their minds that this was all because of Ziggy and instead, believed it was Jane's meticulously-planned revenge! Naturally, they were fired from the Minnow Nursery School and were told that they had no chance of being rehired. On the other side, not knowing Ziggy's feat in the Minnow Nursery School, Rachel uploaded her design draft into the computer as she wanted to give it a little retouching. She then peered a
Rachel set down her pencil and rubbed her temple, forcing herself to cool down. Melissa, who was focusing on Rachel's every reaction, snickered. 'Rachel, no matter how capable you are, you can't make any big moves now, can you?' Time passed. As people started waddling to have lunch, the space silenced once more. Rachel placed her head in her hand and sighed. At this point, her phone rang. It was only after hearing Ziggy's voice that Rachel looked better. "Mommy, have you eaten?" Rachel shook her head as she felt her stomach rumbling. She said to the phone, "Of course, I have." "That's great. Mommy, the school is letting me leave earlier today, so I will come and get you." Rachel halted in worry. "You can't do that, baby. It's dangerous outside, so you can't come. I will get off work earlier to get you, okay?" A while later, Jane's voice appeared. "That's alright, Ziggy's mommy. I will send Ziggy to the Chapman Group. It's not that far, and it's on my way home." Ra