chapter2242

Truth be told, Elliot didn't grasp the proverb either; it just felt right.

Felix's mouth twitched; he wanted to retort, then spotted someone familiar.

"Mom-boo-hoo-" he wailed.

Miranda had arrived to pick him up.

Jonathan and Elliot traded a look and both frowned.

Elliot stuck out his tongue. "Big kid like you still crying for Mommy-tsk, embarrassing."

Felix's face froze; he even forgot how to put on his wounded act.

Miranda, clueless about what had happened, rushed over when she saw the dust on his clothes and smudges on his face.

"Son, what happened? Who hurt you?" she asked, eyes fixed icily on Jonathan and Elliot.

Jonathan met her stare without the slightest flinch.

The chilly depth in those eyes made Miranda's heart jolt; the child was a mirror image of Nathaniel.

Felix wanted to complain, but Elliot's earlier warning clogged his throat.

"N-nobody picked on me," he muttered.

The answer stunned everyone nearby.

Felix, usually first to rat someone out, was suddenly silent. What was up with him today?

Miranda pressed, "Then how did you get this dirty?"

Felix pressed his lips together and murmured, "I just slipped by accident."

Miranda looked at him and knew at once he was lying.

She turned a sharp stare on Jonathan and the others. "Was it you?"

Dante and Sophie both flinched under Miranda's fierce tone.

Jonathan had just stepped forward when a hurried figure rushed past him—it was Yulissa, Dante's mother.

With a fawning smile, Yulissa faced Miranda. Mr. Larke, this must beca misunderstanding. Our Dante and Felix are the closest of friends he would never hurt Felix." Content"

After speaking, she pinched Dante hard on the side.

"Isn't that right, Dante?"

Dante clenched his fists, swallowing the anger that threatened to spill, and kept silent.

Worried about offending Miranda, Yulissa tugged his sleeve. "Apologize to Felix right now."

Dante's eyes reddened; he bent forward, ready to bow and apologize.

Jonathan stepped in front of him. "Mdm.

, you just said het

wouldn't hurt Felix, so why him apologize?" Content

Yulissa stalled, the words catching in her throat.

Not daring to offend him, she

softened her voice. "Jonathan, I only want you classmates to stay friendly. "Dante's temper can be rough, and a mother must protect her son."

Deep down, she still felt it was her right to discipline him any way she liked.

Jonathan's mouth curved into a cool half-smile.

"That isn't fair," he said. "Felix just admitted he fell on his own."

Again Yulissa found herself with nothing to say.

Miranda still refused to believe it. "Jonathan, don't fool me. Felix is big enough not to trip for nothing."

Jonathan let out a short, icy laugh and pointed straight at Felix.

"Felix, did you fall on your own?"

Pegged by Jonathan's stare, Felix nodded. "Yeah, I fell by myself."

Unwilling to drop it, Miranda squatted down. "Son, tell Mom who touched you. I'll stand up for you."