Female Novel
Chapter 2639
Mrs. Tuffey shook her head and apologized. “The surveillance cameras stopped working yesterday.That’s why there’s no recorded footage of what happened in the classroom."
"My child has never lied to anyone before. He said it was Tommy who pushed him. His statement is thebest evidence," yelled Mrs. Hudson.
Luca ignored her and questioned Mrs. Tuffey, "Mrs. Tuffey, did you ask the other kids?"
"They're still having class now," replied Mrs. Tuffey. The incident happened during recess. The kidswere having class now.
Mrs. Tuffey thought of making the decision after the two child’s guardians communicated with eachother.
"Mrs. Hudson chooses to believe her child, and I believe Tommy isn’t a child who’d hurt others. Mrs.Tuffey, I’d like to talk to Tommy." Luca made a request. Now, the only way was to ask Tommy what hadhappened. Only then would she find out the truth.
"Let me bring Tommy here. Please wait for a while." Mrs. Tuffey rose to her feet and marched out of theoffice.
Mrs. Hudson sneered at Luca and went outside to make a call, asking how her child was doing in thehospital.novelbin
Tommy was brought to the office by Mrs. Tuffey. He stepped forward and hugged Luca’s waist with anaggrieved expression on his face when he saw Luca. "Ms. Luca, I didn’t push him."
Mrs. Tuffey was surprised when she heard that. ‘Ms. Luca?
‘Isn’t she Tommy’s aunt?’
"I know. You’d never do something like that." Luca stroked the child’s face. The aggrieved look on hisface broke her heart.
As a parent, who would be willing to see their child be wronged?
"I'm glad that you believe me." Tommy's eyes shimmered in the light as tears welled up in his eyes.When Mrs. Tuffey asked Tommy what happened just now, no matter what Tommy said, Mrs. Tuffey hadthis incredulous look on her face.
Tommy felt deeply wronged.
"Then can you tell me what really happened?" Luca wanted a blow-by-blow account of what happened.
Tommy sniffed and repeated what he had told Mrs. Tuffey before in front of Luca. “When we werehaving a break, Charlie was bullying my classmate, Ashley. He was trying to lift her skirt. As a man, Istood in front of Ashley to protect her. Charlie backed away and lost his balance. Then, he tripped overthe foot of the desk and knocked his head on the desk."
Luca raised her brows and turned to look at Mrs. Tuffey.
Mrs. Tuffey cleared her throat and said, "Tommy said the same thing to me just now. Charlie knockedhis head on the desk after he tripped."
Mrs. Hudson pushed the door open and came in with the phone in her hands. "Nonsense. If you didn'tpush Charlie, how could he have fallen?"
Tommy drew his neck back and leaned closer to Luca, but he mustered his courage to speak up forhimself, "I didn't push him. Charlie was doing something bad. He was afraid. That's why he steppedbackward without noticing and fell."
"I didn't expect a young child like you to lie to others to cover up your mistake. Mrs. Tuffey, is this howyou teach your students?!" Mrs. Hudson refused to budge an inch. Before Mrs. Tuffey could sayanything, Mrs. Hudson turned to look at Luca. "It was your child who pushed Charlie. You should be theone paying for Charlie's medical expenses no matter what. Transfer the money to my bank account.Charlie is still in the hospital, waiting for his medical expenses to be paid!"
Luca frowned.
The school Tommy attended was an elite school. She did not expect the parents to behave this way.
The students who attended the school were from wealthy and respectable families. Most of them werewell-educated. Even if one was not well-educated, that person would act like it to avoid losing face infront of others.
They would not act like Mrs. Hudson.
Luca held the child in her arms and said, "If it was Tommy who pushed Charlie, I'd be willing to pay foryour child's medical expenses. I'd also compensate for moral damages. But what if it wasn't Tommy?"
"Hah, nice try. Don't try to deny it. I'm sure it was Tommy who did it. Why? You're not willing to pay forit?" Mrs. Hudson rested her hands on her hips, acting like a shrew.
"Madam, calm down. What matters the most now is Charlie taking the medical examination. Why don'tyou tell the hospital to check on him first?" Mrs. Tuffey wondered if Mrs. Hudson was doing it forCharlie's sake or if it was for the money.
Was money more important than her child's life?
"Shut up. I'm not going to pay for the medical expenses. If I pay for it, won't I be the ridiculous one?"Mrs. Hudson glowered at her.
Luca took her phone out, pressed the audio recording button, and placed it on the coffee table.
"How about this? I can pay for the medical expenses first, but let the students tell us what the situationwas at that time after their class. If it was really Tommy who did it, I'll apologize and compensate for theaccident no matter how much you want. But if it wasn't Tommy's fault, then you'll have to apologize tohim instead. You'll also have to admit that you've failed to educate your son. What do you think? I'verecorded our conversation down. If you agree to it, I'll transfer the money to you now."
Mrs. Hudson widened her eyes and replied, "What makes you think that you can make me apologize?
And you want me to admit that I failed to educate my child?"
"It all happened because Charlie wanted to lift a girl's skirt. Tommy did it out of the protectiveness hehad for his friends. That's why he stood in front of her to protect her. The kids are at the age wherethey've learned about gender differences. Yet your child is still lifting a girl's skirt. Isn't that a sign thathis parents have failed to educate him about gender differences?" Luca was clear and logical.
Tommy stood beside her, nodding his head.
When Tommy was young, his great-grandpa taught him that he should not bully girls and he should notlift a girl's skirt either. As a man, they should be protecting girls.
That was why Tommy stood in front of Ashley when he saw her being bullied. He wanted to stopCharlie from causing trouble.
Mrs. Hudson's cheeks were flamed with anger. There was no doubt that Luca was mocking her forfailing to educate her child.
No matter whether or not it was really Tommy who pushed Charlie, it was undeniable that Charlie hadtried to lift a girl's skirt. It was the parents' fault for failing to educate the child.
“The kids were just fighting with each other. How did it become my fault? Don't even think about it. It'sTommy who hurt someone this time. Pay me now!”
"Kids fighting with each other? Even Tommy knows about gender differences, and he also knows thatboys shouldn't lift a girl's skirt. But your child..." Luca paused for a moment and stroked Tommy's head."Madam, I'll protect Tommy. If you claim that Tommy's the one who hurt Charlie again but someoneproves that it's not the case, I'll be suing you for defamation."
Luca was not someone to be messed with. She needed to protect Tommy.
The expression on Mrs. Hudson's face changed.
Mrs. Tuffey did not expect Luca to be so tough even though she looked gentle.
"There are five more minutes until class ends." Luca glanced at the time when none of them spoke."Well, let's see what their classmates say after class. If it was really Tommy who pushed Charlie,regardless of why Charlie wanted to lift a girl's skirt at his age, I'll transfer the money to you for yourchild's treatment. But if it wasn't Tommy's fault, please apologize to him."