Chapter 20 Who Bullied You?

Valerie caught the last bus back to the Horton’s home.

The sky became darker.

Jayvion was already waiting at the door.

This time, he was really anxious.

Today was utterly different from usual. Valerie was over an hour late!

“Why isn’t Ms. Valerie back yet?”

Jayvion muttered.

Just as he was about to enter the room to tell Reese and Reyna about this, Valerie’s figure slowly appeared in the distance.

“Ms. Valerie? Ms. Valerie!”

Jayvion came forward with a happy smile and quickly took the bag in Valerie’s hands.

“Ms. Valerie, why are you so late today? Did your teacher keep you back?”

“No, Jayvion. My classmates wanted to ‘chat with me‘, so I missed the last usual bus and came back late.”

Jayvion breathed a sigh of relief.

Ms. Valerie, you must be starving. Come in, and I’ll get you dinner.”

The door was open, and Reyna was smiling brightly as she walked out of the dining room with Zoe in her arms.

Instantly, Valerie smelt the rich aroma of food.

The sound of the door opening attracted both Reyna and Reese’s attention.

“Valerie, how come your class ends so late?”

Reyna thought, “It’s almost 7:00 p.m.

Something was missing at dinner, but I just couldn’t remember.

Now that I see Valerie, I realize why

All of a sudden, her language skills began to deteriorate again.

“Well, Valerie… Your sister had to eat at 5:30 p.m., so we ate. Are you hungry? I’ll ask Jayvion to fix you something.”

“It’s fine. You don’t have to wait up. I think I’ll almost always be back late.”

Valerie’s tone was cold and polite, but it was a little strange to those close to her.

Reese was aside, and he pulled a long face.

“You shouldn’t be talking to your mom like this.”

“Shut up!”

Reyna immediately turned to glare at him.

Reyna then smiled and said to Valerie.

By the way, I’ll take you to school tomorrow morning,

OK?

thought, “Is she asking me whether I’ll

and looked at Reyna, who was taller than

long

excited attitude and expression that

Reyna was very embarrassed.

she was

thought, “What kind of

more

nice and talk to her like that. Am I

She’s older than that!

thoughts about my decision to send her to school

I can’t go back on

Reyna thought of

big surprise for you

arms to Reese and wanted

little

the doorway, watching Reyna’s hand stretched out toward her on top

Valerie trembled.

had done to her after she was kicked

and pushing her hand just

pupils were constricting violently. The

arms around herself

sent a shiver through

all her might was pitifully

clenched fists showed how

Reese froze.

His eyelashes quivered.

are those on your

went forward and threw Zoe back

down slowly and reached

covered

were either long

weren’t exactly big, but they were

and the cracks inside were starting

Reese was furious.

thought, “Someone is

was the first thing that came to

bullied you? Someone

a row made

in the playground today. It was those particles on the ground

paved with

angry and let

her arms

was very likely that they were scraped by the plastic

shouldn’t be so

a minute

want the Horton family to have

daughter of the Horton family was

out, Reese

pulled her hand back and rubbed the place where

sensation gave

not used to

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