Chapter 15
Chapter 15
Zoe was about to cry and she said with both dissatisfaction and resistance.
“Zoe, be good, give it to me!” Text © 2024 NôvelDrama.Org.
Valerie didn’t dare to exert too much strength and just withdrew the workbook from Zoe’s hand bit by bit.
The workbook was finally taken away.
And Zoe sat on the ground.
She didn’t get what she liked.
The workbook left her embrace and was now in Valerie’s hand.
Zoe cried in grievance.
And her cries were loud.
Everyone in the villa could hear it.
“Zoe!”
Reyna and Bruce rushed over.
Following the sound, they went to the corridor.
Reyna held Zoe in her arms and stroked her head with a heartache.
“Zoe, what happened? There, there, tell me what’s going on!”
Zoe cried so much that she gasped for breath.
With red eyes, she pointed at Valerie.
“Valerie…”
Only then did Reyna and Bruce notice Valerie.
Zoe had yet to finish her accusation.
But Reyna shot daggers at Valerie already.
“What have you done to your sister? Where did your conscience go?”
Valerie was prepared for Reyna’s questioning.
However, she still felt pain in her heart after experiencing it again.
The one questioning her like this was her mother.
Everyone was stunned by the loud questioning.
Even Zoe, who was in Reyna’s arms, stopped crying. She sobbed and cautiously looked at Valerie.
Zoe knew that she was in the wrong and that Valerie would be reprimanded by Reyna again.
Valerie didn’t show the nervous and aggrieved expression like always. She just gripped the workbook and hid it behind her, looking quietly at Reyna and Bruce.
Reyna’s chest rose and fell due to excitement.
When she calmed down and Zoe stopped crying, Valerie coldly explained.
“Zoe wanted to take my workbook away. I have to hand it in tomorrow, so I took it back.”
The emotionless explanation lingered in the corridor, which stunned the two men arriving later. They both had ugly faces.
“Workbook? Did you go to school?”
Reyna was not angry anymore. She was so shocked that her tone was sharp.
Valerie’s expression confirmed that she had gone to school.
And Reyna didn’t know what to say.
If that was the case, then Zoe was in the wrong.
Reyna felt heartbroken when she saw Zoe, who had red eyes in her arms.
But she couldn’t reprimand Valerie.
They were both her daughters.
She had no idea about Valerie going to school and yelled at her…
“Give the workbook to Zoe for a look if she wants it. Why is this workbook the only one you have? Why did you make her cry? Don’t you know that she was in bad health?”
Reyna felt guilty in her heart, but it wasn’t the case for Bruce.
He furrowed his brows and looked at Valerie angrily.
Valerie finally looked at Bruce.
His blonde hair was slightly curly, and he narrowed his charming eyes with an oppressive aura.
He then smacked his tongue.
He turned his head to look at Zoe, who was in Reyna’s arms, and changed his expression. He gently asked her some questions.
“Zoe, tell me, do you still want the workbook?”
Zoe looked at Valerie with uncertainty in her eyes.
She felt that she couldn’t nod in such an atmosphere.She was young, but she wasn’t stupid.
She was sensitive to the change in her surroundings, so she looked back and forth between Bruce and Valerie.
Bruce didn’t cross his arms in front of his chest anymore and walked in front of Valerie.
“Give it to me. Let Zoe take a look at it.”
“I don’t have time to finish my homework…”
Valerie was yet to finish when Bruce impatiently took away the workbook from behind her back.
She was startled.
And she used all her strength to protect the workbook in her arms.
She really didn’t have time to finish it
The sound of paper being torn rang out.
As they both grabbed the workbook, it was torn apart from the middle.
Valerie’s hands were trembling, and she tried hard to suppress her anger.
She raised her head and looked at Kieran and Reese, who had been watching all the time.
“Kieran, you mentioned yesterday that I shouldn’t bring shame to our family. Tonight, while I was doing my homework, Zoe came in and took my workbook away. I might not be able to complete it on time. Does this mean I can give Zoe anything related to my studies whenever she wants it?
“Do you mean that I should compromise no matter what this action may lead to and that I can disgrace all of you as long as I want?”
Bruce lost his temper.
“What does this have to do with Zoc! Why can’t you just let her take a look? Valerie…”
“Bruce.”
Kieran’s low voice came from behind. He warned Bruce with a gaze to remind him that he had gone too far.
“Valerie started studying at International Noble Primary School yesterday. Dad and I had a temporary decision, so we didn’t tell you about it. From now on, buy another copy of what Zoe wants and give it to her. Valerie is now studying. We should care about her.”
Kieran’s sexy voice echoed in the corridor.
His voice was pleasant to hear.
But Valerie didn’t think that way. She even found it ear–piercing.
After Valerie said those words, she kneeled on the ground and began to put the fragments together.
No one came forward to help her.
She was alone in front of this mess.
At the same time, she had to straighten their back and not compromise with them.
The atmosphere in the corridor became awkward.
Reyna’s heart was beating fast.
Seeing Valerie kneeling on the ground, collecting paper pieces, Reyna went forward and said in a hoarse voice.
“Valerie…”
Valerie paused and slowly raised her head to look at Reyna.
But she just glanced at Reyna before continuing.
Reyna’s heart lurched after Valerie looked at her.
Deep in Valerie’s eyes was not her image.
Valerie didn’t say that she didn’t do it like before.
She didn’t say that she would pay attention the next time.
Valerie was so unfamiliar to Reyna that Reyna panicked.
Reyna didn’t say anything but stared fixedly at Valerie.
Valerie finished picking all the fragments up. She then bowed to the five people before leaving.
Only then did Reyna heave a sigh of relief. She came to Reese’s side.
“When did you get her to study? Why didn’t you tell me about it? I wouldn’t have reprimanded her if you had done it!”
Reyna couldn’t get over the fact that she roared at Valerie.
Compared to feeling sorry for Valerie, Reyna felt more guilty.
So, she scolded Reese harshly.
“Honey, don’t be mad. I’ve been busy lately and forgot to tell you that!”
Reese touched his nose.
It was a sign of a guilty conscience.
When Kieran sent Valerie to school, Reese thought that had had made up for her, so the discomfort in his heart was gone.
Then, he forgot about that and had a good time with Zoc.
What about Kieran, who sent Valerie to school?
Reyna looked at Kieran, only to see the son who could make her proud lowering his head in silence.
He forgot about it as well…
At that time, he was thinking about buying tools for Zoe.
The atmosphere in the corridor instantly became oppressive.
Bruce looked at the place where he argued with Valerie. Small pieces of paper were left.
He pursed his lips and his eyes flashed.
“I’m going back to my room now.
He took the initiative to speak. Bruce rubbed Zoe’s head and returned to his room to sleep.
Reyna knew that she was in the wrong. She couldn’t forget about the scene of her reprimanding Valerie without knowing the truth and Valerie looking at her.
Her eyes were so cold.
Reyna had goosebumps. She hugged Zoe tighter and thought about the lingering fear in her heart she had a few days ago.
And her eyes gradually widened……