Chapter 121\u00a0<\/p>\n
Was it just because of those few words she said to Madeleine?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nanette clenched her fists.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had worked so hard for so long and was so close to\u00a0<\/p>\n
succeeding. It was all because of that bitch, Madeleine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJust you wait, Madeleine. I\u2019m going to make you see with your\u00a0<\/p>\n
own eyes what a failure you are as a mother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Taking a deep breath, Nanette took out her phone and opened\u00a0<\/p>\n
an encrypted folder. Inside were photos of Roderick\u2019s family of\u00a0<\/p>\n
three that she\u2019d had someone secretly take recently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick\u2019s presence was too intimidating. The person taking\u00a0<\/p>\n
the photos didn\u2019t dare get close, so they could only capture his\u00a0<\/p>\n
profile from a distance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A tall figure, a sharp\u2013featured profile, and an aura of mature\u00a0<\/p>\n
male charm in his every move.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nanette looked at it, the corners of her lips curling up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Only she was worthy of such a perfect man.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 121\u00a0<\/p>\n
She opened another folder, and her smile vanished. It was all\u00a0<\/p>\n
information on Madeleine\u2013her daily schedule, her social circle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the most recent photo, Madeleine was holding Kevin\u2019s hand\u00a0<\/p>\n
while shopping at a mall, her smile radiant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGo ahead and smile, while you still can.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After closing the folder, Nanette straightened her hair and\u00a0<\/p>\n
clothes, getting ready for a meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stood up and glanced at the screen again; Kevin was sitting\u00a0<\/p>\n
all alone on the monitor, completely out of place with the lively\u00a0<\/p>\n
surroundings.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nanette sneered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She knew this child all too well\u2013sensitive, introverted, and\u00a0<\/p>\n
insecure. All it took was a little psychological suggestion and\u00a0<\/p>\n
some medication to have him completely under her control.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dear boy, you\u2019re my ticket into the Livingston family. This\u00a0<\/p>\n
time, I\u2019ll make sure you can never leave me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAs for that self\u2013righteous mother of yours?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Heh, I\u2019ll make her watch with her own eyes as her own child falls\u00a0<\/p>\n
right into my arms!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 121\u00a0<\/p>\n
Barely able to hide her triumphant expression, Nanette felt\u00a0<\/p>\n
great as she stood up and walked toward the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment she pulled the door open, the smile on Nanette\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
face froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before she could even process why this woman was in front of\u00a0<\/p>\n
her office, her hand had already shot out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without a word, Madeleine grabbed Nanette\u2019s hair with her left\u00a0<\/p>\n
hand and yanked it down hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her right hand wasn\u2019t idle, either, landing two quick slaps\u00a0<\/p>\n
across her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nanette felt a sharp pain in her scalp as the world spun before\u00a0<\/p>\n
her eyes, and before she could even react, her face was already\u00a0<\/p>\n
stinging from two slaps.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAah!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nanette screamed, instinctively recoiling to grab at Madeleine\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
hand, and looked up in terror into Madeleine\u2019s eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eyes burning with fury\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou, you\u2019re crazy!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 121\u00a0<\/p>\n
What are you doing? Let go, now!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat am I doing?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine sneered, not loosening her grip on the hair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked slender, but because of dancing and working out,\u00a0<\/p>\n
she was all muscle, and she was way stronger than your\u00a0<\/p>\n
average girl.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Right now, she was only using about half her strength, and it\u00a0<\/p>\n
was already enough to nearly rip Nanette\u2019s scalp off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m here to kick your ass!\u00a0<\/p>\n
You shameless bitch who hurt my son!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although Madeleine was occasionally mischievous as a child,\u00a0<\/p>\n
she had always been a good girl in her parents\u2018 eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was well\u2013raised by Harold and Clarissa; at the very least,\u00a0<\/p>\n
she always followed the rules of not swearing and not fighting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Unless she was pushed too far.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yesterday, after talking with her son and learning that he had\u00a0<\/p>\n
indeed seen Nanette recently, she had a suspicion that the little\u00a0<\/p>\n
guy\u2019s recent strange behavior might have something to do with\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 121\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nanette.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So she went back immediately, planning to tell Roderick her\u00a0<\/p>\n
suspicion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Unexpectedly, Roderick told her he had already noticed\u00a0<\/p>\n
something was off with Kevin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kevin had been too well\u2013behaved lately, like a soulless puppet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At first, Roderick worried it was because he hadn\u2019t had any\u00a0<\/p>\n
counseling recently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After some investigation, he discovered that a month ago, the\u00a0<\/p>\n
school counselor at Elite Preschool had resigned, and the new\u00a0<\/p>\n
one was Nanette.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Madeleine found out, she couldn\u2019t sit still and\u00a0<\/p>\n
immediately wanted to go find Nanette to settle the score.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Roderick stopped her, saying they should go directly to the\u00a0<\/p>\n
preschool on Monday to gather evidence and take Nanette\u00a0<\/p>\n
down in one fell swoop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine suppressed her anger until just a moment ago when she went to the principal\u2019s office.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She heard the principal talk about how Nanette interacted and\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 121\u00a0<\/p>\n
played with the children, and how she gave special attention to\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kev.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeleine couldn\u2019t take it anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She used the excuse of going to the restroom; and came out\u00a0<\/p>\n
heading straight for Nanette\u2019s office.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Screw it. I\u2019m beating her up first!\u00a0<\/p>\n
At this moment, Nanette\u2019s screams echoed through the hallway,\u00a0<\/p>\n
and many teachers and preschool staff ran out to see.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 122\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 122\u00a0<\/p>\n
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