Outside the door stood a woman wearing expensive and fashionable clothes.
Eileen asked confusedly, "May I ask who you are looking for?"
"Are you the nanny of this house?" the woman looked her up and down.
"No," Eileen answered, "I am the homeowner. What do you want?"
"Brad is your son?" the woman asked with a frown.
Eileen nodded.
"Well, your son hit my son. His forehead is still bleeding. What are you going to do?" the woman said, turning sideways.
Brad and a boy of his age were standing behind the woman.
The boy had a slight bruise on his forehead, and Brad was standing straight with a stubborn look.
"What happened?" Eileen ignored the woman, staring seriously at Brad.
Brad glanced at the boy without speaking.
"Brad, I'll ask you again. What the hell is wrong with you?" She lost her temper, scowling. "Who gave you permission to fight?"
The woman stood by with a gloating look, finally saying, "Since he won't say it, let me tell you! My son took a newspaper with a picture of your husband and another woman in the hotel. He said, 'Your dad doesn't want your mom anymore', and then your son rushed to him!"
Of course, the woman made it much milder.
What her son said was very harsh.
Eileen was stunned and looked at Brad.
Brad avoided her eyes, obstinately staring down at the ground.
"It's normal for children to fight. Since it's Brad's fault, I apologize," she said.
The woman didn’t want to let her go. "Oh, is that all? My son’s forehead was broken!"
Hearing this, Eileen pulled out her wallet and took out a dollar bill. "Just buy a Band-Aid and put it on. "
The woman's mouth was agape in disbelief. "One ... one dollar?”
"You don’t want it?"
Looking at the woman's mocking expression, she continued, "A Band-Aid only costs 10 cents. It's enough to buy ten."
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