He picked up the steaming cup of coffee from the table and took a sip. The coffee was bitter, just like his current feelings.
Violette had always been like this, doing as she pleased, never considering his feelings. Even after they had split up, she still had ways to torment him.
...
At lunchtime, a boy came up to Ian with his lunch tray.
"Ian, that woman on the news who conned Elijah out of a hundred billion, that's your mom, isn't it?" The boy named Chuck, who was rather chubby, hence everyone called him Chunker.
"My mom is not a fraud!" Ian retorted angrily.
"I know your mom is not a fraud. If she was, Elijah would definitely have come after her." Chunker asked curiously, "Your mom must be safe at home, right?"
"My mom is abroad."
Chunker pushed his glasses up his nose and stared at Ian, "I see, why isn't she heading back?"
Ian frowned.
Chunker said, "Ian, don't be mad. I didn't say your mom was a fraud. I'm just curious, will Elijah go after your mom to get the money back? Does your family have that kind of money to pay him back? If your mom doesn't pay back, can you and your sister still go to school?"
Ian got up, grabbed his lunch tray, and left.
"Ian, don't go. I didn't say your mom was a fraud." Chunker immediately chased after him, "Ian! Even if your mom was a fraud, I wouldn't hate you. We're still friends."
Ian walked away swiftly. He didn't want to deal with Chunker anymore.
In the evening, the bodyguard took Ian home.
Ian was clearly not in a good mood today. When Mike got home, the bodyguard told him about it. He immediately went to talk to Ian.
"Ian, did you have a conflict with your classmates at school?" Mike crouched down, speaking patiently, "I promised your mom that I would take good care of you and Rita, and never let you be wronged. If you don't tell me, I'll call your mom."
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