Nora was driving a jeep, but the way she was driving, it was as if she was driving a sports car instead.
Screeeeech!
The car stopped at the school gate. She got out and strode toward the kindergarten.
Ms. Lynn, the teacher who had brought Cherry into the kindergarten earlier that day, was waiting there. She was a young woman in her twenties and was currently in a panic.
How anxious must the parents be, having something go wrong on the first day their child was sent to school?
With that thought in mind, she went forward to Nora and said, "Ms. Smith..."
Nora interrupted her and asked, "Are the children okay?"
Ms. Lynn,"?"
The confused teacher replied,"... Yes, they are."
As Nora walked in with the teacher, she asked, "Are the teachers also okay?"
"... Yes, they are all fine."
Nora was taken aback. "In that case, who did Cherry beat up?"
She subconsciously glanced at the school gate. "The security guard?"
Ms. Lynn,"???"
How would Cherry possibly be able to beat such a big and tall security guard, especially when he had even gone through professional martial arts training?’ No, wait, they had digressed too much.
Ms. Lynn said anxiously, "Cherry fainted!"
It was Nora's turn to be surprised this time. "Surely, she's just faking it?"
Although Cherry was born a month prematurely, as a doctor, Nora had nursed and taken care of Cherry very well. While she looked a little skinnier than most, she was actually as strong as a young calf!
Faint? Cherry?
Ms. Lynn was so dumbfounded that she couldn't even utter the words of comfort she had originally wanted to say. She said emphatically, "It's true!"
This piqued Nora's curiosity and she said, "I'll go take a look."
Ms. Lynn followed after her and said, "She's in the dance studio. Don't worry, Ms. Smith. I know you aren't in good health, so it must have been hard raising Cherry all these years. Cherry is also a very lovable and obedient girl. We'll definitely hold the culprit accountable!"
Nora was rendered speechless.
Only then did she realize that the teacher was now calling Cherry by her nickname instead of 'Cheryl Smith' like what she had done when Nora sent her to the kindergarten...
So, what exactly happened today?
Despite claiming that it was impossible that Cherry had fainted, Nora nevertheless obviously quickened her pace. Ms. Lynn couldn't catch up to her even when she jogged briskly behind her.
The moment they entered the dance studio, Nora immediately saw Cherry lying on the sofa. A few teachers were gathered around her, and standing next to them was a little girl in a dance practice outfit who was crying loudly. A teacher, who was also wearing a dance practice outfit, was currently trying to coax her.
Was Cherry really hurt?
When Nora walked over, she heard the school doctor say, "Don't worry, Ms. Smith. I've already given her a checkup. Cherry looks totally fine. She probably fainted because she was too aggrieved. Sigh!"
"..."
Yeah, aggrieved, my a*s.
From the moment she held Cherry's wrist and felt a strong pulse, Nora knew immediately that she was just pretending.
She couldn't help but hold her forehead.
She had only just warned her against pretending to cry in the morning, yet she was already pretending to faint?
Even so, the little fellow's eyes were still and motionless. Her acting was pretty good.
She tickled Cherry's palm with a finger: 'Stop acting and wake up.'
Cherry returned a tickle of her own on Nora's palm: 'Mommy, don't expose me!'
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