"Evangeline isn't a grown woman. At most, she is only a girl. Moreover, they're only seven years old. Of course, it's normal for children to fight and quarrel amongst themselves. It'll seem like you're bullying a child if you interfere in their fight."
Mango was infuriated by Nathaniel's words.
"Who am I bullying? I'm teaching my son a lesson. I'm not bullying Evangeline anyway. You'd better let me go!"
Just as Mango was about to go berserk, Sissaye noticed that Zion and Evangeline were fighting at the side. She was stunned for a moment before she quickly ran over and stood in front of Evangeline.
"Zion!"
Although Sissaye was shorter than the two of them, she had a loud voice.
Zion couldn't help but withdraw his fist when he heard Sissaye's voice. His voice softened a little as well as he spoke.
"Sissaye, get out of the way. I don't want to hurt you by mistake."
Evangeline was taken aback by the turn of events.
How could Sissaye block her from Zion?
What did she want do?
Evangeline observed them and kept quiet when Sissaye asked, "Zion, how can you hit a girl?"
Sissaye remembered that every time Marcelo drank too much beer or lost money in gambling, he would beat Tessa and her. He even threw pots and pans that missed them by inches. However, he didn't really hit Tessa many times. Despite that, Sissaye loathed men who hit women very much.
She liked Zion very much now, but she didn't expect him to hit a girl. An immense disappointment was shining in her eyes.
Upon hearing Sissaye's question, Zion subconsciously answered, "She is not a girl."
"Huh?"
Sissaye was dumbfounded.
Was Evangeline not a girl?
But she was wearing a dress and looked like a porcelain doll. Could she be a boy?
Evangeline, however, was so angry that she could barely catch her breath. She asked angrily, "Are you blind? If I'm not a girl, who am I? A man?"
Zion's gaze fell on Evangeline as he said coldly, "You simply look like a girl, but you're actually a manly girl. No, to be precise, you're a tough man in a girl's skin!"
His words were not exactly music to the ears.
Evangeline understood that Zion despised her. She was so angry that she pulled Sissaye aside and said through gritted her teeth, "Zion, say it again if you have the balls."
"You're still a man even if I repeat it ten more times!"
As soon as he finished speaking, she took off her shoes and threw them at his mouth.
Since he was not speaking nicely, it was best to cover his mouth with shoes.
Zion didn't expect Evangeline to act like this. He couldn't help but freeze for a moment. He then caught her shoe subconsciously. Although there wasn't any foul odor, he looked extremely upset.
"Are you a brazen shrew? Evangeline, even if you've become someone with high status, you still can't change your character, can you?"
Evangeline was so furious that her face almost distorted in anger.
"Well, a shrew! Today, I'll show you what a shrew is!"
As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves in preparation for a fight.
Zion saw Evangeline walk toward him again. How could such a manly girl be a real girl?
Was he blind or were others blind to the truth?
He subconsciously pulled Sissaye aside and said, "Sissaye, don't worry. Today, I must teach her a lesson."
Evangeline was the first person who dared to throw her shoes at him.
Speaking of which, this tough girl had been his first for too many times.
He was embarrassed for the first time because of her. She was the first girl who saw his junk, and now, she had thrown shoes at him for the first time!
If she continued to act like this, he was afraid that he would lose many first times to her.
The two fought with each other again, but this time they didn't fight according to the rules of martial arts. It was just a brawl between children.
Evangeline couldn't care less about her status as a princess. She slapped Zion in the face straight away and said angrily, "How dare you insult me!"
The crisp slap extinguished the tiny bit of reason left in Zion.
"Evangeline, you deserve to get your teeth kicked in. Not only that, but you're also cheap."
Zion went too far with his words, but how could a person in the midst of a rage care about what he said?
Evangeline's eyes went red in fury.
The two of them were throwing punches at each other on the ground like kindergarten children.
This time, Mango was not the only one who couldn't stand it. Nathaniel had reached his limit as well.
Zion was really a letdown.
This was not how the son of the Ye family was supposed to act!
"Zion, let her go!"
Nathaniel walked over and kicked Zion on the calf.
His kick was quite strong and Zion didn't notice their arrival at all. Therefore, Zion couldn't help but shudder when Nathaniel kicked him.
"Mr. Ye? Why on earth are you here?"
Zion was bewildered the moment he saw Nathaniel. Evangeline was stunned as well. She even planned to run away.
Oh no, she had lost her image of being a good girl.
Nathaniel looked at Zion's sorry state. Two of the buttons on his shirt had been ripped off while there were a few scratches on his neck. His hair was a mess. Anger surged up within Nathaniel.
"Did your mom and I teach you to hit girls? Is that it?"
Nathaniel kicked Zion on the body once again.
Zion staggered backward after being kicked, but he pursed his lips and remained silent. The defiant look on his face was expressing his dissatisfaction.
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