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As soon as Marcus heard these words, he immediately clung to Michelle’s neck and began crying in grievance.
Anthony also calmed down a little, and Michelle, seeing this, continued to stir the pot.
“Abigail’s little quarrels with you are one thing, but dragging the child into this is another matter. Marcus is her child, and yet she has repeatedly embarrassed him. She even defended other children in public. Have you considered how painful this must be for him from Marcus‘ point of view?”
The more Michelle spoke, the more aggrieved Marcus felt, hist small body trembling with sobs.
Anthony, seeing this, felt a pang of sympathy and directed all his frustration toward Abigail.
Seeing Anthony remain silent, Michelle sat down with Marcus at the side to comfort him.
After quite a while, she finally managed to calm him down.
Anthony, now composed, walked over and patted Marcus on the head.
“I know you are upset, but you can’t bully other kids like that anymore, okay?”
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Marcus nodded, curling up in Michelle’s arms.
Watching them grow increasingly irritable because of Abigail, Michelle was obviously delighted.
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Meanwhile, Abigail changed Grace’s clothes. Then, Felix entered
the rest area.
“Ms. Taylor, Felix. I’m fine. I’m sorry to have made you worried.”
Seeing how well–behaved Grace was, Abigail felt a pang of heartache.
She looked at Felix. “Why did you stop me earlier?”
Could it be that he thought she would be biased just because Marcus was her son?
Felix smiled, “I just thought that since you and Anthony are about to divorce, Marcus will be taken care of by Anthony. It’s his dad’s responsibility to educate him.”
Abigail lowered her head and said nothing.
She thought, “Children are like blank sheets of paper. Whatever adults draw on them is what the child will become.”
Marcus was originally a good child, but it was unfortunate that his upbringing had gone awry.
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She also had some responsibility for this.
Sensing what she was thinking, Felix handed her a bottle of
water.
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“Stop overthinking. No matter how the child turns out, it’s not your fault.”
Abigail took the water and nodded.
Finally, the farce was over.
The afternoon events were team activities, including a relay race and a game of Pictionary.
Abigail and Felix worked together very well, and Grace won first place in all of them.
Seeing Anthony and Marcus growing more and more frustrated, Michelle felt her opportunity was drawing near.
The more they disliked Abigail, the better her chances of stepping in.
She couldn’t let this golden opportunity slip by.
So, during the last parent–child soccer game, Michelle deliberately sabotaged things.
By chance, the teacher paired Marcus and Grace together.
The fathers were supposed to guard the goal while the kids.
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kicked the ball with their mothers.
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At first, everything was normal, and everyone was having fun.
But near the end, when Abigail passed the ball to Michelle, Michelle pretended to be hit by the ball and acted as if she was injured.
She collapsed dramatically to the ground.
Abigail could tell right away that Michelle was putting on a show, but Anthony and Marcus never questioned it.
Seeing Michelle fall and clutching her ankle, unable to get up, Marcus and Anthony rushed over, worried.
“Michelle, are you okay?”
“Michelle, are you all right?”
“I’m fine, don’t worry about me.”
Michelle shook her head, trying to stand up, but staggered and was immediately scooped up by Anthony.
“You’re hurt. Stop saying you’re fine. Come on, I’ll take you to the infirmary.”
Michelle put on a reluctant expression. “But Marcus‘ game…”
“Forget about the game, Michelle. You are more important. I’m really concerned about you.”
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The sight of them fawning over Michelle made Abigail laugh inside.
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Even if she kicked with all her strength, she couldn’t have injured Michelle that easily. This was clearly part of Michelle’s plan.
But Anthony and Marcus didn’t even consider that.
Anthony carried Michelle to the infirmary. As they walked past Abigail, Marcus glared at her with a fierce look.
“You hurt Michelle. I hate you!”
“Abigail, if you have a problem, deal with me. Don’t take it out on innocent people!”
After saying that, they continued on their way, looking like a family of three, leaving Abigail standing there dumbfounded.
It was such a clumsy act. Felix saw right through it. He could tell the game was essentially over, so he walked over, picked up Grace, and walked to Abigail’s side.
“Grace, it looks like there are bad people trying to spoil the game. Let’s finish early and go for a nice dinner with Ms. Taylor, okay?”
Grace was overjoyed. “That sounds great!”
As the sound of Felix and Grace playing around reached her
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On the other side, at the infirmary, the doctor gave Michelle a quick check–up.
“Ms. Smith’s ankle is not serious, just slightly sprained. Avoid wearing high heels for the next few days and take it easy for a couple of days, and she’ll be fine.”
Hearing the doctor’s words, Anthony and Marcus finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“You two shouldn’t be mad at Abigail. It’s normal for her to hold a grudge against me. After all, Marcus and I have always been close, and as a mother, she’s bound to be jealous.”
Michelle deliberately stoked the fire between them.
Anthony sat beside her with a dark expression.
Marcus jumped off the bed, hands on his hips.
“Dad! I like Michelle more! She’s good to me, but Mom isn’t! She’s being a mom to other kids now. Why can’t I call Michelle my mom?”
Michelle pulled Marcus back. “Marcus, don’t say that.”
But Marcus kept talking.
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Michelle! Dad, you have to stand up for Michelle!”
Marcus‘ words made Anthony’s face even darker.
Michelle observed his reaction.
“Children speak without thinking. Don’t take it to heart. I’m sure Abigail didn’t do it on purpose.”
It was at this point that Anthony finally spoke, “You’re too kind. You always think everyone is good. But Abigail did it on purpose.”
Seeing that father and son were on her side, Michelle secretly smirked but kept up a worried expression.
“I really don’t want to be the one to keep causing trouble between you.”
Seeing her look of hurt, Anthony stood up to comfort her.
“My problems with Abigail have nothing to do with you. Don’t overthink it. I’ve noticed that Abigail’s been acting more and more out of line lately, and she’s forgotten her place. It’s time for her to understand who she really is.”
Tomorrow’s trial would make Abigail realize that without him, she was nothing and would get nothing.
