Chapter 487

Because Sophie arrived early, many parents were still dropping off their children when she left the school. To avoid the crowd, she deliberately exited through the side gate, reserved for security guards during school hours.

There, she heard a child crying nearby. "I don't want to go to school. I'm afraid he'll hit me again!"

"If you stop bothering his sister, he won't hit you anymore!" A sharp, impatient voice responded.

Hearing the conversation, Sophie slowed her pace. 'How could parents not realize they should protect their own children from violence?'

"Mom, why don't you report it to the principal? Didn't you and Dad always say if someone bullies us, we should bully them back?" The crying drew nearer.

As the child came into view, Sophie recognized him and raised her eyebrows. 'Isn't he Cherry's classmate? Could this be the child Cherry mentioned as being bullied?'

Collin's mother, irritated, gave him a light slap on the head. Though she lowered her voice, her highly recogniza