“I’m so sorry about this. My colleagues have misunderstood. Don’t worry, Mr. Johnson. When I go back to work, I’ll explain it to them.”
“That’s good.” Fabian expressed his relief, then he reached out and held Lillian’s little hand. “Lily, wave goodbye to Miss Charles. We’re going home now.”
Upon hearing this, Julie’s heart sank again. She hoped that Fabian could stay longer, but she had no reason or status to ask Fabian to stay longer. Therefore, she smiled magnanimously at Lillian.
“Lily, thank you for coming to see me. Bye.”
Lillian nodded obediently with a grin. Then, she raised her little hand and waved to Julie.
Seeing Fabian’s figure walking out of the ward, Julie leaned back on the bed weakly.
After a while, Julie’s mother came back.
When she saw that Fabian and Lillian were gone, she asked casually, “Is the young man who came to see you just now the father of one of your students from your class? Look at that. He’s a father at such a young age, so you should also find a boyfriend to start a family too. You don’t want to inherit the family business and insist on being a kindergarten teacher. All the people you encounter in that environment will be married, so will you ever meet new friends?”
Julie let out a listless laugh. “So what if I meet someone new? They may not like me.”
When Julia’s mother, Patty, heard this, she suddenly realized something. “Julie, do you have someone you like?”
Julie turned her head and did not answer.
Patty found it even more strange. Meanwhile, she noticed that her baby girl seemed to be in a bad mood again.
‘Wasn’t she laughing just now?”
After being discharged from the hospital, Julie rested at home for two more days before going back to work.
When she saw Lillian in the classroom, she could not help but think of Fabian.
Julie felt like she had really fallen in love with this man who did not love her back. During class, her mind started wandering, so she did not hold the textbook in her hand properly. It accidentally hit the head of the little boy who bullied Lillian last time.
The little boy burst into tears, and Julie hurried to comfort him. ’
She thought this trivial matter would pass peacefully. She did not expect the father of the boy to start sneering at her when he sent the boy to school the next morning.
“Miss Charles, you’re a teacher. You should serve as a model to others, so how could you avenge private wrongs in the school?”
As soon as the man said this, the parents around them who were sending their children to school looked over vigilantly.
Some of them were even the parents of the students in Julie’s class, so naturally, they were now paying attention after hearing what this man said.
Julie knew that she had accidentally hurt the little boy yesterday, but she did not understand what he meant by ‘avenging private wrongs’.
“Mr. Martinez, I did accidentally hit your child yesterday, but what do you mean when you say that I’m avenging private wrongs?” Julie asked as calmly as possible.
The man snorted and deliberately raised his voice to continue sneering.
“Miss Charles, it’s not necessary to say everything loudly and clearly. You’re secretly in love with the parent of a child in your class. The last time when my son was just playing around with that child, you treated it as such a serious matter and asked me to come to kindergarten. You even criticized my son in public and let that man lecture me so impolitely.
“Hmph! This time, you accidentally hurt my son. How could there be such a coincidence? You’re clearly avenging private wrongs in the school! I’m not saying you can’t fall in love with a student’s parent, but if you’re such a teacher, who would dare to put their children under your care again? Everyone, do you think I’m right?” 1
The man incited public sentiment and tried to embarrass Julie, but the parent next to him was not swayed. Instead, they asked Julie calmly and rationally.
“Miss Charles, are you really dating your student’s parent? Does he have a family, or is he a divorced single parent?”
“We don’t want to interfere with your personal life, but you’re a teacher. As parents, we also hope that our child’s teacher is a person who’s upright and honest.”
“Miss Charles, please answer US. We don’t believe you’re such a person, so we won’t believe his one-sided statement so casually.”
Most of the parents looked at this matter rationally and looked at the man with questioning eyes.
The man did not expect these parents to be so calm, so he felt like a clown instead.
Julie took a deep breath and explained with a calm smile.
“Thank you for trusting me. Since I’ve chosen this job, I’ll definitely do my job well and not avenge private wrongs in the school.” Julie looked at the man calmly. “Mr. Martinez, there are surveillance cameras in the classroom. You can go look at the surveillance footage to see whether I deliberately bullied your son because I was avenging private wrongs, but please don’t slander me so casually.”
“You… When did I slander you?” The man was shamed into anger. “Julie Charles, do you dare to say that you have no relationship with that mute’s parent?”
However, the moment he finished saying that, the man suddenly felt a chill go down his spine. Then, a cool and frigid voice said from behind him.
“Who are you calling a mute?”
“…” The man shuddered subconsciously.
The crowd looked over when they heard that voice. At the first glance, they seemed to be stunned by Fabian.
They saw a young man with a graceful and confident posture carrying a little girl walking who looked quick-witted. He walked toward the door domineeringly.
When the man saw Fabian, he was instantly silent. He did not dare to continue to be arrogant anymore.
He thought that Fabian had sent Lillian to school and had already gone back.
He did not expect…
Fabian’s whole body seemed to be ice-cold as he stood in front of the man frigidly.
“Repeat what you just said.”
“…” The man did not dare to repeat what he said and did not even dare to make a sound. “If you have nothing to say, then I’ll speak.” Fabian lowered his eyes to Lillian. Then, he shifted his cold eyes to the man’s face. “Listen closely. I have no blood relationship with this child. I’m just her guardian, so don’t try to start rumors like a female teacher hooking up with a married man.”
“…” The man was even more anxious now that his plan had been exposed. He still remembered the punch that Fabian gave him before. “No, no, Mr. Johnson. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t mean that at all—”
“It’s best if you didn’t mean it. Have you sent your son to school?”
“Y-Yes.”
“Then go back and do what an adult like you should do. Don’t start rumors and make trouble here like a philistine.”
As he looked at Fabian’s dark and turbulent eyes, the man naturally did not dare to say anything else in case he was beaten up again.
The man timidly turned his head and left. The other parents on the side also understood the situation when they saw this scene.
It seemed that the man felt guilty, and they had heard what Fabian said, so they comforted Julie one after another.
“I really didn’t think such a person would exist. Miss Charles, don’t take it to heart.”
“That’s right. How could there be such a parent? What a weirdo.”
“Yeah, we’re relieved to leave our children under your care, Miss Charles.”
When she heard the indignant words of other parents, Julie felt a lot more at ease.
She raised her eyes and glanced at Fabian. She felt an indescribable sense of comfort from his timely appearance.
She walked over and wanted to have a word with Fabian. Coincidentally, Fabian also came over and handed Lillian to Julie.
“Miss Charles, I’m relieved to see you back at your post. I’m going to entrust Lily to your care today again. Thank you.”
Fabian exchanged pleasantries with her politely.
Julie knew that she did not have the qualifications to imagine that her love was being reciprocated, so she smiled.
“Don’t worry, Mr. Johnson. I’ll take care of every child in the class.” Julie smiled and held Lillian’s hand. “Lily, say goodbye to Fab.
We’re going in now.”
Lillian blinked, her cute little mouth moving slightly. Finally, she raised her little hand and waved at Fabian.
Fabian understood, but he felt a pang of pain in his heart.
‘Lily, what should I do to help you break through the barriers in your heart and make you speak?
‘I really miss the times you talked to me in that crisp, childish voice.’
Fabian pondered before turning away after a few seconds.
Julie seemed to notice the desolation in Fabian’s eyes before he turned around, and she did not quite understand the look in Fabian’s eyes.
However, her intuition told her that Fabian’s expression must be because of a woman.
After morning class, Julie went back to the office.
Two of her female colleagues quickly came over to gossip with her.
“Julie, have you reconciled with your boyfriend?
“In the morning, the father of that kid in your class made trouble again and your boyfriend showed up at the right time.”
“Yeah, he not only taught the man a lesson and made that man leave in disappointment, but he also explained to the public that he’s not blood-related to Lillian for fear that other parents would misunderstand you.” ’
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.