How to Destroy a Cheater Without Saying Goodbye novel Chapter 119

"Take on an apprentice?" Blanche let out a soft laugh. "Honestly, I've never even thought about it."

"Professor, give me a good word, would you?" Hugo Black called after Fernando a couple of times before Fernando snapped back to attention.

"Laney, both Hugo Black and Felipa are quite talented," Fernando said. "You might want to consider it."

Blanche noticed the cloud over Fernando's face—he was probably still thinking about Terrell falling in the water. "Alright," she said, "I'll think about it."

"You're all so weird," Healy suddenly piped up, arms crossed and sounding far older than his five years. "My mom's just a stay-at-home mom. She can't do anything, really. Even when she tried working, all she did was play that Minesweeper game. I can beat her at it, no problem."

Healy loved watching adventure shows and idolized superheroes, so of course, he knew what it meant to take on a protégé.

Terrell immediately protested, "Beautiful ladies are always awesome!"

"Beautiful lady, can I be your apprentice too?" Terrell chimed in eagerly.

"No way! She's my mom, she can't be your teacher. And besides, she's a woman—women can't be teachers," Healy declared, utterly convinced of his own logic.

Terrell wasn't about to back down. "Why not? Beautiful ladies can be amazing teachers. Who says teachers can only be men? Girls can be teachers too!"

The argument quickly turned into a scuffle, the two boys wrestling and bickering while Blanche, caught in the middle, took more than a few accidental punches. She gave up trying to intervene, falling silent and, for the first time, truly grasping the helplessness that came with having more than one child.

The three adults exchanged glances—and burst out laughing.

In the ER, Healy and Terrell were each given a thorough checkup.

Hugo Black watched the boys while Blanche and Fernando stepped out into the courtyard.

"I'm really sorry about Terrell," Hugo said, his voice low. "Can you forgive Healy—just this once, for my sake?"

"Healy's only five," Fernando replied gently. "With enough patience, I'm sure you can teach him well. I'm not upset with him."

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