When My Ex's Worst Enemy Became My Sanctuary novel Chapter 71

Adelina only now realized there was someone else behind them. Latham stood there quietly, but his presence was just as commanding as Jim’s uncle from before.

She faltered, unsure. “Who are you?”

“I’m Garth’s uncle,” he replied, calm and collected. “Adelina, you’re still so young, but you already know how to look down on people, huh?”

Without another word, he pulled out his phone and made a call. “Jack, I need the surveillance footage from first grade, class two. Yeah, my nephew got into a fight. His teacher isn’t being fair, so I want to see what really happened.”

Adelina’s face went pale. She clearly hadn’t expected Garth’s family to have such close ties with the principal.

“Mr. Latham, let’s just talk this out. There’s no need to bring the principal into this, is there?”

Latham glanced at her, his gaze cool and steady. “My wife tried to talk to you nicely before, but you didn’t want to listen. This school is huge. I just needed to find someone who understands plain language.”

The whole situation was resolved much more quickly and simply than Dorothea had expected. The classroom cameras even recorded sound. It was all there—Jim started the fight, Garth only pushed back after being provoked past his limit, and then Jim, in a knee-jerk reaction, punched Garth. That’s when things really broke out between the two boys.

After the initial shock, Garth managed to pin Jim down and barely got hurt at all. The truth was obvious. Both boys were at fault, but Jim was definitely more to blame.

Adelina was disciplined, and a new teacher would be taking over her class the next day. The principal also promised to talk to Jim’s parents personally, and Jim would have to apologize to Garth in front of everyone.

By the time they left the school, the city lights were just starting to glow. Dorothea drove home first, while Latham said he’d take Garth back.

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