Chapter 142
Xander burst into tears from the pain and wailed loudly. “You’re fist as evil as my mom! How dare you hit me? I’m going to tell my dad to send people to beat you up!”
“Beat me up? Hal I’d like to see him try!” Hannah’s hand left his backside and pinched his ear instead. “Let’s see what happens first–him beating me up or me beating you to a pulp!”
“Ouch! It hurts!” Xander sobbed uncontrollably.
As Anathea heard that once–bright voice break into raw sobs, her expression turned complicated. And with how loudly he was bawling, a small crowd had started to gather. This wasn’t going to look good.
“Hannah- “She quickly tried to stop her.
But before she could say, “Don’t go too far“, a concerned female voice cut through the air. “Xander!”
Natalie hurried over, pushing herself in a wheelchair. She grabbed Hannah’s hand and shouted, “How could you hit a child like that?”
Hannah hadn’t expected Natalie to show up so suddenly. She froze for a moment, then flung her hand off. “Who the hell do you think you are? Back off!”
“Don’t you talk to Ms. Whitman like that!” Xander instantly stepped in front of Natalie like her tiny bodyguard.
Upon seeing that, Natalie gently spoke to Xander, “It’s okay, Xander. I’m fine.”
“No, you’re not! Mom hurt you! I’ll never forgive her!”
Xander lifted her chin and glared at Anathea. “I like Ms. Whitman! I don’t like you! I want to be with Ms. Whitman! And if you ever hurt her again, I don’t want you to be my mom anymore! I want Ms. Whitman to be my mom! I’ll ask Dad to marry her and kick you out!”
Each word from his little mouth came down like a dagger, stabbing straight into Anathea’s chest.
After hearing Xander’s words, the people nearby started speculating.
“What’s going on? The kid doesn’t even want his own mom?”
“Isn’t it obvious? It must be the mom’s fault. She can’t keep her husband, and now not even her kid wants her.”
“Yikes, what a failure.”
“Hey! Are your tongues so long you can’t keep your mouths shut?” Hannah snapped at the onlookers who were speaking harshly. “And did you just crawl out of a sewage tank? What a foul mouth you have!”
Her fierce glare shut the onlookers up immediately. They quietly took a step back.
“Scram! All of you!” Hannah shouted.
Terrified, Xander started crying again and buried himself in Natalie’s arms.
Natalie quickly hugged him and shielded him protectively Frowning, she looked at Hannah. “Must you be so vicious with your words? You hit my child and still think no one’s allowed to say anything?”
And with that, the crowd found its voice again. They started berating Hannah.
“That’s right! Who hits someone else’s kid in public like that and still acts so arrogantly?”
“Wait, she looks kind of familiar. Wasn’t she on TV?”
“Holy crap! You’re right! It is her! Wow, for a public figure, she’s really got no manners.”
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Public figure? Pritl She’s just another actress. Someone call security or the police! Get her out of here!”
More and more people started gathering around them, pointing their fingers at Hannah.
“Yeah, throw her out!”
“Throw her out!”
Hannah’s hands clenched into fists. “Y–You…”
“Get out!” The crowd started to push forward.
Anathea stumbled as the crowd shoved past her. But just as she started to fall, a strong hand caught her by the waist. The crisp scent of cedarwood lingered at the tip of her nose.
She froze.
The next second, a commanding voice rang out, “Have you all had enough?”
