Chapter 661
Entering the new classroom, Kristin was a little shy. The teacher introduced her to everyone.
“Didn’t she say her dad was coming? Where is he?” Queena asked, standing up.
The teacher gestured for Queena to sit down. “Kristin’s dad might be held up by something. I’m sure he’ll be here soon p>
“She’s lying, everyone! She doesn’t even have a dad!” Queena announced loudly.
The other children, already curious about the new girl, immediately asked Queena how she knew.
“My mom knows her mom, that’s how. She doesn’t have a dad. Her mom is a liar, so she’s a liar too p>
Children are easily influenced, and a few of the more mischievous ones started chanting at Kristin, “Liar has no dad! Liar, liar p>
Kristin’s eyes turned red with anger, but she was more upset with Marico for promising to come and then not showing up.
The teacher had Kristin take a seat, said a few more words, and then the activities began.
The first was a guessing game where the children acted out a word for their parents to guess, testing their bond.
Three families went at a time, and the classroom quickly filled with noise and excitement.
Queena’s turn was later, so she went to cheer on a friend.
Hamilton stepped out to take a call. To attend this event, he had missed a very important meeting at work and needed his assistant to give him a live report on key issues.
He had just finished one update and returned to the classroom when he saw Kristin sitting in the corner, looking utterly dejected.
The thought that she was Natalie’s child with another man filled him with disgust, which was why he let Queena bully her and why he treated her with such coldness. But in truth, he didn’t find the child herself to be annoying.
He walked back in, hesitated for a moment, then approached the girl.
“Lying is a very bad habit. I’m sure your mother didn’t teach you to be like this p>
Kristin was already hovering between anger and sadness. His words tipped the scales firmly toward anger.
“I’m not lying p>
“You said you have a father. Isn’t that a lie p>
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Seeing Kristin cry, Hamilton felt a pang of discomfort, as if he were the one bullying a child.
“Stop crying,” he said stiffly. “If you want to play this game, I’ll play with you later p>
“No, thank you! You’re not my dad!” Kristin shouted, turning her head away.
Queena came back to find Hamilton and saw the whole exchange.
She quickly ran over and took his hand.
“Let’s not bother with her. She’s a bad kid p>
“That’s enough,” Hamilton snapped at Queena.
Queena jumped, immediately shutting her mouth. Her mother had warned her never
to make Mr. Amos angry.
Next, it was Queena’s group’s turn. She and Hamilton clearly had no rapport Queena struggled to act out the words but Hamilton kept guessing incorrectly in the end, they only got two points.
Frustrated, Queena saw that Hamilton had stepped out for another call, so she marched over to Kristin.
“Just admit it. You lied. You don’t have a father p>
After saying that, she called over some other classmates.
“The new girl is a liar! Don’t play with her, or you’ll catch it too p>
The children crowded around Kristin, many of them taunting her. “Do you really not have a dad p>