Chapter 5

Mark Stone pulled out his phone and quickly dialed a number.

The moment the phone rang, it was answered instantly.

"Babe?"

My heart jolted.

Every time I called Victoria, she'd hang up immediately. She'd always say she was in a meeting, busy, no time to answer.

But now, she answered Mark Stone's call instantly.

Mark Stone spoke a few words into the phone. In less than a minute, he hung up.

"My wife will be here any minute!"

Mark Stone looked at me.

"If you've got the guts, don't go anywhere."

Not long after, a white BMW X7 pulled up to the curb.

The car door opened, and Victoria Hayes stepped out, her expression grim.

Mark Stone immediately rushed to her, looking wronged. "Babe, you're finally here! This lunatic is making a scene, not only claiming our car is his but also hitting Leo!"

Leo Stone also cooperatively held up his wrist, which indeed had a red mark. "Mom, this mister is so mean. He took my knife and squeezed my hand!"

Victoria soothingly patted Leo Stone’s back. "Don't worry, Leo, Mom will make sure you get justice!"

"Honey, it's those two, the father and daughter!" Mark Stone pointed at me and Lily, gritting his teeth. "That man is a maniac, and the little one is no good either! You must make them pay and disappear from here!"

The surrounding parents, seeing the main person arrive, started eagerly adding fuel to the fire:

"Ms. Hayes, it's this man! He not only insulted Mr. Stone but also laid hands on Leo!"

"That's right, I think he's just jealous of Mr. Stone's happy family and successful career, deliberately looking for trouble!"

"Yes, this person is too arrogant, he just doesn't respect you at all!" The surrounding parents started to incite again.

Victoria Hayes followed the direction of their fingers. When she saw my face, the anger on her face instantly froze, and a flicker of guilt flashed in her eyes.

She walked up to me and said coldly, "Sir, there might be some misunderstanding here. But no matter what, you laying hands on my son is wrong."

"So?" I retorted calmly.

"So, I hope you can apologize, and we can put this matter behind us." She said, her eyes uncontrollably darting away, avoiding my gaze.

Mark Stone, seeing Victoria handle the situation so lightly, immediately interrupted, clearly displeased:

"Babe, how can an apology just end it? This guy made me lose face in front of so many people today! He not only said our car was his, but he humiliated me in front of everyone, and then he laid hands on Leo! I can't let this go!"

Mark Stone grew more agitated as he spoke, pointing at me furiously.

"Look at all these parents watching. If we let him off easy today, how can I, Mark Stone, ever mix in this circle again? What will everyone think of me?"

A few parents immediately nodded in agreement:

"Mr. Stone is right! Ms. Hayes, you're too kind-hearted!"

"Exactly, this kind of person needs to be taught a lesson, otherwise more people will cause trouble later!"

"Ms. Hayes, you're being too lenient, people will take advantage of you!"

Mark Stone's face darkened when he heard these dissenting voices. He eagerly looked at Victoria:

"Babe, did you hear that? If this matter is settled today, tomorrow all the parents in the school will know that Mark Stone was bullied and didn't dare fight back! My reputation, our family's reputation, have you considered that?"

"You shut up!"

Victoria Hayes suddenly burst out, her voice so sharp it made everyone present freeze.

Mark Stone was startled by the sudden roar and took a step back, looking at Victoria in disbelief. "Babe, you... what's wrong?"

I smiled.

"Apologize? Of course."

Victoria and Mark Stone both froze, seemingly not expecting me to back down so easily.

Mark Stone’s face immediately showed a triumphant expression. "Smart move!"

I pulled out my phone and dialed a number.

"Chief Miller? It's Alex Foster."

"I'm at my daughter's school gate. Someone stole my car and is claiming it's theirs in front of all these people. Could you please send some officers over to handle it?"

After hanging up, I looked at Mark Stone. "Mr. Stone, don't rush. My apology will be here any minute."

Mark Stone sneered, "Heh, still putting on a show with phone calls? Do you think if you get a friend to back you up, we'll believe you?"

The surrounding parents also scoffed, "Exactly, these days anyone can make up stories. 'Chief Miller,' big talk!"

Five minutes later, three police cars sped up, sirens wailing.

The middle-aged police chief leading the group walked over quickly. Seeing me, he immediately saluted. "Mr. Foster, are you alright? Who would be so foolish as to steal your car?"