Chapter 6

Ms. Garcia looked at her coldly:

"Right, so Ms. Sterling is just there to be bullied, huh? Your son will still be in Ms. Sterling's class, I'd like to see how he dares to face her again!"

I remained expressionless:

"Ms. Garcia, you're joking. I wouldn't dare provoke her child again. Who knows when I'd have to pay more money?"

Caleb's mom's face instantly turned sour.

"You still want to bully my son? You…"

She suddenly rolled her eyes, as if another idea had struck her, and then turned and walked away.

At that moment, the emergency room doors opened. I disregarded everything else and rushed to my mom's stretcher.

"Family, don't worry, the surgery was successful. There's a 24-hour critical period; as long as there are no complications during this time, the patient will be safe."

I stayed by my mom's bedside for a day and a night, refusing even to eat.

During this time, colleagues visited me several times, but Caleb's family never showed their faces.

"That Caleb is truly a piece of work! I just saw him gnawing on the ribs your mom left for you, saying something like 'no one else is eating them anyway'… Back where I'm from, people would spit on a heartless family like theirs until they drowned!"

I scoffed, not feeling surprised in the slightest.

His whole family was utterly selfish; of course, they'd take every advantage they could.

I only hoped that my past good deed would save my mom's life.

But from now on, I would never be so foolishly kind again.