Chapter 159
“Come on. Let’s go inside.” Serena said, about to lead Alyssa through the door when an excited child’s voice suddenly called out from behind them. “Mommy!”
Before Serena could react, a small figure came running from behind and quickly wrapped his arms around her legs. His eyes were filled with anticipation and joy.
“Mommy, did you come to see me?” Leon had never expected the person he’d been thinking about day and night to actually show up here. He wished he could go back to the way things were before, when Serena spent all her time with him.
Seeing Serena actually standing here in front of him, Leon couldn’t help but be excited.
Serena’s expression remained neutral as she protectively moved Alyssa closer to her side, not wanting the crowd to bump into her. Alyssa was very well- behaved and just peeked out with one eye to look at Leon.
“Mommy…” Leon suddenly noticed that Serena was holding another child’s hand. The way Alyssa was hiding behind her felt like she was taunting him, mocking him because Serena didn’t want him anymore.
Leon suddenly reached out and shoved Alyssa hard. “You unwanted little brat! Don’t you have your own mom? Why are you trying to steal someone else’s?”
Serena never expected Leon to actually get physical. Alyssa hit the ground and just sat there stunned, not even crying–just tears welling up in her eyes from the shock.
“Alyssa, are you okay?” Serena’s heart broke seeing this. She quickly scooped Alyssa up from the floor and checked her over carefully. Only when she was sure there were no injuries did she breathe a sigh of relief.
That was when it finally hit Alyssa that she’d been hurt. Tears dripped onto Serena’s hand, but unlike other kids, she couldn’t easily express what she was feeling. She just turned her head away from Leon and silently wrapped her arms tight around Serena’s neck.
Serena’s brows furrowed as she smacked Leon’s hand without hesitation No matter what your reason is, you pushed a little girl. Did you even think about what could have happened?”
Leon had always been a bit possessive, but under her guidance, he’d at least learned to be polite and understand what sharing meant.
Now, Serena felt completely disappointed. ‘Doesn’t Leon know why I left? What gives him the right to blame Alyssa for any of this?‘ she thought.
Seeing how cold Serena was toward him while letting some other kid hold her, Leon’s eyes immediately welled up with tears. He wanted to tell her he just missed his mom so much, but what he felt more than anything was anger.
‘It’s all Alyssa’s fault. She stole my mother away from me,‘ Serena thought.
“What’s wrong with you? You can’t just hit a child like that.” Eliza walked over from nearby and pulled Leon to her side, looking at Serena with clear disapproval.
The truth was, Serena had barely used any force at all. She just wanted to teach Leon a lesson. There wasn’t even a red mark on his hand, but Eliza was acting like he’d been seriously hurt.
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