When she saw her daughter crying her heart out, Ana felt heartbroken, pressing her lips tightly.
She had been gossiped by many people as a wicked woman who smoked and drank.
But she did not mind. At first, she thought she did not mind being called a bad woman as long as Carrie was happy.
But she didn’t realize that her smoking would affect Carrie.
Ana reached out and cradled Carrie in her arms.
“Carrie, mother promises never to smoke again.”
“Come on. Let’s go to the parents’ meeting.”
Ana carried Carrie to the playground with a little stool.
As she and Carrie sat at the back of the crowd, she friendly greeted other parents.
However, the parents only glanced at Ana, then moved away in disgust, keeping Ana and Carrie at arm’s length.
“Yesterday I heard Paul’s mother said that she smokes and drinks. She’s a seducer. Don’t talk to her.”
“Yes, I’ve also heard that her daughter scored the last one in the school. Like mother, like daughter.”
“Did you hear, son? Don’t play with Carolyn. Her mother is not a good person.”
“Daughter, you’ve taken Carolyn to our house before, but you can’t play with her anymore, got it?”
A group of parents began secretly urging their children not to play with Carrie.
Although they lowered their voices, Ana heard them clearly.
She was getting angry now and wanted to slap them hard.
But for the sake of her daughter could study well in school, she repressed her anger and pulled Carrie a little further back.
Now, Ana and Carrie were treated unfairly in the school.
Sitting at the back, they appeared especially conspicuous and lonely.
“Mom.” Carrie lay in Ana’s arms and wanted to cry.
“Good girl, don’t cry.”
Ana caressed Carrie’s head gently, her eyes red. “It’ll all be over. Don’t listen to their nonsense, all right?”
“Well, I see.” Carrie whispered, burying her head in Ana’s arms.
Soon the parents’ meeting began.
First, the headmaster came to the stage to deliver a speech, saying a lot about how to improve children’s academic performance.
At first, he specially praised the parents of the children with good academic performance.
Then he criticized the parents of children ranked the last ten in the school.
Naturally, Ana and Carrie were among them, and Carrie was the last this time.
They were named by the headmaster and felt shamed, making lots of parents despise them.
The parents who gossiped about Ana and Carrie immediately sat a bit further.
It was like sitting with Ana and Carrie was humiliating.
But Nadia, as class advisor, was very kind. She went out of her way to meet Ana.
“Ana, don’t worry about it. Carrie’s grades are very good, but she didn’t do very well on this test. I’ll tutor her in homework some time and she will catch up with other students soon.”
“Thank you.” Ana thanked Nadia and held her into her arms.
“There is an important link in the parents’ meeting. Some time ago, a very important person donated 10 million to our school to build a library and a new playground. Our school is honored to have this great person to deliver a speech at the parents meeting.”
The parents present greeted him with thunderous applause.
The next moment, a man dressed in a straight black suit and a black windbreaker walked onto the stage. He was upright and imperious, with king’s aura which quieted down the crowd.
His appearance eclipsed the people present, as if he was the leading role in this world.
And then Vincent was joined on stage by Isabella, who was wearing a floral dress.
The moment she appeared, the room burst into thunderous applause again.
The warm applause made Isabella enjoyable.
The feeling of being the center of attention was so dreamy.
Looking down, Isabella saw Ana and Carrie sitting at the back, and instantly she greeted them.
Isabella looked at Ana in the crowd, her lips a little uplifted.
Looking at the two people on the stage, Ana was stunned. She didn’t expect that her best friend would be with the man who ruined her life.
For some reason, Ana felt jealous at this moment, holding Carrie in her arms and not daring to see Vincent and Isabella on stage.
‘Vincent, are you showing off in front of me? Yeah, you’re a successful man. You just gave 10 million. And you still bring your girlfriend to attend the meeting, showing how intimate you are.’
She, on the other hand, was a woman despised by countless people.
And because of her, her daughter was ostracized at school.
She didn’t know how to put her feelings into words.
She just wanted the parents’ meeting to finish as soon as possible, and then went to continue her job.
Once she got the orders, she would be free from Vincent’s control and able to live happily with Carrie.
“Daddy, it’s daddy!!”
The applause stopped, and suddenly a sweet voice sounded in the playground.