The three students were called into the office. Their faces were very pale. They seemed to have realized that their plan had failed.
Stella Grace leaned lightly against the headmaster’s desk and turned on the recordings on her cell phone. “Tell me, why did you accuse Bobby of peeping?”
“I don’t like him.” The fat boy didn’t deny it and said with confidence.
She looked at the other two students and asked, “Did you two frame him because you don’t like him too?”
“He acts as if he’s all that just because he is the State Mayor’s son. If he did bad things, someone will back him up. This kind of person can’t stay in the school. He would only bring disaster to others if he continues staying here.” The thin boy said with righteousness.
Stella’s mouth twitched into a sarcastic grin. “You are not the law, and you are not God. You think that Bobby would harm your classmates, when in truth you are the ones who slandered your classmates.”
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Your behavior will lead to Bobby being spurned, expelled by the school, and even tarnishing the State Mayor’s reputation. This situation is serious, thus, I have already called the police. I’m going to leave things to the law.” She added.
The headmaster’s expression grew darker. This would greatly affect the school’s reputation. “Could you not call the police? It’s just a small matter.”
Stella looked at the headmaster and said, “Do you think Bobby getting expelled is a small matter? Have you ever thought that if he was wronged unfairly, how big of an impact would it have on his spirit?”
“It’s not that serious. The children were just joking,” the headmaster said with a hollow laugh.
Stella became serious and stared at the headmaster sharply. “If it was just a joke, you wouldn’t have called us here.”
When the headmaster saw that his efforts of persuasion were futile, he turned to Bobby’s mother and said, “If this matter gets out to the public, it will not be good for the State Mayor’s reputation too, right?”
Bobby’s mother hesitated and looked at Stella. “Teacher Grace, could I have a moment with you please?”
Needless to say, Stella already knew what the mother had in mind.
She nodded and walked outside to the corner of the stairs.
“Teacher Grace, it’s all thanks to you. Otherwise, Bobby would have been wronged. However, Bobby’s father is still a well-known person. This would not look good if we took it to court. How about we get them to apologize and just let bygones be bygones?” Bobby’s mother said with a smile.
“Spare the rod and spoil the child.” Stella thought.
Bobby became the person he was now because his family had spoilt him.
“Madam, you know very well what happened to Bobby back then. If he doesn’t get punished when he makes mistakes nor could he get justice when he was wronged, then, pray tell, how would his mind not be distorted? Let him see the power of the law clearly. Let him understand that if he does something wrong, he will be punished so that he will improve, behave properly, and grow in the right direction.” She voiced out her reason for disagreeing.
“I need to discuss this with my family.” It seemed that Bobby’s mother wasn’t on the same page as Stella, and she also stated that she would have the final word in Bobby’s matters.
Stella smiled.
Bobby’s mother must have made up her mind not to pursue this matter.
“It doesn’t matter. We can continue discussing it, but please allow me to remind you that the State Mayor and I have agreed on the terms and conditions clearly stated on the contract signed by both parties. I have the full discretion in conducting Bobby’s treatment and you must not interfere with it. If you do, the contract will be terminated,” Stella said clearly.
Bobby’s mother did not look pleased. “I don’t think this would interfere with your treatment, am I right? ”
“Well, your way of doing things aggravates my patient’s psychological distortion. Don’t you think that it would interfere with my treatment? Anyway, the child is yours. I’m just merely doing my job. The future of this child lies in you. I’m going back to see Bobby.” Stella nodded and walked toward the office.
Bobby’s mother’s eyes flashed a trace of agitation, and she called Ryan Lameer.
“What’s the matter?” Ryan’s tone did not sound good.
“Where did you find this psychologist? She has no manners at all. She is arrogant, obnoxious and rude. I gave way for her and she started getting cocky. Could you fire her and find another one?” Bobby’s mother said angrily.
“Didn’t you say that she was quite capable yesterday? Because of her, Bobby stopped making throwing tantrums during dinner and even started going to school. What happened today?” Ryan’s attitude worsened.
“Bobby was framed by his classmates today. She is indeed capable and she found out the flaw of Bobby’s accusation soon after. But she insists on suing the three classmates. I don’t want such a trivial matter to blow up. After all, our son did do those things before. Gossip is a scary thing, and things would look bad if words got out.” Bobby’s mother was worried.
“You don’t have to bother me with such trifle matters. You should just handle them yourself.” Ryan’s tone was slightly better.
“But she said that if we intervened in Bobby’s matters, the contract between you two would be breached. Bobby is my son, can’t I even have a say when it comes to my own child?” The more she said, the angrier she became.
Ryan remained silent.
“You gave her so much money. If the contract was breached, could you get it back?” She asked again.
“No,” Ryan replied.
“I think she did it on purpose. I haven’t seen a psychologist as arrogant as she is.
She is probably a liar. She wants to scam us through this method. If the treatment doesn’t go well, there’s nothing we can do about her and we can’t even blame her for it. Besides, she began to do whatever she likes right after signing the contract. She takes leaves, and now that she sends Bobby to school, she wouldn’t have to bother about homeschooling. I can’t entrust my son to someone with such poor ethics. You should get the money back from her and get her to leave.”
Ryan was really annoyed at this point. “Alright, I’ll leave you to deal with it then. From now on, you should take good care of him. You laze around at home, and yet you can’t raise a child properly. Perhaps I should just divorce you and marry someone else who could raise a smart and healthy child.”
Hearing this, Bobby’s mother felt wronged. “You were the one who didn’t want me to go to work at the beginning. Now you are blaming me for this?”
When Ryan heard her sobbing, he immediately hung up without uttering another word.
Bobby’s mother grew furious.
If it weren’t for Stella, she wouldn’t have been scolded for no reason.
She went back angrily to the headmaster’s office and avoided eye contact with Stella. She said to the headmaster, “My family said that since they are all children, we shouldn’t make things difficult for them. After all, they are classmates.”
Stella understood and complied.
“Why? They’ve wronged me. They should go to jail.” Bobby Lameer cried.
“You’d better get along with your classmates. Don’t get me into trouble again.” His mother said angrily.
Bobby looked at Stella aggrievedly.
She smiled slightly and said, “Your parents are your guardians. I’m in no position to make this decision. Since our views differ, I’m afraid that I will no longer be your tutor. Do your best, Bobby. I know you can.”
“Mom, I want Teacher Grace to be my teacher,” Bobby said angrily.