Chapter 98
He had arranged for a driver to pick him up at the airport.
Once in the car, David immediately asked the driver to return to Dehli Town as quickly as possible.
He had planned to bring his sister Angela home to check on Emma, but he worried that Angela might feel guilty, so he decided against it.
After a long journey, David finally arrived at the house he had been thinking about.
As soon as he entered the yard, he could see through the floor-to-ceiling windows that his daughter Emma was happily chatting with Randy and Bee. Emma's smile was still radiant.
This momentarily relieved him.
"I just hope yesterday's incident doesn't leave a shadow on Emma's young heart."
David adjusted his weary expression and put on a kind smile, quickly heading inside.
Meanwhile, in the living room, Randy was recounting his first kill since coming to this world.
It started with Bee sharing her experience from a year ago, describing the major changes she had gone through.
She kicked the man who had ill intentions toward her stepfather where it hurt.
Then it was Emma's turn to share her first kill.
She had deliberately tripped the former nanny at the top of the stairs, causing her to fall and break her neck.
Finally, it was Randy's turn.
"I only had the knife I stole, and I easily pierced Robert's heart. He was quite shocked, probably didn't expect me to have such strength."
Sometimes, open communication can bring people closer together.
For instance, Emma learned that Bee hadn't even killed anyone yet. After hearing this, Emma looked down on Bee, thinking, "Someone like her thinks she can take me down?"
As soon as pride emerged, the killing intent faded. Plus, thanks to Randy's ghost stories yesterday, the desire for revenge had finally lessened.
However, he was still curious about Randy's first kill.
"How does killing feel?"
"It's not bad, but a knife isn't the easiest weapon to handle. If you don't find the right spot, it's hard to get a quick kill. However, twisting it after stabbing can cause a lot of bleeding; seeing the blood flow helplessly is a very despairing way to die."
"Ugh."
Bee felt it was somewhat cruel. She preferred killing to torturing.
Emma listened intently. She was still young and couldn't kill anyone herself; her delicate hands couldn't even hold a gun steadily.
She glanced at Bee, "If I get the chance, I'd like to try using a knife…"
At that point, she could let Bee live just long enough to save her when she was about to bleed out!
Bee had long gotten past any sense of shame. Knowing she couldn't be too soft on little troublemakers, she noticed Emma's malicious gaze and smirked.
"Want to try on me? Before you stab me, I'll definitely use my lowly hand to smack that high and mighty backside of yours."
"Ha!"
Just as Emma was about to retort, Randy quickly interrupted, "Keep it down; your dad is back."
After he spoke, Bee immediately reverted to normal, "Emma was really good just now. We'll go for a walk in the park later!"
"Sure, I want to ride my hand-held scooter."
Emma smiled in response, and then casually glanced into the yard, surprised, "Daddy."
"Emma."
Hearing her voice, David hurriedly set down his bag and rushed into the room.
"I'm really sorry, Emma, that I couldn't be there to protect you yesterday."
Emma didn't immediately realize it was about the fall, but quickly explained, "It's fine, it's fine. I just really hated Ms. Ellis. I thought if I kept being slandered by her, it'd be better to die."
Her warm face was filled with fear and despair about the future.
This sudden change made David's heart ache.
"Impossible! I will never let her do that to you! Ellis doesn't deserve to be a teacher!"
As he spoke, David was gritting his teeth, determined to get to the bottom of this.
Randy quickly said, "I'm sorry, Mr. David. It was our fault for not keeping a better watch over Emma yesterday."
Bee followed suit, "Sorry, Mr. David."
"No, this isn't your fault. Emma can be a handful sometimes. I appreciate you looking after her; I just saw she seemed to be in a good mood, which is clearly thanks to you."
David was very kind, treating both Randy and Bee without any suspicion.
He expressed his gratitude to Randy, "If you hadn't caught Emma, I would have gone crazy!"
Then he turned to Bee, "Bee, the incident yesterday must have put a lot of psychological pressure on you. I apologize on behalf of Emma."
"No need, no need."
The soft-hearted bee felt a bit embarrassed, and her anger towards Emma dissipated considerably.
David then turned to Emma.
"I'm going to contact the school right now! They need to apologize! Do you want Ellis to apologize to you in person?"
"No, I don't want to see that woman again!"
"Alright, alright, don't worry, she won't come near our house again."
David was already convinced of his daughter's innocence. As for the incident involving Milo, it definitely had nothing to do with her! Anyone who mentioned it would be in trouble!
"Randy, Bee, I need you to keep an eye on Emma a bit longer. I need to make a few phone calls."
"Sure."
"Don't worry about Emma; I'll make sure she grows up to be a well-behaved young lady."
The two of them were on point, which made David feel he had chosen the right people!
However, just as he left, Emma stopped her sad expression and irritably tugged at Bee's clothes to wipe her tears.
"I really don't like pretending to cry anymore."
Bee helplessly pulled her shirt back, "Those are crocodile tears."
"I'm really curious about how your dad will take revenge."
"What else can he do?"
Emma got angry just thinking about it, "Strong condemnation? Verbal confrontation? As long as they recognize their mistakes, my dad will think that's enough."
"Well, Mr. David really is… quite the nice guy."
Bee even felt a bit sorry for David, thinking that all the good deeds he had accumulated throughout his life would be squandered by his daughter.
Meanwhile, Randy had been eavesdropping on David's call and it was indeed very much like what Emma guessed.
David warned the school in a very stern tone, expressing his strong dissatisfaction and condemnation towards Ms. Ellis, even claiming he reserved the right to pursue legal responsibility.
The school expressed deep apologies and said they would send someone to David's home to discuss the matter. They also promised to actively acknowledge their mistakes and apologize for the harm caused to Emma.
Additionally, David contacted members of the church, hoping they could help Emma's psychological situation.
As a wealthy businessman, the church's attitude towards David was different; they definitely wouldn't send Catherine, the intern nun. Instead, they would send someone of higher status.
As Randy expected, this time it was the head of the convent who came.
The old nun had a serious face, her deep-set wrinkles resembling ravines, yet she forced a friendly expression.
She walked up to Emma and said, "Little Emma, I've known all along that you are under God's protection. Falling from the third floor without any injury is God's blessing upon you."
Emma looked at Randy and Bee next to her, feeling utterly speechless.