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Andy saw me first, and his smile instantly turned into a frown.
“Why are you so late? Go away. I have Dad and Ms. Maxwell, and that’s enough.”
The other two looked over. Before I could even ask anything, Ingrid suddenly knelt down and started slapping herself.
“Lisbeth, don’t blame Reginald. I just missed him too much. I’m sorry, I really am.”
He quickly grabbed her hand, eyes full of concern. However, when he looked at me, his expression turned cold.
“You were the one who showed up late. If Ingrid hadn’t been here, Andy would’ve been mocked by his classmates for not having a mom. You should be thanking Ingrid.”
Even Andy stood in front of her.
“You’re not good enough to be my mom. I want Ms. Maxwell to be my mom instead!”
They shielded Ingrid, all ganging up on me with the same coldness, their words stabbing into me.
“Didn’t you delete all her contact info? How did you two meet again?”
Reginald looked nervous and mumbled, “It was just a coincidence. Ingrid works nearby.”
What a weak excuse, but I did not even care anymore.
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“Let’s do the next activity together.”
He probably saw how upset I looked and tried to soften his tone before reaching for my hand.
However, Andy glared at me with disgust. In the end, it was only after Ingrid coaxed him that he agreed to let me join.
After five years of living together, I still could not compete with a few words from someone else. I smiled bitterly at myself.
The next game was sandbag toss. Andy looked excited, but I had a bad feeling.
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Sure enough, every sandbag he threw was aimed right at me. They were not soft either, and they hit hard.
The last one hit my head straight on.
Smack!
Warm blood ran down my forehead and the crowd screamed in shock.
Meanwhile, Andy cheered and ran to high–five Ingrid.
“Ms. Maxwell, did you see? Wasn’t I great?”
I stared at them, dazed. At this moment, the pain in my chest was worse than the one in my head.
“This isn’t our sandbag!”
Reginald picked it up, and his face changed instantly.
“Go check the surveillance in the equipment room.”
I looked at Ingrid and caught the panic in her eyes.
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“Maybe I grabbed the wrong one. Let’s take Lisbeth to the infirmary first.”
She held onto Reginald’s wrist, the expression plastered on her face was odd.
Her reaction made him freeze. Then, he opened his mouth and nodded stiffly.
“Yeah, let’s deal with the wound first. We’ll talk after.”
“What are you trying to do? This was on purpose. We need to investigate it.”
I raised my voice and pushed back.
Reginald grabbed my arm so hard that his fingers left red marks. He spoke low.
“Lisbeth, do you really want to embarrass yourself in front of everyone? It’s just a bit of blood, don’t be so dramatic.”
Andy hid behind Ingrid and stuck his tongue out at me.
“You got hit because you’re dumb.”
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