The secretary’s words left the principal and the teacher stunned.
They both stared at Mr. Valentine’s secretary, their eyes blank.
The teacher asked in disbelief, “What did you say?”
“She is the new School Director!”
Mr. Valentine’s secretary handed the appointment letter to the principal. “From now on, Miss Nan will be in charge of the preschool. Is that clear?”
The principal was completely dumbfounded.
She opened the appointment letter. The name “Evelyn” was clearly written in the appointment section.
She looked at Evelyn in shock.
The teacher beside her exclaimed, “Impossible! Why would the Valentine family choose an outsider? It should be Miss Fiona Valentine!”
The principal snapped back to reality and looked at Evelyn and Mrs. Lawrence.
She murmured, “So you’re not here to beg for mercy…”
Mrs. Lawrence smiled. “We’re here to enroll him.”
Evelyn stepped forward. “To be precise, we’re here to revoke the expulsion notice.”
The principal’s eyes lit up. She immediately nodded. “No problem! I’ll withdraw the notice and issue a clarification!”
Evelyn looked at the teacher.
The teacher took a step back, forcing an ingratiating smile. “Miss Nan, I…”
“You’re fired.”
Evelyn was direct and gave her no chance.
The teacher said urgently, “You can’t fire me. There’s no reason…”
“Abusing a child is reason enough.”
Evelyn stepped closer. The teacher retreated in fear.
The teacher stammered, “I didn’t abuse anyone. You have no proof!”
“I have proof!”
The principal suddenly spoke up. She took out her phone and played a video.
In the video, the teacher withheld Benny’s lunch and pinched his arm while making him stand in punishment.
When Benny cried, the teacher pricked his arm with a needle. “Cry all you want. See if I care.”
Mrs. Lawrence had already been furious hearing her son’s account.
Seeing the video, her eyes turned red. She rushed forward and grabbed the teacher’s hair.
She slapped her hard across the face, repeatedly.
Slap! Slap! Slap!
“How dare you bully my son! How dare you!”
Mrs. Lawrence cried as she hit her.
Evelyn did not stop her. The principal’s eyes were also red.
She had recorded these videos intending to expose the teacher but feared retaliation from the Valentine family.
She was a coward, tormented by her conscience every day.
Now she could finally bring them out…
The principal felt like she had been reborn.
Mrs. Lawrence had hit enough and released the teacher.
Miss Lee’s cheeks were swollen like a pig’s head. She wept bitterly.
She wiped her tears. “I’m calling the police. I’m calling the police…”
Mrs. Lawrence’s palms were numb. She looked dazed.
“I’m calling the police too.”
Evelyn spoke calmly. “I’m charging you with child abuse. You will pay for this!”
Hearing this, the teacher’s legs gave way. She collapsed to the floor.
Mr. Valentine’s secretary stepped forward and handed the appointment letter to Evelyn. “Miss Nan, this…”
Evelyn glanced at it and looked back at the car not far away.
Through the window, she saw Mr. Valentine watching them.
Evelyn was silent for a moment before accepting the appointment letter.
She said to the secretary, “Handle the police report.”
Then she looked at the principal. “Let’s go inside.”
Since she was taking over the preschool, she would clean up its toxic culture.
The principal understood. Her eyes reddened, and she immediately led the way. “Yes, yes… Director Nan, this way please!”
She walked ahead.
Evelyn and Mrs. Lawrence followed with Benny.
Entering the campus, they happened to see Fiona Valentine’s son, Joey, taking snacks in a classroom.
Evelyn frowned and walked over.
Joey grabbed some snacks and turned to leave.
The classroom teacher was used to it and did not scold him.
Joey ate his snacks while teasing other children. He also tore up another child’s drawing.
When Evelyn entered the classroom, she saw a child crying while the teacher ignored it.
She frowned deeply and looked at the principal.
The principal immediately stepped forward, snatched Joey’s snacks, and picked up the snack box. “No more snacks in the classroom! Joey, stop bullying other children!”
Joey looked at his empty hands and burst into loud tears.
His cries were deafening, as if they could lift the roof.
The principal and Evelyn covered their ears.
The principal tried to soothe him. “Don’t cry. The teacher is doing this for your own good.”
Joey was spoiled and wouldn’t listen. He cried even louder.
It was irritating.
Evelyn lowered her gaze and lazily walked over to him.
Her cold aura made Joey’s crying pause.
Evelyn glanced at him, grabbed him by the collar, and carried him to the yard. “Cry here if you want. Don’t disturb the other children.”
This wasn’t retaliation.
Misbehaving children required special methods.
Joey was startled and hiccupped.
Evelyn took the principal to inspect other classrooms…
Outside the preschool.
Mr. Valentine’s secretary waited for the police to handle Miss Lee before getting into the car.
He had just sat in the passenger seat when Mr. Valentine said slowly, “Are there any auspicious dates coming up?”
The secretary immediately replied, “There’s one in a week.”
“Good. Let’s hold the banquet on that day.”
The secretary was puzzled. “What banquet?”
Mr. Valentine smiled and looked out the window. “The Family Reunion Gala.”
The secretary was stunned. “You’re going to publicly acknowledge Miss Nan?”
“Yes.”
Mr. Valentine’s face seemed to have grown younger.
The secretary couldn’t help but twitch his mouth. “If I may remind you, Miss Nan doesn’t seem to want to acknowledge you. What if she doesn’t come?”
Mr. Valentine lowered his gaze and spoke lightly. “She will come.”
The secretary was confused. “Why?”
“Because she just acknowledged me.”
The secretary was even more confused.
Mr. Valentine said no more. He only smiled meaningfully.
Given Evelyn’s personality, accepting the appointment letter was her way of acknowledging him as her father.
She wouldn’t let him be humiliated at the Family Reunion Gala. She would definitely come…