Chapter 6
Category:
Romance
Author:
SusanWords:1029Update time:25/05/26 20:03:37
After dinner, I fed Rosie, and Luke quietly washed his hands before heading to his room to look at picture books.
This child was nothing abnormal. In fact, he was perfectly normal.
Feeling relaxed, I opened my laptop and began writing.
At 9 PM, Luke was still playing Sudoku, showing no intention of going to bed.
I took his things away and urged him to go take a bath.
He gripped the door tightly with both hands, yelling, "I can wash by myself, I can wash by myself!"
I pried his stubborn hands off the door and said, "Can you wash properly by yourself? You smell like you've been covered up for too long."
He looked shocked, releasing his grip, his cheeks puffing up in anger, looking like a cute little dolphin, "You're lying! I wash properly every day!"
In the end, I forcibly dragged him into the bathroom.
In Luke's bathroom, there was a big bathtub, and the faucet was positioned low, making it easier for him to fill the tub. I stripped him of his clothes and tossed them into the bathtub, scrubbing him down like I was scrubbing a carrot.
When I reached his arm, he suddenly cried out in pain. I thought he was just being dramatic, but when I looked up, I saw tears welling in his eyes. That's when I noticed a large bruise on his right arm. I became serious and asked, "How did this happen?" He refused to say.
I gently slapped his bottom, pretending to be stern. "Luke, speak up!"
He cried like a boiling kettle, "If I'm bad, the nanny pinches me and says I'm a child no one wanted."
I froze. At that moment, I realized that the phrase "like my nanny" wasn't meant to provoke me; it was a test. He was genuinely afraid that I might hurt him.
Coming back to my senses, I softened my voice, wrapped him in a towel, and lifted him out of the bathtub. "How long has she been bullying you? Why didn't you tell your dad?"
I sighed in frustration, putting him into his pajamas. "You're so talkative usually. Why is it that when you're in front of your dad, you can't say a word?"
"I can't see my dad for so long. When I finally do, my wounds don't hurt anymore."
I pulled the hood of his pajamas over his head. "Doesn't hurt anymore? Then who was yelling just now in the bathroom?"
"If anyone dares to bully you again, you hit them back, okay? I've got your back. I won't tell your dad." I tucked him into bed and Janetted rummaging through his wardrobe. What kind of clothes were these? They were all too short.
"No new clothes."
Luke's eyes widened, and his voice was muffled. "Dad bought me new clothes, but the nanny took them all." Damn.
The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. It wasn't long before I couldn't sleep that night, silently vowing to teach her a lesson.