Chapter 2

2.

I carried Riley on my back and ran to the school clinic.

"Nurse! My daughter has foreign objects inside her and multiple injuries. Please, check her!"

The nurse was scrolling through TikTok. She barely glanced at Riley.

"I can't treat that. Call an Uber and go to the hospital."

Tears streamed down my face as I begged her.

"The nearest hospital is fifteen minutes away. My daughter can't wait! Please, just give her basic first aid!"

The nurse clicked her tongue in annoyance and pushed Riley off the exam bed.

"The school doesn't have the equipment for this. If you're poor and dirty, don't mess up my clinic!"

Suddenly, the door swung open.

"Nurse, my daughter was just touched by some trash. Sanitize her entire body," Yvonne demanded.

The nurse immediately stood up with a huge smile to greet her.

"Oh my goodness! Of course! I'll make sure Miss Harrison is perfectly disinfected!"

She treated Halle like royalty, helping her onto the bed.

She opened her medical kit and started spraying Halle's manicure with sanitizer.

She even brought out expensive oils to treat Halle's hair strands one by one.

The clinic had turned into a spa!

Halle didn't have a single scratch, yet she occupied all the resources.

Meanwhile, my daughter was in so much pain she could barely stand.

She was only staying conscious because of the agony.

I clenched my fists, my voice sharp with rage.

"She isn't even hurt! You are wasting medical resources!"

Yvonne snorted with laughter.

"This whole school is under my husband's jurisdiction. My daughter can use whatever she wants here!"

"The city center is ten miles away. You and your little brat can just wait for her to bleed out!"

The nurse sycophantically brought water to Halle and rolled her eyes at me.

"This is the power of money. You hicks wouldn't understand."

"Miss Harrison is being treated. Can't you see? Get out!"

She stood up and tried to push Riley and me toward the door.

I held onto Riley, refusing to move an inch.

"A school nurse's job is the safety of the students! If you ignore her injuries, I will report you today!"

The nurse hesitated and let go. I used the moment to sit Riley in a chair and searched for medicine.

Unexpectedly, Yvonne called the security guards in.

"These two are trying to steal medicine and threatened the nurse. Drag them out and call the police!"

Three guards grabbed our shoulders to drag us out.

I squeezed my fists. Several times, I wanted to strike back.

But as a national security operative, the oath not to harm civilians echoed in my mind.

Until they dragged Riley and her legs slammed into a stone planter.

A large pool of blood began to soak through her pants.

My eyes widened with fury.

I tightened my fist and leveled the guards with a sweeping kick.

I picked Riley up and ran back into the clinic.

I grabbed Halle by the collar and threw her off the bed, then kicked Yvonne toward the door.

I placed Riley on the bed, my gaze as cold as poison.

"Get out! This is my last warning!"

"If anything happens to my daughter in this school today, neither you nor your husband will survive the fallout!"

A crowd of parents had gathered outside the clinic, whispering.

"Halle isn't even hurt. Why won't the nurse treat the other girl? Is being the principal's relative that special?"

"Look at that lady, she looks like a total bully!"

"This is insane school bullying. I'm filming this for social media!"

Yvonne glared at me, but she was afraid of the cameras.

She grabbed Halle and left with a threat. "You just wait."