Before the teacher could respond, Raina Galan spoke up first: "Benjamin Parker, it was the teacher who said he wanted to punish Daniel Davies, so Daniel ran off on his own. And when it started raining, the teacher called Daniel in, but he just stood there without moving for some reason."
Upon hearing this, Benjamin Parker’s gaze became even colder.
He looked at the teacher and spoke coldly, demanding, "Teacher, what did my brother do? How serious was his mistake that you had to punish him like this?"
Facing the cold questioning of a child barely four years old, the teacher tried to maintain her dignity, replying with justification, "He bullied another child and refused to apologize. I’ve given him many chances."
Benjamin turned his head to look at the red mark on Daniel’s shirt.
The red mark, originally made by a brush and not very noticeable, had become more prominent due to being drenched by the rain.
With Daniel wearing a white shirt, the red stood out even more.
Benjamin noticed it immediately and knew without asking that the red mark couldn’t have been drawn by his brother.
"Teacher, this color is so obvious, can you not see it?"
After questioning coldly, Benjamin didn’t give the teacher a chance to speak, and continued coldly, "This is clearly other classmates bullying my brother, and yet as a teacher, you unjustly want to punish him!"
After saying that, Benjamin’s dark and intense gaze swept across the classmates in the class, one by one, and continued threateningly, "Who did it? You better stand up now! Otherwise, once I find out, you’re done for!"
Facing Benjamin’s terrifying gaze, matched with his cold threats, Vickers standing among the crowd suddenly started crying.
He rubbed his eyes and cried out in defense, "Benjamin Parker, I did draw on your brother, but your brother hit me and broke my brush. And I did apologize to him."
Benjamin’s cold gaze swept towards Vickers and he reprimanded disdainfully, "Useless! You dare to bully my brother! Listen up: this time, I’ll let it go, but if it happens again, I won’t let you off so easily!"
Vickers quickly shook his head, "No, no! I won’t dare anymore."
Watching the scene unfold, the teacher was extremely speechless.
She never thought that a child a little over four years old would have such a strong presence.
He managed to scare Vickers, who was a year older than him, into such a state.
Yet, what the teacher hadn’t expected was that it wasn’t over yet.
Because the next second, after receiving Vickers’ promise, Benjamin turned his head toward the teacher, "Teacher, I hope you!"
Benjamin pointed at Vickers, "And him! Immediately apologize to my brother! Otherwise, I’ll report your corporal punishment of students to the education department, and you’ll never be a teacher again! Your teaching career will be over!"
Hearing Benjamin’s words, Vickers hesitated not at all and promptly apologized.
The teacher, however, was completely stunned.
The school she worked at was a well-known private school in River City.
The children who studied here were either rich or noble.
Understanding this, when handling disputes among children, she always tried to settle things fairly and reconcile as best as possible.
But she hadn’t expected that Daniel would be so unyielding to criticism.
And as a teacher, she had to show some authority. Otherwise, how could she manage these children?
But now, what’s happening...
Receiving no response from the teacher for a long time, Benjamin’s steely gaze swept over, his voice as cold as ice, "What is it? Teacher, do you not believe what I’m saying? Do you think I’m joking? Or do you think I, as a child, lack the ability to report to the education department?"
Forced by Benjamin’s authority, the teacher reluctantly apologized to Daniel, "I’m sorry, Daniel Davies, it was the teacher’s fault. I shouldn’t have punished you, nor should I have left you out in the rain without bringing you into the classroom immediately."
Daniel watched everything, silently accepting the apologies from Vickers and the teacher.
It was only then that Benjamin seemed satisfied.
He looked at Daniel, "Let’s go, brother, I’ll take you home to change clothes."
With that, Benjamin grabbed an umbrella and led Daniel out of the classroom.
Of course, as they left, Benjamin did not forget to give the teacher a warning look.
Under such a gaze, the teacher’s whole body felt prickly, and she couldn’t help but start shaking.
She watched the direction they left, muttering to herself, "What kind of kids are these two!"
...
Benjamin led Daniel all the way back to the apartment at the Imperial Vista Garden.
As soon as he entered the apartment, Benjamin immediately filled the bathtub with hot water.
Coming out of the bathroom, Benjamin found a clean set of his own clothes from the closet and then looked at Daniel, "Brother, I’ve run the hot water, go take a bath."
Saying this, he handed the clothes to Daniel, "Brother, these are my clothes, they’re new, for you to wear."
Daniel stood still, looking down at the clothes Benjamin had handed him.
Benjamin urged, "Go on, brother, it’ll be bad if you catch a cold."
Daniel still didn’t move, frowning as he looked at Benjamin’s equally soaked clothes.
Noticing Daniel’s gaze, Benjamin smiled and asked, "Brother, do you want me to bathe with you?"
Daniel: "..."
Bathe with him?
Though it might feel a bit awkward, it wasn’t impossible.
After all, as this guy said, catching a cold would be bad.
And he didn’t want this guy to catch a cold.
Just as Daniel was about to nod, Benjamin spoke first, "Brother, it’s okay. You go ahead; I can use the bathroom in mom’s room. That way, when you finish your bath, I’ll be done too."
Saying this, Benjamin pushed Daniel into the bathroom, "Brother, make sure to have a good soak and let the hot water penetrate every pore so you won’t catch a cold."
Daniel nodded, "Okay."
Benjamin closed the bathroom door for Daniel, "See you in a while, brother."
Daniel watched the bathroom door close before his eyes, then directly took off his soaked clothes, turned around, walked a few steps forward, and happily entered the bathtub filled with hot water by Benjamin, obediently soaking in the warm bath.