Chapter 278: Aunt York, What Are Your Intentions?

Chapter 278: Chapter 278: Aunt York, What Are Your Intentions?

"Ohhh~" Mia let out a knowing little sound. "Then why don’t we just go ask her and find out?"

As it happened, the little girl who was crying about Scott York drinking her milk was staying at a guesthouse right next door.

Her parents had been worried that if Scott York remained at the kindergarten, their daughter would continue to be bullied. Hearing Mia’s words, they immediately looked at their daughter.

The little girl said through her tears.

"I only said Scott York could have one sip, but he drank all the milk in one go! WAHHH..."

"We agreed on just one sip, but Scott York didn’t tell me his ’one sip’ was gonna be *that* big! WAHHH!"

The parents: "..."

Alright, case closed. The child had offered Scott York the milk willingly.

Thea York never imagined it would be this difficult to do something as simple as ruining Scott York’s reputation!

She could only force a stiff smile. "But-but it’s still wrong for Scott to drink a classmate’s milk. He’s just too self-centered..."

The girl’s parents then asked their child, "Sweetie, why did Scott York want to drink your milk?"

Looking very confused, the girl answered as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. "Because he didn’t have any milk. We’re good friends, so of course we have to share~"

As soon as she said this, a hush fell over the crowd.

The supposedly "bullied" child was calling Scott York her good friend and said she was willing to give him her milk.

She had only complained to her parents because Scott York drank all the milk in one go, not because he had "snatched" it from her.

The parent felt something was even more off. "Every child at the kindergarten gets milk. Why did you say Scott York didn’t have any, sweetie?"

Crestfall Kindergarten has professional nutritionists, and the daily milk, fruit, and so on are all portioned out. Every child gets some.

Logically, Scott York should have had his own portion, so there was no need for him to take a classmate’s.

’And based on what his daughter was saying, she had offered it voluntarily. How do you get a five-year-old child to willingly give up their snack when everyone is supposed to have one?’

However, the little girl gave an unexpected answer.

"Because Scott York just doesn’t have any."

The little girl was very puzzled, her big eyes blinking. "Scott York never has any. And he gets cravings, so I just wanted to give him a little taste... WAHHH, who knew his ’one sip’ would be so big!"

At an elite school like Crestfall Kindergarten, Scott York didn’t get any milk?

Did the teachers forget, or was it...

Estelle Lockwood said calmly, "When Mia and Zachery enrolled, I paid an extra fee for their daily lunches, snacks, milk, and fruit. It was included with the tuition, so the rest of you parents might not remember."

The families who could get into an elite kindergarten were either rich or powerful. They often didn’t handle the enrollment procedures themselves, instead delegating to assistants. If money was needed, money was paid. After all, a sum as small as the kindergarten tuition wasn’t even worth a second glance to them.

What was the difference between fifty thousand and a hundred thousand? So, he really hadn’t noticed that the fee for the nutritional meals had to be paid separately.

But everyone else had completed the procedures and paid the fees upon enrollment. Why had Scott York...

The parents subconsciously turned to look at Thea York.

Estelle Lockwood was all smiles. "That’s right, Miss York. Everyone else’s children have nutritional meals. Why doesn’t Scott York? From the sounds of it, he’s never had them, which is why his classmates have been sharing their milk and fruit with him."

"The York Family... surely isn’t short on that little bit of money, are they?"

Right, the York Family shouldn’t be short on that kind of money.

Besides, this fee was included by default. In other words, the charge would only be removed if someone specifically requested that Scott York did not need the nutritional meals.

But would a child not eat lunch at kindergarten? What kind of parent would deliberately remove this fee?

People in the livestream chat were also starting to catch on.

[Huh... so Scott York has nothing to eat, and the other kids are voluntarily sharing their food with him. That’s not school bullying, is it?]

[Yeah, from what the little girl is saying, it was obviously voluntary on her part.]

[What’s the deal with the York Family? Everyone has nutritional meals except Scott York. And based on what that parent said, the fee is default unless you intentionally remove it. Does that mean the York family did it on purpose?]

[Intentionally not feeding Scott York? What for?]

[Uhh... my guess is because Scott York is the grandson of the original wife. Do you think the current Mrs. York, the one who was the mistress, can stand the sight of him?]

Seeing the livestream comments spiraling out of control, the two streamers grew anxious. After all, they worked for the York Family’s company.

Thea York’s expression froze, her hands clenched into tight fists. ’Damn these nosy bitches,’ she thought, hating them.

On the surface, however, she feigned surprise and guilt, as if she knew nothing. "What? How could this be..."

"I know what happened. I was too busy when Scott was enrolling, so I asked my assistant to handle it. The assistant must have embezzled the money... It’s all my fault! I didn’t realize someone working for me could have such intentions. Poor Scott was wronged, and it’s all my fault!"

"Thank goodness we found out today. Scott, don’t you worry. As soon as we get back to the kindergarten, your aunt will pay the fee. You won’t go hungry again."

Her eyes swam with tears, making her look completely innocent.

Thea York looked at the watch on Scott York’s wrist, still unwilling to give up such a golden opportunity. She gritted her teeth, and fresh tears began to fall.

"But Scott, let’s address one thing at a time. It was your aunt’s fault that you were wronged at kindergarten, but... but the fact remains that you stole Mia’s watch."

"I know they are all your friends, and they might tolerate your usual habits of pilfering, but... but that’s not right either."

"Look, the watch is on your wrist. Everyone can see it. You can’t just act this way because you’re Mia’s friend. Friendship requires sincerity..."

Estelle Lockwood rolled her eyes.

’What a load of nonsense.’

But in the end, Thea York was still determined to pin the crime of theft on Scott York.

Estelle Lockwood couldn’t help but feel her heart ache for the boy.

’She guessed that, in the beginning, the York Family had never intended to keep the child at all.’

’It was Stella York who intervened. While caring for her gravely ill mother, Stella had to negotiate to let Scott York stay. She had probably given it her all.’

’After the original Mrs. York passed away, the family became completely shameless.’

’Now, seeing Stella York gradually gaining more influence, Thea York probably couldn’t wait any longer.’

After Thea York finished her speech, Mia tilted her head. "Steal? That’s weird. How come Aunt York’s words have circled all the way back to that?"

Thea York gritted her teeth. "Mia, I’m doing this for Scott’s own good..."

"Then, Aunt York, didn’t I tell you from the very beginning that Scott didn’t steal anything?"

Mia said with great innocence, "I told you I gave him the watch, and you said it was because Scott was bullying me and I was too scared to tell the truth. Now that it’s been proven Scott never bullied his classmates, why do you still not believe me, Aunt York?"

"No matter what, you insist that Scott stole it. Are you really doing this for Scott’s own good, or... Mia is really curious, Aunt York. What are your real intentions?"