Dream or Not: A Devil or An Angel

Chapter 38: Chicken

It was Sheffield's voice. Alina turned around and saw him standing on the stairs. She didn't know how long he had been standing there.

Eric shouted at him, "Sheffield, what did you say? Why did you call the police?"

Then he turned to the leading policeman and explained, "He is just a child. Don't take him seriously. I will apologize to your chief in person another day."

"I didn't call the police at will!" Sheffield walked down the stairs. "I can testify that it was Larry and Wayne who bullied Alaina first. She was acting in self-defense."

Sheffield was helping her. Upon hearing this, Alina looked at him in surprise.

"Who the hell are you? Why did you say my son bullied her? You're family. Of course you're on her side!" The fat woman pointed at Sheffield's nose. If it had not been for the presence of the police, she would certainly have cursed.

With a grave face, Eric asked reproachfully, "You know that? Why didn't you tell Dad earlier?"

Sheffield did not look at his father, but pursed his lips and kept silent stubbornly.

"You are family. His testimony doesn't count!" The fat woman's husband reacted quickly. He even talked about the law. "If you don't believe me, you can ask the policemen."

"Sheffield, I'm talking to you," Eric shouted harshly.

The leading policeman said, "What's going on here? Do you need us? If not, we are leaving now."

"Please wait a moment!" After that, Eric turned to Sheffield and asked, "Didn't you say that you could testify that they bullied Alaina? Now that the police are here, what are you waiting for? Tell them!"

Sheffield glanced at Eric and said to the police, "Larry and Wayne are my schoolmates. They tried to rob me again yesterday and were seen by Alaina. Alaina ran out to help, and was surrounded by them. They threatened her with a knife that they would let us go if she played with them. Later, when Larry reached out his hand to touch Alaina's face, she was provoked and kicked hard on his crotch. Then in order to keep Wayne away, she swung her schoolbag. It seemed that Wayne was hit. Then we seized the chance to run away."

The fat woman shouted, "You are bullshitting! My son doesn't lack money. He can't rob you!"

The thin woman retorted, "Although my son is a little naughty, he can't do such a thing as robbery!"

The fat woman's husband said, "They have money, so they think they can bully the vulnerable!"

The policemen didn't want to talk.

With a straight face, Sheffield said coldly, "I've been robbed more than 20 times by your sons, and they also robbed many other students in the school. If you don't believe me, you can ask them yourselves. Then go to the school and ask someone. All the students in the school are aware of their bad behavior."

"They robbed you? Why didn't you mention it before?" Enraged and frightened, Eric shouted, "I'll call the police! I'm going to sue them!"

"Dad, I saw that they also hit Sheffield. In this case, they must have done something to him before," said Alina.

The parents were a little nervous. If their sons really did those things, they would be in the wrong.

They had to think twice before they intended to get money.

"You're slinging mud at my son! Nonsense! My son is in hospital now. You don't go to see him, instead, you blame him for everything. You are such a cold-blooded person!"

"Anyway, it is a fact that my son was injured. Since your daughter hurt him, you have to pay the medical fees!"

"How can you hurt someone and not be responsible?" The fat woman's husband spoke rudely, "Don't think we'll be afraid with the police present. You must pay for the medical expenses!"

The policemen got a general idea of the situation. The son of Party A bullied the daughter and son of Party B and then the son of Party A was hit by Party B's daughter, so Party A asked Party B to compensate her.

When Eric heard that they changed the compensation into the medical fees, he put on a haughty face and said, "I won't quarrel with you. The policemen are here to deal with this matter fairly."

The two couples looked at each other, feeling embarrassed.

"Since Mr. Xu called the police, it is our duty to find out what happened. Now we need to ask all the people present and take notes. Are you going to the police station or here?"

Wendy immediately smiled and said, "Just ask us here. Please have a seat."

"Okay, let's ask here."

The four policemen were divided into two groups. After asking some questions, they quickly figured out the whole matter.

Since Larry and Wayne were absent, the police asked the two couples to leave with them.

They had to go to the hospital to ask Larry and Wayne.

The Xu Family's living room was finally back to silence. Eric sat on the sofa with a serious look on his face, and Wendy sat straight next to him. Alina and Sheffield stood with their heads down.

"None of you said anything when something so serious happened. If they didn't come to us, won't you just pretend it didn't happen?"

Both of them lowered their heads silently.

"Alaina, you should be praised for standing up to protect Sheffield when you saw him being bullied! But why didn't you tell us that you were bullied? As a girl, if something really happens to you, what should your mother and I do?"

Alina raised her head and looked at Eric with gratitude. Of course she wanted to say something, but she didn't dare. Sheffield didn't want his father to know that he was bullied. What if his father knew that, and he hated her again?

"Sheffield, you were bullied so much at school that you never mentioned a word. Can you stand it? Are you my son or a chicken?"

Sheffield glared at his father, pouting, and then turned away his face.

Alina almost burst into laughter when she heard this. Fortunately, she bit her lip in time.

'Well, that's right! A chicken!'

In the novel, he put up with Wendy and her daughter until more than a decade before revenge.

"Why don't you guys talk! Are you dumb?"

Alina said obediently, "Dad, I know I am wrong. Please don't be angry."

"Honey, don't blame Alaina for this. She did it for Sheffield... Don't blame her anymore!" Wendy persuaded gently.

When Eric looked at Alina's pitiful look and thought that she had risked her life to save his son, his heart softened and he didn't say anything more.

His eyes soon fell on his son.

Sheffield turned his face away from Eric and did not admit his mistake. He looked stubborn.

Eric got angry at the sight of him. He said fiercely, "You are so useless. You can't even compare with Alaina! She knows to resist, but you don't even dare to. I really doubt if you are my son."

Sheffield suddenly raised his head and looked into Eric's eyes. He blurted out, "I'm not your son. Are you happy now?"

Then he stormed out of the room.