FIERCE EX-WIFE: PRESIDENT, PLEASE BE CAREFUL (2)

Chapter 340

[This is an adaptation, this story is not mine. The credits goes to the original writer. Please do not vote!]

Shin-hye was slightly late to react. She was stunned for a while before she was snapped out of her daze and realized something had happened to Leo. She quickly ran over to him.

However, at that moment, someone had acted much faster than Jennie and Shin-hye. That person was actually the mother of the wailing boy.

"Oh, dear! Ming Ming, what happened to you? Why are you crying so miserably? My darling, my precious son, don't cry. Tell me, where did you hurt yourself? Are you feeling pain?" A woman wearing thick make-up was the first to rush over to her child the moment the boy started to cry. She looked so heartbroken as she coaxed him.

When the boy saw his mother coming over to him, he covered his aching palm. He cried, yelled in pain and at the same time, he pointed at Leo and accused him, "Mother, he knocked me down! He knocked me down!"

Leo widened his large eyes and looked incredulously at the boy who was lying through his teeth. He was at a loss.

When the woman heard her son's words, she instantly exploded like a lit firecracker. "Whose child are you?! Why are you so ill-bred?! I don't mind the fact that you are running around at the banquet, but how dare you knock my Ming Ming?! Do you know who I am?! If my precious son is hurt, you can't afford the compensation even if I sell you off!"

The woman had gone overboard with her words, especially when she was saying this to a child at a very young age. Regardless of whether the people standing at the side had witnessed the scene, they furrowed their eyebrows in unison. However, they hesitated due to the woman's status and so none of them spoke up for Leo.

When Leo heard the woman said she wanted to sell him off, his small face turned as white as a ghost. Tears started to well up in his large eyes.

As Leo was about to burst into tears, Jennie appeared in the nick of time. A glimpse of incredibly dazzling light was caught in Leo's eyes that was filled with terror. "Mommy!"

While Jennie was walking over to her son, she had already heard the woman's squawking. Her face immediately turned black when she saw Leo's pitiful look.

She quickly went up to Leo and scooped him up. She asked softly, "Did you hurt yourself?"

Leo shook his head. He pouted his lips, stretched out his hand and wrapped around Jennie's neck. He buried his face into the crook of her neck.

Jennie never saw her son look so aggrieved. Her expression grew increasingly dark. Without caring much about respect for the elders and politeness, Jennie turned her head around and stared at Shin-hye. She asked coldly, "What just happened?"

Shin-hye's expression equally turned as dark as thunderclouds when she saw her precious grandson being criticized like that. This was especially so when she saw Leo's pitiful look. She felt extremely heartache. At the same time, she felt remorseful, so much so that her conscience was filled with guilt.

If not for her leaving him alone to fend for himself for just a while, how would this have happened to him?

"Just now, Leo mentioned he wanted cupcakes. I didn't see any cupcakes around, so I had the servants inform the kitchen helper to get some over. I thought this would only take me away from him for a moment. As such, I had Leo wait there for me. little did I know that once I turned around... I'm sorry, Jennie. I've not taken great care of Leo." Shin-hye said apologetically.

When Jennie heard Shin-hye's explanation, she knew that she could not put the blame on her. She cast a glance at the fat boy opposite Leo, who was a head taller and twice the size of him. She narrowed her eyes.