"Are you intentionally making things worse?" a parent asked, threatening to call their lawyers inside to handle the situation, which Edward responded with calling his own.
Another parent confronted him, her voice tinged with anger. "Mr. Ashtor, this is not a joke. These are our children, and your behavior is setting a terrible example for them."
Edward chuckled, a mirthless sound that only added fuel to the fire, "XiaoPu, if you even think about apologizing to anyone in this room, I'll have to come up with a punishment that will make you wish you hadn't."
The people in the room quickly shifted their focus towards Xiao Pu's well-being. Whispers of concern and sympathy for the young boy began to circulate as they recognized that he had become an unintended victim of Edward Ashtor.
Edward followed this with a pat on Xiao Pu's back before turning and leaving the room, Seraphine trailing behind him silently, waving at XiaoPu as they departed.
