[Disclaimer: This chapter contains mild violence against a child that some readers may find uncomfortable.]
"YOU D*MNED BRAT!"
I was thrown down onto the ground and struggled to stand back up. I held my side which ached agonizingly in pain. One of my ribs felt like it was painfully stabbing my insides.
My mother heard the commotion and left her room. She peered over the railing upstairs, "Madam. What happened?"
She turned up to glare at my mother, "This d*mned child of yours! He is making me lose business!"
My mother blinked in confusion, "What did he do?"
"He dared to look upon a high-profile client with that disgustingly blank face of his! He was so put off by it, that it immediately made him want to leave! If this child doesn't learn how to f*cking smile, I am kicking both of you out!"
My mother rushed down the stairs in a panic. She spoke quickly, "Don't worry, Madam. I will talk to him about it. He won't do it again."
