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Mr. Peterson watched as the little girl turned around and was about to leave. His heart was itching to tell the truth because the little girl deserved to know where her mother was now.

He clenched his fist as he was in a dilemma.

Should he hide the fact that Mackenzie's mother must be suffering in the Principal's office right now…

Or should he tell her the location, with the risk of losing his job…

He wasn't a good man per se, but he did have a conscience for a little kid. Seeing how confused and worried Mackenzie looked as she searched for her mother, he couldn't hold it anymore.

So he opened his mouth, "Mackenzie…."

"Ah, yes, Mr. Peterson?" Mackie stopped on her track and spun back towards her drama teacher.

"I think I saw your Mommy going to the Principal's office, you should check there first," he said.

"Oh! Okay! Thank you, Mr. Peterson!" Mackie smiled wide. She looked so innocent, and that hurt his heart even more.

He watched as the little girl dashed out the backstage. He sighed pitifully. He knew he should've pitied Mackenzie and her mother, but he would lose his job soon, so he pitied himself first.

"At least I did the right thing…."

…

Mackenzie rushed to the Principal's office, afraid her Mommy would get hurt randomly.

But she stopped when she saw Mrs. Andrew— the Principal and another old woman with whom she was quite familiar.

Mackie approached the two old ladies and greeted them, "Good morning, Old Aunty Maria!"

Maria and Mrs. Andrew were surprised when they saw Mackenzie suddenly popping out of nowhere. Mrs. Andrew was the one who panicked because Mackie's parents were still inside, and they must have been fighting.

Though, hearing all the raging screams from Mr. Vincent Gray, it was obvious that he was beating the crap out of his wife.

But now they had a new problem.

Mrs. Andrew was the first to speak, "M—Mackenzie, why are you here?"

"Um, Mommy is inside, right? Is she with Daddy? I heard Daddy screaming from afar!" Mackie innocently said the most disturbing thing as if it was fairly common in her household.

"T—That's not true. You should return to your friend," Mrs. Andrew said, but Mackie didn't buy it.

She shifted her attention to Old Aunty Maria and asked, "Daddy is inside, right?"

…

Maria crossed her arms on her chest but kept her mouth shut. She was not allowed to touch this little girl because her boss still valued her as his successor, despite being a girl.

Mackenzie narrowed her eyes as she realized something wasn't right. She glanced at the two old women simultaneously and puffed her chest as she ordered like a Young Lady from a rich family, "Open the door for Mackie. I want to see Mommy and Daddy!"

…

Mrs. Andrew and Old Aunty Maria said nothing, trying to ignore her existence as they knew they couldn't touch her.

Mackie started to get annoyed. Obviously, Mommy and Daddy were inside, but why wasn't she allowed to join? It had been a while since she saw Daddy!

Mackie saw the key dangling in Mrs. Andrew's chest pocket. So she suddenly jumped and snatched the key from Mrs. Andrew.

"AH! No, the key!" Mrs. Andrew panicked and tried to grab Mackie, who dodged the old Principal's hand.

Mackie stuck her tongue out to mock Mrs. Andrew and went to the door to unlock it.

Mrs. Andrew glanced at Maria, asking for help. But Maria kept her mouth shut and crossed her arms, indicating that she would not do anything to Mackenzie.

If she was just a random girl, Maria would subdue her and throw her out of the window. But this was Vincent Gray's daughter, Mackenzie Rose Gray.

She didn't dare to hurt her as it would ignite the wrath of her boss.

Knowing she wouldn't get any help, Mrs. Andrew got up and grabbed Mackie's hand before she unlocked the door.

"No! Mackenzie, get back to Mr. Peterson!" Mrs. Andrew yelled.

Mackie turned her head towards Mrs. Andrew and glared at her. Despite being a girl, she still inherited one trait that the Gray family has: intimidation.

"Hii-!" Mrs. Andrew subconsciously jolted out of fear when facing the little girl. Her hand loosened, and Mackie took the chance to bite her wrist until Mrs. Andrew screamed out of pain.

She fell on her back after Mackenzie pushed her and unlocked the door.

Click.

Mackie slammed the door open, and she saw her Daddy pulling her Mommy's collar until her feet didn't touch the ground.

His fist was raised up, ready to punch her.

Mackie saw her Mommy's hands were really red and bruised. Her face was also bruised in a few spots and leaked blood.

But her Daddy wasn't good either. His face also had a few bruises with blood dripping from his temple, which looked scary.

The Principal's office was a mess. Everything around the room was flipped or shattered. Even the big desk was turned upside down.

Mackie was stunned, and so did Chloe and Vincent.

They turned their heads at the door simultaneously and stopped what they were doing when they saw their daughter.

…

…

"Mommy? Daddy?" Mackie murmured her parents' name, and the first thing that came to her mind was…

"Why are you fighting again?"

…

Mackie turned her attention toward her Daddy first. She truly missed her Daddy. It had been at least half a year since the last time she saw him, and she had a lot to tell.

But her Daddy looked unwell and downright terrifying right now. She was holding her tears because she never saw her Daddy looking so scary.

Then, she turned her attention at Mommy and saw her choking;

"Daddy, let go of Mommy! She is choking!" Mackenzie yelled, and Vincent quickly released his hand off of Chloe's collar.

"Urk! Ugh!" Chloe fell to the ground. She coughed a few times as she tried to grasp for air.

"Mommy!" Mackenzie rushed towards her Mommy and tried to lift her up, but her Mommy was too heavy, and Chloe was too battered to get up quickly.

"Look up, Mackenzie…"