Chapter 1583

Brittany's slap landed so hard that Rufus almost lost his balance. He'd never suffered a beating, so he was shocked by it. He clutched his cheek and burst into tears. Emma frowned at the sight, but her heart hardened at the thought of the gash on Luna's forehead. Children who bullied others like this meant they were mean in the first place. Brittany forced a smile and said in a canjoling tone, "He's just a child who doesn't know better, and I've punished him. Kids roughhouse and sometimes go too far, but he knows his mistake now." Emma's expression stayed cold. "Easy to say when it's not your grandchild who's hurt." "What do you want then?" Brittany snapped back, holding back her simmering anger. She couldn't believe the Greenes would go this far for a girl who came out of nowhere. Before Emma could answer, Cedric approached and chimed in, "I told you; I'll see to it that Parham Corporation is bankrupt and the Parhams are thrown onto the streets. That way, your grandson won't have