"You...You..."
Lucy felt as if her pride was crushed entirely at this point.Her eyes reddened as she shouted, "Do you think I won't dare to do that?! I'll have you know that my husband loves me a lot! If he finds out that me and my son are being mistreated like this, all of you here will have to pay!"
Joanna huffed coldly.
"If he loves you so, have him come over to stand up for you.I'd really like to see just how powerful this man is for you to act as if you won't face any consequences."
"That...If you insist then! Just you wait!"
Lucy decided to go with the flow, since it was quite hard to defuse this situation right then.She dialed Zachary's number, speaking in a sickeningly sweet voice.
"Babe, someone's attacking me and Casey! Come over quick, you have to stand up for us!"
Back then, her husband would not prioritize her in the slightest, especially being a womanizer.He just so happened to be nearby the kindergarten due to a business meeting.
Hearing that his son was being attacked, he immediately rushed over out of rage.
A while later, a large Meredez-Benz drove into the kindergarten with a high profile, as a tall man got out of the car.
So there he was, one of the richest businessmen in North City, Zachary Johnston.
"Who dares to attack my son?! Do you have a death wish?! Step up right this instant!"
Zachary yelled angrily.
The parents and children surrounding the few started backing away, worried that they might get caught in the crossfire.
Zachary was still considered a powerful figure after all.
Moreover, his business was somewhat associated with borderline illegal affairs, and his tactics were rather wild.It would be unwise to provoke the man.
Seeing how his father was here, Casey felt incredibly cocky as he dashed over to Zachary.
"Daddy! You're finally here! These two bad guys are bullying me and Mommy so much! Help us and beat them up now!"
Lucy was bawling her eyes out as well.
"Babe, you have to stand up for me and Casey! That kid beat him up while sitting on him too...If you don't teach them a lesson, the Johnstons would be completely ridiculed!"
"That's the little brat?!"
Zachary pointed at Aiden with a disdainful expression.
"Whose kid is this? Who is your father, huh?! Have you lost your mind? How dare you bully my son?!"
Aiden, however, was quite courageous and said, "That's right, I fought your son.He bit a person like he's some kind of mad dog! Beating him is a lighter punishment than he deserves..."
"Besides, I don't have a daddy, nor do I need one! I just need my mommy.My mommy is amazing, and none of you are a match for her!"
After hearing this, Zachary bursted out in laughter.
"Hahaha, you sure talk big, little boy! I'd like to see who your mommy is then!"
He then moved his gaze upwards, and scanned Joanna up and down.
Suddenly, his expression shifted.
"Why do you look so familiar? You...You can't be..."
"Your eyes aren't deceiving you, I am Joanna Pierce.Since you're part of the Johnstons from North City, you should know who I am, at the very least." Joanna said dismissively with a cold glare.
"If you're Joanna Pierce, then...Liliana Scheneider is your grandmother?!"
Zachary's face turned pale as he fell to his knees.He stumbled over his words.
"So you're the descendent of our savior! I'm so sorry for not recognizing you sooner! So terribly sorry!"
Everyone froze, especially Lucy, who didn't know how to read the room.She grabbed Zachary's arm and mumbled, "What are you doing, babe? At least stand up for me and Casey! Why are you kneeling in front of this woman?!"
"She's just a lowly commoner now, and my brother kicked her out after she cheated on him! This woman is a sinful cheater! So how could you kneel for her? What happened to saving face? Are you not worried you'd get bad for doing that?!"
"The f*ck you mean by bad luck?!"
Zachary was so mad that he slapped Lucy across the face.
"You idiot! If it weren't for Liliana Scheneider back then, our family would've been destroyed long ago..."
"Everything you get to enjoy now, the food we eat, the purse you're holding, the shoes Casey is wearing...we can only afford all of that because of our saviors, the Scheneiders! If you dare to disrespect them one more time, I'll f*cking divorce you!"
Lucy covered her swollen cheek with one hand, and retorted, "How is that possible?! The Scheneiders of North City fell from grace long ago! They were hunted down by their rivals so much that they couldn't even protect themselves! So how could they possibly lend a helping hand to the Johnstons?!"
"The Johnston family achieved everything on their own, what does it even have to do with the Scheneider family?! Besides, so what if Pierce is Liliana Scheneider's granddaughter, do you really have to act like she's the one who helped you?!"
Lucy screamed.
She had actually been quite obedient ever since she married the man, and figured she'd enjoy life as a rich wife with how deep the Johnstons' pockets are.
Hence, she always listened to every single word Zachary said, and dared not to go against him.
Yet, this time, she found it extremely humiliating with Zachary basically groveling before Joanna, which led to their first ever argument as a married couple.
"You stupid woman! Are you trying to defy me now?! How dare you disrespect my savior?! Kneel down! Now!"
Zachary ordered harshly.
"I will not!"
Lucy balled her fists up and gritted her teeth.
"I'd rather die than to kneel before this witch!"
"Is that so? Then I'll just have to divorce you right now!"
Zachary roared with reddened eyes, clearly at his limit.
"You..."
Lucy started tearing up right then and there.She naturally didn't wish for a divorce, but the situation required her to kneel.She absolutely refused to kneel before Joanna, the woman she had always looked down upon.
That would be an absolute hit to her ego, and she'd rather face death than to experience that.
"Zachary Johnston, if you really want to bring that up, fine! Let's get a divorce then! I'm done enduring your antics anyway!"
Lucy pointed at the man, not backing down at all.She hadn't quite been happy during their entire marriage anyway, despite having all the riches in the world.
However, her pride didn't allow her to become someone who was kicked out of the family, nor did she want to hurt her son.
Thus, she couldn't bring herself to get a divorce.
Now that it had come to this, she no longer wished to hide her true feelings.
At the very least, she didn't want to seem weak in front of Joanna.
Joanna, on the other hand, found the situation rather odd, especially with Zachary kneeling before her and Lucy crying profusely.
'I just came to take a look at this kindergarten with Adie! How did I end up messing up someone else's relationship? 'Tsk tsk tsk.Looks like I'll have to step in"
"Mr.Johnston, please get up first.Even if my family helped you, I didn't have a part in that.You two really don't have to get a divorce because of me.I can't possibly bear knowing that I was the cause of a broken marriage."
However, Zachary seemed as if he was glued to the ground.
"Miss Pierce, you're the last remaining descendant of the Scheneider family now.Back then, your family had to face such a terrible fate...It was a shame that my family was just starting up then, and we couldn't help you the way you helped us."
"For decades, my father felt extremely guilty because of that.He would always tell me to appreciate and repay someone's kindness at all costs.So thanking you now is considered good karma for my family..."
"Since my dumb b*tch of a wife refused to apologize for what she did to you earlier, and insulted your son, I have decided to divorce her.You don't have to persuade me otherwise!"
"Ah, hearing this kind of reminds me of a lot of sad memories though..."
Joanna let out a long sigh.
Back then, her grandmother's family, the Scheneiders of North City, had really thrived tremendously.