"Kylia, I might have overlooked those schoolyard squabbles with Kesha before, but this time, you've taken it too far. Why involve the police? Do you have any idea how much it cost me to clean up this mess?"
Leo's anger escalated as he spoke, and ignoring Benson's attempts to calm him down, he strode toward me, intent on grabbing me.
"Are you saying that my Kylia just deserves to be bullied by Kesha?"
The tension in the air thickened just as I felt I might explode with rage. Just then, a commanding voice filled the entrance.
"Madam!"
"Mom!"
Benson sighed with relief, and I spun around in surprise, only to see Regina walking in.
"Mrs. Hartling, that's not what I meant..." Leo's voice faltered as he hadn't anticipated Regina's sudden appearance, clearly thrown off balance.
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