Rose stood expressionless before Mike, who had frozen in shock.
She looked down at the spoiled, unruly, ill-mannered child.
The slap had landed squarely across the mouth that had been spewing such vicious words.
Mike had clearly never been disciplined a day in his life.
So much so that it took him several seconds to process what had happened.
His eyes widened in disbelief.
His mouth burned with stinging pain.
He glared at Rose, his face twisting as tears threatened to spill out.
Without a word, Rose grabbed his arm and dragged the sturdy, chubby boy out of the room.
Caleb reacted even faster.
While Rose dealt with Mike, he immediately wheeled Gabriel toward another exit leading outside.
The moment Mike was pulled away, he began screaming at the top of his
