Chapter 67

By the time Miranda turned around, Jake was already running over. It was clear that Elio felt sheepish, so he struggled and made Miranda put him down. As soon as Elio got to the ground, Jake rushed up to him and shouted, "How dare you steal my mother!" Elio was so frightened that he hid behind Chris' back, gripping his pants tightly. "Jake!" Miranda wanted to stop Jake, but she didn't expect how fast he was. Jake ran up to Elio and clawed him. Fortunately, Elio leaned back to dodge, so Jake only got his hand and not his eyes. Miranda immediately pulled Elio aside. She squatted down in front of Elio and held his hand. Thankfully, Elio wasn't bleeding. However, the red scratch looked terrifying on his hand. Tears were also rolling down Elio's face. "I'm sorry, Elio. First, I have to apologize to you. I'll take you to the hospital, alright?" Miranda said. Chris squatted down as well to check on Elio. "It's fine. It's just kids playing with each other. He's not bleeding. There's