Chapter 16

"Calvin, please don't be angry! Simon just got into trouble himself. He ate some hot food right out of the fryer. That's why he got hurt..." Britney tried to explain, but Calvin didn't even let her finish. He grabbed her by the throat, his eyes burning with rage. "How long are you planning to lie to me? Britney, I trusted you. I left Noah and Simon in your care, and this is how you treat them? "You don't pick them up from school, you don't give them food, and you abuse them when I'm not around. They're just kids! How could you treat them this way?" He tightened his grip as he spoke. Britney's eyes went wide. She hadn't expected Calvin to know everything. She tried to defend herself. "It's not what you think. Calvin..." He cut her off with a cold glare, gripping her chin so tightly it felt like he might snap it. "Not what I think? I've clearly let you get away with too much. And now, you even have the nerve to lie to my face! "I've told you a thousand times, you could've had every