Chapter 4

"I'm sorry. It's all my fault. Kids just blurt things out sometimes. Please, don't hurt him," Mia pleaded.

Ethan played along, throwing himself on the floor and bawling his eyes out.

Watching this, it tore Nathan up inside.

Ignoring the judgmental stares from the higher-ups, he picked Ethan up and tried to soothe him.

"Linda, I just wanted you to calm down. I never meant to hurt you," Nathan said softly.

"If you're upset, take it out on me. Just leave Mia and Ethan out of this," he added.

His eyes landed on the bandage on my head, and for…