Mrs. Legare added, “If we stir up netizens to cyberbully them, they won’t dare do anything. They’re so rich—they care even more about their reputation. People nowadays hate the rich. Once this is exposed online, they’ll suffer even more.”
You could say Mrs. Legare wasn’t well-educated, yet she understood how dangerous the internet could be. Even a small matter, once exposed online, could spiral into massive cyberbullying.
And yet, you could also say she was educated—because her words and actions were completely unreasonable.
Both Joaquin and Mr. Legare looked at her as if they were seeing her for the first time.
Meeting their stares, Mrs. Legare said guiltily, “Joaquin, Mom knows this was my fault. I just felt sorry for you. That’s why I went to cause trouble for Aitana in a moment of anger. She made you suffer, so I wanted to make her suffer too. You’re my bottom line. As a mother, I have to protect my son.”
Joaquin said coldly, “Your son is a person—but aren’t other people’s daughters human too? If Aitana had really done something wrong and apologized, it would make sense for you to criticize her, even scold her. But what did she do wrong? Nothing.”
“You going to cause trouble for her was just you being unreasonable. This afternoon, you’re going to the hospital with me to apologize to Aitana in person.”
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