Chapter 1082

Mr. Zook was visibly shaken by Nina’s intense gaze.
If not for his years of sales experience, he would have lost his composure. After a long pause, he forced a smile and leaned closer to Nash in an attempt to curry favor. “Mr. York, I’ll have to trouble you with this shipment. I’m really out of options this time.” “I recall you used to work with the Lowe Group. Why aren’t you partnering with them anymore?” Nash didn’t beat around the bush, going straight to the point and waiting for an answer.
Mr. Zook’s face fell, and after stumbling over his words for a moment, he let out a heavy sigh.
Nash immediately grew suspicious. Something was off in this partnership. He gave Nina a glance, signaling her to look into it.
Right then, Nina’s phone rang. It was Orion’s teacher.
“Excuse me, I need to take this call,” she said, stepping out of the meeting room. She answered the phone politely, “Hello, this is Orion’s mother, Nina. What can I do for you?” “Mrs. York, could you please come to the school? Orion got into a fight with another student and hurt him. The other parents are demanding you come in.”
Orion, in a fight? School had only just started, and the kids were still shy around each other. How could this happen?
Nina hurried to the school, and just before entering the office, she overheard a sharp voice inside.
“I won’t accept an apology. There must be compensation!”
The voice was unfamiliar to Nina. She opened the door and entered, stating firmly, “If my child is at fault, I’ll compensate any amount. But if he’s not, I won’t pay a penny.” “Who are you?” the woman demanded, her tone arrogant.
Nina took a moment to size her up. The woman was dressed in a bright red dress, adorned with a white pearl necklace, dangling earrings, and a diamond ring. She was clearly someone from a wealthy family.
“How should I address you?” Nina softened her tone, trying to calm the woman down to understand the situation better.
The woman scoffed, “You can call me Mrs. Lowe. And don’t waste my time. This amount, not a dollar less.”
Talking about money right from the start?
Nina scanned her again, confirming the woman’s attire wasn’t fake. But why was she pushing for compensation if she didn’t seem to lack money?
Nina didn’t engage further with Mrs. Lowe and instead went to find her son, Orion.
“Mom,” Orion cried, rushing into Nina’s arms, tears streaming down his face. “I didn’t mean to hit him. He called me a hillbilly and said I had no class. I could’ve let that go, but then he said you were a homewrecker. I couldn’t hold back and hit him.” “Your mom should consider herself lucky my son insulted her, and yet you dare to hit him? This is outrageous!” Mrs. Lowe pulled the principal over. “Principal, I demand compensation, or I’ll take this to the education department.”
Nina didn’t want to put the principal in a difficult position. Holding Orion close, she walked up to Mrs. Lowe and smiled slightly. “Since your son insulted me, yes, we should talk about compensation. Mrs. Lowe, right? I’ll have my lawyer contact you soon.” With that, she left, carrying Orion, ignoring Mrs. Lowe’s curses echoing behind her.
Orion looked up nervously, “Mom, she was so mean. Are we really going to be okay?”
“We’ll be fine. We didn’t do anything wrong, so there’s nothing to fear.”
“But he said his family is powerful. He said his dad could make us leave Birkham with just one word.”
Nina stopped walking and looked at Orion seriously, debating whether to tell him they had enough power not to be afraid of anyone.
After considering it, she decided there was no need to burden him with such details yet. As for Mrs. Lowe, they would handle it through legal channels.