Chapter 645

Hamilton strode forward, grabbing Natalie’s wrist and yanking her toward him.

The force sent her stumbling forward, her head colliding with his chest.

Gritting her teeth, she shoved him away. “Hamilton, you can bully me, you can humiliate me, but you will not harm my daughter!”

“It’s just an apology!”

“My daughter didn’t steal anything from anyone!”

“Then let someone search her pockets!”

“You bastard!”

Furious, Natalie swung her hand at Hamilton, but Maria shoved her, sending her sprawling to the ground.

Kristin saw what happened, understanding only that her mother was being hurt. With a determined cry, she charged toward Natalie and Hamilton.

“You’re all mean! You’re bullying my mommy and me!”

Being just a child, she was easily stopped by a crew member before she could reach them.

“Let me go! I’m going to punch you!” Kristin shouted.

Hamilton looked at Natalie, who had clearly taken a hard fall, and then at the furious Kristin. This wasn’t what he wanted; the situation felt like it was spiraling out of his control.

“Forget it,” he said, suppressing some emotion. “Let them go.”

“No way! Make her give back the hair clip she stole from me!” Queena stomped her foot.

Hamilton’s brow furrowed. “It’s just a hair clip. I’ll buy you a new one later, consider it a replacement.”

“She’s a bad kid! She has to apologize to me!”

Maria pulled Queena close, feigning a comforting tone.

“Mommy knows you’re upset, sweetie, but you have so many other hair clips. Let’s just say you gave her that one. Maybe she just took it because she liked it so much.”

“A thief is a thief! Didn’t you teach

me that even if you really, really like something, you can’t take it if it’s not yours? And that you always have to be Honest and not lie? Didnt fer mommy teach her anything?”

Hearing her daughter’s words, Maria looked pleased.

“Queena is right. Good children should always be honest.”

She then glanced at Kristin, sighed, and shook her head before turning her gaze to Natalie.

“Ms. Taylor, children are a reflection of their parents. Their character is often a mirror of our own. I hope you’ll set a better example.”

Natalie struggled to her feet and went to embrace her daughter, overwhelmed by a profound sense of helplessness. She couldn’t defend herself then, and now she couldn’t defend her daughter. It was all

because of Hamilton, the man who suppressed the truth and allowed Maria to slander her, and now her child.

“If I were her, I’d just grab my daughter and leave. How humiliating.” “Exactly. Someone like her trying to make a comeback? Who would hire her?”

“If I were the director, I’d cut all her scenes. Imagine the losses if the show gets pulled because of her.”

The onlookers muttered amongst themselves. Even those on friendly terms with Natalie didn’t dare to speak up for her now.

Kristin burst into angry tears. “Mommy, let them check my pockets! I didn’t steal it! I didn’t!”

Natalie held her daughter tight, determined not to let anyone touch her.

“I believe you.”

“But even if you believe me, they don’t! They’re all calling me a thief.”

“You’re not a thief, Kristin. Mommy knows that.”

Just as Natalie was sinking into despair, a few sharp claps echoed through the space.

“Wow, what a brilliant performance.”

Everyone turned toward the sound. A strikingly handsome man in a white suit walked in, a roguish smirk playing on his lips The corners his eyes were tilted upwards, giving him a devilishly charming look.