Transmigrated as the Villain Boss's Precious Darling
Chapter 618: Face-to-face ConfrontationPhoebe Thorne’s sobs grew more and more heartbroken. Allister didn’t understand a thing; he just knew his mommy was sad, so he opened his mouth wide and howled. Amanda Chapman was a mess of snot and tears, crying even more wretchedly than her mother.
The Bureau Chief looked troubled. ’I’ve never had to handle this kind of domestic dispute before,’ he thought. ’But from the sound of it, that Brian Chapman fellow really is a piece of work. Skimping on nutrition money for a new mother? He’s worse than an animal!’
"Ma’am, please, have a seat and tell me what happened. Don’t get too worked up. You’re scaring the children."
The Bureau Chief was at a loss. ’I’m great at chewing people out in meetings,’ he thought, ’but I have absolutely no experience mediating domestic disputes. And with this weeping family of three... they look so pitiful.’
"Stan, pour a cup of tea!"
The Bureau Chief called his secretary in, his mind already full of disapproval for Brian Chapman. ’If he can’t even handle his own family affairs, how can he possibly do his job well? How did I end up with a scumbag like him working under me?’
Phoebe Thorne was in no mood for tea and only cried louder. "Bureau Chief, I’m not educated, and I’m not worldly. I’ve been married to Brian Chapman for thirteen years, and I’ve devoted myself to building a life with him. I’ve borne him three children and taken excellent care of his parents.
"For him to treat me like this... it hurts more than if he’d stabbed me with a knife! I don’t mind skipping a few meals, but the children can’t take it! Bureau Chief, look! My Allister is so starved his arms and legs have gotten skinny."
The Bureau Chief glanced at the chubby little boy wailing on Phoebe Thorne’s back. ’I really can’t see how he’s skinny at all,’ he thought. ’He’s as plump as a piglet. This lady, though, she’s terribly gaunt and not the least bit fat. I suppose all the nutrients went to the child.’
"Stan, go get Brian Chapman. And bring his supervisor, too. Both of them. This is outrageous!" The Bureau Chief was furious. ’I have a meeting to preside over this afternoon,’ he fumed internally.
Brian Chapman and his supervisor were summoned. When Brian saw Phoebe and the children, his mind went blank for a second before he flew into a rage. He roared, "What are you doing causing a scene here? Get home, now!"
Phoebe Thorne hid behind the Bureau Chief, crying out, "The Bureau Chief is here! You won’t be hitting me today! Brian Chapman, search your conscience and tell me, in all these years I’ve spent bearing and raising your children, how have I ever wronged you? You won’t even give us money for living expenses! Are you trying to starve the three of us to death?"
"You hit your wife, too?" The Bureau Chief’s face darkened. ’How outrageous.’
Brian Chapman had no time to scold Phoebe Thorne and hurriedly tried to defend himself. "Bureau Chief, I didn’t... I don’t! She’s talking nonsense!"
After speaking, he shot Phoebe Thorne a vicious glare. She flinched and began to cry even more pitifully. "Bureau Chief, I misspoke. He doesn’t hit me, I was just making things up. I just want money for living expenses... The three of us haven’t even had breakfast..."
Seeing Phoebe Thorne’s performance, there was no way the Bureau Chief would believe her. ’She must have been threatened by Brian Chapman to change her story,’ he thought, feeling even more certain. ’This poor woman... She must suffer a lot of oppression at home. This is a new era, yet there’s still someone oppressing women—and a clerk working under me, no less! It’s simply unacceptable.’
"Stan, go buy a few steamed buns," the Bureau Chief ordered in a low voice.
Brian Chapman, furious and embarrassed, was also worried about being reprimanded by the Bureau Chief. He snapped at Phoebe Thorne, "Get the hell home! Stop causing a scene and acting crazy all the time! I already gave you the living expenses!"
"You gave me twenty yuan! Out of your thirty-eight-yuan salary, you give me twenty! This twenty yuan is supposed to feed a family of seven! I still have to breastfeed Allister! When I make chicken soup, you say I’m eating too extravagantly. Brian Chapman, are you even human? Do you think I’m drinking that soup for myself? If I don’t drink it, how will I have any milk to feed Allister? Allister is your own son! You don’t want your wife, you don’t want your son and daughters... do you have a mistress on the side?"
Phoebe Thorne accused him furiously.
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