Chapter 141 - Mummy, I hate arguments (4)

17 January, Matthew's Villa, City K

Hearing that, Lexi was worried. What the boys, who had surrounded Dominic had done was wrong.

There is no excuse for using a.d.u.l.t family members as a reason to bully someone, Dominic had also done something wrong in kicking them.

Looking directly at Dominic Lexi, calmly, firmly but ensuring that she was not aggressive said "Dominic, you know kicking someone is not acceptable behaviour."

Hearing Lexi's words, Dominic immediately started to cry and threw himself back into Lexi's arms.

To reassure him, all she did was hug him. Eventually, Dominic pulled back and sat back down beside Lexi. Lexi noticed that he took a couple of, what she could only call settling breaths, before in a pitiful tone saying "I know mummy, but they were so mean. The punch really hurt, and I reacted."

Dominic then threw himself back into her arms, sobbing even harder that the first time.

Lexi was worried. What was happening at school was hurting Dominic so much and he did not deserve it. But at the same time, she knew that violence resolved nothing. For her what made the situation even worse was that Dominic's school was the same school that Andrew, Chester, Phillip, Matthew and she had attended. It was considered the elite private school in the city where most of the rich and well-connected people sent their children to for their primary education before moving to other same-s.e.x campuses for Middle School and High School

Rubbing his back, Lexi simply let Dominic cry while reassuring him that everything would be alright. She wondered was this school the right choice for Dominic if the prejudice of some students could impact her son. But did she want to change something else in his life in such a short space of time.

When Dominic stopped crying, Lexi said "Are you alright Dominic. Can you continue talking to me?"

Dominic pulled back and nodded, before in a calm voice saying "Yes Mummy. But that is only part of it. They are also calling me a b*stard. What does that mean mummy?"

The shocks kept rolling in for Lexi. What in the world was his school, her Alma Marta. letting their students do? Letting some students bully others through calling them names and express a.d.u.l.t prejudices.

Lexi's issue was how did she address this with her son in a manner that he could understand. But even then, there was now the added complication that Matthew had thrown at her in that he could have her marriage to Richard declared invalid. He said he would not do so, but...

Taking a breath, Lexi said "Dominic there is a few meanings of that word. I am guessing that the meaning that they are using is the fact that you do not have your daddy."

"But as you, Uncle Chester, Uncle Phillip, Uncle Andrew and Nanny and Poppy tell me, my daddy dies in a car accident, with a friend of his a few weeks after I was born. How does that make me a b*stard? Did Daddy really die in a car accident?"

This was the lie that Lexi did not like, his real daddy was not dead but due to the deal struck between her parents and Richard meant that she had to maintain the status of Dominic being Richard's child. There is no way that anyone could find out that Matthew was his father. That was reinforced by Richard's will that ensured that control of the situation was maintained.

"Dominic your daddy died in a car accident, with a friend of his. Your Uncle John might know the police that dealt with the accident so maybe they could confirm it for you. The fact that he died does not make you what they called you. They are wrong."

"But Mummy, I do not have my daddy…"

Damn, Richard's death complicates things. Gathering Dominic in his arms, Lexi said "My darling, you do have a daddy. He is just not with us anymore. Not your choice, not my choice and not his choice. Sometimes it just happens that way. You have your Uncle Chester, Uncle Phillip, Uncle Andrew, Uncle John and now you have your Uncle Matthew in your life. They all love you. Do not worry about those people."

"Who do you mean by Uncle Matthew. I have no Uncle Matthew mummy, I have Daddy Matthew."

Damn, there is no way she wanted Dominic to become close to Matthew, as it would be confusing for this little boy who seemed to be hurting more than she realised when they separated and divorced. "That is your Uncle Phillip's brother."

"You mean Daddy Matthew, mummy. He is not my uncle, he is Daddy Matthew."

All Lexi could do is respond "Dominic…"

"Mummy, he is my daddy. We live with him."

How had this situation lead to Dominic viewing Matthew as his father. Until now she had dismissed him calling Matthew Daddy Matthew as she had just thought it was about him feeling secure in a new environment She did not need that it might prompt people to start looking deeper and work out the truth.

"Dominic, living with someone does not make him your dad."

Dominic, hearing that pulled him self out of Lexi's arms and quickly moved away from her. Angrily he responded, "Mummy he is my daddy, there is nothing you can say that will tell me he is not."

"Dominic Yao do not get angry with me like that. He is your Uncle Matthew, and that is that. What would your Nanny and Poppy say if they heard you calling him that, taking the role that your daddy only had for a few weeks before his death."

"Nanny and Poppy love me mummy. He is daddy. And I hate how you argue with him mummy it is not nice."

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