Chapter 227

Seeing that Mario was about to smack her, Queenie grabbed a broom that the street cleaner had left in the alley. She hit Mario on the head with it. He didn't expect her to retaliate. The broom was large, and the bristles were hard. It got him in the face, making him howl in pain. Queenie put the broom back where it belonged and looked at Mario. "You obviously needed to be taught a lesson, so I did it on your parents' behalf. Watch as I rip your tongue out if you dare spout any more nonsense!" She shoved him out of her way and returned to the store. Mario's head and ears buzzed from being smacked, and it took him a long while to recover. He touched his face where it had been smacked—if he wasn't mistaken, he was probably bleeding now. And so, Mario headed home with his face looking horrid. Stacy and Mia were at home. The latter's belly was slowly growing bigger, so her parents had thrown her to the Atkinsons. They'd claimed that the Atkinsons had a duty to care for Mia since she wa