The Villain Mom Awakens — Going Viral by Parenting on a Reality Show-Chapter 318: Why Not Bring Victor Vance Back?

"So he hit him, so what?" Sophia Zobel said dismissively. "Look at you, so pathetic. You’re so worked up, anyone would think your son was the one who got beat!"

"Mom..." Christina Lynch said in disbelief. "What kind of twisted logic is that? Mona hit a classmate. Are we supposed to give him a medal for it?!" He was seething. "Mona turned out this way entirely because you spoil him!!"

"So according to you, this is my fault?!"

Sophia Zobel glared, and Christina Lynch knew he had misspoken. He gave a weak, dry cough. "Hitting someone is one thing, but he hit the kindergarten principal’s nephew. Mona was completely unrepentant and refused to apologize. In the end, I had to grovel and sweet-talk them, and it was only settled after I had my older brother pull some strings."

"But didn’t it get resolved? And didn’t you see that our Mona got hurt, too? If you ask me, that principal’s nephew deserved it! How dare he hit my grandson’s handsome little face! Our Mona comes home after being wronged, only to get a beating from you! He’s so little. How could he possibly withstand a couple of hits from you?" Sophia Zobel pointed a finger at Christina Lynch and said viciously, "If anything happens to my grandson, I swear I’ll fight you to the death!!"

Christina Lynch suppressed his rage and angrily turned his back.

Sophia Zobel pulled Nathan Lynch over to the sofa, coddling him like a precious treasure. "Oh, there, there, don’t cry. We’ll put some ointment on it, and it’ll be gone in a few days. Come, let Grandma take a good look. That damn principal’s nephew dared to lay a hand on my grandson! A truly heartless creature, with a conscience eaten by a dog..."p>

Renee Jennings was still holding her cheek. With Sophia Zobel here, she didn’t even dare call a doctor to look at it. Listening to Sophia Zobel’s vulgar curses, a look of disdain and disgust appeared on her face.

Before the Zobel Family made their fortune, they sold tofu at a village mill. Sophia Zobel had grown up in that village and always retained a certain wild, aggressive streak that made her stand out from the other wealthy wives.

Renee Jennings looked down on Sophia Zobel from the bottom of her heart. ’To think this old woman, who can barely even read, finds fault with me at every turn.’ After all, she, Renee Jennings, came from a scholarly family and was a legitimate honors student. ’Once I have the Lynch Family’s power in my hands, I’ll make sure Sophia Zobel gets what’s coming to her!’

"Grandma, I didn’t mean to hit him..."

Feeling the affection from his grandmother, Nathan Lynch could no longer hold back his suppressed emotions. Fat teardrops rolled down his cheeks.

"Pa-Patrick Morgan... he, he..."

Sophia Zobel wiped his tears. "Don’t cry. Speak slowly. Grandma will definitely stand up for you!"

Nathan Lynch sobbed, his eyes red from crying. "Because he insulted my mom! He insulted my mom!!"

Sophia Zobel flinched at his shout, confused. "Insulted your mom? Why would he insult Renee Jennings..."

Nathan Lynch nodded and said through his tears, "I only have one mom, and Renee Jennings isn’t my mom!"

That sentence was like dancing on Christina Lynch’s last nerve. He immediately stormed over, feather duster in hand. "You little brat! Who taught you to call your mother by her full name? You’re just asking for a beating, aren’t you!"

Nathan Lynch ducked into Sophia Zobel’s embrace and tearfully added, "And Christina Lynch isn’t my dad!!"

Before Christina Lynch’s feather duster could land, Sophia Zobel grabbed his arm. She clutched her chest with her other hand. "If you’re going to hit someone, hit me! In fact, just kill me! I’m just a bag of old bones with not many years left anyway. Are you trying to send me to an early grave? You’re trying to kill me with this anger! Oh, ow, my heart... it hurts..."

Christina Lynch threw down the feather duster and shouted anxiously, "Mom! Mom!!"

Sophia Zobel’s complexion improved only after she took her medicine. She hugged Nathan Lynch and wailed, "Oh, our poor Mona. How did he end up with such a pair of parents? Bullied outside, and then he comes home only to be beaten by his own father. Grandma doesn’t know how many years she has left. When Grandma’s gone, what will our Mona do...?"

"Grandma, you’ll definitely live to be a hundred!"

"Good. Grandma will live to see our Mona get married and have children, and have a big, chubby boy to make Grandma happy. I just don’t know if Grandma will be so lucky..." She secretly shot a glance at Christina Lynch. "Your dad’s mind has been bewitched by that slut. Today she incites him to hit you, tomorrow she’ll have him coming at me with a cleaver! Our Mona can’t be like your dad. You have to study hard, be successful, and remember to take good care of your grandma."

Nathan Lynch nodded, huddled in Sophia Zobel’s arms.

Renee Jennings heard this and knew it was aimed at her. "Mom, haven’t you had enough?! I wake up early and stay up late every day tutoring Mona with his homework, and you make it sound like it’s all worthless?"

Sophia Zobel shot her a glare. "Did I say you could speak? You classless thing!"

Christina Lynch was so thoroughly berated he couldn’t even lift his head. The feather duster he had been holding lay discarded on the floor. His face was a mask of anguish. "Mom..."

"Don’t you dare call me ’Mom.’ You’re a bigshot actor now, so famous you’ve disowned your own son and mother!"

A short while later, Sophia Zobel coaxed Nathan Lynch upstairs to sleep. Renee Jennings, her face still half-swollen, served tea and water, while Christina Lynch massaged Sophia Zobel’s arms and kneaded her legs to appease her.

Looking at her son’s obedient expression, Sophia Zobel’s resentment faded a little. "It’s good that you know you were wrong. You need to remember that Mona is the one who will care for you in your old age and see to your funeral. Don’t let some outsider egg you on and get all fierce about hitting your own son."

Christina Lynch knew that his views on education were vastly different from Sophia Zobel’s. At this point, he didn’t dare argue back and just mumbled his agreement.

"You can tell that Renee Jennings is trouble just by looking at her. You’ve been married for over a year, and look at her—still not pregnant, and all she thinks about is running around outside! In my opinion, she’s not even as good as Victor Vance. At least she was obedient and sensible and didn’t have so many schemes."

Christina Lynch got annoyed just hearing the name. "Why are you bringing her up again?"

Sophia Zobel’s eyes lit up. "If you ask me, you’d be better off bringing Victor Vance back. At least she truly cared about her own son and wouldn’t let my grandson suffer like this."

"That’s impossible," Christina Lynch refused without a second thought.

"Hey, how is it impossible? If you’re saying she wasn’t faithful, she didn’t actually cheat back then. Wasn’t it you who..."

"Enough," Christina Lynch snapped coldly. The memory of the dull, uninteresting Victor Vance surfaced in his mind, and his disgust grew. "What kind of life was that with her? All she ever did was wear an apron and busy herself around the house. A robot would have been more interesting! Besides, divorcing Renee Jennings..."

He frowned.

Sophia Zobel misunderstood. "You just can’t leave her?"

"No." Christina Lynch looked around warily; Renee Jennings had just gone to the kitchen to make tea. He retracted his gaze and then said, "I can’t divorce her for the time being. I’ll have to find another chance..."

A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.