When Jimmy's mom met the director's gaze, her expression shifted. As expected, Judy seriously complained about how Jimmy had been treated by the school so far.
With no resolution on the matter, it was clear that Jimmy didn't have the upper hand, and the school administrators were considering punishing him.
Director Tom was a few years younger than Judy. Facing a woman of such high character and intelligence, who was questioning his decisions, he struggled to keep up.
At that moment, Jason also arrived at the school with his father, Steven.
Compared to Jimmy, who was only wearing a bandage supporting his arm, Jason looked much worse.
Due to the severe injury in his groin, Jason could only walk with his legs spread apart, stumbling like a clumsy Donald Duck.
Furthermore, the wounds on his face hadn't healed at all, and the swelling made many students mock him.
At first glance, Jason's miserable appearance didn't earn any sympathy from the students.
Classmates who had been bullied by him and endured it shouted insults like "Donald Duck" and "pig," humiliating Jason.
To these students, going to one's parents after being bullied was seen as disgraceful, a sign of weakness.
Jason's father, Steven, felt the scornful gazes from all sides. He looked at his son walking like a duck beside him and cursed in disgust, "Damned useless idiot!"
Then, he abandoned Jason, who was walking slowly with a walker, and hurried toward the director's office.
Seeing Jason left behind by his father, the students cheered loudly as if they had won again.
On the other hand, as Judy was discussing with the school officials for not properly protecting Jimmy, Steven barged into the office.
This large man, over 6'3", had an oppressive presence just by standing there.
He looked around the office and then fixed his gaze on Jimmy, angrily saying, "Are you the one who beat up my son and put him in this state?"
Seeing the real culprit of Jason's attitude entering the room, Judy pulled Jimmy back without fear and spoke directly to Steven, unintimidated: "Jason is your son; look at what he's done…"
Judy pointed at the bandage on Jimmy's neck and continued, "Jimmy is a talented child, a genius without comparison, and your pig of a son almost broke his arm. He was lucky not to break any ribs. Now, the only guilty one here is you."
Steven had entered with an aggressive attitude, but after Judy stood her ground without flinching, he calmed down.
However, when he saw that Jimmy was in perfect condition, the bandage around his neck even neatly tied in a bow, it made the 6'3" man feel a bit awkward and embarrassed.
How could his son lose to someone so much smaller than him?
"Don't you have anything to say?"
But before Judy could continue arguing, the door of the office opened again. Jason entered with blurry eyes and a pitiful expression on his face.
Steven didn't care how much injustice his son had suffered outside. When he saw Jason's miserable appearance, he felt he had found a "savior."
Pulling Jason, who had just entered the room, Steven gained some vigor and replied, "Look at my son, he was beaten to this state…"
First, he pointed at the wound on Jason's face, then opened his son's mouth, revealing several missing teeth.
If the situation allowed, Steven even wanted to pull Jason's pants down to show everyone in the room the "tool" that would bring his grandchildren into the world.
Judy, at first startled by Jason's miserable state, then regained her composure and silently gave Jimmy a thumbs up.
Then, Judy argued, "Your son lost a few teeth, but Jimmy almost lost his arm..."
For a moment, the only sounds in the director's office were the bickering between Judy and Steven.
"Enough!" Director Tom, whose head was buzzing from the noise, slammed the table to calm them both down and then looked sternly at Steven, "How do you want to resolve this with your son?"
Steven stared at Judy, then at Jimmy, and said, "I want this bully expelled from school, and he should pay for all of my son's medical and emotional damages."
Upon hearing that the other party wanted Jimmy expelled, Judy was furious and said, "That's impossible!"
Director Tom gestured for Judy to be quiet and then asked Steven if he had anything else to add.
He then looked at Judy and Jimmy: "What do you have to say?"
Just as Judy was about to speak again, Jimmy took out the injury evaluation report, placed it on the table, and said, "I'm very sorry about the conflict on the court, but I can guarantee that it was Jason who provoked me first, and it was he who attacked me first."
With that, Jimmy looked at Steven and continued, "If you don't want a reconciliation, we can call the police now. Believe me, with the injury evaluation report the hospital gave me, it would be best for you if Jason admits it was a mutual fight, unless you want more trouble."
At that moment, Coach George also spoke up, saying that there were players on the court who could testify that Jason was the first to attack. It was also pointed out that Jason's use of a helmet to hit people was highly immoral.