The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 363

Sheldon and the other two kids seemed frozen in place, cowed by Marvin’s fierce presence.

Even Keen stood there, staring at Marvin in a daze.

Sheldon and his gang had always been so mean, so tough—didn’t this troublemaker fear them at all?

Sensing Keen’s gaze, Marvin turned to look at him. His dark eyes brimmed with open contempt.

He spat out just two words at Keen: “Coward.”

The word hit Keen like a slap. He wanted to argue back—he wasn’t a coward! He’d stood up for his mom before. But he could never beat these bullies, and now every kid at school avoided him.

Afraid of upsetting his mother, he’d kept it all to himself and told only his grandmother. But his grandmother had said it was all his mom’s fault. If he didn’t have such an embarrassing mother, those boys wouldn’t pick on him.

Keen’s protests stuck in his throat. Before he could say a word, Sheldon, eyes blazing red with humiliation, lunged at Marvin.

Kids' fights are wild and messy, all flailing limbs and chaos. Even though Sheldon was a head taller than Marvin, it quickly became clear he was outmatched. Within moments, Sheldon was struggling to keep up.

He called out desperately to his two stunned friends. “What are you just standing there for? Help me!”

Marvin was only five, after all. With Sheldon’s friends joining in, the tide quickly turned against him.

Sheldon grinned triumphantly, baring his teeth. “You little brat, I’m gonna beat you till you’re begging for mercy. If you don’t get down and call me ‘Daddy,’ I’ll—ow!”

Before Sheldon could finish his threat, Marvin landed another punch. He ignored the attacks from the other two boys, focusing every ounce of his fury on Sheldon. No matter how the others hit him, Marvin wouldn’t stop—he clawed and bit like a wild animal, all raw instinct and ferocity.

The other two boys, used to bossing kids around, had never seen anything like this. Suddenly terrified, they dropped their fists and scrambled to pull Marvin off Sheldon.

But Marvin was unstoppable.

The boys’ faces had gone pale with fear. Screams and shouts rang out as Sheldon wailed in pain, all his swagger gone, reduced to begging for mercy.

“I’m sorry! I swear I’m sorry! I won’t say anything bad about Stella again, I promise…”