00:06mom stop please do not hit mrs brown you are just a piano teacher focus on your classes and
00:14do not ask too much i do not care teaching piano is just my passion if i want i could
00:22even make this whole school carry the brown name last week after i find a student's mother's
00:29affair she says she will get me kicked out of the school mrs brown did you give this grade
00:38are you deaf i listened to last week's recording over 20 times my son's touch was at least 15
00:44weaker than it should be and you still dare give him an a she pulls out her phone music reflects
00:52a person's character if the touch wrong the character goes soft do you want to turn jake
00:56into a useless man this piece has 24 sections three hits per section i will hit you 72 times
01:05today as punishment i let out a laugh from anger and take out my phone i call vice principal mr
01:11ashford since when does our school allow parents to punish teachers no one answers i lower my phone
01:18and look straight at her mrs mercer this is class time leave my classroom now
01:36not putting your hand out how does that feel
01:40there is a camera here you should think this through i do not care about it put your hand
01:47out right now if you still refuse i will hit you 150 times today
01:55shit b this level deserves a b plus i just heard her at the door she missed several notes and
02:01the
02:01touch of both hands is different and you dare give a b plus you are ruining these kids 150 hits
02:08is too
02:08light i will hit you 300 times before you learn your lesson
02:13mom stop please do not hit mrs brown
02:18shut up
02:22useless thing you cannot even tell right from wrong you dare stop me
02:31play this piece again
02:33if your touch is uneven again even by one degree i will hit you 100 times
02:38only then do i realize jake the child who never even dares to lift his head in my class
02:44is not born timid living with a mother like this he must be trapped in fear from morning to night
02:53mrs mercer music is art for a child what matters most is feeling and expression
02:59it should not be measured by machine and self-experience
03:02a teacher like you encouraging this kind of nonsense shut up
03:07notes must be perfect down to the smallest detail in the mercer family anything less than precise means
03:15shame you turn my son into a useless child can you take responsibility for that
03:21she actually pulls out her phone again and opens the same audio analysis app
03:27she points it at the piano and watches the real-time waveform on the screen while she keeps cursing at
03:33that moment mr ashford rushes in out of breath
03:36what what is going on here
03:42i step forward and explain everything from beginning to end
03:49lena
03:51go back to your office first
03:55i will handle this here
03:58i stand there stunned watching as mr ashford turns around to face mrs mercer who is standing there with her
04:05arms crossed
04:06his posture looks more like he is trying to calm her down than hold her accountable
04:11i have no choice but to turn and leave
04:14i sit in the office for two full classes the burning pain on my face comes back again and again
04:21and the more i think about it the more unfair it feels
04:24by lunch break mr ashford finally pushes the door open slow and casual
04:31it's settled
04:32mrs mercer has already left
04:35how was it handled
04:37she hit me in front of everyone
04:39insulted me
04:41and abused a child
04:42you are just a piano teacher
04:44focus on your classes and do not ask too much
04:51just remember this
04:53when it comes to jake in the future
04:55don't take it too seriously
04:57just tolerate it and it will pass
05:27i almost laugh from anger
05:29jake's mother again
05:30i have no choice but to answer
05:33the moment i pick up
05:34she starts yelling
05:36miss brown
05:37you were pretty busy last night huh
05:39still sleeping at this hour
05:42what do you want
05:43what do you want
05:44tell me who put chocolate in my son's
05:46school bag yesterday
05:47chocolate i am still half asleep
05:50stop pretending
05:52i checked his bag this morning and found
05:54two pieces of chocolate
05:57explain yourself
05:58what is your intention are you trying
06:00to poison my son
06:04only then
06:05do i remember
06:06jake plays piano quite well
06:08i did give a small piece of chocolate
06:10to a few kids as a reward for good performance
06:13my son has never had a single bite of junk food
06:15since he was born
06:16do you even know how much sugar that is
06:17i am taking him to have his stomach pump right now
06:19all medical bills nutrition costs
06:21my lost work time and mental damages
06:23you will pay for everything
06:25right
06:29oh i see now
06:30see what exactly
06:32you filthy woman
06:33are you trying to scheme against my son
06:36otherwise why give chocolate to him and not the other kids
06:39do you think he is handsome
06:40are you trying to use this cheap trick to seduce him
06:43you shameless thing
06:46mrs mercer show some respect
06:48your son is only nine
06:50i am his teacher
06:52what you are saying is ridiculous
06:53so what if he is nine
06:55is he not a man at nine
06:56my son looks like his father
06:57he is naturally attractive
06:58women like you old and child
07:00are all mentally sick
07:01who knows what you are planning
07:02i warn you stay away from my son
07:04or i will rip your face apart
07:06shit
07:07blocking a parent like this
07:08would normally mean a teacher is done for in this job
07:11but i do not care
07:15teaching piano is just my passion
07:17if i want
07:18i could even make this whole school carry the brown name
07:24as expected
07:25on monday morning during PE class
07:28she shows up again
07:29i am there
07:30helping the PE teacher with the stopwatch
07:33recording sprint times
07:34a girl sprains her ankle
07:36and the teacher gives her permission to rest on the side
07:39then that familiar voice suddenly explodes from the edge of the field
07:44what is going on
07:45why is she not running
07:47the PE teacher is about to step forward to explain
07:51but i stop him
07:52i already know
07:53there is no reasoning with this woman
07:56she twisted her ankle last week
07:57that is why she is resting here
07:59so what if she twisted her ankle
08:02she still cannot skip running
08:04if jake sees this
08:06what then
08:07if he also learns not to run
08:09who is going to take responsibility
08:11you little brat
08:12already learning to slack off at this age
08:15get up run
08:20why are you everywhere
08:22are you just determined to go against me
08:25is it because you cannot have children
08:28yourself
08:30so you are jealous of me
08:31and afraid my son will succeed
08:33mind your language
08:35so what
08:37i treat you how you look
08:39you are nothing but a disgrace
08:41ruining these kids
08:44stop it
08:45stop it
08:53can you stop embarrassing me
08:56it's all because of you
08:59nobody in class wants to play with me anymore
09:02last time i had one bite of Tylee's birthday cake
09:05you made Tylee's mom pay you money
09:07they all say you are a crazy woman
09:10nobody wants to be friends with me
09:12stop coming to school
09:19who dares to isolate my son
09:21you bunch of bastards
09:23i am not finished with you yet
09:26it must be you you filthy woman
09:29you are turning the students against me
09:31aren't you
09:32i am going to Mr. Ashford
09:34and get you fired
09:35go ahead
09:47Mrs. Brown
09:49will my mom make you lose your job
09:51no
09:53i will be fine
09:56i will not lose my job
09:59but this woman
10:00she is very likely going to end up in jail
10:03after the class i am called into Mr. Ashford's office
10:07the board just held a meeting
10:09some course arrangements have been adjusted
10:12the piano class will be suspended for now
10:15you should take a break
10:17so you are suspending my class
10:19before he can answer
10:21Mrs. Mercer walks in again
10:23oh my
10:23i heard Mrs. Brown is being suspended
10:26but if you do not want that it is also fine
10:29i am a very reasonable person after all
10:38sign this and i will be generous and forgive you
10:42i pick it up and take one look
10:44Mrs. Brown must provide Jake with one-on-one piano tutoring after school every day
10:50at least two hours each time
10:52if Jake is bullied at school
10:54Mrs. Brown must immediately punish the offending student
10:57and demand compensation from their parents
11:00Mrs. Brown must pick Jake up for school 30 minutes early every morning
11:04if the parent calls
11:06Mrs. Brown must answer within one second
11:08if not
11:09ten strikes with the wooden board will be given
11:23you are dreaming
11:27you ungrateful trash
11:29stop it
11:30i think he is stopping Mrs. Mercer
11:33but instead he grabs me
11:35and holds me back
11:36so i cannot fight back
11:37he locks my arms tightly
11:39i cannot move at all
11:41Mrs. Mercer takes the chance
11:43and slaps me
11:44again and again
11:46Lena, you are really being unreasonable here
11:48Mrs. Mercer is willing to settle this privately
11:51that is giving you a chance
11:52you do not appreciate it
11:54and you turn it into a scene?
11:56and do you even know who Mrs. Mercer is?
11:59Nora Mercer is the wife of our school's biggest donor
12:02Mr. Mercer
12:03Mr. Mercer
12:04you are just a piano teacher
12:06know your place
12:08very soon
12:10they will all find out who does not know their place
12:13tell me then
12:14what is the name of this biggest donor?
12:20Mr. Mercer
12:20scared yet?
12:21my husband is Warren Mercer
12:25I already called him
12:26he is on his way right now
12:33Warren Mercer?
12:34that scholar kid who only finished school because he got a full ride from my father-in-law's foundation
12:39now he is playing the role of the ultimate power?
12:45he used to pursue me back then
12:47he said as long as i give him three sons
12:50he would let me take his last name and become Mrs. Mercer
12:54turns out he really did find someone willing to accept that offer
12:58I calmly dial a number
13:00hello honey
13:01I am being bullied at school
13:04oh? calling your husband now?
13:08what is he? some security guard you called in to back you up?
13:12come on
13:13I really want to see what kind of loser would marry a woman like you
13:16I am telling you
13:18the board of directors has already been handled by my husband
13:21you are never coming back to teach piano again
13:25a woman like you
13:26who cannot even have children
13:29nobody wants you anywhere
13:31I stay silent
13:32the call is still connected
13:34every insult Nora throws is clearly heard on the other end
13:38Lena hang up the phone
13:40do you even think your husband can be compared to Mr. Mercer?
13:43I look out the window
13:44my husband Ethan's Lamborghini is already parked downstairs
13:48at the same time another car pulls in next to it
13:52a Porsche series
13:53Warrens
13:54now this is getting interesting
13:57my husband's voice comes through the phone
13:59baby
14:00I am here
14:04oh isn't that my husband's Porsche?
14:07and what is that junk next to it?
14:10hmm
14:10looks all dusty
14:13don't tell me it is some construction contractors car
14:16I almost laugh out loud
14:18she does not even recognize a Lamborghini
14:21at that moment
14:22Mr. Ashford's office door is pushed open
14:25and Warren walks in
14:26after so many years
14:28his hair is still perfectly combed
14:31and he carries himself like he looks down on everyone
14:34what is going on now?
14:36you make a scene over every little thing
14:39honey
14:40you are finally here
14:43this teacher bullied our son
14:46you must stand up for me
14:48Warren turns to look at me with a cold face
14:52clearly he does not recognize me
14:54it has been six years since he last tried to pursue me
14:58and in his current imagined social class
15:01someone like me
15:02just a piano teacher
15:04is not even worth remembering
15:06you are Mrs. Brown?
15:08I have heard about your disrespectful behavior recently
15:13my time is valuable
15:14I will not waste words on you
15:17I will ask you
15:19one thing
15:23do you know who Jake is?
15:26I say nothing
15:27I just look at him quietly
15:28seeing my silence
15:29he thinks I am intimidated
15:31he gets even more confident
15:33and continues
15:34my son Jake
15:36is going to inherit
15:37a billion dollar fortune
15:38he will manage a public company
15:40he will be the one
15:41ringing the bell
15:42at the New York Stock Exchange
15:43so every single note
15:45he plays
15:46is not just music
15:47it is discipline
15:48training
15:48for a future CEO
15:50it is the foundation
15:51of a billion dollar legacy
15:53do you understand?
15:55Nora nods hard
15:56beside him
15:57Warren continues
15:58do you even realize
16:00that the grade
16:00you casually give him
16:02could destroy the discipline
16:03of a future business leader?
16:05a small difference in touch
16:07to you may seem minor
16:08but in his future
16:09trillion dollar contracts
16:11that could be a fatal flaw
16:12can you take responsibility for that?
16:15I listen to this ridiculous speech
16:17and cannot help but laugh
16:19trillion dollar contracts?
16:21looks like my husband
16:22really has been
16:23making this man live well
16:25I will give his imagination
16:26an A plus
16:27his face darkens
16:29what are you laughing at?
16:30I look up at him calmly
16:33nothing
16:34I just think Mr. Mercer
16:36is very imaginative
16:37my reaction clearly
16:39irritates him
16:42Mrs. Brown
16:43I suggest you face reality
16:45right now
16:46apologize to my wife
16:50then accept whatever arrangement
16:52the school gives you
16:53otherwise I can guarantee
16:55you will have no place
16:57not just in this school
16:58but in the entire education field
17:01facing his barking threats
17:03I still just smile faintly
17:05at that moment
17:06the office door
17:07is suddenly pushed open
17:08a young female teacher
17:10rushes in
17:11her face pale
17:12it's bad
17:14Jake is missing
17:17after PE class
17:19he did not return
17:20to the classroom with the group
17:22we checked the playground
17:23and everywhere around
17:24but we cannot find him
17:27my son
17:29my baby
17:31what are you all doing?
17:34Mrs. Brown
17:35what are you standing there for?
17:37go find him now
17:38you can't do things
17:40what are you doing?
17:43you cannot even keep track
17:45of one child
17:49if anything happens to my son
17:51I will make sure
17:52you all pay for it
17:55I follow them
17:56and rush out of the office
17:58I follow them
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