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Bella unconsciously took a step back noticing how tall and well built he was. She felt a jolt of fear run through her as she realised she would have no chance of defending herself if he were to get violent.

"How dare you keep my daughter here without my consent," Edward growled as he crossed his arms. "Where the hell is she?" he asked, glaring around the room.

"Sh-she's sleeping in the nap room," Bella pointed to a door on her left that was slightly open. Even in her anxious state it didn't go unnoticed how incredibly attractive this man was and she was suddenly very aware of her thighs and that she was wearing her old, ugly sweat pants.

He glared at her and then moved towards the door.

"M-Mr. Cullen, please, I know that this is unusual but please let me explain, I would not have done this if it wasn't for a good reason." Bella's whole body felt alert she prayed that he would take what she was about to tell him in the best way possible and not shoot the messenger.

Edward stopped and stared hard into Bella's eyes for a long moment and then he sighed.

"What is it?" he asked in a less aggressive tone. "Tanya said Illyssa looked fine when she came to pick her up..."

Bella inhaled sharply and looked down at her fist that had clenched automatically upon hearing Tanya's name. She bit her lip while she thought about how to word what she had to say. She then looked up into his eyes and was thrown by how green they were, he had stepped closer to her now. She quickly took another step back and he frowned.

"Mr. Cullen, I need to tell you about how Illyssa has been acting this week. It's important. And I need to ask something of you."

He raised an eyebrow questioningly and Bella nervously played with her hands.

"I need you to stay calm and try not to interrupt me while I say this."

Edward nodded curiously.

"Fair enough." He then moved to sit down on one of the children's desks and waited for her to speak.

Bella sighed. Just say it all exactly as it is.

"Over the last few days, I noticed that Illyssa hasn't really been herself. Normally she's so noisy and social but this week she's been withdrawn and hasn't wanted to play with any of her friends. She also wet the bed a couple of times during nap time, which isn't so unusual for some kids her age but she normally has perfect bladder control."

Edward's frown had deepened and he nodded agreeing that this was unusual.

"I meant to ask Esme if anything had changed in her life, but I kept missing her, but then it turns out that Miss. Denali has been picking her up."

Edward nodded again, "Yeah my mum fell down the stairs and broke her right leg and left ankle in several places."

Bella's eyes widened in shock.

"Oh my God! That's awful!" Shit, poor Esme, what she must be going through!

"Yeah," Edward agreed as he rubbed his eyes. Bella's eyes followed the movement in his arm muscles as he did this. She then noticed the dark circles under his eyes and realised how tired he must be. Poor thing.

"But I still don't understand all this drama," he continued. "So Illyssa is struggling with the change of not seeing her Grandma every day. It's natural reaction, but kids are resilient. I'm sure she'll be fine, besides, it's only been a week."

Bella took in a shaky breath and nodded her head. If Tanya was an actual human being and not a demon bitch from hell, Bella could understand his reasoning. Bella bit her lip nervously while she willed herself to continue.

"But today was different. During painting time, she knocked over her paint pallet and when it spilled all over the floor she looked at me as if she was terrified that I would hurt her. She wet herself right in the middle of class, but that's not the worst of it. Sh-she – " Bella took a deep breath. "She asked me if I was going to smack her."

Edward's eyes widened in shock and his entire body became rigid.

"When she would finally let me touch her and get her changed, she told me about Tanya picking her up and not Esme. A-and I asked her if Tanya had ever smacked her and she answered that she had because she had spilt juice on the carpet."

Bella let out a shaky breath and waited for Edward to react. She expected him to yell or scream or maybe even throw something. That would be an appropriate reaction for a concerned parent.

Instead, he got up and moved towards the nap room. What the hell is wrong with this guy?

"M-Mr. Cullen - " she began, but he cut her off.

"I'll handle it," he snapped in a low tone not looking at her. Bella frowned. What did that mean? That he'd simply talk to his bitch of a girlfriend and then they'd pretend it never happened?

Bella thought of Illyssa's fearful eyes and her heart ached at the thought of Tanya still being in her life. She knew she had to say something to knock some sense into this guy.

"Mr. Cullen," she began firmly. "You do understand that in cases of abuse or neglect, I am obligated to report - "

"What the fuck?" he spun around to face her. He looked absolutely furious. Bella took a few steps back in fear, but he crossed the distance between them in a few, quick strides until he was right in front of her to the point that their noses were almost touching. In that moment as he loomed over her, he reminded her of her ex-boyfriend James. Her whole body became alert, waiting for the violence to come.

"Listen to me, you stupid, fat, whore! - ".

Bella visibly flinched and she breathed in sharply.

"You are not taking my daughter away from me, EVER! Do you understand me?" She nodded quickly willing herself not to cry. He then spun around violently to collect Illyssa.

Bella stood frozen in the same spot breathing quickly. Her cheeks flushed a deep red.

When Edward emerged from the nap room with Illyssa fast asleep in his arms, he ignored Bella and made his way straight to the exit. One her got to the door he picked up his daughters bag and jacket which Bella had placed there earlier in the evening for his convenience. Once he opened the door and stepped through the threshold, he stopped with his back still facing her.

"You won't be seeing Illyssa again Miss. Swan," he stated, raw anger filling his tone. "Consider her enrolment withdrawn." And with those words, he slammed the door shut.

Bella stood unmoving her eyes filling up with tears but she did not let them fall just yet. She simply stood and stared at the floor as if in a trance. She hadn't felt anything like that since James had been in her life. As she heard Edward slam the car door once he had buckled Illyssa in and then drive off, she let herself break down. She slid slowly to the floor and let the tears flow.

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