In the video, Jon drove a kick straight into Felix’s backside.

Felix went down hard, hitting the floor.

“Done watching?” Miranda said, her voice sharp. “Ceci, your son is really something. He’s this young, and he’s already kicking his own cousin like that. Don’t you have anything to say for yourself?”

“Oh, right.” She acted as if something had just occurred to her. “Felix also said Jon threatened him—told him not to tell us parents that he’d been bullied.”

Cecilia listened without interrupting, her eyes fixed on the clear footage.

There was no room to argue.

“For this, I apologize—to you and to Felix. I’m sorry.”