From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent (Anthea )

After Sadie left, Healy returned to the room and relayed Sadie’'s message to Gerard without missing a single word.

Gerard was lounging on the couch, a laptop balanced on his knees, one hand hovering over the keyboard. Upon hearing Healy, his expression remained neutral, his face betraying no particular emotion. Then, he pressed the Enter key, clicked save, and closed the document. No one could tell if he really took the message to heart.

"Gerard?"

"Mhm." Gerard closed his laptop.

Healy continued, "Gerard, what are you planning to do?"

"Go back."

"Go back?" Healy, Kearney, and George were all taken aback.

Gerard nodded, "The Lindsay family's legacy isn't going to fall into the hands of strangers! If I don't go back, wouldn't that just play right into Edna and her daughter's hands? They'd love nothing more!”

He had to protect everything that belonged to the Lindsay family, especially the place his mother held. George nodded in agreement, "Gerard's right! We should go back! We can't let that mother-daughter duc win!" The three of them escorted Gerard downstairs. Reaching the bottom, they found Janet had also arrived.

Seeing Gerard descend, Janet was overwhelmed with emotion and ran to embrace him, crying, "Gerry, I'm so sorry! Grandma wronged you, it was my mistake! I promise I won't do it again! Can you forgive me?"

Janet was genuinely regretful. Before finding Gerard, she was terrified something bad had happened to him. Now, seeing Gerard, it was as though a huge weight had been lifted from her heart.

Gerard remained silent. Janet knew Gerard was angry. Any child would be upset under such circumstances. "Gerry, I'm sorry!” Janet's hands trembled as she touched Gerard's swollen cheek, "Does it still hurt?" "It doesn't hurt anymore.” Gerard shook his head.This text is property of Nô/velD/rama.Org.

Seeing Gerard finally speak, Janet was overjoyed, "Gerry, does this mean you forgive me?"

Gerard's voice.was tinged with emotion, "Graridma, I was never angry with you, I just heartbroken. Heartbroken that you would choase to beligve strangers over your Qwn grandson, whom you raised. A always thought you knew me better than anyone else in the world."

Hearing this, Janet felt a surge of sorrow. She had hurt the child too deeply. She had failed him. "Gerry! I'm so sorry! I promise I won't do it again!" Janet cried, hugging Gerard tightly, "Let's go home together, okay?"

Gerard nodded.

Seeing Janet personally apologize to Gerard, Healy, George, and Kearney all breathed a sigh of relief. At least Gerarg-y wouldn't have to sufferany more qr evances when he wént back. nN -

After exchanging a brief greeting with Sadie, Janet and Gerard left together. Just as they settled into the car, Gerard seemed to remember something, "Stop the car, please.” "What's wrong?"

Janet was puzzled too.

Gerard opened the car door and ~~. hurried beck towards Healy's house. Seeinghim return, Healy curiously asked, "Gerard, why have yowcome back?" . ig

"I forgot the cat,” Gerard replied.

Kearney chimed in, "I thought you said you weren't keeping the cat?”

"I'm getting rid of it." As he said this, Gerard was already scooping up the cat.

"No way! Gerard, you'd throw it away and not even offer it to me?" Kearney had a soft spot for animals. "It wouldn't be good for you. Better to just get rid of it."

Kearney: "

By the time Gerard got back into the car, he had a cat cradled in his arms.