Chapter 266

“Grandma, I’m missing you, Gwendolyn whispered into the phone, sniffling quietly, trying to hide the sound of her grief from Nicolette on the other end of the line.

“Oh, my silly girl, did something happen in Bayridge City? Is Howard treating you well? How is the Chadwick family with you?” Nicolette’s warm and loving voice crackled through the speaker.

Gwendolyn pressed her lips tight, tears rolling down her cheeks. Sickness has a way of softening even the sturdiest of souls.

“Grandma, Howard’s been great, and the Chadwick family is good to me. It’s just, um, I haven’t seen you in such a long time, Gwendolyn sniffled, her voice playful yet heavy with longing. Il visit as soon as I get a break.”

“As long as you’re happy, my old bones can rest easy. I always worried about you being alone, with no one to look after you” Nicolette sighed, her health declining and her years waning

“Grandma, you’ll live forever.”

“What would I do with all that time?”

The two chatted for half an hour before finally hanging up.

the tug of sleep. Clutching the phone, she let

as happy

got a package from Bayridge City!”

quickly to the door to collect

must be something from Gwendolyn again.

been thoughtful.”

She didn’t think much of it because Gwendolyn often

was a stack of photos

ཥ ཟན སྐྱེ ཏྱཾ ༀ རྟྲྀ ད ད

hands began

like her heart was breaking. Her Gwendolyn wasn’t

sent these?

was on the return address. With shaky hands, she

spewed threats and insults. Overwhelmed,

acupuncture session was at the

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