From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 205

I moment the shrill ring of a phone cut through the silence.

Gerard set down his half–eaten bagel and picked up the call

Whatever was said on the other end, Gerard simply replied “Ainght before hanging up, tuming to George, “Hey man, where’s your

ptop? 1 need to borrow it for a BIOCL,”

Sure thing I grab a for you.”

i a flash, George retumed with his laptop and handed it over to Gerard.

Taking the laptop, Gerard plopped down by the floor to ceiling window, his fingers rapidly dancing across the keyboard.

Keamry, curious as ever, muttered, “What do you reckon Gemid’s up to? All cloak and dagger, isn’t he?”

“Who knows?” Healy shrugged helplessly

It wasn’t unusual for Gerard to be all secretive, they never priced too much into each other’s business.

About ten minutes later, Gerard returned, laptop in one hand and resuming his attack on the doughnut with the other.

The others chatted amongst themselves, careful not to disturb Gerard.

After breakfast, they shouldered their backpacks and headed their separate ways.

got home, he bumped into

last night? Your grandma mentioned you didn’t come home,” Edna inquired, a tinge of concern in

worrying. Edna”

me.” A trace of impatience flickered

Janet’s voice chimed in from inside, “Gerry, come

Gerard responded and headed inside.

bit under the weather,

at a friend’s place.” replied

“Which friend’s house?”

Gerard stayed silent

that George guy?” Janet

“Yeah,” Gerard nodded.

the table so hard that the scalding

startled, and quickly reached for a napkin

I have no problem with you having friends, but think about who you’re associating with. Hanging around with

retorting, “Grandma, he’s my

raised her voice, “He’s not

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just average office workers, with a mortgaged house in the Capital

did he have to be friends with

attract the

by them, just like Jonah, who never learned to choose his

in Jonah’s