From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 258

“Whip up a couple of veggie sides and grill a salmon, Mom replied.

“Salmon again? I’m not having it”

“Well, if you don’t want it, cook for yourself. Eating salmon in not just about growing taller, it helps make your brain smarter too. Look at you, as clueless as a donkey”

Their silhouettes receded into the distance.

Tears began to well up in Gerard’s eyes.

“Mom” He suddenly shouted towards the crowd.

“Mom”

No one responded to his call.

“Mom, where the heck are you?” Gerard, clutching his head, squatted on the ground and sobbed.

He never dared to cry back in the Capital City

He was afraid of what the people around and Janet might worry about.

Only in this unfamiliar place did he dare to let himself go..

Passersby glanced over with puzzled looks.

“Hey kid, you alright?” A male voice sounded, and a hand patted his shoulder.

Gerard looked up to see a handsome face.

was in his mid–thirties, dressed to the nines.

cleaned his tears and

tissue, “Come on, man up. Real men stand tall and

said, taking the tissue from Nanson.

he was reminded of himself,

about we grab a

up in surprise.

not a creep,” Nanson

to dining with

he found himself unable to refuse Nanson’s offer,

was a strange

got a better look at Gerard’s face and frowned

he feel that this kid looked somewhat familiar?

in his younger days, he might have wondered if Gerard was his own illegitimate child.

of a chick–lit novel he’d

domineering CEO, nor had he

followed Nanson into the diner.

bottle of vodka for himself and juice for Gerard, “You’re a kid, in the middle of growing. Can’t be

“Okay,” Gerard nodded.

had ever said that to him before.

pushing him to accept Edna,

always at the hospital or in the

drink, “Can you

suppress the bitterness in his heart, “…” He

it. Let’s enjoy our

the chicken drumstick in the bowl, Gerard choked, “I can’t

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