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.

to the nines. He seemed like a

and muttered,

tissue, “Come on, man up. Real men stand tall and don’t cry at the drop

Gerard said, taking the tissue

cleaning his tears. Suddenly, he was reminded of

we grab a drink?”

up in

diner over there. Don’t worry, and I’m not a creep,”

used to dining with strangers.

found himself unable to refuse Nanson’s

a strange

look at Gerard’s face and

feel that this

his younger days, he

couldn’t help but think of a chick–lit novel he’d read once, “The Ice Queen’s Surprise

domineering CEO, nor had he had a

into the diner.

and juice for Gerard, “You’re a kid, in

“Okay,” Gerard nodded.

one had ever said that to him

to accept Edna,

was always at the hospital or

a drink, “Can

to suppress the bitterness in his

you don’t want to talk about it. Let’s enjoy our food” Nanson gave Gerard a

at the chicken drumstick in the bowl, Gerard

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