From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 261

The butler glanced back at Gerand, “Gerard, are you really clueless?”

“I haven’t got a clue Gerard said, shaking his head in bewilderment, seemingly oblivious to everything.

The Lindsay family had their own personal jet. Once they were at the airport, the jet took off directly for Capital City Throughout the flight, Gerard showed no particular emotion, his attention glued to his laptop.

Landing back in Capital City, it was past one in the moming.

The Lindsay estate was ablaze with lights.

Just as Gerard stepped into the foyer, a glass came hurtling through the air.

“Crash” The glass shattered on the floor right before him.

Narrowing his eyes, Gerard continued to walk inside.

There sat Janet, fuming on the sofa, her face a thundercloud.

“What’s got into Grandma?” Gerard approached with a smile and sat beside Janet, “Who’s gone and ruffled the feathers of our matnarch?”

“Spill it.” Janet demanded, her face stem, “Where have you been?”

“I was over at Cloudcrest, Gerard didn’t hide it

“And what business do you have in Cloudcrest?” Janet’s anger was palpable, “Do o you even care about me, your grandmother?”

His independence was growing

Now he dared to sneak off to Cloudcrest without her knowledge

Was his next move to bring that wench Carole home?

about? I just went to Cloudcrest for a bit of fun with some

Metropolis?” Janet kept her gaze fixed on

peak of natural beauty, and he had relatives there, so we changed plans. Grandma, we went to Solstice Mountain yesterday, aftemoon, it was breathtaking. We even took photos,

pulled out his phone

Cloudcrest’s

brow softened slightly at

it be that the boy really just

Had she misunderstood?

made sense, after all, nobody had ever breathed a

blue, how could he possibly

Carole

just being oversensitive.

pointed at a stranger

my classmate, and

classmate’s relative. This is his co

classmate’s friend.”

Janet nodded.

classmate whose family had good money. They weren’t as wealthy as hers, but they still held some

objections to Gerard fraternizing

Gerard added, “Grandma, did you urgently call

lips, “Nothing urgent, I was just worried about you. Didn’t you say you were going to Saltwater Metropolis? Then suddenly you’re off to Cloudcrest, I feared you’d been

Oh, and Grandma, I even got you this enchanted crystal bracelet from Solstice Mountain. The hermit there said it’s especially good for the elderly, for peace and safety.

09:41

Chapter 261

Gerard pulled out a small wooden box from

bracelet was indeed from

wasn’t purchased by