Chapter 606: Raymond is a Flexible Person

Claire bailed, and the crew started messing with Bradley again.

Bradley clenched his teeth, trying to tough it out.

He had to hang in there and spill the beans to Ethan about Claire's dirty deeds.

"Dude's got some serious grit," one of the goons sneered, stomping on Bradley's fingers. "Heard he's been playing piano since he was a kid. His hands are prettier than a chick's."

Bradley fought through the pain, his mind getting all fuzzy.

In his haze, he drifted back to his childhood, hiding out with his mom in Maple Grove to dodge Howard.

"Mom, why do we keep moving and switching schools?" He never got why his mom was always running from Howard back then.

"Bradley, you're too young to get it."

"Mom, I met a guy today. He said he's my dad."

"Bradley, he is your dad."

"Why can't we live with Dad? Other kids live with their parents."

"Because I messed up. I took something that wasn't mine. I am guilty."

Bradley would never forget Leah holding him, saying it was all her fault, that she was a sinner.

"Dad's got a family. He's got his own kid. So we can't live with him. We gotta hide 'cause I don't wanna be a homewrecker."

"Bradley, you're an illegitimate kid, the son of a mistress."

"Bradley is an illegitimate kid, the son of a mistress!"

Those taunts, the endless school changes, the strange places, and the nights crying alone with his mom.

All those memories felt like chains, almost choking him.

"My mom's not a mistress. She didn't know that guy had a family. She only found out after she had me. He lied to my mom!"

"My mom did nothing wrong! Nothing wrong!"

He had once screamed like a madman, but no one cared about the story of an illegitimate kid.

"Mom, I hate him."

Bradley, we can't run

hunting them just as long. That day, Claire's crew went after Howard with a

him was her sin. The only way to end it was to give

you've finally grown up. I am

"Finally free."

words to Bradley were that

to live in guilt and

only people with a conscience feel pain, are condemned by their conscience, and are bound by morality.

"Bradley, wake up."

"Bradley?"

"Bradley!"

he was about to die, that this time he really

as his mind went blank, a hand suddenly yanked him

"Ambulance!"

as he was on the brink

that the last call he made was to

something happened to Bradley? He didn't come to the office, but Howard did." The day after Bradley's

had made a weird call that

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the other end said strange things. Bradley didn't

up with Bradley and only got Raymond to start digging and searching for him the

involved. Claire and Howard going at each other wasn't exactly a bad

still showed up to save

later,

his eyes, thinking he was

one would come to save

are chasing the kidnappers. Don't sweat it," Brandon said in a deep voice, looking at

grim.

all his strength to reach

recording pen he had

him." Bradley's

knew Claire would come after

knew Claire would come after him but still let her people take him. What was he risking his

Ethan's trust by suffering? Or to curry

said we owe

had to be

up in pain, coughing up

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