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

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

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

up. I

"Finally free."

last words to Bradley

had to live

with a conscience feel pain, are condemned by their conscience, and are bound by morality. But conscience is fundamental to a person. We can't be so selfish as to abandon

"Bradley, wake up."

"Bradley?"

"Bradley!"

about to die, that this

went blank, a hand suddenly yanked him out of

"Ambulance!"

just as he was on the brink

probably didn't even know that the last call he made was

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

had made a weird

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hadn't wanted to answer, but when he did, the person on the other end said

Bradley and only got Raymond to start digging and searching for

at each other wasn't exactly a bad thing, even if

he still showed

later, Bradley would've been

eyes, thinking he

one would come

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

grim.

weakly, using all his strength to reach into the inner pocket

a small recording pen

help him." Bradley's fingers trembled

face darkening. "You knew Claire would come

after him but still let her people take him. What was he risking

by suffering? Or to curry favor

mom said we owe

had to

in pain, coughing up

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