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."

we can't run

the run for years, and Howard had been hunting them just as long. That day, Claire's crew went

was her sin. The only way to end

up. I

"Finally free."

words to Bradley were that she

no longer had to live in guilt

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

"Bradley, wake up."

"Bradley?"

"Bradley!"

thought he was about to die, that this time he

mind went blank, a hand suddenly yanked him

"Ambulance!"

Bradley just as he was on the

that the last call

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

made

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he did, the person on the other end said strange things. Bradley didn't speak

up with Bradley and only got Raymond to start digging and searching

know why he was getting involved. Claire and Howard going at each other wasn't exactly a bad thing, even if Bradley bit

still showed up

he'd been any later, Bradley

opened his eyes, thinking he was

would come to save

Don't sweat it," Brandon said in

grim.

smiled weakly, using all his strength

small recording pen he had hidden

it can help him." Bradley's fingers trembled

knew Claire would come

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

gain Ethan's trust by suffering?

we owe

to

curled up in pain, coughing up

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