Chapter 516


    Chapter 516


    She didn’t get a reply. Maybe he didn’t see it or it was a dy in the message Cornelia figured if she


    gave him a call, he should hear it, right?


    All she wanted was for him to be safe!


    But, when she dialed Jeremy’s number, what came through the phone was a cold, emotionless robotic


    voice, “The number you have dialed is currently switched off, please try againter.”


    He had turned off his phonel Why did he turn off his phone? A sense of unease quickly spread through


    Cornelia’s heart.


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    She didn’t want to think the worst, so she kept reassuring herself that Jeremy must be asleep and


    would reply to her message when he woke up


    But such constion was useless, the unease continued to spread, quickly reaching every corner of


    her body, making her hand holding the phone tremble slightly


    *Nelly, why don’t you and me go for a walk in the yard? Granny Reba had noticed Cornelia’s anxiety


    all day, but since she didn’t say anything. Granny didn’t ask


    “Sure” Cornelia quickly put away her phone and helped Granny walk towards the yard.


    The yard was a sea of flowers. It was springtime, and all sorts of red, blue, and white flowers were in


    bloom, a sight that could lighten anyone’s mood.


    Southern Peak was close to Riverton, but the housing prices were different. The best houses in


    Southern Peak were still cheaper than an average house in Riverton. So, Cornelia didn’t think Jeremy’s


    house with a big yard in Southern Peak was anything fancy.


    After a while, Granny Reba finally asked. “Nelly, is something bothering you?”


    Cornelia didn’t want her grandma to worry, so she shook her head, “No.”


    Granny Reba gently tapped her forehead, “You can fool others, but not me. What’s troubling you?”


    Seeing she couldn’t hide it, Cornelia confessed her worries, “I messaged Jeremy this morning and he


    hasn’t replied. I tried calling him and his phone was off. I’m worried something happened Granny


    Jeremy’s okay, right? He won’t leave me like my dad did, right? I won’t be unable to reach him ever


    again, right?”


    Cornelia had experienced abandonment too many times. Her mother left when she was very young.


    Her father died in a car ident when she was still naive. Her boyfriend left her during college.


    So, when she didn’t get a reply from Jeremy, it made her very anxious.


    Granny Reba understood and hugged Cornelia, “Nelly, Jay is overseas, and there’s a time


    difference. Maybe he just turned off his phone to sleep when you messaged him. Or maybe he’s just


    overslept because he’s tired. Don’t worry”


    Cornelia rested her head on Granny’s shoulder. “Granny, that’s what I’ve been telling myself. But I’m


    scared I’m scared something bad will happen to Jeremy because of


    me…”


    Granny Reba felt a pang of pain hearing this, “Nelly, your parents‘ departure had nothing to do with


    you. You can’t me yourself for everything. Got it?”


    Cornelia murmured, “But if it wasn’t for protecting me, dad wouldn’t have…”