Chapter 261


    The butler nced 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 particr emotion, his attention glued to his


    laptop.


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


    The Lindsay estate was aze with lights.


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


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


    Narrowing his eyes, Gerard continued to walk inside.


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


    “What’s got into Grandma?” Gerard approached with a smile and sat beside J, “Who’s gone and


    ruffled the feathers of our matnarch?”


    “Spill it.” J 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?” J’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?


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    Gerard was taken aback, frowning, “Grandma, what are you talking about? I just went to Cloudcrest for


    a bit of fun with some ssmates. How does that trante to not caring about you? Am I not allowed to


    visit Cloudcrest?”


    “Weren’t you supposed to go to Saltwater Metropolis?” J kept her gaze fixed on Gerard.


    Gerard exined, “Originally, we were headed to Saltwater Metropolis, but my ssmate imed that


    Cloudcrest’s Solstice Mountain was the peak of natural beauty, and he had rtives there, so we


    changed ns. Grandma, we went to Solstice Mountain yesterday, aftemoon, it was breathtaking. We


    even took photos, want to see how pretty it is?”


    With that, Gerard pulled out his phone and showed her a photo.


    The background was Cloudcrest’s famous Solstice Mountain.


    J’s furrowed brow softened slightly at the sight.


    Could it be that the boy really just went to Cloudcrest for a holiday?


    Had she misunderstood?


    It made sense, after all, nobody had ever breathed a word to Gerard about Carole.


    Out of the blue, how could he possibly


    know about Carole in Cloudcrest?


    Perhaps she was just being oversensitive.


    “Who’s this?” J pointed at a stranger in the photo


    cousin, and here’s my ssmate, and this one is another


    Gerard introduced them, “That’s my ssmate’s rtive. This is his co


    ssmate’s friend.”


    J nodded.


    She remembered Gerard’s ssmate whose family had good money. They weren’t as wealthy as hers,


    but they still held some clout in Capital City


    J had no objections to Gerard fraternizing with this ssmate


    As the conversation trailed off, Gerard added, “Grandma, did you urgently call me back for something?”


    A sheepish smile yed on J’s 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


    duped.”


    “I’m to me for that” Gerard admitted guiltily, “I got carried away with the adventure,pletely


    enchanted by Solstice Mountain, and I should have let you know in advance. 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. See if you like it.”


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    Saying so, Gerard pulled out a small wooden box from his backpack


    The crystal bracelet was indeed from Solstice Mountain.


    But it wasn’t purchased by Gerard on his trip.


    In fact, Gerard had never been to Solstice Mountain


    The photo was photoshopped.


    Both the crystal bracelet and the photo were prepared by Gerard in advance, just in case.


    He hadn’t expected that they would actuallye in handy.


    Ever since witnessing how Edna and her daughter Darleen fawned over J, Gerard know that


    keeping up appearances was crucial when dealing with J


    After all, Darleen could make J beam with joy over a ten–dor pack of Insoles.


    As it turned out, he was right.


    This tactic worked wonders on J.


    Gerard’s eyes narrowed thoughtfully.


    Cloudcrest was a destination he was sure


    o visit again.


    When J took the crystal bracelet from the wooden box, a deep sense of guilt welled up inside her,


    She had suspected that Gerard had gone to Cloudcrest to find Carole.


    Yet here he was, simply on a trip to Cloudcrest.


    And even while enjoying himself, he hadn’t forgotten about her.


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