Chapter 315
"Oh, right, give me half an hour." Molly said.
In the early morning, Chad told his parents in the yard, "I washed the car yesterday to pick up Molly
from school. But we''re going back to the countryside today, so all the dust will just make it dirty again.
Seems like washing it was a wasted effort."
Coleen suggested, "Let Molly wash it when you get back."
"Nah, you know Molly. My car''s white. If I let her wash it, it might end up with some other color." Chad
said.
Coleen remembered a story from Molly''s childhood. Once, Mr. Kendrick had driven home in the
through, she started doodling on it with watercolor pens. She even ended up sprawled on the hood,
drawing away.
Thepany folks who came to pick up the car were greeted by a rainbow of colors and squiggly
"Dad, Mom, Family" scribbled all over it. They couldn''t help butugh.
Thankfully, the doodles were easy to clean, otherwise, thepany car would''ve been turned into
Molly''s canvas.
Molly, now dressed, appeared and asked, "What are you guys praising me for?"
Coleenughed, "We''re just talking about some funny stuff you did as a kid."
She pointed at Chad''s car, "Go with Chad, and don''t just fall asleep. Chad''s gonna get tired from the
long drive, so keep himpany."
"Got it." Molly replied, tossing her bag onto the back seat and hopping into the passenger seat.
After the kids left, Mr. Kendrick told Coleen, "We''ll go to the hospital in the morning and then to the park
in the afternoon."
Coleen looked at Mr. Kendrick and nodded, smiling.
On the road, Molly chatted with Chad for half an hour while munching on a fruit tter. When she got
tired, she justy down and fell asleep. Chad gently covered her with his jacket.
When she woke up, they had already exited the highway. She hadpleted her mission of keeping
Chadpany in her dreams.
Chad parked the car on the side of the road for a smoke break to shake off the sleepiness. Molly
stretchedzily after getting out of the car. She was mesmerized by the wildflowers around them.
"Spring''s awesome; all the flowers are blooming."
She was dressed in a white hoodie and sky-blue jeans. She squatted by the roadside, basking in the
warmth of spring. Her hair glistened under the sunlight.
After a short break, they hit the road again. By noon, they finally made it to the countryside. Grandma
Aubree had already packed the wild hawthorns she had made.
"Grandpa, Grandma, we''re back!" Molly announced loudly as soon as they entered.
"Molly''s here! Look what Grandpa Elmer picked for you from the mountain." Grandma Aubree called to
her with a smile.
The vige was full of dog owners, and if they left the door open, neighborhood dogs would barge in
looking for food.
Grandpa Elmer chased the dogs away with a stick and closed the door. They hadn''t forgotten Molly''s
dog allergy.
"Howe you have hawthorns at this season?" Molly asked.
Grandma Aubree exined, "Last year, no one picked the ripe hawthorns on the mountain, so
Grandpa Elmer and I picked a big bag. They were originally for Mr. Kendrick since he has high blood
pressure, high blood lipids, and high blood sugar."
Grandma Aubree brought out two bags, "The yellow one is for Mia. She needs some sugar. If pregnant
women don''t eat well, they can get hypoglycemia, so I coated these hawthorns with sugar. The white
one is for your dad. Let him make tea with them. It''ll help."
After a pause, Grandma Aubree added, "I didn''t prepare a lot for Mia. She''s still in early pregnancy. If
she feels ufortable, she can eat a hawthorn to ease it, but she can''t have them too often."
"Got it, I''ll remember." Molly said.
At lunch in the countryside, Juliana called Grandpa Elmer and Grandma Aubree. At the time, Molly and
Chad were right there. She was still trying to use her parents to help her son Dave find a job.
Grandpa Elmer started coughing angrily, "You could spend all this time you''re wasting on us to help
Dave find a job himself."
"My husband still hasn''t found a job. We''re living off our savings now. If you can''t help Dave, then help
me." Juliana said.
Grandpa Elmer said, "I can help you, but you don''t listen to my advice. The security guard job I found
for your husband, he quit after two days,ining it was too tiring, humiliating, and the sry was
too low. I suggested Dave learn a skill, but you were against it because of the low pay and poor
conditions. Juliana, people should live within their means. They''re only capable of so much, yet you
want them to earn high sries and enjoy high-end treatment when they can''t do anything. What
Juliana argued, "Don''t we have connections? Talk to Molly. Dave is her brother after all."
Before Juliana could finish, Grandpa Elmer angrily hung up the phone. He told Grandma Aubree,
"From now on, we''re not answering her calls."
The elderly couple liked to turn the volume up on their phones because of their poor hearing. Molly and
Chad heard everything Juliana said.
"Dave still hasn''t found a job yet?" Chad asked.
Grandpa Elmer pped the table in anger, "He never even tried to look for a job. Dave''s dad is
hopeless. I went out of my way to find him aid-back security guard job that would''ve paid the bills,
but he thought it was beneath him and the sry too low, so he just walked out. Unbelievable!"
Chad was well aware that this family was full of shady characters. The world was a big ce, filled with
all sorts of people.
Molly kept quiet on the side, but Grandma Aubree piped up, "Molly, if Juliana calls you, just tell her
you''re still a student. You’re young and have no business meddling in their affairs."
Grandpa Elmer thought Juliana was a lost cause too. After badmouthing Molly to the Byrne family, and
finding out who Molly really was, she had the audacity to ask for help.
Andre cut off the financial aid to Juliana''s family because Molly was insulted. There was no way he''d
agree to let Dave work at thepany. It was already generous that he didn''t make Dave jobless.
Even Grandpa Elmer thought Juliana was dumb as a bag of hammers.
Molly nodded, "Okay, I won''t get involved."
When they got back to Havenbrook, Chad sneakily handed Molly nine hundred bucks. Molly took the
money, tiptoed into Grandpa Elmer and Grandma Aubree’s bedroom, and stashed it under their pillow.
Once she came out, Chad knew Molly had done the deed. Then, Chad pulled a hundred bucks out of
his wallet and handed it to Grandpa Elmer and Grandma Aubree.
"You might not ept it if I gave you too much. This hundred bucks, you can use it for groceries,
clothes, medicine. It''s a small token of my gratitude. Please take it."
Grandma Aubree declined, "We can ept your father’s money, but not yours. You work hard for your
money. Save it for your future wife."
"This money wouldn''t even buy Chad a wife. Just take it, or Chad and I won''t have peace of mind.
Besides, it''s not that much." Molly said.
Seeing the kids being so thoughtful and not giving too much money, Grandpa Elmer and Grandma
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Aubree epted their gesture.
With still plenty of daylight, Molly and Chad took off. However, Chad received a very angry call from
Grandma Aubree on his way. "When did you guys put the money under the pillow?"