J had a sister once. She was over a decade younger and had a happy family of her own, once upen a time. Sadly, twenty years ago, her sister
tragically fell into the grip of drug addiction. Her descent dragged her husband down with her, and in a haze of overdose-induced hallucinations, she
ended up setting their house aze. Just like that, a once happy home was shattered. Destroyed by addiction. And so, J grew to despise anyone
who dabbled in drugs with a burning passion. Even if that person was her beloved grandson.
Gerard was on a path to ruin everything! Ruining her, his grandmother. J trembled with anger, her vision blurring as she nearly passed out from
the fury. Seeing this, Edna hurried over to support J, her voice soft as she tried to cover for Gerard, "J, please, let''s not jump to conclusions.
Gerry''s a good kid, always so obedient. I can’t imagine him doing anything so disgraceful!”
At this point, Edna''s attempt to defend Gerard only seemed to confirm J''s fears. It was like pouring gasoline on the fire, stoking J''s rage even
further. "Edna, stop making excuses for him! He''s betrayed everything we stand for! And I''ve been wondering why he''s been acting so secretive
lately! Turns out he''s been up to ne good behind closed doors!” J clutched her chest, coughing violently.
“J, please, calm down. It''s my fault for speaking up...” Darleen soothed J''s back, guilt written all over her face. Edna nced at Darleen, a
sh of pride in her eyes. Brief but telling. Her daughter was growing more like her every day, bound to do great things in the future.
J turned to Darleen, “You''re not to me, dear. It''s that no-good scoundrel who''s lost his way!” Like mother, like daughter. Darleen, being Edna''s
child, had always been wise beyond her years. Gerard, on the other hand, was born of Carole, that woman of ill repute. Even carrying the Lindsay
blood, he couldn''t shake off his inherent ws! Jmented that Darleen wasn''t Jonah''s biological daughter.
Edna continued, "J, let''s just
calm down afd get to the bottom of
this. None ofus have actually seen.
Gerry doing anything. It wouldn''t be
right to-use him without proof”
Delia thimed in, “Ms. Edna is right
But, Mrs. Lindsay, I thought saw
Mim. in his room. Let''s just go up
and see for ourselves.”
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Let''s go!” J stood up, fueled by
anger. They made their way to
Gerard''s rool! on the third floor. The
door wasrajar. From the hallway,
they could see Gerard''s silhouette:
His back was to them, making it
harddo see exactly what he was
dof, but on the table, there was a
suspicious bag of white powder and
some papers. If that wasn''t drug
use, what was it?
Seeing this, J''s eyes zed with
fury. A disgrace to the family! An
absolute disgrace! Edna and Darleen
exchanged fc looks, a glint of triumph
in thei eyes’ 0 matter what a
excuses Berard mighte up, with,
it seemed unlikely J wouldever
forgive him now. From this point on,
Gerard would be cut off from the
Lindsay fortune. Eventuatly, Darleen
would rightfully be the sole
heiress of the Lindsay family, and
any child born to Edna would directly
rece Gerard as the primary
beneficiary.
“You disgrace!” J couldn''t hold back anymore, kicking the door wide open. Gerard, startled by the sudden intrusion, quickly hid whatever he was
holding in a drawer, turning around with a panicked lock, “Gran... Grandma, what are you doing here?”N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.
"What are you doing?” J red at Gerard with a look that could curdle milk. Gerard couldn''t meet J''s gaze, his voice shaky, "Nothing... I
wasn''t doing anything.
Edna stepped forward, her voice gentle, "Gerry, admitting your mistakes is the first step to making things right. We all saw what you were doing. Just
own up to it and apologize to your grandmother. You''re your father''s only child. If you show true remorse, I''m sure your grandmother will forgive you.”