After Sadie left, Healy returned to the room and ryed Sadie’''s message to Gerard without missing a single word.


    Gerard was lounging on the couch, aptop bnced on his knees, one hand hovering over the keyboard. Upon hearing Healy, his expression


    remained neutral, his face betraying no particr emotion. Then, he pressed the Enter key, clicked save, and closed the document. No one could tell


    if he really took the message to heart.


    "Gerard?"


    "Mhm." Gerard closed hisptop.


    Healy continued, "Gerard, what are you nning to do?"


    "Go back."


    "Go back?" Healy, Kearney, and George were all taken aback.


    Gerard nodded, "The Lindsay family''s legacy isn''t going to fall into the hands of strangers! If I don''t go back, wouldn''t that just y right into Edna and


    her daughter''s hands? They''d love nothing more!”


    He had to protect everything that belonged to the Lindsay family, especially the ce his mother held.


    George nodded in agreement, "Gerard''s right! We should go back! We can''t let that mother-daughter duc win!"


    The three of them escorted Gerard downstairs. Reaching the bottom, they found J had also arrived.


    Seeing Gerard descend, J was overwhelmed with emotion and ran to embrace him, crying, "Gerry, I''m so sorry! Grandma wronged you, it was


    my mistake! I promise I won''t do it again! Can you forgive me?"


    J was genuinely regretful. Before finding Gerard, she was terrified something bad had happened to him. Now, seeing Gerard, it was as though a


    huge weight had been lifted from her heart.


    Gerard remained silent. J knew Gerard was angry. Any child would be upset under such circumstances.


    "Gerry, I''m sorry!” J''s hands trembled as she touched Gerard''s swollen cheek, "Does it still hurt?"


    "It doesn''t hurt anymore.” Gerard shook his head.


    Seeing Gerard finally speak, J was overjoyed, "Gerry, does this mean you forgive me?"


    Gerard''s voice.was tinged with


    emotion, "Graridma, I was never


    angry with you, I just heartbroken.


    Heartbroken that you would choase


    to beligve strangers over your Qwn


    grandson, whom you raised. A


    always thought you knew me better


    than anyone else in the world."


    Hearing this, J felt a surge of sorrow. She had hurt the child too deeply. She had failed him.


    "Gerry! I''m so sorry! I promise I won''t do it again!" J cried, hugging Gerard tightly, "Let''s go home together, okay?"


    Gerard nodded.


    Seeing J personally apologize to


    Gerard, Healy, George, and Kearney


    all breathed a sigh of relief. At least


    Gerarg-y wouldn''t have to sufferany


    more qr evances when he wént


    back.  nN


    -


    After exchanging a brief greeting with Sadie, J and Gerard left together.


    Just as they settled into the car, Gerard seemed to remember something, "Stop the car, please.”


    "What''s wrong?"


    J was puzzled too.


    Gerard opened the car door and ~~.


    hurried beck towards Healy''s house.


    Seeinghim return, Healy curiously


    asked, "Gerard, why have yoe


    back?" .


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    "I forgot the cat,” Gerard replied.


    Kearney chimed in, "I thought you said you weren''t keeping the cat?”


    "I''m getting rid of it." As he said this, Gerard was already scooping up the cat.


    "No way! Gerard, you''d throw it away and not even offer it to me?" Kearney had a soft spot for animals.


    "It wouldn''t be good for you. Better to just get rid of it."


    Kearney: "


    By the time Gerard got back into the car, he had a cat cradled in his arms.