Ice and Fire novel Chapter 597

Ten Years Later

The morning breeze was coming in through the car window, as Joe, who was now officially Lawrence, sat with the glass rolled down and eyes shut. He was enjoying the feeling on the wind on his face. His schoolbag was hanging on his shoulders.

Bill was used to his silence and so he drove ahead, quietly.

Lawrence slowly opened his eyes and said with a smile,"Bill, please drive me to the usual place."

"Do you mean, that alley?" Bill asked, intending to make sure that it was the right place, even though he knew where Lawrence wanted to go.

"Yes, we will be picking her up for school," said Lawrence.

"Very well," said Bill in a low voice.

Suddenly Lawrence realized something and came forward, leaning onto the front seat and looking at Bill. "You haven't mentioned anything about this to my parents, have you?"

"Of course not! I haven't told a single soul since you made me swear that it was our secret. I still remember the first time we drove to the alley," said Billy. But he continued in a serious tone,"But you must remember that right now, Mrs. Cherry is very busy looking after Violet, so she hasn't found out what you've been up to recently. But when she notices that you have left home an hour earlier every morning, she is bound to get suspicious about this."

Having said that, Bill went on a trip of thoughts of his own. He had been working for the Chu Family since many years and to think of it, this was literally the only thing he had ever hidden from Jackson and Cherry. If they ever found out that Lawrence was picking up his classmate every morning secretly, they would be very mad.

"Well, I'm not afraid if Mom finds out about this. I can handle her," said Lawrence triumphantly. He knew that when his Mom found out what he had been doing, she would understand and not be angry at him at all. Although, he feared his Dad. His Dad would be very mad if he ever found out about this.

"Mr. Lawrence, I think you'd better tell you parents about this. You have to be very careful otherwise," Bill said. He was genuinely worried for the boy. If something bad were to happen to him, Bill realized he wouldn't even have a chance to get a word in, and his little master would take complete responsibility.

"We'll see." Lawrence nodded and sat back in his seat.

In the unit community, Rebecca was standing in front of the mirror, making sure her uniform was neatly worn and that she looked decent. She then picked up her school bag and walked out of the room.

In the next room, her mother was fast asleep on the bed. Rebecca tip-toed close to her bed and quietly checked the medicine box. There was a glass of water next to it. Rebecca heaved a sigh of relief and walked away. She knew that her mother would have the medicine right by her side if she needed it again.

She lowered her head and whispered into her mother's ears,"Mom, I'm going to school now."

She then stood up and turned to leave.