Chapter 221
Time flew by swiftly, and before they knew it, the day of Jeremy’s surgery was approaching. Stacey, diligent as ever, managed to delegate her responsibilities at work, secured a few days off, and flew to Strico a day earlier than planned to be there for Jeremy. Having been informed in advance of her arrival, Jeremy was
Overcome with excitement, he
awoke at the crack of dawn, rousing Hayden from sleep with his eager inquiries about when Stacey would arrive.
Hayden, though secretly sharing Jeremy’s anticipation, was overwhelmed by ant questions. I’m excited for
boy’s
Becky’s arrival too, but this kid is driving me nuts!‘ he thought. Hayden said, trying to temper Jeremy’s expectations, “She won’t be here that soon. She’s still got a flight to catch, and she won’t be here until noon at the earliest.” After repeating this numerous times, Hayden pinched the bridge of his nose in exasperation.
Meanwhile, Jason and Sharon found the entire scenario rather amusing. Sharon couldn’t resist commenting to Hayden, “Look at how much Jeremy adores Becky. Ever since she came into his life, he’s been so much more spirited and childlike.”
Hayden, who had raised Jeremy single–handedly, was acutely aware of the transformation. Jeremy had always been a well- behaved child, but his personality was subdued, much like Hayden’s own. However, Becky’s presence had brought out a lighter, happier side in Jeremy. Though his boisterous behavior was occasionally grating, it was clear that Jeremy had flourished, and that made Hayden genuinely happy.
“Why is Becky only arriving at noon? I miss her too,” Sharon said, prompting Jeremy to vigorously nod in agreement,
like a bobble toy, and waved him over to her side. Sharon watched Jeremy nodding his head like a chicken pecking at rice. She immediately broke into laughter and waved Jeremy over to her.
missing Becky dearly. Sharon chuckled as she watched Jeremy nod, his heading
Jeremy, always obedient to Sharon, hurried over to her. Sharon took his hand and asked earnestly, “Do you really like Becky that much?”
Jeremy immediately nodded. “Mhmm.”
Sharon then extended her pinkie, suggesting, “How about we make a pinkie promise? Promise me that you’ll agree to let Becky be your mommy. You can’t break this promise, okay?”
Hearing this, Jeremy quickly lowered his head to get his writing tablet and began to write something down. Since Sharon’s eyesight and hearing were not as sharp as they used to be, Jeremy turned the tablet’s volume to the maximum and hit the play button on the reading function, which loudly proclaimed, won’t break it!” in its mechanical voice.
Jason smiled warmly at this sweet interaction. “That’s wonderful, Sharon said, her happiness tinged with nostalgia as she thought of her late best friend, Gemma. ‘How wonderful it would be if Gemma could see this,‘ she mused.
Just then, Joshua hurried into the room, his expression troubled. “Mr. Hoggard, Ms. Leavey is here,” he announced with a hint of anxiety.
At the mention of Queenie, everyone’s mood shifted. Jeremy’s face fell immediately, and he began furiously typing on his
everyone to see: [I don’t want to see her! I dont want to see that woman! I hate her!] tablet before holding it up
for
Hayden frowned deeply at this and turned to Joshua. “What is she doing here?”
Joshua sighed. “Ms. Leavey heard about Jeremy’s surgery and said she wanted to be here to support him.”
“How did she even find out about the surgery?” Jason asked, visibly upset.
Sharon’s expression was one of annoyance. “Jeremy doesn’t need her here. Tell her to leave.”
At this, Joshua looked toward Hayden. Hayden remained silent for a moment before decisively instructing, “Do what
Grandma said. Let her leave. Jeremy doesn’t need her company”
Relieved by Hayden’s decision, Jeremy quickly wrote another message on his writing tablet: [I don’t want her to accompany
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