Five Years of Marriage to Mr. Bradford (by Koi Fish) novel Chapter 649

Chapter 649

Vance eventually ran into Rebecca on campus. By then, his grandmother had been recovering for a week.

He looked noticeably worn out. Irene was the most important person in his life. Even with a caregiver, he visited every day, eager to spend more time with her and bring her the things she could eat.

School, part–time job, and hospital visits stretched him thin. He had never been talkative, and now he was even quieter.

Still, things were different this time. Rebecca remembered how, in the original senior year, he had been consumed by gray despair.

The person she loved most in the world was about to pass away, and there was nothing he could do. Rebecca could fully understand that feeling. In her own life, her grandma and she had only had each other.

That was why she had secretly helped him back then. Now, although he looked tired, there was no dead- eyed hopelessness in his gaze.

It was raining that day. They met on the stairs of the teaching building. Vance hadn’t brought an umbrella and came running up. His hair was wet and plastered to his forehead, making his eyes look especially bright.

“Rebecca?” His face lit up. “Heading to dance practice?”

“Yes.” She hesitated, then asked, “I heard your grandmother is in the hospital. How is she?”

“She’s doing well,” he replied, his tired face softening with relief. “She is recovering nicely. The doctor says she can be discharged after a few more days of observation.”

Rebecca didn’t know why the surgery had happened earlier this time, but it aligned perfectly with her goals. She wondered if this was a dream after all. Only in a dream could all the imperfections of reality be fixed so neatly.

Vance had no spare clothes, so he borrowed a basketball jersey from Jethro and changed in the locker room across his desk, flipping through Vance’s notebook, varsity admission trends from previous years. prise What are you analying this fory

Got to assess my chances and plan my direction, Vance said, closing the notebook.

My way they was stunned Waren’t you planning to attend one of the schools here in Soliaridge? Akys this notebook all about schools in Areimoor?”

From what Jethro knew of him, Vance had a strong chance of getting into a top–tier school in Arelmoor. But he had always decided against leaving Soliaridge because he needed to care for his grandma.