Five Years of Marriage to Mr. Bradford (by Koi Fish) novel Chapter 657

Chapter 657

After the performance, Darren walked Rebecca home.

Gabriel picked her up for school these days. She had texted him earlier about the show. But during the performance, she had left her phone and bag in a locker outside the theater.

By the time they came out, both her and Darren’s phones were dead.

Darren didn’t feel comfortable letting her take the bus home alone so late, so he accompanied her. He was already very familiar with this route anyway.

Luckily, cash payments hadn’t been completely replaced by digital ones yet. They took the bus home using coins.

When they arrived, Josette and Kaitlyn were both waiting anxiously by the courtyard gate. The moment they saw her, they breathed huge sighs of relief.

“You’re finally back! Gabe went out looking for you. Your phone was off.”

“Where is he?” Rebecca asked, not seeing Gabriel

“He’s out searching everywhere,” Kaitlyn said.

Rebecca felt guilty. “I’m sorry. My phone died.”

“No worries. We’re family,” Kaitlyn said quickly, but her eyes scanned Darren like searchlights.

“Hi, guys,” Darren greeted them naturally.

“This is my classmate. We went to the performance together, and he saw me home,” Rebecca explained.

“Thank you, young man,” Kaitlyn said with a warm smile. “It’s hot out here. Come inside and have some mung bean soup.”

“It’s getting late. I should…” Darren declined.

“No rush,” Kaitlyn insisted, ushering him into the house. “Wait until my son gets back. He can give you a ride home. You’ve come all the way here on such a hot day. How could we not invite you in?”

Originally meant for Vance, it had become something for herself, and then Gabriel had started working on it during his free time. With Gabriel in full vacation mode, the crystal ball was nearly finished.

After Darren left, Kaitlyn and Josette “interrogated” her.

Kaitlyn, having lived in France for a long time, was open–minded about high school relationships and was simply curious. But Josette was anxious.

Rebecca had to reassure her grandmother repeatedly before she was finally allowed to escape to her room.

Behind her, Josette spoke to Kaitlyn. “How can I feel at ease going abroad with you? What about Becky? Girls at this age are nothing but worry.”

It seemed Kaitlyn and Gabriel had already started trying to convince Josette to move abroad. But clearly, they hadn’t succeeded yet.

Rebecca didn’t want to attend Vance’s birthday party.

Her goal regarding him remained unchanged: she would not fall in love with him again, and she would prevent him from meeting Catherine.

She was going to cut off all the roots of their mutual pain.