The Girl They Ignored Returned as the Woman Seven Men Would Die For novel Chapter 121

"Fine, fine. It's too late now. I'll ask your grandmother first thing in the morning."

The prospect of getting a luxury spa treatment the next day made Damaris incredibly compliant, and she happily agreed.

After giving her instructions, Mika hung up the phone and turned off the lights.

Moonlight filtered through the old-fashioned window frame into the room.

The pitter-patter of the rain felt like a lullaby, slowly pulling Mika back to her damp yet warm childhood.

Damaris hadn't actually taken Mika with her right after the divorce.

When Mika was just kindergarten age, Damaris dumped her with Silas and Grandma Charles, heading out of state alone for work.

She only came back once a year for the holidays, always bringing a different man with her. Every couple of years, the man would change.

When Mika started first grade, Damaris suddenly returned to her parents' house, looking defeated.

After a massive crying fit, she declared she was staying in Jasper Falls for good.

But less than six months later, she started dating another man and dragged Mika out to live in his apartment.

Only during winter and summer breaks would she toss Mika back to her grandparents.

Throughout her childhood and teenage years, Mika always looked forward to the days she got to go back to Grandma's house.

Living with her mother and whatever man she was dating always made her feel cramped and suffocated.

Only when she returned to her grandparents did it truly feel like coming home.

Grandma was a gentle woman, but Silas often kept a stern face. At first, Mika preferred her grandmother and was a bit intimidated by him.

That was until one day, when Grandma was too busy, Silas came to pick Mika up from kindergarten instead.

The old man caught a little boy throwing mud at Mika. Furious, he insisted on confronting the boy's parents.

When the boy's father finally showed up, he was a massive, heavily-built man in his thirties who looked downright vicious.

Mika had been terrified.

She was only four, and her grandfather was in his sixties.

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