NovelFastChapter 1144: The worst would be behind them. And Hadley truly believed that after this, life would finally turn toward joy and peace.
It was a quiet weekend morning when Brady was abruptly woken by loud, insistent knocks at the door.
"Who is it?" he called groggily.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Brady!" It was his mother, Noreen. "I'm coming in!" Before he could respond, the door burst open.
"Mom?" Brady sat up, still half-asleep, blinking at her. “What's going on? It's so early... Weren't you headed to the hospital?" Astrid was still admitted. Normally, Noreen would be visiting her by now.
"The nurses can manage Astrid." Noreen yanked the curtains open, flooding the room with sunlight.
"Ow!" Brady squinted and shielded his eyes. "Mom, that's way too bright..." "Is it?" Noreen snapped. “Your eyes might hurt, but that's nothing compared to the pain in my heart!" "What?" Brady blinked, confused.
Then it clicked. He sighed, fully awake now. "This is about Hadley, isn't it? Hadley is your niece, Mom! With that kind of connection, why does it upset you so much that I treat her with kindness?" "Kindness?" Noreen's eyes narrowed. "Then tellexactly what this 'kindness' looks like." "You already know," Brady muttered. “I bought her a car..." "And what else?" Noreen snapped.
He fell silent, jaw tightening.
Noreen scoffed. "You won't admit it, huh?" Ever since the situation with Astrid, Noreen had been interrogating him repeatedly—but he hadn't cracked. "You think you can keep secrets from me?" She sneered and threw her phone at him. "Then explain this! Why have you been going to the hospital so much? And why did you reserve two VIP rooms in the hematology department for next month? Who are they for?!" Latest chapters GalBrady froze. His mind snapped into full alert.
The screen showed his recent expenditures.
He should've known—his mother had always handled the family's finances. Even though she was slowly handing things over to him, it was still easy for her to keep tabs.
There was no point in hiding it anymore. He had already told Hadley they couldn't keep it secret forever.
Now that his mother knew, Brady remained calm and answered evenly, "They're for me."
"What?" Noreen looked at him like a he'd grown a second head. You're not sick He exhaled slowly. "I'm not sick. But..."
"It's because of Hadley, isn't it?" Noreen interrupted, eyes narrowing. "Is she sick?" "No," Brady said. "It's about her daughter. Joy."
"Her daughter?" Noreen blinked, recalling that Astrid once 1 Astrid once mentioned Hadley had a child. "She's sick? A blood disorder?" Share to your friends
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