From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent ( Anthea )
Chapter 330

After Sadie left, Healy returned to the room and relayed Sadie's message to Gerard without missing a single word.

Gerard was lounging on the couch, a laptop balanced on his knees, one hand hovering over the keyboard. Upon hearing Healy, his expression remained neutral, his face betraying no particular emotion. Then, he pressed the Enter key, clicked save, and closed the document. No one could tell if he really took the message to heart.

"Gerard?"

"Mhm." Gerard closed his laptop.

Healy continued, "Gerard, what are you planning to do?"

"Go back."

"Go back?" Healy, Kearney, and George were all taken aback.

Gerard nodded, "The Lindsay family's legacy isn't going to fall into the hands of strangers! If I don't go back, wouldn't that just play right into Edna and her daughter's hands? They'd love nothing more!"

He had to protect everything that belonged to the Lindsay family, especially the place his mother held.

George nodded in agreement, "Gerard's right! We should go back! We can't let that mother-daughter duo win!"

The three of them escorted Gerard downstairs. Reaching the bottom, they found Janet had also arrived.

Seeing Gerard descend, Janet was overwhelmed with emotion and ran to embrace him, crying, "Gerry, I'm so sorry! Grandma wronged you, it was my mistake! I promise I won't do it again! Can you forgive me?"

Janet was genuinely regretful. Before replaceing Gerard, she was terrified something bad had happened to him. Now, seeing Gerard, it was as though a huge weight had been lifted from her heart.

Gerard remained silent. Janet knew Gerard was angry. Any child would be upset under such circumstances.

"Gerry, I'm sorry!" Janet's hands trembled as she touched Gerard's swollen cheek, "Does it still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore." Gerard shook his head.

Seeing Gerard finally speak, Janet was overjoyed, "Gerry, does this mean you forgive me?"

Gerard's voice was tinged with emotion, "Grandma, I was never angry with you, just heartbroken. Heartbroken that you would choose to believe strangers over your own grandson, whom you raised. I always thought you knew me better than anyone else in the world."

Hearing this, Janet felt a surge of sorrow. She had hurt the child too deeply. She had failed him.

"Gerry! I'm so sorry! I promise I won't do it again!" Janet cried, hugging Gerard tightly, "Let's go home together, okay?"

Gerard nodded.

Seeing Janet personally apologize to Gerard, Healy, George, and Kearney all breathed a sigh of relief. At least Gerard wouldn't have to suffer any more grievances when he went back.

After exchanging a brief greeting with Sadie, Janet and Gerard left together.

Just as they settled into the car, Gerard seemed to remember something, "Stop the car, please."

"What's wrong?"

Janet was puzzled too.

Gerard opened the car door and hurried back towards Healy's house. Seeing him return, Healy curiously asked, "Gerard, why have you come back?"

"I forgot the cat," Gerard replied.

Kearney chimed in, "I thought you said you weren't keeping the cat?"

"I'm getting rid of it." As he said this, Gerard was already scooping up the cat.

"No way! Gerard, you'd throw it away and not even offer it to me?" Kearney had a soft spot for animals.

"It wouldn't be good for you. Better to just get rid of it."

Kearney: "..."

By the time Gerard got back into the car, he had a cat cradled in his arms.