VeryNovelChapter 1146: Brady, done with the conversation, gestured toward the door. "I need to shower. Unless you have something else to say, please leave, Mom." With that, he turned and headed toward the closet.
"Brady!" Noreen suddenly lunged forward and grabbed his arm desperately. "Don't do this!” When being tough didn't work, she tried a softer approach. "Donating bone marrow is risky, Brady! You just had surgery not long ago after the car accident. Your body isn't strong enough yet." "I'll be alright," Brady replied gently, trying to reassure her. "The doctors already took that into account. That's why they scheduled the procedure six months after my last surgery. I've been following their instructions, taking my meds, and staying active. I'll be okay." "How can you say that?" she pressed, panic creeping back into her voice. "No surgery is ever without risk." "Mom!" Brady raised his voice slightly, interrupting her. "Please stop. I'm not Astrid, I think things through before doing things. I've made up my mind, and I won't be swayed." There was a finality in his words that left no space for argument. Noreen's frustration burned hot in her chest, but there was nothing she could do.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtInside the closet, Brady pulled out his phone and immediately dialed Hadley's number to tell her everything. "Hadley, my mom found out about the surgery," Brady said as soon as she picked up. "She went through my bank statements. There was no way to hide it." “I figured that might happen,” Hadley replied calmly.
They had prepared for this moment, so she wasn't too shaken.
Thinking of Astrid's situation and the past, Brady gave her a heads-up. "If she shows up to stir up trouble, don't meet her alone. You call me, okay?" "Alright," Hadley said, though her voice carried a trace of unease. The thought of things spiraling out of control still worried her. "Brady, I'm really sorry you have to deal with all this." "Me? Not at all." Brady let out a small laugh. "Don't let it get to you. I'm alright, really." Sensing the heaviness in her silence, he continued in a softer tone, "Back when you cto our house, I really wished you'd stay. But I was just a kid then, I couldn't do anything. I'm sorry it took so long. But I'm not a child anymore. I'm here now, and I'll look after you. Joy's surgery will go well. I promise.” G al no vel s.holds tales worth reading "Okay." Hadley choked up and ended the call.
With Brady's reassuring words still fresh in her heart, Noreen's disapproval didn't matter.
Even if she cto cause a scene, it would only be a passing storm—nothing they couldn't endure.
Still simmering with rage, Noreen went to the hospital. She couldn't sit still. Her frustration only grew as the day dragged on, and by afternoon, she had made up her mind.
"Astrid, giveHadley's address." "Why?"
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Once she had the address in hand, Noreen stormed out heading straight ьке to Hadley's place.
Inside, Hadley was in the middle of decorating a cake when the doorbell scancake rang.
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