No Substitutes for the Bigshots' Dream Girl Anymore!-Chapter 1887 Hayes Edwards Extra (44)

"So, this is your gift."

Getting good grades makes you happy, and eating sweets makes you feel even better.

Hayes Edwards: "..." Who spread that rumor!

Seeing Grace Winter’s face filled with admiration, he swallowed his words and instead said, "It’s okay. It’s nothing impressive. You can do it too in the future."

Grace Winter blushed a little with embarrassment, "I... I don’t think I can."

Her brain is so slow; even in kindergarten, she learned arithmetic slower than other kids.

Getting first place...

Grace Winter didn’t think she could do it, and Hayes Edwards was just saying it casually.

Friday’s parent-teacher meeting, it was Father Edwards who came.

First and second graders were dismissed early, so Grace Winter accompanied Hayes Edwards to wait downstairs for the meeting to end.

But halfway through waiting, Hayes Edwards ran off to play games with some classmates.

Grace Winter could only hold two schoolbags, waiting in place.

The parent-teacher meeting ended half an hour later.

When Hayes Edwards came back, he saw his dad holding Grace Winter’s hand in one hand and carrying the two schoolbags in the other, smiling at him particularly "kindly."

That night, Hayes Edwards’ backside suffered again.

More than being upset about the bad grades, Father Edwards was angrier about Hayes leaving Grace Winter alone there and making her carry two schoolbags.

"Grace sees you as a good friend and trusts you unconditionally. That’s not a reason for you to leave her alone and ignore her."

At that time, Hayes Edwards didn’t understand this principle yet.

His rebellious phase came very early and lasted a long time.

In outsiders’ eyes, his attitude toward Grace Winter was always bad; sometimes, he would even get angry at her excessively.

But every time, Grace Winter would just smile at him with squinty eyes, smiling like a little sun, sweet and warm. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

She wouldn’t get angry, nor would she feel sad.

"Dummy." Hayes Edwards felt annoyed, reached out to grab his schoolbag, "Don’t wait for me after school anymore."

Fourth-grade dismissal time was a bit later than second-grade.

Grace Winter followed behind him, clutching her backpack strap, occasionally jogging a few steps, "No, I have to wait."

Hayes Edwards walked in front, not looking back, "What’s there to wait for? Can’t you go home yourself?"

When he was in third grade, he no longer needed parents to pick him up; the neighborhood was right next to the school, no need to cross the street, just a few minutes’ walk.

"But Aunt Edwards asked us to..."

"Do you only listen to others?" Hayes Edwards turned around, looking at her fiercely, "Can’t you make your own decision?"

Grace Winter stared at him blankly, her voice very small, "But... but I just want to follow you."

Hayes Edwards: "..."

With Grace Winter tagging along, he couldn’t play for a while after school before going home.

Since he couldn’t get rid of her, he came up with another plan.

"You sit here and wait; I’ll come find you after I throw a few balls."

They were still in school, next to the basketball court, with a gym nearby. Grace Winter stood under the teaching building, carrying a backpack, and holding another backpack in her arms.

The backpack in her arms was stuffed there by Hayes Edwards.

"When will you come back?" Grace Winter asked him.

Hayes Edwards said, "I’ll come back after I make three baskets."

Three baskets?

Seems quite few.

Grace Winter nodded, sitting on the stairs, "Be quick then."

"Got it." Hayes Edwards waved his hand impatiently and ran off.

The following week, Hayes Edwards kept coaxing Grace Winter like this, telling her to wait in place, that he’d be back soon.