No Substitutes for the Bigshots' Dream Girl Anymore!-Chapter 1894 Hayes Edwards Extra (51)

"Then let’s buy a little, she just likes these childish things."

Even though he said that, when choosing fireworks, he picked the ones Grace Winter liked. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

On New Year’s Eve, as the last countdown number dropped, colorful fireworks exploded under the night sky.

From afar to nearby, one blast after another brought a rare clamor to the night.

Many people in the community were also setting off fireworks, accompanied by children’s laughter.

Hayes Edwards was also downstairs with a few other friends setting off fireworks.

He was happy, but he always felt like something was missing.

"Why didn’t Grace come?" one little boy suddenly asked.

Hayes instinctively replied, "She went back home."

That’s right.

Grace Winter went back home.

Even though she was quite annoying as a sidekick, once you got used to her, it was quite unadaptable when she left.

On the second day of the New Year, Hayes was awakened by a knock on the door of his room.

Mother Edwards said from outside, "Hayes, Grace wants to talk to you, do you want to say a few words to her?"

Hayes thought Grace Winter had come back, but when he sat in the living room without even changing his clothes or washing his face, he realized his mom meant a video call.

As soon as Grace saw Hayes appear on the screen, she smiled and waved at him, "Hayes Edwards, did you miss me?"

Behind her, you could see a small vegetable garden in the yard, although it’s winter, there was still green visible, indicating it was well-maintained.

Hayes’s attention was pulled back by Grace’s voice, a bit awkward in front of his parents, "It was okay."

Grace said, "I missed Hayes Edwards a lot."

She smiled, eyes arched, with two sweet dimples on her cheeks.

Seeing the two kids chatting happily, the parents left them alone.

Grace enthusiastically introduced Hayes to her current residence via video call, even showing him the small radishes in the vegetable garden, and also the two little dogs the family kept.

"This one’s called Bloomy, and this one’s Dotty, they knew each other since they were young, growing up together, just like me and Hayes Edwards."

She held the phone with both hands, a bit unaccustomed, the camera often at an upward angle, sometimes misaligning, and while talking about the dogs, they saw a duck instead.

Hayes: "...Yeah, very cute."

The call lasted for almost an hour and a half, and it was only when Grace was called for a meal that she hung up.

Before hanging up, she even asked Hayes, "Did you buy any pretty fireworks?"

Hayes thought about that bag of fireworks and said deliberately, "No, I don’t like buying those things."

Grace said, "It’s okay, I bought some. When I return, we’ll set them off together."

"Got it, aren’t you going to eat, hang up already." Hayes appeared a bit impatient, but his eyes remained on the phone screen.

Grace, with good temperament, waved at him, "Bye-bye, Hayes Edwards."

The call ended.

Mother Edwards came over and ruffled her son’s hair, "Hayes actually misses Grace too, right?"

Hayes pursed his lips, saying nothing.

Father Edwards chuckled from the side, "Growing up together since childhood, of course you miss her."

Hayes certainly wouldn’t admit it.

Amidst the lively New Year celebrations, the weather suddenly turned cold.

At the crack of dawn, the sky began to sprinkle rain, mixed with tiny hailstones, hitting the windows with a ’pitter-patter’ sound.

Hayes groggily got out of bed.