No Substitutes for the Bigshots' Dream Girl Anymore!-Chapter 1925: Hayes Edwards Extra (82)

Grace Winter is two years younger than him, and by now, they have known each other for exactly twelve years.

Since kindergarten, Grace Winter has loved following him around.

When he was little, he always disliked Grace Winter. Sometimes he even dreamt of ways to shake off this little tag-along of his.

The angriest time was when he pushed Grace Winter, who was following him, to the ground, shouting loudly for her to stop following him.

Back then, he wondered if Grace Winter would cry, right?

She did cry, her eyes turned red, and the tears fell like pearls. But only two fell before she wiped them away herself, sniffling, she softly said to him, "Hayes Edwards, please don’t be mad, Grace will be good."

He thought, Grace Winter probably really liked following him, didn’t she?

After that, no matter how much he disliked it inside, he never drove Grace Winter away again.

Because she would cry, and kids crying could be very troublesome.

Later on, this following continued into school life. From kindergarten to primary school, and from primary to middle school.

Almost everyone around Hayes Edwards knew he had a little follower, Grace Winter, who seemed a bit silly, didn’t get mad when bullied, and wouldn’t cry either.

They all thought Hayes Edwards really hated Grace Winter, and would gossip about her behind his back.

Mocking her silliness, saying that he only let her follow him because he pitied her.

Later these words got back to Hayes Edwards... That day, if it weren’t for Little Fatty holding him back, they might have ended up fighting, and after that, Hayes Edwards cut ties with those people.

Was it worth it for a little follower?

The other boys were also frustrated and questioned Hayes Edwards like that.

Hayes Edwards, like an angry young lion, bristled with anger, "Grace is under my protection, if anyone dares to say a bad word about her, I’ll never let it go!"

That year, Hayes Edwards was still in primary school.

Grace Winter didn’t know about this matter. She was just very curious why the boys who used to hang out with Hayes Edwards were gone. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

At that time, Hayes Edwards just snorted, "What does it have to do with you? Do you still want the ice cream? If not, give it back to me!"

Grace Winter quickly protected her ice cream and took a big bite, muttering indistinctly, "I want it."

She didn’t ask about this matter anymore because she didn’t like those boys much either. She wasn’t stupid, she could tell who liked her and who didn’t.

Later on, Hayes Edwards went to high school, and they were at different schools, rarely seeing each other.

Every day when Hayes Edwards got home from school, it was already evening.

Fridays in the neighborhood were busier than usual. As Hayes Edwards entered the neighborhood, he saw two people under the streetlamp from a distance. One was Grace Winter, the other unrecognized, but seemed like a boy.

They seemed to be talking, Grace Winter wanted to leave, but the boy stopped her. She was a bit angry but didn’t know how to fight or curse, her eyes were red with anger.

The boy showed no sign of letting her go, continuing to talk to himself.

Hayes Edwards felt that this wasn’t any of his business. He gripped the bicycle handlebars, turned slightly, and was about to leave.

A minute later, he returned, parked his bike beside Grace Winter, ignoring the boy’s gaze, simply asking Grace Winter, "Aren’t you going home yet?"

The boy had a cold and rebellious look in his eyes, exuding an air of defiance and unapproachability, with his height adding to the intimidation.