Chapter 381 He Wanted to Run Away
48 Pearls
He had completely given up on this family; something inside him had shut down. And he’d started holding a grudge against his older brother.
Jean paused in thought for a moment, then started typing.
Jean texted: “So that’s how it was. If that’s the case, I can understand why he is the way he is now–why he thinks the way he does. No wonder things are kind of weird between him and our older brother too… I guess he’s just never been able to move on from that time. But thankfully, things are much better now. I was actually the one who helped bring him home and set up a meeting with our older brother. Their relationship has gotten a lot better since then.”
Dalton asked: “I’m really curious–how did you manage that? It’s hard to imagine him being persuaded…” Jean let out a mischievous laugh before typing again.
Jean texted: “I used special tactics. Took a lot of effort to finally get him to agree…”
Dalton couldn’t help but grow curious.
Dalton asked: “What kind of special tactics?”
Jean curled her lips into a smirk. Of course, she’d just played into Winston’s interests–joined the same game he was obsessed with, got close to him through that, and tricked him into letting his guard down…
But that wasn’t something she could say out loud. She’d have to brush it off.
Jean texted: “That’s kind of hard to explain, haha… Anyway, the point is, he’s really changed for the better. Whether it’s with Mom, our older brother, or even with me… things are improving. He used to be ever colder than he is now. It was scary–he even seemed a little aggressive. But…”
Dalton prompted: “But what?”
Jean asked: “But he’s still so cold to you… I mean, you guys became friends way back then. You’ve known each other for years. You even said he opened up to you. So… how did things end up like this between you two? What happened between you?”
On the other end, Dalton didn’t reply right away. It was like he’d fallen silent.
Jean bit her lip, then hesitantly sent another message.
Jean texted: “Is it not okay for me to ask? You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to.”
But Dalton suddenly responded right away.
King
Dalton texted: “It’s not that you can’t ask… I was just thinking about how to explain it.”
Jean replied: “No rush. Take your time.”
Dalton fell silent again. About half a minute passed before he started typing.
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Dalton texted: “Back then, we were practically inseparable. Honestly, I felt like I was the only friend Winston had. He really believed his family had abandoned him, and he didn’t have anyone else—so we got super close. I honestly thought it would always be that way. And for a few years, it was. At least until we
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Chapter 381 He Wanted to Run Away
hit middle school..
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So Winston and Dalton had been friends ever since they met at eight years old, all the way through middle school–that was a long time to stay close.
Jean couldn’t help but press her lips together. Could that many years
Something serious must’ve happened for things to turn out like this.
of friendship really fall apart so easily?
There was still no reply from the other side. Jean couldn’t help but prompt him-
Jean texted: “What happened when you guys were in middle school?”
Dalton waited more than ten seconds before replying again.
Dalton texted: “Back in middle school, one day, your brother suddenly came up to me and told me, he wanted to run away from home…”
