Go After My Ex-wife
Chapter 856 A Shadow in Red

"Grandma, I know that and I will deal with the school affairs accordingly. Don't worry about me." Raeleigh didn't want her Grandma to worry too much, but she still told her about the people who bullied her in class.

The old lady was a reasonable woman and she understood the struggles. Her granddaughter was very dignified and beautiful, and was also outstanding in her studies. Not to mention in such an expensive school, even if it was an ordinary school, there would be a lot of bullies who picked on poor people.

"But society is like this. There are too many frauds and scammers out there. If you don't learn to protect yourself and get along well with this society, then you can't establish a foothold in this society." The old lady sighed, because she did not have the ability to protect her granddaughter.

Raeleigh held her grandmother's arm and smiled without saying anything.

The old lady didn't forget Scarlette. She said, "Scarlette doesn't look like an ordinary person. You have to be careful when she's by your side. I am never wrong when it comes to people, this child..."

The old lady hesitated for a while and said, "The human heart is deep and deceitful, you should be more vigilant."

"Alright, Grandma." Raeleigh did not say anything more. She helped the old lady get to the nearest vegetable market.

The place was not very large, and the food market near her grandmother's house was very small. So, she and her Grandma went in and began to choose the raw ingredients they needed to cook dinner that day. Raeleigh bought a fish specially for her. Throughout her life, the old lady didn't like many things, with the exception of fish. She loved fish.

Raeleigh had known that her grandmother liked eating fish since she was a child. However, she would always hold back, giving the fish meat to Raeleigh while she ate only the bones. Her grandmother would always say that Raeleigh should eat the meat, as it was nutritious, and would help in her growth and development. She always said that she would not let her granddaughter have stunted growth due to the lack of nutrients.

When she grew up, she couldn't eat any more. Raeleigh still had 100 dollars that she had saved from her game earnings. She bought some vegetables and fish that day. The old lady did not stop her as they had a guest.

When they returned home, they found that Scarlette had laid down to sleep. Raeleigh helped her grandmother inside to take a seat. Seeing that Scarlette was still asleep, she went to prepare dinner on her own. The old lady thought to herself about Scarlette, "This child is so careless."

She had fallen asleep while looking after the house.

After Raeleigh finished preparing the dishes, the old lady woke Scarlette up to eat. She was still groggy when she opened her eyes and saw the two people in front of her. She remembered Raeleigh but the old lady...

It took her quite a while to remember who the old lady was.

"Come, eat, I don't know what you like to eat. What do you like to eat? I'll have Raeleigh cook it for you in the future when you visit here." The old lady cut her a piece of fish and Scarlette immediately handed her bowl and received it. No matter what was served, she would love it.

The old lady had a good impression of Scarlette. On the way to the market earlier, Raeleigh had mentioned that Scarlette did not have a family as she was an orphan. Regardless of whether it was true or not, the child seemed alright.

After dinner, the old lady went to watch TV. Raeleigh showed Scarlette around the place. When they were about to go to bed, the two of them took out their laptop and connected it to the wi-fi hotspot from their cell phones and started gaming.

"It's late. Why don't you rest?" The old lady had slept Tristany. She didn't know what Raeleigh was doing, only that she wasn't sleeping, so she enquired about it out of concern.

"There is this game online where we can make money. I have played it with Scarlette for quite some time now. Although it's not much, it is enough to cover my living expenses. Grandma, you can go to sleep first and don't worry about us."

The old lady was not worried when she heard that. She knew that the child she raised was not someone who was addicted to games. If it weren't for those little living expenses, then she wouldn't have been bothered.

"Go on and play, but don't stay up too late." The old lady went back to her room to sleep. There were two rooms in the house. One of them was the old lady's, and the other one was where Scarlette and Raeleigh slept in.

Raeleigh's room was not spacious, and it had been used to store some sundries.

Normally, Raeleigh would not stay here. Even when she came back for a visit, she would just sleep together with her grandmother in her room. Raeleigh had told her grandmother that they did not need to have such a big place. Just a room and a dining area would suffice. Her grandmother, who was frugal, had managed to hash it out with the landlord and rent a two-bedroom place.

The old lady said that Raeleigh was a grown woman and that she can't stay with the old lady for the rest of her life. Besides, this was the age where she should have a boyfriend. So, what if the boyfriend dropped by? He would need a place to stay too, hence the two rooms instead of one.

In fact, the old lady also understood their condition. It was not easy for Raeleigh to find a boyfriend as long as she didn't have to work and was still studying.

It was not due to the old lady's greed or vanity. It was because the old lady thought that Raeleigh was not the kind of person who would find a boyfriend casually. If the family's conditions were poor, to put it bluntly, then the old lady would not be willing. Consequently, if the family's conditions were too good, the old lady was worried that Raeleigh would be bullied.

In other people's eyes, Raeleigh might be an ordinary child, but the old lady always thought the opposite. So, when it came to finding a boyfriend, let alone one that had no money, even if he was rich and had a high status, the old lady might not be willing to let her marry him.

The old lady was not going to hide the fact that she was a trash collector either. She neither stole nor did she rob, and had raised a child to adulthood depending only on the work of her own hands. She would think that she was better and stronger than those who made a living out of selling one's body.

If Raeleigh's future boyfriend could not see this point of hers, then based on that alone, the old lady will not be willing to have any further discussion on the continuation of his and Raeleigh's relationship.

"What does a person want to live for? It is for this speck of stubbornness. To put it plainly, one needs to grow and have a backbone!"

It didn't matter if he or she was poor. As long as they did not steal or rob, then they would still have a spine and preserve their dignity.

It was alright if only one person slept in Raeleigh's room, but two people was a tight squeeze. After dinner, the old lady had asked one of them to sleep in the empty room, but Raeleigh declined, saying that she never liked sleeping in other people's rooms, and that there would be a moldy smell. Instead, she asked Scarlette to go over. Scarlette refused as well. She said that she had stayed in all kinds of rooms before once even in one that had rats. So, at that moment, she didn't have a problem with squeezing a little tighter to sleep with another person.

After the old lady left, Raeleigh and Scarlett began to play the game. As they played, Scarlett said to Raeleigh, "Why don't you find someone to take you with them? When will you become an expert if you keep playing like this?"

"I'm fine now. You can find Shadowless Hadrian. I'm good here." Raeleigh was quite a natural. She snorted with disdain and left quickly.

Raeleigh was the only one left. She found a treasure box in the game that she could open. She opened one that had 200 dollars and was satisfied.

"Why have you stopped playing?" With a look of surprise on her face, Scarlette asked as Raeleigh packed up the computer and put it aside. "I opened a Treasure Box just now and sold it for 220 dollars. I will buy an outfit for Grandma tomorrow."

Scarlette was speechless. "What logic is this? It isn't even eight o'clock yet and you're already calling it a day? Just because of the two hundred dollar treasure chest, what if you open a two thousand dollar one?"

Raeleigh did not listen to her words. She tidied herself and lay on the bed. "To begin with, one is already guaranteed to lose at least half the time when it comes to gambling. Don't be fooled by the 'logic' that seems obvious before your eyes. You can rest, store your money and energy, and if you have good fortune, then the two thousand dollar option will still be there for the taking."

Scarlette didn't know what to say. "Go to sleep then. I'm going to play without you. Ye of little faith."

Scarlette continued to play and it didn't take long for Raeleigh to fall asleep.

Scarlette noticed that besides Hadrian, a shadow in red appeared. After communicating two lines, she shut the laptop.

Raeleigh and Scarlette got up Tristany the next day and went out Tristany. They bought some things from the morning market and went out again after breakfast. They bought some stuff for the old lady to wear and use.