Chapter 24: Strange Granny
After being kicked out of his friend’s house—even forgetting his luggage—Lucien wandered the streets until night fell.
His mind raced with thoughts. He considered reaching out to his sister for help, but quickly shook his head. He wouldn’t. She had just helped him with one million, and he still had that money. He could definitely find a place to stay and manage to buy a gaming pod with whatever was left. But how long would that last him?
He needed a permanent solution to his current mess, and relying on his sister or anyone else wouldn’t help. It would be like proving his father right. Not an option at all!
Whatever this was, Lucien was stubborn—he had to overcome it on his own.
He sat beneath a green tent pitched on the roadside where people could stop for a quick meal. The owner was an old granny who, Lucien felt, shouldn’t be working at her age. But there she was anyway. Life was cruel like that.
He wondered what the government was doing to help people like her live better. But it was clear that nothing was being done. If something was, she wouldn’t be working so hard just to survive.
That aside, she was an excellent cook. Lucien ate rice and soup at her place, and her soup was spicy and sweet. She even threw in chicken on the house.
Lucien was grateful for that.
But it had been over four hours since he finished eating, and he was still sitting here, thinking about what to do next.
The lady, as old and frail as she was, slowly made her way to the table where he sat and settled gently across from him.
Lucien shifted uncomfortably but felt trapped. He couldn’t just stand up—that would be incredibly rude.