The Brother I Could Never Call Again Chapter 11

The Brother I Could Never Call Again Chapter 11

Miles ran toward me.

Within moments, he was standing right in front of me.

He was slightly out of breath. His eyes sparkled as he looked at me.

The little boy who used to stand in front of me to protect me had grown into a tall, handsome man.

This time, I was finally able to get a good look at him.

He stood straight and confident.

The childishness had disappeared from his face. Only quiet elegance remained.

We hadn’t seen each other in years.

The last meeting had been so rushed that neither of us had even had time to feel nervous.

Now, standing face to face again, I felt both familiar and strangely shy.

I called softly,

“Miles?”

He frowned and signed: [I’m Scout.]

The moment I saw that, I relaxed completely.

We found a nearby café and sat down.

We talked for hours.

Well…

Mostly I talked.

Miles simply watched me with those bright eyes.

No matter how much I said, he never looked bored.

Whenever my throat became dry, he quietly slid a glass of water toward me.

Hours passed before I even realized it.

I told him everything about my life.

How I’d never had to worry about food or clothes. Funny stories from school. The dreams I had for my future.

The loneliness I’d carried for so many years finally had somewhere to go.

I even told him about my investments.

Using memories from my previous life, I’d multiplied the money I’d earned from part-time jobs several times over in the stock market.

“I can support myself now. I can even support you.”

Miles shook his head immediately.

“What? You think I can’t afford you? Don’t worry. I’m rich now.”

He kept trying to explain.

But every time, I interrupted him before he could finish.

Just then, someone hurried into the café.

“There you are! Everyone’s waiting for the meeting!”

The man in the suit rushed over.

The moment he saw Miles, he bent respectfully at the waist while complaining at the same time.

Only after finishing did he notice me sitting across from him.

I blinked in surprise.

Had Miles really become this successful?

Only after asking did I finally learn the truth.

Years after leaving the orphanage, Miles had found his biological father.

His mother had abandoned him after discovering he was born deaf.

Later, his father never had any other children.

Only then did she finally tell him the truth.

Miles had been brought back to his real family.

The story was brief. Absurd. And heartbreaking.

He didn’t want to say any more. So neither did I.

There would be plenty of time in the future.

College life was busy, but it was fulfilling.

Once a year, I returned to Ashbury.

I’d visit Mrs. Colleen. Take her in for her annual physical.

Sometimes I’d even bring her down to Seabrook to spend a few days with me.

Nora studied overseas.

For the next two years, we never saw each other.

Until my junior year.

One day, I received a message from her.

[I’m getting engaged!]

She invited me to come to the engagement banquet.

This time, it wasn’t an arranged marriage.

She’d met him while studying abroad.

He was an engineering student. A full-scholarship recipient.

Before meeting Nora, he’d never dated anyone.

Every word she typed overflowed with happiness.

As we chatted, she casually mentioned Grant.

[He works like crazy these days. He’s made a fortune.]

[There are women throwing themselves at him everywhere. But honestly, I think my brother really is made of stone. He never gets close to any of them.]

I smiled.

A successful man with no women around him?

I didn’t believe it.

Nora was his sister. Of course he wouldn’t let her know everything.

Just like in my previous life, I’d never once seen any of Grant’s girlfriends.

I had no interest in talking about him.

So I changed the subject and congratulated her instead.