Chapter 774

Cody said, "They would invite that lady and her kid over, then they'd ask me if she and my dad would make a good couple." The more Cody spoke, the angrier he got. He snarled, "They simply wanted to set my dad up with the lady, and they wanted my help! If I rejected them, they would say I wasn't as mature as her son!" Steven thought it was inappropriate for elders to say such things to a child, but he wondered if people really did things that bizarre. Just then, the phone rang again. Cody answered coldly, "What do you need from me?" Gary and Julia spoke in unison. "Your dad hasn't been in touch with us. Do you know where he is?" Without hesitation, Cody said, "No." Even if Cody knew, he wouldn't have told them. He continued, "When Mommy and I moved out, you told us never to return and swore you'd never contact us. So what now? Do you regret it?" Cody didn't want to sound harsh, but he no longer wanted any ties with his grandparents—he just wanted to end the call quickly. His gr