Chapter 472

"You just need to follow Yanyan’s lead, don’t worry about anything else. I heard from her you're getting special training soon anyway. Once summer break’s over, it won’t be too late to start helping." Miles Ackerley stayed quiet for a beat, then turned to Broderick Ackerley and said, “Bro, I’m sorry.” Finally saying those words lifted a weight off his chest. He’d been holding that apology in for too long, thinking about it but never daring to say it out loud. Now that he had, it didn’t feel nearly as hard as he imagined. Broderick reached out and gave Miles a pat on the shoulder. Sure, Miles seemed a little more mature now, but who knew how long that would last? Still, whatever comes next—they’d cross that bridge when they got there. Leslie Green had been swamped until four in the afternoon before finally calling Miles over. “Miles, strap on the sandbags and run another twenty kilometers.” “What? Do you even know what time it is?” “One more word and I’ll make it thirty.” Miles zipped i