Chapter 059

"What's up?" I asked the person I had tasked with looking after Mom.

Truthfully, Mom doesn't want to leave. I want her to enjoy her life without any burdens from me or anyone else. The fact is, they themselves don't want to leave the farm; it's where they want to live.

"They've all left the farm," the person informed me.

I wondered where they were planning to go.

"Just follow them," I instructed before hanging up.

Now I'm back at the house I built. It's simple, meant for Mom and me, without my name on it, knowing Dad might come after it.

If he's smart, I'm smarter.

"Cedric, where have you been?" I texted.

Cedric Aquino was my only college friend. Cedric is kind and unconcerned with social status. If he wants to be friends, he just is. Unlike others who shunned me for lack of wealth.

We hadn't talked much since graduation because his mom didn't approve of me. Cedric never said it, but I found out at graduation.

I still remember what his mom said. "Why befriend them? They have