195. I Already Know

James Gardner was silent long enough for Riley Mackenzie to become increasingly uncomfortable.

James, come on, don't make me feel worse, Riley thought.

After a long silence while staring blankly, the young man who was shorter in height than Riley finally said, “It's ... quite a complicated matter. So complicated that I don't know how to tell you.”

He then smiled sadly and added, “But … no problem, now I can visit him.”

Riley swallowed hard, not knowing how to respond to James' words. His guilt hit his chest again and this time it all kept him silent.

Oh, why did James have to have the last name “Gardner”? Riley wondered again.

If only James' father was just a soldier who was killed and not Jody Gardner, he would have been able to immediately comfort the grieving James.

Unfortunately, his father was Jody Gardner whose death was related to his father's so he had a hard time coming up with words of comfort.

In fact, just to express his sorrow he could not do it.

Alen, who was still sta