Chapter 933

"Gil?" I repeated. The name threw me off for a second, but then it clicked—Alex must have meant Gilbert. When we sorted out Alex's paperwork and all the formalities, Aunt Tina and Uncle Jackson didn't bother teaching her how to properly address elders. So, she called me "Nance" and Uncle Jackson "Jack". It felt a bit disrespectful and rude, so I spoke up about it at the time. But Aunt Tina and Uncle Jackson didn't seem to care—they let her do as she pleased. That said, Alex only spoke that way to family. With anyone else, she was always polite and respectful. She would call Mr. Schneider "Uncle Bruce" and Josh "Mr. Carlson." But if she was calling Gilbert "Gil," that could only mean one thing—she already saw him as part of the family. "When I rolled down the hill, Gil held onto me the whole time. Because of that, he got seriously hurt—his bones are broken, and he still hasn't woken up. Nance, I'm so scared!" Alex said. A wave of worry and panic washed over her. She hugged me tig