"Exactly! Why are you staring in such a manner?! Does it mean that you wish to harass our son just because I gave the oyster to him?" Leena said, pretending to be serious. At moments such as this, Leena, as a mother, would definitely take her son's side.
"Do you think he's going to obey me unhesitatingly despite being an independent young adult?" Kevin asked helplessly, rolling his eyes. Looking at his wife and his son voicing support for each other aroused both rage and amusement in Kevin. However, he had grown accustomed to it recently and even had begun enjoying them. As long as he got to see the reciprocation of love between the mother-son duo, he'd remain happy and content.
"Of course he won't," Leena said softly, beaming. Although the times were changing quickly, their love toward each other had stood the test of time and was as rigid as ever.
"Or should we arrange a mountain life experience for him during his summer vacation?" Kevin proposed deliberately, with his shiny eyes.
"Well, I think that's a good proposal," said Leena, without much hesitation. She was completely in favor of Kevin's idea. As he was still too young and had been showing an invincible vigor recently, she thought that exposing him to the harsh realities of life was necessary to blunt his dash and render him a novel perspective of life.
"Well, you guys are going to decide my vacation plans without consulting me? Have I turned transparent yet again?" Richard asked desperately, being annoyed by their behaviour. As a matter of fact, Richard knew his protests would hit on deaf ears and he'd have to eventually accept their proposal, because their plan always seemed to be better than the counter proposals he could raise. As a result, he had gotten used to his apparently unscrupulous parents, discussing how to "punish" him right in front of him ignoring his very existence.
As time swept by, Kevin did what he had promised and fulfilled Leena's longheld dream of shooting wedding photos, and during that time, Spencer and Huey had returned to S City.
So the young adults, including Owen, got together at a compartment of KTV and held a discussion on their future plans. Compared to other talkative boys, Owen had much less words to yield.
"Owen, you are bound to graduate from your university within two years from now. Do you plan to work at FX International Group and embrace a career you abhor?" Spencer asked straightforwardly. The boy had inherited mixed traits from his parents including remaining calm and steady during times of crises, like Mr. Cold, his father, and being straightforward and fierce, like Belinda, his mother. It seemed that he indeed had a very contrasting character. But when the traits of both his parents exhibited concomitantly out of him, they sought to erupt in perfect rhythm.
"Well, I am not sure about it yet. My father keeps claiming that he will always respect my choice and opinion. In fact I am apprehensive regarding pursuing the career of an astronaut," Owen admitted with profound regret. Among all the boys around, he was always the renowned overthinking person, even though it mostly made him confused.
"It's all right. You're still quite young. So it means that you have plenty of time to eventually figure that out," Huey assured him. It was hard to ignore Huey's coldness, but it also made him seem more attractive. It was the extended attractiveness that quite often made people hesitate to take their eyes off him.
"Yes! I think so too," Owen said with a casual smile. He had dropped the issue. Many a time, he felt as if he was going through unnecessary pain.
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