Pregnant and Favored: See You in the Morning, Young Master novel Chapter 1847

Shaking his head, Ian replied, “Far from it. Long-lasting relationships can only be maintained if both parties are willing to go through thick and thin together. If I don’t test them now, they’ll suffer after their marriage.”

…What a warped perception… Still, they knew better than to stick their noses into this. Their trains of thoughts were cut short when Ian added, “Anyway, what’ll it be? Will you two continue living with us? Or with the Lockharts?”

Upon hearing that, the duo could only exchange grim glances… The truth was, their actual parents had come over earlier that day, hoping to reunite with them. Naturally, this put the two in a dilemma. After all, not only had they been living as Frankstons from the day they were born, but they also had close bonds with Homer and Yasmin too. Alas, the fact remained that this wasn’t their real home…

In the end, Jacob couldn’t help but ask, “…Have Mom and Dad said anything about this?”

“They haven’t, nor do I think they will. After all, they’ve always seen you as their kids, and since Jenna died not too long ago… I believe that you two leaving would upset them even more.”

“…But Xavia clearly dislikes us… We wouldn’t want to affect the family’s peace…”

Chuckling in response, Ian replied, “Have you two ever looked in the mirror before? It only makes sense for her to imagine the same thing since you two look so glum all the time!”

…It’s not like they were doing it on purpose! They just had resting bitch faces, and they were introverts to boot… What’s more, they still didn’t have any idea how to approach her…