Stanley Batton decided to yell at his son since he couldn’t yell at his wife.
“Sorry, Dad,” Leon Batton apologized sheepishly.
“Don’t blame him. I’m at fault, too,” Xyla Quest stated.
Lynette Batton walked over to her father and tugged his hand. “All right, Dad. Don’t be upset. Mom and Leon forgot about the time because they were too engrossed in the game.”
Stanley’s heart softened at his daughter’s pleading.
He no longer felt like yelling at Leon.
Although, he still frowned slightly and complained. “I don’t know what to do with you.”
With that, he caught his son's gaze. “I won’t punish you since you made your mother happy, but don’t lead your mother astray again.”
His son nodded even though he believed that his mother had willingly joined him of her own accord.
Leon was used to stuff like this since he was a kid, so he didn't let it bother him.
“To be honest, I joined him willingly,” his mother admitted.
“All right, let’s not talk about this. We’ll head home since it's so late,” Stanley informed them, and they readily agreed.
She then waved at Leon and led the rest out of the cyber cafe, keeping a low profile as they exited.
Fortunately, nobody noticed them as the other gamers were all focused on their computer screens.
Stanley drove his car, so he brought Lynette to his black Bentley Arnage, while his wife fetched Leon in her car.
As they drove home, she looked over at her son in the passenger seat. “I'll prepare the contract for you tomorrow since you’ve decided to become a professional gamer.”
He shook his head. “I don’t think a contract is necessary since we're a family.”
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