"Wait." Sean stopped Ned before turning around to confirm if Angeline and Xavier weren't looking.
"Angeline is a genius. She wasn't a genius because everyone said so," Sean whispered, "Although you lost part of your memory, you can look up Angeline's past.
"When Angeline was 13, she was recommended to Krontos University as a bachelor-straight-to-doctorate student. She gave up the recommendation because she chose to be with you. She wanted to grow with you."
"Let me get this straight, Ned. It's you who's holding a genius like Angeline back. She didn't assume she's a genius because everybody said so!" Sean said before closing the door, not even looking at the credit card Ned left.
Krontos Univesity didn't recommend Angeline to pursue a bachelor-straight-to-doctorate program because she showed her talent when she was 13. It was because people found out she was a prodigy when she was 13.
Even the chancellor of Krontos University felt regret that they didn't discover Angeline's talent at an earlier age. If she had received an education from a younger age, she could've already made some achievements by age 13.
When Sean found out Angeline had rejected the offer, he thought it was because she was still young and didn't know the purpose of furthering her studies at Krontos University.
However, he knew Angeline was merely held back by Ned when he saw her calm, determined eyes.
This was one of the reasons Sean disliked Ned.
Ned stood outside the door with his mouth agape.
He didn't know Angeline was offered a bachelor-to-doctorate recommendation at Krontos University.
"Mom, who's that guy?" Xavier asked.
"He's your mom's ex-classmate," Sean answered for Angeline while taking off his jacket.
Xavier looked unsatisfied with the answer. He gulped down his milk and ran back to his bedroom.
He took out his laptop and connected it to the surveillance camera at the entrance to screengrabbed Ned for investigation.
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