Chapter 438 - Showdown (1/2)

Delilah burst into the room and ran right to Kyle. She cried again seeing all the injuries on him.

”Oh my! My baby! Are you okay?!” Delilah said, ”Of course you're not okay!”

”Mum, I'm fine,” Kyle assured her, ”This looks worse than it is. Really.”

The Agents had done their work very well. The hits were as such that it maximised effect but minimised damage. It was all external injuries - except for the knife wound but that was shallow. The pain was bearable and nothing more than normal injuries sustained during training.

He's had worse.

”This is the result of overconfidence and stupidity,” Patrick said sternly, ”What did you think you were doing?! Going out at night?? Where was your brain?! Do you know what you put your mother through!!”

Once Patrick started, it seemed to gain traction and escalate.

”Oh, Patrick, enough,” chided Delilah, ”He's injured right now. He's safe. That's all that matters.”

”Delilah! No,” Patrick replied, giving her a stern look, ”Not this time! He has been too wilful and irresponsible!!”

Delilah kept quiet immediately, looking down.

Patrick had a point, but she disagreed with him blasting away at Kyle when she just got him back. She hadn't even had time to hug him, or anything when he started.

Problem is, once the Smith Anger comes in, there was no point in raising any issue and the best was to keep quiet. Couldn't he have waited, though?!

Delilah was not happy.

Kyle, in the meantime, started to feel his own anger starting.

He was prepared for Patrick's scolding for the cover-up story they came up with had him slipping out like that. It was the only way to deflect the blame on Kay and the others.

However, he was NOT prepared for Patrick raising his voice at his mother. He did not like the tone of voice that he used. Even if he didn't have the sort of emotional connection most kids have with their mothers, it did not mean Kyle was apathetic towards her.

He loved her very much, in his own way and he was very protective of her as well. No person can disrespect his mother, even if it was his own father.

He glared at Patrick.

”What? Not satisfied?” Patrick demanded, seeing the way his son bristled on the bed, staring at him in anger.

This was the first time he had seen Kyle truly angry, and it triggered the anger in him as well. How dare this son of his not see what he had done wrong? Not only did he not feel remorse over his actions, he was rebellious like this?

Kyle was his son, damn it!