Chapter 206 - Dinner (2/2)
Within five minutes of sitting down, the entire Tobion family had arrived. The people that Sato knew Melanie and Alex, who were Gray's parents had entered the dining hall first. Following which was Alex's younger brother, Michael Tobion and his family. His wife, Hailey Thompson had three children, Gabriel, James and Mia. The three children were 21, 16 and 11 respectively. That day, Gray's brother, Noah Tobion was on an overseas trip and could not make it.
Gray did his best to explain to Sato about his family. He himself was not prepared for this and could only let Sato greet them individually as Gray introduced to them his boyfriend. By now, word had already spread to everyone in the Tobion family loop that Gray was gay. There were obviously some disagreements like Gray's father, but on Michael Tobion's side of the family, they did not particularly care about Gray's homos.e.x.u.a.lity.
”Well, my family is happy to finally meet you, Sato.” With a welcoming tone, Michael spoke on behalf of his family. His three children sat at the table, well-behaved. The oldest son, Gabriel had gotten a closer look at Sato who was the same age as him. He smiled warmly as he could tell that Sato was nervous to be around so many people.
”It is nice to meet you and your family, uncle.” Sato greeted back as he should.
”How are you, Sato? Are you feeling better now?” Melanie asked with a concerned look.
”I am able to speak better now. Walking long distances is still tiring though.” Sato came clean about his condition. It was certain that everyone around the dining table had heard about his kidnapping.
”That is good then. Later come over to our home. Auntie brewed some herbal medicine that will help to boost your muscle weakness.”
”Thank you, auntie.”
”Okay, let us begin eating. I am sure everyone has better things to do than sit around the dining table.” Byron stopped everyone's pleasantries. The family began their dinner meal together.
Throughout the meal, Byron was conversing with Sato about chess knowledge. Very rarely at home would the old man have someone to talk to about his hobby. This was right up Sato's alleyway as he was still feeling nervous about having so many people over at the Tobion house. In the end, the other family members started talking amongst themselves and did not have the chance to ask much about Sato.
By the end of the meal, everyone said their goodbyes while Sato was asked by Byron to stay behind to play some chess. The young man obliged since he actually enjoyed interacting with Gray's grandfather. Gray, on the other hand, was happy to see that his grandparents were happy to interact with his boyfriend. His head was moody whenever he thought back to his father who quietly ate his meal on the other side of the table.