Chapter 209 - The Marriage Partnership (1/2)
When Gray and Sato finished walking the garden path, they arrived at Gray's parents home. Melanie headed downstairs to welcome the two. The first thing she did was to ask the care takers to heat up the herbal medicine for Sato. Today had been a long and tiring day for the young man. Sato took the time to rest by leaning on Gray's shoulder. The atmosphere in the living room was quiet, but cozy.
Knowing to not disturb the mood in the room, she went back upstairs to talk with her husband. Alex's study room was in the rightmost room on the second floor. She headed inside to see Alex busy working on his computer. Regardless of that, she asked her husband, ”So when are you going to start interacting with your future son in law?”
Alex knew that this question was going to come out of his wife's mouth any day. He had been hoping that such a topic would never come along. Just thinking about it already made the middle aged man's head hurt. ”Can I just never talk to him?”
”Alex… Dear…” Moving around the work desk and standing behind her husband, Melanie gave him a shoulder message. ”What is stopping you from accepting Sato as Gray's lover?”
”Many things.”
”What things?”
”Just…Thinking that my oldest son is gay, it just doesn't fit right with me.” The excuse that Alex gave sounded very forced.
”Huh?” Melanie quickly picked up on it, ”Alex Tobion. I have been married with you for over three decades. Do you think I cannot pick up when you are lying straight at my face?”
”I…”
”Spit it out.”
Alex sighed before telling the truth, ”Do you remember the World Meeting that was organised five years back?”
”Yes. The one where the leaders of every country had gathered for a meeting? You had went to the meeting too correct?”
”Yes. I had went to that meeting. The major powerhouses of every industry had went to the meeting too, including the two big family.”
”That is expected. After all, just like us, they control many industries around the world.”
”So, five years ago, the Lee family's head had approached me for a meeting. Of course, there was no way I could say no to that.”