Chapter 97 Dust Settles (2/2)

Within an hour, they arrived. The first thing Delilah did was to hug Kyle tightly then inspect his hands. After that, Kyle had to sit down and listen to her nag for an hour while Kay helped Master Shifu in the kitchen. Patrick simply sat at the sofa and listen to his wife berate him, get worried, scold then cry a bit, get angry again and then hugged Kyle again.

The constant circle of anger-to-crying-to-anger was quite taxing, really.

Finally, Kay came and invited them to the dining table for a late dinner. Just as Delilah was going to start again, Patrick quietly said, ”Now, that's enough, my dear. I'm sure Kyle has understood the gravity of what he had done.”

Delilah looked a bit unhappy about that but accepted it.

”So how long have you been doing this?” Patrick asked as they began eating.

”A couple of years now,” Kyle replied slowly, ”Though I only began seriously when I transferred here.”

”You mean you started last year?!” Delilah almost screamed it. She couldn't imagine Kyle doing this by himself outside. What was he thinking??

”Yes, but it wasn't like what you saw today, Mum,” Kyle said placatingly, ”It was more of climbing trees and scaling up the walls using ropes. It was more to exercise than anything else, but I really found it fun. It was only after I found Rock5 Gym here that I started the sport seriously.”

”So tell me about this Rock5 Gym,” Delilah demanded.

The rest of the night was spent with Kyle giving up his made-up story about the gym and Cole, plus the competition that was going to be held at the end of the month. It took a lot of sweet talk from Kyle and puppy dog faces from Kyle before Delilah finally agreed to let him compete, after securing the promise that if they did not qualify, he would drop the sport. At least, not to do it without equipment.

Master Shifu simply smiled, nodding his head while he listened to everything. He had been shocked at first when he saw Kyle scaling the wall but he was quick to see the Rock5 Gym harness. He knew Kyle would have a back-up story, so he didn't need to ask. As for the scolding ... Delilah was doing more than enough of that.

☆...:*・° THE NEXT DAY ☆...:*・°

Everyone was ready and was heading out of Master Shifu's place at 7am. It was a 30mins drive to Mall T and everyone bundled into the car. Delilah made sure that Kyle had changed the dressing on his hands and he was okay before she finally was satisfied enough to let them go.

”Hi Mack!” Kyle greeted as he went in the front seat.

”Good morning, Master Kyle,” Mack, the driver, greeted him.

Patrick and Delilah sat at the back while Kay didn't join them. After all, she had not been involved in the rescue. Kyle was glad that she wasn't going to be there - he didn't want her face to be shown to all the hungry wolves out there. Even though the newspapers already got some pictures of her, none of them had a clear shot at her face.

Right now, Kyle had been forced to wear a suit by Delilah and he kept tugging at the collar. It wasn't buttoned up all the way, but he still felt like it was choking him.

”Mum, I feel like a penguin. Is this really necessary?” Kyle asked for the umpteenth time.

”Yes, unless you don't want to continue your rock climbing,” Delilah replied calmly.

Kyle sighed and leaned back on the chair.

He was wearing a dark Giorgio Armani suit and a white shirt with small thin blue pinstripes that only served to make him look more distinguished and added another layer of gorgeousness to his already outstanding features. His lean, muscular physique was moulded by the suit and further accentuated. Added to that, Delilah had styled his hair to complement his sharp features.

In short, Kyle hardly looked like a young student - but a very young businessman.

The suit was comfortable but he still didn't like wearing it. Even if it was a Giorgio Armani suit! He liked jeans and if it was up to him, he'd even go to work wearing jeans! Kyle knew what his mother was trying to do but it didn't mean that he liked being decked up like that. Even if he did look good in it.

What Delilah aimed to do was essentially, portray Kyle as the very capable heir of the Smith Industries. The rescue merely added another depth of his character; Kyle wasn't just someone good looking. He was a strong and person, someone capable of being a good leader. Patrick approved and felt that they would use this interview session to slowly introduce Kyle to the public.

Kyle sighed. Perhaps his parents' intentions were for the best. Then his lips curled upwards to a small smile as he thought of what he's going to do during the interview.

She wanted an heir to the Smith Industries, right?

Who said one couldn't have fun doing it? Right?