Chapter 362 Disagreemen (2/2)

”Yes,” Kyle admitted, ”I literally owe them my life, but you know as well as I do that I've been mapping my life myself. I show them respect but I will not put my life goals in their hands.”

”I understand that, brother,” Kay said softly, ”I really do.”

[But you should know better than anyone as well, brother. How much Dad gets hurt by your indifference to his opinions]

[And you know why, dear sister. I'm doing my best here but I can't ... swallow having to follow his plans or listen to it]

[Aren't you an actor? A ninja? A master of disguise? Why can't you just pretend?]

[Because at the very least, I should respect them. Him. I can't pretend to be their obedient son when I'm not. I just can't.]

[I'm not asking you to! Can't you just be more accommodating to their feelings? Especially Dad's feelings. He's always supporting you. Give in]

Ali, Xing Han, and Sam just watched the two twins silently glaring at each other.

Xing Han knew that they were most likely arguing telepathically, so he went back to eating his dessert. Slower.

He could see the agitation on Kay's face and Kyle's rather indifferent one, and knew that this was not going well. Whatever their greviences were, they weren't privy to it. Furthermore, when they were 'at it' like this, all of them knew.

Back off.

Sam turned to Ali and asked, ”So what about you? What are you thinking about or planning to do?”

Ali shrugged, ”I'll have to ask my parents about it. Most likely they'll have me finish school first before I can graduate.”

”If you feel like you're ready, we can just take the graduating exam,” Kyle stated, ”You don't exactly have to be in school for the entire 5 years before taking the exam.”

”You don't?” Ali asked in surprise.

”No,” Kyle replied, ”I wasn't planning to just leave school without something formal.”

He looked pointedly at Kay, ”I simply don't plan to stay in school. For secondary school, one can apply to take the exam as long as you are a student of a school and the school registers you. There is no age barrier.”

”As for college, I still do plan to enroll but only turn up for exams,” Kyle went on to explain, ”Just to get that fancy piece of paper.”

Kay was silent, not looking at Kyle.

She knew he would have taken into consideration all the formal education requirements, and the fact that the shareholders would still view that 'piece of paper' as being important. It was just that in his constant planning and desire to move ahead, he tends to forget his 'parents'.

It wasn't so bad with Mum. So long as Kyle showered her with attention and love, she was fine. She trusted him enough to do what is right and could see that he didn't need her 'permission' or guidance. She could let it go.

Dad, however, was different.

Perhaps it was a male thing? Dad just couldn't seem to accept the fact that Kyle never consulted him. Worse, Kyle didn't even seem consider him as a 'father figure' to listen to.

It was already apparent when they were kids, and it was only getting worse.