"He's alright." John dismissed all of her questions with a curt response.

Feeling ever more uneasy, Helen went on to say, "Chris will be graduating soon, so he has been working on his dissertation. He also told me he doesn't want to keep on studying after graduation. In fact, he is all grown up now, so I don't think he needs to keep on studying either. Why don't you let him come home? He can work under Pierre to help share his load."

Savoring his tea, John didn't give an immediate reply, which unnerved Helen. Ever since she was young, she had a hard time reading John, and despite having spent her life with him, she still failed to read his mind.

"Fine." It wasn't until a while later that John spoke.

A smile bloomed on Helen's face after having finally been relieved of her mental load.

coming to get her, the Fowlers arranged for her to stay in their house as a means to placate her. However, she was living in the guest room instead of the room they prepared for the

had yet to get married to Pierre would be an even greater humiliation. Although she knew Pierre was

was with him. Pierre shared an ambiguous relationship with

the door opened a crack before a small head popped into the room. "Mom, can you

irked her. "Why should I play with you? Why is that the only thing on your mind when your father has gotten involved

disdain. Thus, her raised voice was enough to send a shudder down

room. "I'm sorry, Jameson. I was so anxious as your

his senses, Jameson replied, "Okay." After that, Joaquin led him away from Meredith's room while she stared at the direction in which

when Pierre went missing, the atmosphere in Fowler Residence had been depressing. It made the two kids feel uncomfortable, so

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