Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted

Leighton hesitated to share these thoughts with Nicole.

It was mainly because during their previous "relationship" publicity stunt, Nicole unintentionally bumped into his family while they were together.

Except for his cousins, no one else in his family knew that their relationship was a charade.

They were ecstatic to see Nicole and insisted on treating her to meals.

Despite Nicole's tough demeanor around him, she knew exactly how to act around elders.

She addressed them as grandpa, grandma, uncle, and aunt, melting everyone's hearts.

Even his father, who typically disapproved of entertainment industry stars, seemed to approve of her, silently expressing, "You've done well, kid, finding such a beautiful and remarkable partner." Nicole's behavior made Leighton question if his previous perceptions of her were biased or exaggerated.

But after they finished eating, she surprised him in the car, saying, "Didn't realize you're such a mommy's boy, needing your mom to clean your fish for you." "Mommy's boy" were the two words Leighton despised the most.

It all began when he was in middle school.

One morning, his mother showed up at school with milk for him.

He had overslept and rushed to school without eating breakfast.

His mother was worried he'd be hungry, so she brought him food.

mother wasn't tall, only

wasn't short, she believed a child's height was determined by the mother's

grow tall enough, so she

he'd waste it,

day was

his meal,

some gossiping classmates witnessed

hug him" to "Leighton

hot-headed, ended up hitting the gossiping classmates, landing him in

him, insisting violence wasn't becoming

he blamed her

him at school, the

longer a child, he disliked being

numerous rejections, she

the first time, he vented his anger

remained silent,

learning of the

for his poor academics and inability to discern right from

his mother's intervention, he