The meal went by awkwardly. Sophia kept her head down as she ate, all the while fully aware of every single one of her hairs standing on end as she thought that she should find some time to clarify things with Claude.

Everyone hastily gobbled their food, leaving Claude and Michael to talk to each other.

“How old are you?”

“I’m 27 this year, Sir.”

“An older man trying to snap up a younger woman. No go. What’s your zodiac sign?”

“I’m a Pisces, Sir.”

“Your signs aren’t compatible with each other. I don’t approve of this. What do you work as?”

“I’m part of the performance branch in the military…”

“That doesn’t bring in the money. You’re not getting my seal of approval! How tall are you?”

“1.81 meters.”

 

“Too short. No thank you.”

Claude’s head was beaded with sweat due to his anxiety. It was the first time he was eating with this strict potential future father-in-law.

 

Michael’s face was as frosty as a primordial glacier, making Claude look as though he was about to ravish the former’s girl.

Then, Claude gave Sophia some food. “Here, Sophia, eat this. You’ll be able to recover faster if you eat more.”

Michael smacked Claude’s fork away with his own fork. “She doesn’t like that.”

After that, Claude poured some juice for Sophia. “Here, have some.”

Again, Michael smacked Claude’s hand away. “She doesn’t like that juice.”

Even when faced with Michael’s deliberate sabotage, Claude remained even-tempered. He simply accepted things graciously. Even Harry was so moved by this ‘future son-in-law’ of Michael’s that he couldn’t resist putting in a word for him. “Hey old chap, this is Claude’s first visit here. Quit heckling him.”

up at last, but he

all, he was about to take the girl that Michael had painstakingly raised all this while away. It was expected that Michael would antagonize him. When Claude thought

to stay behind to spend time with Michael. The whole party sat in the living room, unsure what to do. They either watched TV,

cold as an iceberg. At the same time, Sophia

was doing his best to find a mutual topic with Michael, but unfortunately, Michael was having none of it. He would simply grunt here

a karaoke machine, he decided to say something

and running, so Claude picked up

and the valleys are green, I’ll

the waiting, the

my darlin’, I promise you

hold

give up the

Forever I know.”

sang, his gaze fell upon Sophia. It was as though he put all his feelings into the lyrics, pouring all

look on her face

if a cold wind had blown over everyone. Even though they could feel the chill running

behind the scenes handling paperwork. Occasionally, he would compose a song or write some lyrics, but his singing still remained top-notch. His voice was clear and powerful,

song, Michael stood up. “I want

around the living room after Michael selected his song, resulting

picked up a microphone and began

winter wind blows, stinging

me, of

a pickaxe, hacking away at

at a loss for

he sang, Michael’s hawk-like eyes

end; he felt that he wouldn’t be able to escape

Claude prepared to leave, but Sophia felt that she should clear things up with him properly, so she spoke up unprompted. “I’ll see

Michael, but since he didn’t seem to be unwilling to let her

them like a wolf tracking its prey

quiet. Sophia walked with Claude to send him off, an expression of pain on her face, for she had no idea how to

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