On the other side, Hyunjae fooled around, being too busy picking up girls, playing with cars, getting involved in fights, and had amassed plenty of stains on his record. He was known as a useless failure.

Even so, Mr. Oh still didn't have the heart to see everything he had conquered fall into the hands of an outsider.

Sehun didn't have the Oh family's blood, regardless of how perfect he was. Plus, his wild ambitions had already surfaced.

It was only a matter of time before this staged father and son relationship collapsed, but it wasn't time for the final confrontation yet.

"How is the company lately?" Mr. Oh asked as he took the apple.

"Pretty good."

"I hear there's a product-ordering convention next month in France, and you've arranged Hyunjae to go."

"Yes, he's old enough and has to take on some responsibilities. He'll start to gradually take care of the company with me." Sehun remained smiling.

However, Mr. Oh grew more unsettled at the sight of this, as if there was a ticking time bomb that could explode any moment.

"Hyunjae is still young and immature, so don't give him anything too important. He still doesn't have the ability yet."

"No, Father, I think he has been keen to learn lately. I think very highly of him."

Mr. Oh didn't know what to say, and so he chewed on the apple without another word.

"Dad, I heard my younger sister Lisa came over today," Sehun said nonchalantly, as he held the sharp fruit knife in his hands.

Mr. Oh's hand that was holding the apple shook slightly, and then he finally sighed and purposely said, "I'm too old now, and I've become useless. I actually began to miss that kid, Lisa."

"Yeah, I could see that she's a really nice girl last time at Granny's funeral," Sehun said as he smiled.

"But that child doesn't seem to want to forgive me, no matter what. I don't even know if I can hear her call me 'dad' before I die." Mr. Oh seemed emotional.

Sehun reached out his hand and patted the back of Mr. Oh's palm as he comforted, "She will, dad, don't worry. Lisa isn't that cold-hearted, she'll definitely come back, I promise."

"Do you... know Lisa well, privately?" Mr. Oh inquired.

"I really like her as a little sister, but she doesn't seem to like me. She won't even say hi when I see her. I'm really stuck, I want to approach her as an older brother and take care of her, but she won't even let me."

"Oh..." Mr. Oh seemed to sigh in relief.

"What? Dad, did Lisa say something to you?"

"No."

Sehun only smiled and said nothing else when he saw Mr. Oh's expression.

*

On the way back, Lisa took her mother to a shopping center near their home, and she bought some warm fall clothes and shoes for her mother.

Her mother keep saying that it was enough, but Lisa knew it was because she didn't want her to spend too much money.

"Don't worry Mom, I got a new position and it pays quite well. I am capable of supporting you and Haruto better now."

"There's still no need to spend money extravagantly, earning money is still hard," sighed her mother.

Then, under Lisa's continual insistence, her mother finally agreed to eat out at a restaurant.

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