Lyon insisted on putting aside what he had just realized through his two eyes. Ignoring a heart that rumbled violently for some reason. Lyon tried to be calm and cool like he always did.
Lyon walked to the top of the podium when his name was called by the event guides to receive the first prize in the horse race the other day. Lyon continues to walk on its long legs without looking towards the right corner where Steven is sitting with Petra side by side. However, the temptation to move his neck in that direction was so great that Lyon broke out in cold sweat because he was holding back the urge.
Lyon stood tense after receiving the trophy, the host asked himself to give a little speech on his victory. Lyon was frustrated that no one told him to make a speech after receiving the trophy. Years ago it wasn't like this.
"Thank you for the trophy. To be honest I did not prepare myself to speak in front of the stage for five minutes like this. It seems that the host wanted to stand beside me tonight ..." Lyon said opening the conversation and inviting laughter from most of the guests.
Lyon glanced at the woman in her thirties who was hosting the event then smiled sweetly. Just a small talk to be grateful instead of cursing it silently. From where he was standing Lyon could see where Steven was sitting who was busy talking and laughing with the girls rather than listening to his speech. Lyon's chest is getting hot.
"I dedicate this trophy to my mother and father who are now in Estonia because of something urgent. Many thanks, I do not forget to say to the coach and the people who have supported me all this time. I am nothing without you. One thing. Again, I want to dismiss the unpleasant notions about how I could become the first champion for three consecutive years. All of it is more because of effort and hard work alone and there is no relationship and influence from Levi's extended family, even though there is Levi's name behind my name. three factors influence a person in success, namely a lot of hard effort, a little luck, and less factor of one's talent. Thank you." said Lyon, then immediately stepped off the podium into his seat.
Applause accompanied Lyon's journey to his seat. There were Lisa and Chia greeted him with warm hugs and satisfied smiles. Lyon also replied with a faint smile at Lisa and a little laugh at Chia. Then Lyon lifted Chia high and put her little girl on her lap.
"Good job Lyn. Good job." Praise Lisa after making sure no one else applauds them.
Not long after, the show's guide resumed a series of trophy-giving events to other champions.
Lyon was too bored to listen to the chatter of people who took turns talking on the podium while receiving their trophies. Until a familiar voice was heard up to his ears. Steven.
"Wow ... this year is my last year of school at Metropol High School and the last year I participated in a golf tournament as a high school student. Surely I will miss the moment where I ... sorry if I ramble. Anyway, thank you very much to everyone- The people who have been supporting me in the tournament. Also to those in the golf club, my school friends, the underclassmen who I care about, and especially my beloved coach. This cup is for you. I love you. Thank you. " Steven said, pointing the trophy in his right hand at his table.
There's golf coach Steven there. The half-century man who sat not far from Petra, in a dark gray suit and gray hair, stood straight up giving Steven a thumbs-up.
A round of applause echoed throughout the hall. The people present that evening knew very well who Steven meant as his coach. Ian Severus Hartson is an influential person in the world of golf who is also Steven's father.
When Steven walked back to his desk and was greeted with a warm hug by his father, Lyon unwittingly spattered hard enough to make Lisa stare at him with a question mark.
"You're jealous, aren't you, Lyn?" guessed Lisa and got a response in the form of a trick that was louder than Lyon.
Lisa can only laugh softly at the behavior of her sister who is more like a child lost in a crowd. Because Lisa knows very well what it is. Neither he nor Lyon ever got together with his parent's informal events like this. There are always other things that keep them from coming together.
Maybe three hundred and sixty-five days for Lisa and Lyon's parents is still not enough for them to run the Levi family company. There is too much work to do than they can spend working.
If there was if only if there is an opportunity in this world to buy other people's free time with money Lyon and Lisa's parents will certainly do it for themselves. Twenty-four hours a day is not enough for them to divide into the seemingly endless number of jobs.
That is why Lyon's father wants his son to be able to continue his leadership relay in the future. Expectations were so high that Lyon was frustrated and chose to run, taking that feeling to the game. The game world is mortal, more or less comforting Lyon's heart, which was hurt because of his father's strict upbringing since he was a child.
"There's no point envious of someone like her, Lisa. We're not on the same level. Having that kind of feeling for your dad's friend is just a waste of energy." Lyon replied, turning his face in another direction.
"Even though you know this, why is your face so ugly?" said Lisa and immediately responded with Lyon's sharp gaze.
"I don't know. I'm in a mess all day. Don't you add more, Lisa? I'm not interested." Lyon replied curtly.
Instead, Lyon took out his cellphone from his pants pocket and then played it randomly. The Lyon concentration is unstable. Like everything he did was wrong in his own eyes.
And Lyon doesn't know what to do to keep it down.
"So that's how it is. Now I understand a little about how you feel right now. And I just want to make sure, you are angry like a girl who just broke up with your boyfriend, not because of Steven's professionalism, right? Or because Petra prefers to come. with Steven instead of accepting an invitation from you, right? " Lisa car who couldn't help smiling from her smooth white face.
"I ... have absolutely no interest in bringing that mercenary girl to this event Lisa. Remember that!" Lyon emphasized.
Feeling angry, Lyon took the glass filled with water on the table and hurriedly drank it until it ran out. And that made Lyon choke in the next second.
Witnessing his younger brother's strange behavior made Lisa unable to hold back from laughing any longer.
-TBC-
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