"I know your grandfather has always been more lenient with you, and he always tells me that you are an obedient and sensible child. Your obedience makes your grandfather feel sorry for you, but I don't think you should exchange your previous obedience with your current willfulness. Life doesn't give us second chances."
Michael had said quite a lot, and he was obviously more patient than before. He did not know if Matt would understand the meaning of his words as he patiently explained.
Upon hearing his father's words, Matt looked at him with surprise. His father was not speaking words of anger anymore; it seemed that his father was genuinely trying to patiently communicate with him. It might be his father's patience that made Matt feel like he was communicating with someone else, rather than being ordered around.
It was precisely because of this, the gentleness of his father's tone and his kind expression, that Matt opened his heart as well.
