"Has something...happened?" Laurel looked at his son and 'supposedly' son-in-law.
There was something different between them, a different vibe that made the dinner table seem...tense. It was not usual for Radia to be quiet ever since Han Joon returned from the hospital. Laurel knew it was his effort to hold back from getting too close to Joon and unconsciously crossing the line.
This time, however, the tension was coming from Han Joon.
Laurel hadn't seen the boy since his afternoon run. All she knew was that Radia suddenly came home, and they talked, and Han Joon had been very quiet ever since. Of course, Han Joon was reserved by nature, but he was also very good at conversing at the dining table and had been letting himself go more or more.
And so, it was very apparent when aside from 'good evening' and 'thank you for the food', the boy hadn't said anything. It was almost as if he reverted back to how he was when he just woke up as a seven-year-old.
