The door to the bedroom creaked open. Kiro entered with a confused expression. His parents jumped, startled at his sudden appearance.
"Not tell me, why not?"
"Why were you listening in on our conversation?" Freya asked him sternly.
"I mean, I didn't mean to eavesdrop... Hey don't change the subject!"
Freya simply smiled. As if to say, 'well it was worth a try.' Kiro looked at his parents expectedly but none of them wanted to say anything. Kiro had already been through a lot in their eyes, especially with the academy incident. They wanted to protect him.
But Sekani realised it was well beyond that now. He was already exposed and there was nothing they could do to change that, even if they wished it were not true.
"Ki, listen, I don't want you involved in the family company until after graduation, can you let your father handle this bit?" He asked him sincerely.
