Alongside Woojin, Yuna, and Jiah's father were both present in the living room. And they were talking to Oliver's parents before he arrived.
'This early?'
Oliver didn't know why they arrived this early to talk. After all, no one visits soone else's ho at seven am.
'Unless they didn't visit just now.'
'They could have co yesterday and been forced to stay because of the blood beetle swarm.'
'That might be the case.'
Oliver's eyes glanced over them apathetically.
This caused Yuna's heart to thump. The fear she buried deep within her heart instinctively erged, causing her to stand up in respect.
"Ah…!"
She exclaid when she realised what she had done.
Oliver was a younger man in his teens. She was not required to stand up and receive him, and yet, she did.
With an awkward smile, she looked around and slowly sat back before anyone could say anything.
"Hello, Oliver," she awkwardly said as she sat.
"Hello, Yuna." Oliver acknowledged her and walked into the living room.
He was still wearing the almost pleasant smile he tried his best to fake. Like that, he went near the sofa his parents were sitting on before taking a seat.
Oliver had a bad opinion of Jiah's father. So, his eyes were focused on him for the majority of the ti.
'They must have co here with so purpose. They are not the kind to visit without any.'
'...b*stards…won't let even rest for a day.'
Oliver said in his mind, while smiling at his parents.
Oliver's mother noticed the awkward air that the conversation stopper called Oliver perated. She gave a gentle tap on his shoulder and asked.
"Where were you for the past eight or so hours?"
Although the hero union had reported Oliver was resting, she still asked her son.
"Sleeping… I was exhausted because of the beetle swarm."
"You could have called us before you went to sleep."
Oliver's mother wanted to pinch his ear and teach him so sense, but because of the guests, she managed to control herself.
"Oh! I will do that next ti." Oliver nodded and said.
However, it caused Oliver's mother's brows to crease into a frown.
What does he an next ti?
Is he going to jump headfirst into similar situations again?
This kid!
Maya wanted to pick up her broom. But when she thought about the service her son had done to the city, she couldn't find words to admonish him.
Without Oliver working hard for hours, the swarm wouldn't have left in a day. From what the Hero Union said, it could have taken a week, or maybe two, for the entire swarm to go on its own. So, if Oliver hadn't done what he did, they would have been trapped inside their hos for a week.
To soone well off, it wouldn't have mattered. But for those who earn daily wages to support their family, it was the difference between having food to eat and starving.
How could she, after knowing all that, scold her son?
"Ah…sigh!"
Oliver's mother took a deep breath, accepting what he said.
"Next ti…if there is a next ti…inform us before you do sothing like that."
Oliver happily nodded, leaning back into the sofa. As he did, he turned his attention back to the guests.
After looking at Jiah, who was standing nearby for a few seconds, Oliver faced Yuna.
"Why are the great Kim family mbers in my humble abode?"
Yuna felt a suffocating feeling shroud her the mont Oliver turned towards her. The image of the red blood giant erged in her mind once again, forcing her to clench her fist tightly, mostly in trepidation.
Despite her rationality, she was convinced that sothing bad would happen. Just a glance from Oliver had thrown all her thoughts into disarray.
Fear was never rational.
And for so reason, the Oliver who was standing before her had beco even scarier than the one she had known in the past.
Did his strength grow in these few days? She wondered while swallowing hard.
anwhile, Oliver's mother pinched him on the side, asking with her eyes to be respectful.
Oliver pouted and continued.
"I thought you might never co here after what happened last ti we talked."
His words were directed at both Yuna and Jiah's father.
Jiah's father knew it was challenging to win against Oliver in a battle of words, so he tried his best to ignore him.
Yuna, on the other hand, blushed and silently looked away.
"What happened last ti?" Oliver's father inquired.
"Oh! Don't you rember? I maid Woojin over here and then scolded them without end." Oliver pointed at Woojin standing nearby as he spoke.
His words made both his father and mother reel back in shock. Finally, they rembered what Oliver had done when he went to visit the Kims. Because of their cordial interaction up to this point, they had forgotten about it.
"I don't think you forgot that, right?" Oliver inquired.
This ti, Woojin silently stepped back. Even if everyone else forgets it, he wouldn't.
"So, why did you co here this ti? I thought you disowned her?" Oliver pointed at Jiah this ti.
Jiah's father had nothing to say. Although he initially spoke about disowning her when she decided to leave with Oliver, he really didn't an it.
It was his anger speaking at that ti.
That was why he ca here when he knew the blood beetle swarm was about to attack the city.
He thought his daughter wouldn't be safe in Oliver's house if they were attacked. So, he brought Yuna with him and ca here to protect his daughter.
Woojin arrived later, after the exam was over.
Seeing the silence perate, Oliver's mother stepped in and smacked Oliver on the head.
"This kid, didn't I ask you to be nice?" She said and began to apologise.
"Sorry about that. My son can be a little extre at tis. He really doesn't an it. I hope you don't take it to heart."
"Mom…" Oliver wanted to say he really does an it, but stopped imdiately, noticing her expression change.
So, he quickly changed his words and asked, "...What's for breakfast?"
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