Reader Mage-Stubbing August 10! Chapter 149: 149-You’re A Fool

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A deafening silence pressed into Lee Jaehyun, crushing him beneath its weight. It was usually that way whenever he had to attend lunch with his father, which contributed heavily to why he was staring through the raised window of his car in a daze, longing to rush out of it and avoid the whole mess that would end up coming out of it. He had thought he had managed to escape it after getting admitted into Prestige Academy, only having no choice but to be a part of it during the holidays, but it seemed that was not the case. The call had come in early this morning, and his opinion on the matter had not been taken into consideration. When his father asked to meet, who was he to dare say otherwise. Jaehyun sighed and glanced at his phone. The message he had written, directed to the group chat created by Merlin for the drama to be performed during the festival, stared back at him. Since the group was put together hastily, their practice was scheduled to commence later in the evening, so in hindsight he had ample time to attend the lunch and make it back just in time to not miss it all completely. However, Jaehyun knew his father very well. He might not even be making it back to the academy today. There was a good chance of that. If only mother was around… Jaehyun clicked his tongue silently and sent the message; then he immediately put his phone on airplane mode, and turned it off. Consequences scared him. And he was not exactly in the right place of mind to be bearing any. “Is it a restaurant this time, Mr. Chon?” Jaehyun asked his driver, the silence becoming too much for him to bear. “No, young master,” the man replied, swerving onto a street to the left. A familiar one. “Home.” Jaehyun’s forehead creased. Lunch at home only happened when his father was, well, at home. And the man rarely was unless there was some special occasion going on. Most of the time, that involved his grandfather being present. And if there was anyone Jaehyun didn’t enjoy sitting down with more than his father, it was his grandfather. At least his father would ignore him for the most part; his grandfather, however, would set his eyes on him all through the meal. It was overwhelming. The ride didn’t take much longer. Perhaps that was because Jaehyun ended up dozing off just from the thought of the stress that would come from having something as simple as lunch. By the time he woke up, Mr. Chon had parked the car just before the entrance to the white house looking down upon him. Jaehyun sighed and came down from the car. At once, his mood brightened. “Oppa!!” a silvery voice cut through the silence in the compound, and following it was a little girl rushing down the outdoor stairs, the length of her white gown making her a lot slower than she would have liked. “Harin?” Jaehyun said with a smile, dropping to one knee and opening his arms as she rushed into him. “What are you doing here? Ouch. Why did you do that?” Harin pouted, her fingers still pressing together upon Jaehyun’s cheek. “You didn’t call,” she grumbled. Jaehyun blinked and sighed. He made sure to call her every week, but since he had been on a Tower raid, he had missed out on doing that. It was his fault. “I’m sorry.” He placed his hand on her hair, patting it gently. “I don’t have any excuses.” Harin pursed her lips, as though unwilling to accept her elder brother’s apology. Jaehyun was well versed in that tactic of hers. He leaned forward and whispered in her ear, “Send me a list of what you want and I’ll get them for you. Is that okay?” Harin’s drab eyes widened as she smiled. “Yes!” A clap called their attention from each other to the woman standing at the top of the stairs, arms folded. She was the spitting image of Harin just with an older look. Jaehyun rose to his feet and bowed. “Good afternoon, mother,” he greeted. “I didn’t realize you were back.” She snorted. “Stop with that nonsense and come hug your mother. What? Am I too old to be treated like my daughter?” Jaehyun smiled. “Of cours