New Life : A Second Chance

Chapter 778 - Change of Mindset

Back at the Smith Mansion, Junior was looking at Lianne and Joseph with wide, innocent eyes, "So your cats are safe now?"

Joseph nodded happily, "Kyle is awesome."

Junior agreed, saying, "Uncle Kyle is the best."

Then, he sighed loudly, munching on his toast, "It would have been even better if he really was my father."

Joseph nearly splattered the milk he was drinking.

"Father?!" he squeaked, "Wouldn't big brother be better?"

After all, Kyle was only … what, 20? How could a 20-year-old have a four-year-old kid? Okay, wait. No, that is possible. In some countries, you could find mothers as young as 13 years old. What more, a guy?

"Mama had thought Kyle was my father, so I always thought so," Junior explained, "I wish it was true."

Joseph's eyes nearly bulged out of his head.

"Your … mother … thought Kyle …" Joseph stammered.

"Umhmm," Junior replied, "Mama and Kyle were boyfriend and girlfriend back then, but she had to leave him when she moved. She was really sad."

For his mother to think that, it meant that Kyle had s.e.x when he was 16 … and if Kyle was so free in that aspect, what about Kay?

Joseph felt like his worldview had drastically changed.

It wasn't that he didn't know about the bird and the bees - he was 13, after all. He was just on the verge of puberty with his hormones and curiosity raging. S.e.x and girls were part of that.

At the same time, he as also one that was raised in a conservative country so he found it hard to adjust his thinking a bit. His mother had always told him about respecting girls and never to cross the line.

She had been telling him that since he was 12. It could be because he had his first confession then and she was worried about him taking the girl's feelings too lightly. He didn't really understand his mother then and what she was trying to say but now, though.

It made some sort of sense.

Of course, he couldn't help but wonder about Kay. He remembered how Auntie Delilah had been hounding Kay about her having a boyfriend. He had been jealous then, but relieved to find out that she was still single.

But she was single now … it didn't mean she was single while in college, right?

His mind was in a whirl.

One the one hand, having premarital s.e.x was something he had been taught to be wrong. On the other hand, he couldn't think it was wrong for Kay … but he didn't like it if she had.

It was very confusing for him.

To be raised and living in a conservative society shaped his mind, so the fact that people in this country were very liberal in that sense was still hard for him to grasp fully.

Still, although he thought doing it was not right, it didn't mean that he thought those who did, were 'dirty'. Unlike some of his friends who would say so. He remembered his mother telling him that when you love someone, it was very easy to cross the line.

This was why being a gentleman was very important.

Showing respect for your partner and not taking advantage of her was the epitome of being a good man. If he wanted to bed her, he should first commit himself fully by marrying her.

He was still learning and he had never been with a girl before, so his mother's words hadn't quite been fully understood.

Right now, however, he had a slight inkling. Just the thought of Kay being in someone else's arms … Joseph quickly shoved the image out of his mind. More so since he was starting to get rather hot and bothered at a certain part of his body.

He felt ashamed.

How could he treat her like that? View her like something to l.u.s.t over?

Joseph hit himself on the head.

Lianne looked at her brother, wondering just what was going on in his mind by now.

He had these myriads of expressions on his face that she found slightly amusing. Now, he as punishing himself by hitting his head.

She shrugged, not really bothered or interested. Her brother was weird anyway.

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While Joseph was having a change of mindset, Kay was busy with her new, little project.

First, she delegated any work that could be handled by Beatrice and Sam to them. Next, she cleared up the pile that was due for the day. It was just about lunchtime by the time she had settled her work, so she had some food brought in while she 'played' around.

Lianne and Joseph required a different type of team as compared to the ones that the twins' children would have. Plus, it looks like Lianne's Team would be different from Joseph's team as well.

Whatever it was, their team wouldn't have the same function as Kyle's team, of course, and would work in the shadows for now. It all depended on what sort of future Lianne and Joseph would have, to determine whether they would come out of the shadows, or not.

For one thing, the most basic aspect both needed was protection.

Being publically known as children that Kyle sponsored, they may be targetted. Either kidnapped for ransom, or, used to get to Kyle by putting some mole or spy on them. Kay intended a team to be put on the kids, just like how Kyle had placed a team on Sari.

This time, however, they would do more than just be bodyguards. They would also serve to protect the kids from those who may use them.

The problem?

Should they be informed of the existence of these MIB agents and purpose? If they weren't informed, then how could the agents get close enough to them to help them? Wouldn't the kids then feel betrayed if they found out later?

Not an easy decision.