Robert glared at Joe and opened his mouth, but before he could reply, his father spoke, and Robert turned paler than he usually was (except for that handprint). He sat down like he was told. His father had lost his mind! Clearly lost his mind! Robert listened to the man raging, watched the man acting like a drunk, and flinched when his father actually threw a glass across the room. That was it! He was mad, just like Pearl! They had both lost their minds!

And still Robert chose his words carefully, for he did not want to lose the inheritance. "Father..." he started carefully, a light tremor in his voice. "You forget that I am in university, studying to be a lawyer and working hard for it." But of course he was just a bad kid in his father's eyes. Nobody could ever meet father's standards! The bastard.