Chapter 1073

Charles had always been an intelligent, obedient child who maintained a respectful and mutually understanding relationship with his parents. Because of this, he had never gotten into any big arguments with his parents at all, even bypassing the typical 'rebellious' teenage phase altogether. For some reason, perhaps because of the uneventful course of his childhood and teenage years, Charles thought the rest of his life would go as smoothly. Therefore, he was not expecting to run into such a conflict with his parents over his relationship choices, nor was he at all equipped to handle a situation like this. Charles froze in his footsteps when he locked eyes with his parents, who were staring at him with anxious, worried looks. Guilt washed over him—he was ashamed of himself for inflicting such sorrow on his parents, who had raised and loved him like no other. They had given him everything they could, and he was blessed beyond measure to have grown up in such a loving, supportive hom