"REAS and I both hope that Mom and Dad could give us their blessings as we take this next step in our lives," Astrid said as he observed the reaction of both of his parents.
Gage showed a shocked expression. It seemed like he didn't know how he would react to the bomb that his two sons just dropped. He didn't expect that this wonderful dinner would actually end with this kind of announcement.
Emmy's reaction was much more visible. Her whole face darkened. She was obviously not happy with what she just heard. Especially thinking that her sons put this much effort into preparing this dinner just because they wanted to get hers and Gage's permission to allow them to study at the capital. Which meant that they were aware that there's a high chance that she and Gage wouldn't agree. And yet, they still went and did it.
