"Hi..." the boys said with clear disinterest.
Harris and Andrew looked up at me with cold eyes while I plastered a smile on my face. These two kids were clearly told about the specifics of their family business from such a young age without leaving out any details about what was expected of them when they grew older. Harvey was heartless when it came to training up his boys into the ideal next bosses of the gang.
Although the boys were still young, they already had a cold and calculating attitude.
"Are you heading back now?" Amelia asked.
Unlike me who was busy with my career as an artist and running my art gallery business, Amelia was a full-time mum. I didn’t envy her at all, she had her hands full just dealing with her two boys and not to mention dealing with Harvey as well. Amelia was always surrounded by a large team of bodyguards, and I bet she spent more time with them than with Harvey.
Despite her burdensome life of being the new boss’s wife, she seemed quite used to everything and she also seemed to enjoy herself tremendously.
"We’re about to," I replied.
"Can we go play with Henry at his house?" Harris asked.
"I don’t know. Ask the hosts," Amelia replied with a disapproving glare.
"Can we go play at your house, Hayden?" Harris turned to ask Hayden for permission.
When dinner was ready, the maids did an outstanding job as always of ushering all the kids to the dining room. The chefs always outdid themselves when serving food for our mini family reunion.
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" the boss turned to ask Henry.
Henry seemed thoughtful for a while, and I watched with intense interest as I waited for my son’s response. We haven’t talked about that much since Henry was still so young. Because he wasn’t officially part of the gang anymore, there were endless possibilities for him to choose from.
"I’m going to lead the gang after my dad!" Harris shouted loudly.
Harvey laughed loudly and clapped his hand proudly. Well, at least it seemed like Harris was well aware of his position and what awaited him. Harvey definitely did an outstanding job of educating and preparing Harris earlier on.
"I want to be a doctor like my father," Henry replied before smiling proudly.
I found myself smiling at his response. I doubt Henry truly understood what kind of doctor Hayden was but it was great that he wanted to become a doctor too. Maybe he can take over Hayden’s hospitals or he can become a normal working doctor. I glanced over at Hayden, but he didn’t seem to react in any way to his son’s proclamation.
Perhaps that was because he was fine with whatever his son had decided. Our son was still so young, and his dream may change when he gets older as well.
"Don’t you want to be a gangster?" the boss teased.
I wanted to strangle the boss for his insensitive joke but the way that Henry smiled at his grandfather before he shook his head made me smile as well.
--To be continued...