Then back at Amber.
Justin: "But... she's a nurse, Dad."
Jonathan stared at him.
Jonathan: "N-Nurse?"
Amber raised an eyebrow.
Amber: "What's wrong with being a nurse?"
Jonathan immediately shut his mouth.
Amber: "First of all, Justin, I'm not a degree nurse. I hold a diploma in nursing, and my work focuses on providing palliative care."
Justin listened attentively.
Amber: "Your father and I studied for our bachelor's degrees together. After that, he decided to pursue further studies, while I chose this field."
Justin: "Ohhh!"
He nodded as if he had just learned an important historical fact.
Justin: "So you and Dad were college friends!"
Amber: "Exactly."
Justin: "That's interesting!"
He suddenly looked at her seriously.
Justin: "But, Sister, I'm fifteen. Please don't call me a child."
Amber stared at him.
A tiny smile appeared on her face.
Amber: "Oh? Then I suppose I should respect your wishes."
She crossed her arms.
Amber: "I'm thirty-eight, dear. So you can call me Aunt ."
Justin immediately shook his head.
Justin: "No!"
Amber: "No?"
Justin: "You're a nurse, so I'll call you Sister!"
Amber laughed softly.
Amber: "You're quite stubborn, aren't you?"
Justin: "I learned it from Dad!"
Jonathan's expression changed.
Jonathan: "HEY! What does that have to do with me?!"
Justin: "Everything!"
Amber covered her mouth, trying not to laugh.
Jonathan looked betrayed.
Jonathan's inner thoughts: (First, my wife humiliates me. Now my son has joined her side. Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful. Is this a family or a conspiracy?)
Amber finally turned towards Jonathan.
Her smile disappeared.
Amber: "Anyway, Jonathan..."
Jonathan immediately straightened.
Jonathan: "Y-Yes?"
Amber: "There's something I want to ask you."
Jonathan: "Of course! Ask anything!"
Amber: "Who placed that curse on ou..lean your son?"
Silence.
Jonathan's expression changed.
The playful atmosphere in the room disappeared.
He looked at Justin's chest, where the black mark had almost completely vanished.
Then he looked at Amber.
Jonathan: "You... already know what it is?"
Amber's eyes narrowed.
Amber: "I know enough to understand that someone deliberately harmed m..l mean your son."
She paused.
Amber: "And I want to know who."
Jonathan sighed.
For the first time since she had returned, he didn't have a sarcastic response.
Justin: "Dad? What's happening?"
Jonathan looked at his son.
Then at Amber.
Jonathan: "That's exactly what we're going to discuss."
Amber leaned back in her chair.
Her expression was composed, but her eyes held a dangerous determination.
Amber: "Good. Then let's start from the beginning."
Jonathan silently gulped.
Jonathan's inner thoughts: (I survived fifteen years without her. Why does it feel like my peaceful life ended the moment she walked back into it?)
And Justin?
He was simply happy that his new favourite nurse sister was staying.
He had absolutely no idea that the real trouble was only beginning.
Rest in peace Mr Jonathan Devis , Congratulations Justin Devis.
To be continued...