The breakfast was a simple routine where everyone in the house ate together at the dining table.
But for a few of them, there was a layer of hidden tension, with the ones most affected being Shawn, Angela, and Caroline.
For Caroline, her thoughts were occupied with last night's affair, not just thinking about the taboo nature of it but also about how she got fucked in the same bed as her husband by her own son without her husband suspecting a thing.
She felt a bit guilty because, technically, she still loved her husband. However, that didn't stop her from having any illusions of continuing where she left off with Shawn last night.
But because they weren't alone, she couldn't do anything. So instead, she just acted normal while secretly fantasizing about being with her son again.
For Angela, she was still bothered by the morning incident between her and Shawn. She didn't know what got into her or what got into Shawn for that matter.
She was confused as to how that happened and why she didn't push him away. And to make things even worse for her, it didn't help that she came just from that.
It embarrassed her beyond belief, even to the point that she refused to look at Shawn as if looking at him would just make the shame that she was feeling worse.
And as for Shawn, he was lost as to how to handle the current situation with Angela.
He was a bit glad that at least she didn't outright slap or punch him, but still, she didn't exactly forgive him either.
"Angela, you don't look good. Something wrong? Is the food bad or something?" Donald was the first to point it out, sensing something was off with his daughter.
"Ah, no, it's not the food. I just feel a bit under the weather, that's all." Angela brushed off her father's concern without thinking twice. "Don't worry about me."
Hearing Angela's words, Steve, who sat on the other side of the table, joined the conversation and teased her while he had the chance. "Angie, seriously, I told you countless times before. No more exercise in the morning. It's ruining your sleep schedule."
"Shut up, Steve! Not everyone is as lazy as you, y'know," Angela rebutted Steve's words, doing her best to avoid any details. "Besides, it has nothing to do with morning exercise."
"Alright, alright. You two settle down." Caroline's voice stopped any further teasing that Steve was about to throw Angela's way. "And Angela, if you're really not feeling well, you should stay in bed and rest. No need to rush off to the office. We're not that busy at the moment, so it should be fine to take a day off."
However, Angela shook her head, not wanting to stay in the house and be near Shawn at the moment. "Thanks for the offer, Mom, but I'll be fine. Besides, there are some reports that I need to go over at the office."
Shawn just quietly listened to the family's exchange, though inwardly, he was already sighing to himself. There was no doubt that Angela was avoiding him at all cost, but at the same time, there wasn't much he could say either.
After everyone finished their breakfast, they quickly headed out to start their respective days.
Donald and Caroline could have stayed at home, but because of the new contract that was coming in for the company, both of them needed to make sure that things were prepared properly and get everything done as efficiently as possible.
Whereas Steve and Angela were the ones who took over the day-to-day operations of the company, though they left the more important decisions to their parents.
For that reason, when everyone went to work, only Shawn was left behind alone at the house.
"Looks like I've got the house to myself," Shawn muttered to himself as he leaned back on the sofa.
But this wasn't a time for him to be lazing around, especially when he was planning to become a rich man with the help of the system. So instead of watching TV or browsing the internet on his phone, he immediately opened the system interface.
"System, isn't there supposed to be daily intelligence? You haven't given me anything yet."
[Daily Intelligence is available. Do you want to access it now?]
"Yes, open it."
After Shawn gave his confirmation, a screen materialized in front of him with today's intelligence.
[Daily Intelligence: Layra Anderson, 23, works as a part-time model for a minor modeling agency downtown. She's currently struggling to pay her rent and is two months behind.]
[Today, she has a photoshoot at the downtown studio at 12 PM. Yet, in her hurry to get there, she will stumble and fall in front of passing cars, resulting in a broken leg and sprained wrist.]
[This will lead to her losing her job and being evicted from her apartment.]
[Here's the location where she will fall: Map Location.]
Shawn raised an eyebrow at the intelligence. He didn't expect to be given information about a complete stranger.
But he already knew that the system would provide intelligence about women who could become his "bitches," so he wasn't too surprised. However, he was still a bit weirded out by the fact that it had to be a woman in such a predicament.
"System, didn't you tell me I'd be getting intelligence about women who have monthly incomes greater than $10,000 today? After all, I upgraded it to level 2."
[That is correct. However, if you help Layla Anderson, she will be able to land a modeling gig that will provide her with a monthly income of over $10,000.]