Outside the room.
Arthur Jacobs stood in the shadows, his eyes fixed on the door, filled with rage and the sting of betrayal. He had figured that Caleb Jacobs was his biological father, after all. So, after completing the task the system had issued, he came to check on him, never expecting to overhear something so astonishing.
Through the single door, he could hear his own parents speaking. Behind his back, they were secretly plotting to send him away. Arthur had only just arrived, so he'd missed the beginning of the conversation, catching only the last few sentences. But it didn't matter. The truth was laid bare. His mind was racing.
Send him away? The words echoed in Arthur's mind. An indescribable storm of fury and confusion welled up inside him. How did they plan to do it? Would they just cast him out and leave him with nothing, like that other bastard? Or would they hire someone to make him quietly disappear from the face of the earth?
