7 Partner in Crime

Sunday, Park Family Ancestral Home

"Mom, why do you cook so much food? Are you sick mom?" asked Liam Park incredulously. His mother rarely cook, so rare that it was akin to strange phenomenon in their house. He touched his mother's forehead with his palm to measure her temperature, afraid she was sick.

Mother Park slapped his hand with her full power. She glared at him as menace was reflected in her eyes. "Your hand please."

"Hehehe. I just worry mom. I'm sorry." He retracted his hand as he looked at his mom mischievously. Then, he offered kindly. "Let me bring them to the table mom." He brought all the cutleries and foods to the dining table.

Mother Park snorted. Her youngest son had never behaved well unless he wanted to get something. "Speak now."

"Mom... you know me the best!" Liam reflectively praised his mom because he was surprised by her observation skill. What he wanted to ask was actually trivial but it bothered him fo days and it undoubtedly affected the gossiping genes in his body. "Mom, who is the one that you'll matchmake with third brother?"

"I won't tell you." Mother Park didn't want to say the name because her plan would become a waste once her blabbermouth youngest son knew everything.

"Mom, please..."

"No." Mother Park firmly rejected her.

"One new BL comic."

"No."

"Two new BL comics."

Mother Park torn between her new secret and her favorite BL comics. One was for her son's sake and the other one was for her well-being. She hesitated before she finally fell to temptation. Moreover, the secret would eventually be revealed sooner or later. "Her name is Elena Kim."

Liam smirked in amusement. His eyes were glittery, it was as if countess stars were in his eyes. His mom fatal point never changed, she could always be tempted by the same thing that was BL related stuffs.

Liam pondered for a while after he heard his mom answer. He ever heard the name but he couldn't remember exactly who she was. He murmured, tapping his fingers onnher chin while trying to get the recollection of the name from his mind. "Elena Kim...Elena Kim...Elena...ELENA KIM? Elena Kim, the belle of Imperial University? One of the twelve geniusses from that University?"

Inwardly, Mother Park cursed herself. How could she fall to the temptation. She chose BL comics over her son's sake. Moreover, her youngest sound was just too loud. Why didn't he screamed till the neighbors could hear him? As there was no point in lamenting the spilled milk, she nodded as she reprimanded him sternly. "Shut up. Don't be so loud stupid!"

"Woaahhhhhhh...." Liam gasped in disbelief. His eyes wide opened as he covered his mouth with his hands. He was truly surprised by the sudden revelation. He gave his mother thumbs up. His goddess was about to become the new member of their family. What a blessing!

"You have to keep your mouth silent. Don't ever leak anything. If not..." Mother Park, in order to make her plan success, coerced her son with a threat.

"Okay...okay mom. I'll zip my mouth." Liam was made panicked by his mother threat. He gestured his hand as if he zipped his mouth so he would not talk anymore.

"Hehehe." Mother Park laughed mockingly. If her weakness was everything about BL, especially BL comics, Liam weakness would be his action figures. He had countless of it that he occupied three unused bedrooms in their ancestral home only for his action figures.

Both of Mother and son kept talking in the kitchen, unaware of someone who had been standing near the kitchen entrance. He smiled upon hearing a name was mentioned by his mother. As if he didn't hear anything, he strode to the kitchen. "Good Morning Mom."

"Good morning My Dear Willie." Mother Park put everything on her hands to the table and walked towards her son. She gave him a peck on his cheek. Liam who witnessed the scene protested, "Mom, you have never kissed me every morning. How unfair."

"Huh. It's my special morning kiss for every son of mine, hehehe...of course it's excluding you." Mother Park stated with matter-of-factly tone.

"Mom, am i still your son?" Liam clutched his chest as if he had received a huge blow. He feigned his sadness as he wept his non-exist tears. "I'm sad, i'm so sad mom. How sad a life of an unfavored child."

Mother Park rolled her eyes. If people saw his heartbroken acting, they would definitely think he was indeed heartbroken, but everyone in their house new how much he was a drama king. It was no wonder he became an actor.

She sighed and gave her youngest son a peck too. "Satisfy?"

"Thank you mom." Liam smiled cheekily.

"Now, call your father and your older brothers." Mother Park instructed as she arranged the cutleries.

"Ok mom." Liam obediently complied to the request. He walked to the living room as it was the central point of their house. He took a deep breath and shouted loudly, "Father...First Bro...Second Bro... come down. Our madam released an ultimatum. If none of you come down in a minute, you'll bear the consequence."

Madam Park startled when she heard his screaming. Indeed, she asked him to call them but not in this way!

She went to the living room and hit Liam's head with wooden spatula that she brought from the kitchen. "Are you still a kid huh?"

"I'm still a kid mom. I'm your kid right? And mom, please don't be angry. You'll get wrinkles soon. See, there were some near your eyes." Liam mischievously pointed his finger to the corner of his mother's eyes.

"Humph. Don't talk to me anymore." Mother Park went to the kitchen and sat on the chair in annoyance.

Willie a.k.a. William Park who watched the banter between mother and son duo chuckled softly. Mother Park seemed like to reprimand and got angry at her youngest son a lot but actually she was closer to him than her other sons. William's relationship with his mother was indeed deep, it was the same with his other brothers. To him and his brothers, Mother Park was a mother and a friend. But, when they witnessed the interaction between their mother and their youngest brother, they tacitly came up with an additional relationship; partner in crime.