"Huh?" He asked back.
Kimberly looked at him, stunned beyond belief. "What do you mean by that?"
"By what?"
"By that---he doesn't want the CEO position and whatnot!"
"What do you mean?" He blinked. Confused as she was. "I'm not lying."
"But he's desperate about it!" Kimberly literally gasped. "I told you; he used our sons to get it!"
Vans wanted to ask more, but she saw him pause before his face fell from a sudden realization.
"Fuck." He hissed.
Aran looked at him in concern but uttered nothing. He remained watching the two of them on the sidelines, quiet but ready to intervene in case something bad happens.
That plunged them into an odd silence.
Kimberly was still buffering from what he said.
What do you mean he doesn't even want the position? They're in this dire state solely because of that!
The two were on their own thoughts until Vans finally spoke first. "... That's probably my fault."