About to learn a dreadful discovery

Meanwhile…

"Stephen!" Charles called, jogging to catch up with him. "Stephen, wait!"

Stephen stopped in his tracks and huffed, looking back at Charles. "What is it, Charles? Weren't you satisfied with how I was humiliated that you came here to add more insult to that?"

"Haha, Stephen, come on." Charles stopped a few steps from him in the driveway. "We've known each other since we were young, and we're already at this age. Are we still going to banter like we did before?"

"If you don't want to banter like before, then don't show your face in front of me."

"Stephen…"

"Charles, all your life, you've done whatever you wanted without any restrictions." Stephen walked toward Charles, pressing a finger to his chest. "Be it joining the varsity team or enlisting in the military. You never listened to anyone, and yet, you can always come back and take what you took for granted in the beginning."