Samantha found it increasingly incredulous as she watched; she couldn't help but wonder, is this really her son, who has always been disinterested in women?
The actions of the two only seemed more suspicious the more she watched.
She never imagined that one day she would see her own son bring a woman back to his room!
What shocked her even more was that at this moment, her son was shirtless, and the woman was touching his chest.
Even if the two were really up to something, they should at least close the door!
Under the broad daylight, such blatant behavior was outrageous.
What's more ridiculous was that Xavier was right there, staring straight at them.
What kind of absurd scene was this!
Are young people nowadays all this flamboyant?
For a moment, both Samantha and Logan were at a loss for words.
They instinctively turned their heads away, no longer wanting to witness this ridiculous scene.
Logan even coughed awkwardly, as if trying to cover up the embarrassment of the moment.
His cough, neither too loud nor too soft, was just right for Xavier to hear.
He hurriedly looked towards the door, and upon seeing them, he was startled, then reacted quickly, greeting, "Chairman, madam..."
Xavier's expression was also clearly startled by the sudden appearance of the two.
Hearing Xavier's voice, Lance and Deanna also turned their heads to look.
For a moment, several people looked at each other in confusion.
"Dad, Mom," Lance, lying on the bed, looked somewhat stunned.
Although it was inconvenient for him to get up, he still greeted them.
Deanna, standing by the side, felt even more embarrassed under the scrutinizing gazes of the elders.
It was somewhat uncomfortable for her, feeling inexplicably uneasy.
Having been here for so long, she had never met Lance's parents, and she never imagined that their first meeting would be in such an awkward situation.
For a while, Deanna neither knew whether to stand or sit.
She subconsciously tensed up, forgetting what to do.
Finally, it was Lance who broke the awkward silence.
"Dad, Mom, when did you guys get back? Didn't you say you'd let us know earlier if you were coming back soon?"
Previously, the elders had gone abroad to inspect and took a trip, not being at home; they hadn't expected them to suddenly return today, which caught them off guard.
Samantha glanced at Lance and Deanna, then shifted her gaze away.
"We came back this afternoon. We came straight home as soon as we got back to the country."
"We originally wanted to see how you were doing lately, but who knew…"
She didn't continue her sentence, but the implication was profound.
Lance frowned, visibly puzzled and slow to react.
Seeing Lance's unmoved expression, Samantha grew somewhat angry.
"How long have we been here, and you're still lying down? Get up and put on some clothes; what sort of state are you in?"
Samantha was somewhat helpless; she hadn't been gone long, and how had her child turned out like this?
They had been here for quite a while, and yet he remained unmoved.
Hearing this, Lance finally realized.
It turned out that the scene just now was misunderstood by his parents.
Before Lance could speak, Xavier quickly explained, "Madam, Mr. Mercer can't really get up right now; they are in the middle of a treatment."
Getting up now would waste all their previous efforts.
"Treatment?"
The elders were startled, then turned their gaze back to scrutinize the actions of the two more closely.
Sure enough, they saw several small pinprick marks on Lance's chest.
Though small, they were not hard to spot upon close inspection.
"What treatment?"
Samantha asked urgently, her face full of unconcealed concern.
Lance has always been one to share good news but not the bad; if something was wrong with his health, he wouldn't tell them.
At this moment, hearing Xavier's words, how could they not be worried?
Xavier quickly introduced, his gaze turning to the elders, "Chairman, madam, this is Dr. Deanna, who has been in charge of treating Mr. Mercer's condition these past few days."
"What you just saw was Dr. Deanna treating Mr. Mercer."
Upon hearing this, both understood what had happened just now.
It wasn't as they had initially thought.
Almost the next second, Samantha rushed in.
She looked at Lance, her eyes filled with pity, and her eyes also started to mist.
"Lance, where exactly are you feeling unwell?"
"Why haven't you told your dad and me about such a big issue?"
As she spoke, Samantha's voice also started to choke up.
When she walked closer and saw the silver needles stuck in Lance's chest, her heart ached even more.
Logan also took notice and asked, "What's the problem?"
Deanna, standing by the side, couldn't help but interrupt.
Her face wore a formulaic smile, "Chairman, madam, can we please ask these questions later? The treatment should not be interrupted for too long."