Chapter 26: Daily Grind, Daily Prize
That's why watching the news was banned in their house.
He didn't even get a phone until his 19th birthday—and that only came after a full year of relentless pleading.
Going through his memories, he was a bit speechless.
Well, what could he say? Even though they were a bit overprotective, maybe excessively so, but they only wanted what was best for him and didn't want him to be exposed to the filth of the world so soon.
There isn't a right or wrong way of raising children—everyone raises their children according to their own past experiences, guided by their own scars and triumphs, just trying to give their children a better life than they had and don't want them to stumble as they did.
Of course, there are exceptions too. Just like anything else in the world, The world had its share of rotten parents—some so deplorable they didn't deserve the title, or those who don't even deserve to have children.
As someone who had been abandoned at birth, he felt even less qualified to comment on this subject. But going through the memories, he knew that they had genuinely tried to raise him as best as they could.
Shaking his head, he brushed the thoughts aside.
After scrolling a bit longer, he tossed the phone aside and collapsed onto the bed.
His mind swirling with information about her—honestly, he still couldn't believe that he had lunch with a celebrity of that caliber.
At first, He really thought she was just a minor celebrity or maybe an online influencer due to her pretty face and exaggerated charm.