Ryan should have known better, his mother is barely taken aback by things like this —it's hard to see a surprised reaction on her, maybe she did have but was always quick to conceal it.

“…I've seen much relatable situations like this, son —and this won't be the last of it, either…” She always claimed, and Ryan himself, couldn't count how many times he's heard such line from her that he could memorize it even in his sleep.

“Aren't you surprised at this, mother?” He ...