Endless Evolution: Last Star

Chapter 637 Her Future

Crackle.

The door opened when Aton came home, as with Silvana, Matra immediately headed out to greet him.

"Darling, dinner's almost ready!" Matra uttered with a bright smile on her face.

Her eyes went wide with surprise as she gasped.

"Aton, what happened to you?"@@@@

It seemed like the reason for her reaction was tragedy, but... Aton's clothes were just dirty and disheveled and his hands and face showed traces of dust and engine oil.

Aton scratched the back of his head taking off his soiled jacket.

"It's nothing serious, it's just that my guys couldn't keep up with the work and the order was urgent, so I had to get involved too. After all, I've been doing repairs for years."

Then, Aton cast Matra a hard look.

"How are things going with the restaurant? Is everything alright? You don't need my help? If you need anything, my guys can easily get the best ingredients from Second Ring."

Blinking a few times, Matra smiled slightly, placing her palm against her chest.

"Don't worry, we're doing fine and the customers are all happy."

"Good."

Adam heard this conversation because Silvana heard it as well. She was in the kitchen but purposely moved closer to the wall to eavesdrop, she was always a curious child.

A few minutes later, when Aton cleaned himself up and Matra with Silvana had set the food on the table, they began to eat.

At one point, about halfway through dinner, after praising Matra's food a few times, Aton pointed a fork at Silvana with a mounted piece of meat.

"Silvana, even though you're still young and only recently went to school, I just have to ask you something, it's important for your future."

"Hmm?" Silvana looked up shoving a large piece of apple pie into her mouth.

"Do you already know what you want to be in the future...?" Aton's face was serious, but his tone was unsure. He realized it was too early for such questions, but he couldn't contain his curiosity.

Matra squeezed his shoulder gently.

"Dad..." Silvana puffed up her cheeks, "It's too early to talk about that! I'm only 12 years old!"

"Hahaha, sorry, sorry, I'm just really worried about you...!" Aton smiled awkwardly while scratching the back of his head.

That same day, at a late hour, Silvana frowned heavily. She got up from her chair and picked up the tablet in her hands, the screen had math problems open.

"No way I can solve it... I need to ask dad for help, he's good at math." Silvana bit her lip and headed towards her parents' bedroom.

She didn't like to ask for someone else's help with things like this, but she couldn't ignore her father's knowledge.

Step. Step. Step.

Reaching the door, Silvana raised her hand about to knock as she suddenly stopped upon hearing Matra's voice:

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She was sitting behind Aton, her gentle hands resting on his strong shoulders.

"You see, you were worried that if we had a daughter she wouldn't be able to be an heir. I'm sure Silvana's experience if she becomes a financier, or her credibility if she becomes a scientist, will be a solid foundation for our business and the legacy of the Desio Family."

Aton sighed heavily, looking down at the floor with a deep gaze.

"I know I don't like this feeling deep inside me myself, but I can't help it... It's just... if we had a son, I wouldn't be so worried. Damn, I'm a bad father if after all these years I still want to have a son instead of a daughter..."

Matra leaned against him, resting her head on his shoulder. She smiled silently without saying anything.

Then, Silvana froze in the same pose for a long time. She stood with her hand raised, her fist ready to knock on the door, for several minutes, until she turned like a robot and walked back to her room.

Standing in the corner of the room, Adam stared intently at Silvana who didn't finish solving the math problems but instead opened the popular website she often visited to watch different videos. Especially popular were the Phantoms vs. Monsters battles.

She watched dozens of videos with glassy, empty eyes full of sadness.

"Hmm... This is the beginning of trouble, right?"

"Or..."

His gaze shifted to the screen, guessing what was going on in Silvana's mind.

"Should I thank Silvana's father for that chance?"