In fact, he never tried to contact his father. It was just that, he didn't want to get scolded and cynical reproaches again. His work on Pluto was not full of slack, anyway. Maybe those who mostly read novels or watch movies would think, as a member of a prestigious institution, he would enjoy a life full of pleasure and can do whatever he desires, but the reality is very different from that illusion. This job indeed gives him a fantastic salary, it can even help him to buy a house in the Elite-President Cyber Mansion - the most expensive cyber mansion in Jupiter that can only be inhabited by the super-elite class - but you can't make an omelet without breaking some eggs. Every beautiful thing, needs sacrifice. The more beautiful something is, the sacrifice will be much bigger. Once arriving at Pluto, Stairmount was directly cooped up in the laboratory, and thus became unable to socialize like normal people due to the very busy working hours. He only hanged out with other people in the laboratory, in fact, he could even be called as being a hermit in a cave, it was just that he was in a laboratory and not in a real cave. And this type of work didn't just last for a month, he even had to pass it for years. Now Stairmount fully understands why it's hard to find people to fill this job, not even the professional experts. Those who own a family won't be able to endure it for sure, he can endure it just because he doesn't have a family. Let alone family, he doesn't even have a girlfriend because he spends all of his time just studying and pursuing his dream to become a successful person. But according to his mother, this style is prone to make him an eternal bachelor.

"It's useless to be rich if you don't get married." That was what her mother always said.

"But woman wouldn't want to marry a poor man, either," And that was how Stairmount always answered.

"You have become rich! Quit your current job, find another job, and get married. Your dad might be happier with that decision."

Oh, so that was how matters stand? This was his father's intention, to let him quit his job! If so, then he even got more determined not to follow him! "I've signed the contract. The contract lasts ten years. So for the next ten years I have to stick with the instructions."

Unauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation.

"W... what?!? Ten years?! How can they force you to sign the contract with so long duration!" Mrs. Rivers screamed in horror. "Oh my God, that rumor is evidently correct. Chrono is a real cruel organization!"

"That's normal, Mom. If the job is easy, they won't offer such a fantastic salary. You can't make an omelet without breaking some eggs."

This attitude of his mother soon made Stairmount feel sick in communicating with her, it also led him to stay away from her. He began to reduce picking up the calls from his mother. Every time Mrs. Rivers called him, he always ignored her, a few hours later he just sent a telepathy text to his mother, in a short message, "Sorry Mom, I'm busy." Later, it became even more severe, he waited until a day had passed then he just sent the reply. Then it changed to two days. And so on. Until finally, he made no reply to all messages from his mother. And his relationship with his parents disconnected totally at that time.

Although the way how he worked in Mist laboratory was like a lunatic, there was one thing he loved about it; Nobody bullied him. Moreover, he was the head of the research team in that laboratory. The other scientists, although their average age is 40 and above (some are even 60 years old), but their nationality is mostly Plutonian, several from other countries at Aurora Continent, and three people from Essence Continent. So he automatically became the highest authority in this laboratory since the main control of the laboratory was under the supervision of Jupiter. After all, a bully like the military commander could treat him arbitrarily because he was still in Jupiter, and at that time he was still in training duration so he had to deal with much military personnel. Whereas it was totally different here. And that was more than enough. He enjoyed his job, so go to hell with the other bitches. He didn't even care. Especially when his job was loosened due to Chrono's higher-ups telling him to get out of the laboratory (he suspected it was caused by the problems occurring recently, as well as Neptune's invasion of Pluto). They said, he is a Jupiterian so he is vulnerable to being one of Neptune's main targets. He was then assigned as a lecturer who can interact with other people normally like humans in general, without anything more he had to do. Getting a big salary, just to be an ordinary lecturer whose job is a piece of cake, and he could even live a relaxed and comfortable life. Such kind of comfort, of course, could make him forget about his messy relationship with his parents?

Until now.

Copyright © boundless_universe