New Life : A Second Chance - Dealing with the Kids

After accepting the fact that Kyle was a secret agent, Stephan felt his burden being lighter.     

“You and your kids should move into Sayuri’s house,” Kyle said, “The security is tight, and we can monitor your movements better. It would be harder for Donnie to do anything.”     

“You mean, Instructor Sayuri is also an agent?” Stephan asked, surprised.      

Just what is this MIB that could recruit such youngsters?     

“Do not ask,” Kyle said, “Just me exposing myself is already a risk.”     

Stephan nodded, understanding.     

“During this mourning period, my sister can help in taking care of the kids while we investigate the matter,” Kyle said, “You should act like normal, and go to work like normal.”     

Stephan nodded again, thinking that this was quite a good deal, really.     

He got a place to stay in without having to bother his aged in-laws. It was in an entirely new place so the kids should be able to heal better. Sayuri was Lianne’s art instructor, and she may be able to reach out to Lianne in ways that he never could. Art.     

There were so many positives that Stephan could not reject.     

“I will announce that I am sponsoring your kids, so it would not arouse suspicion about you moving next door to me,” Kyle said.     

“Huh?” Stephan said, not comprehending the situation.     

Kyle raised an eyebrow, “Oh? Sorry, I just assumed you knew who I was. I’m Kyle Rexington Smith.”     

Stephan still looked blank.     

“The Current CEO of Smith Industries,” Kyle continued.     

Stephan’s mind went blank.     

“The .. the … Smith Industries?” Stephan managed to stammer out, “But you are M..”     

“A hobby,” Kyle said, shrugging.     

Stephan blinked.     

Which one was the hobby?     

Him, being a secret agent or him, being the CEO?     

Either way, it was mind-boggling.     

“No one would suspect that I’m a secret agent,” Kyle said, patting Stephan on the back, “Come on, don’t try to figure it out. For now, just focus on healing and your kids.”     

“Yes. Kids. My kids,” Stephan mumbled.      

He gave one last look at his late wife’s final resting place and followed Kyle.     

“I know everything you owned was burned down in the fire,” Kyle said, “Don’t worry. The apartment is not only fully furnished, but your basic necessities are also provided for.”     

“Thank you,” Stephan managed to croak out.     

Kyle nodded.     

In truth, his heart was in turmoil.     

He may have fallen out of love with his spouse and had been separated for 19 years, but it would be a lie to say that he still didn’t have any residual feelings for him.      

It didn’t mean that he would fall in love with his spouse all over again, but rather, it was hard for him not to act like the wife. His spouse was in pain, and Kyle wanted to ease that pain.      

Take care of him, comfort him and not let him have any worries.     

Kyle walked beside him silently.     

He prayed that his spouse would be able to heal properly, meet another person and fall in love again.      

No matter what, his spouse was a good man.      

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The entire process of moving to Sayuri’s apartment took a couple of days.     

Mainly because they had to convince Kylie’s parents to agree to this arrangement. They wanted to take care of the grandkids, saying that they needed to be around family.      

More so because it appeared that the death had affected the kids far deeper and more serious than normal. Rather, it was apparent in Lianne. The grandparents had called for spiritualists to pray constantly for their grandchildren, to ‘ward off’ the ‘evil spirits’ that must have ‘invaded’ the sensitive and vulnerable spirits of their grandkids.     

It took Sayuri to step in to finally be able to appease their hearts.      

This was because Lianne responded positively to Sayuri, making the grandparents believe that Sayuri must be the ‘good luck charm’ that warded off evil spirits. Kyle was grateful for that, and once the approval was given, the move was swift.     

Zero and the others were here as well, stationed at an MIB branch office and living nearby. They were the ones who arranged for the apartment to be ready for the Yangs to move in.     

Sayuri’s apartment was a three-bedroom apartment, so each child had their own room. Kyle had given a list of all the clothes and measurements, so their closets were full with clothes that they normally wore.     

Kyle didn’t go overboard, though he wanted to.     

None of the clothes were branded, as he knew that his spouse and kids would not be comfortable accepting them. He did, however, provide laptops and handphones, saying that they were essential for them to continue their normal life.     

Unknown to them, the apartment was also fitted with hidden cameras in the common areas. This was so that Kyle could observe them and their mental health. He had wanted to put the cameras in their bedrooms as well, but Kay felt that was too much.     

It took Sayuri chipping in before Kyle was able to let go of the matter.     

He still didn’t like it, though.     

Even though he knew it would be an invasion to their privacy, he felt that it was justified if it meant he could take care of them better. He wasn’t interested in digging so intimately in their lives, but he wanted to ensure that they wouldn’t do any self-harm or things like that.     

Such a fine line, and difficult one.     

Kyle was truly worried about Lianne.     

She showed the signs of depression, so he had a child psychologist to come over and visit. Dr. Marveen came on the pretext of being Sayuri’s friend and on that day of interaction, she had an inkling but it was too early to tell.     

After a week, and some tests, Dr. Marveen told Kyle her diagnosis.     

Lianne had Aspergers Syndrome.