I'm not sure what Jack and grandpa thought of each other, but after the dinner, they never mentioned each other. None of them wanted to repeat the experience, either. I was OK with that, as it was starting to become harder and harder to keep our family relationship hidden from Jack. Now that he'd stopped asking, I could breathe easier, focusing on the rest of the matters at hand.
The lack of progress was quite frustrating. Four months in, and I barely had much more than I started with. It was also the time for my mid-year reports. We don't have exams in Ashford, except for the entrance and final exams. Those were next year, but there was still plenty of work to do. I had to submit the project plan and literature review for both my minor and major thesis. And, while the project plan of my
