It had been a week since he had made that announcement during the department meeting and Marvin was yet to see any visible change in Elton's behaviour. He had expected him to prove him wrong, even if it was out of spite. Maybe he was hoping for too much from his son, who had actually gone behind his back and tried to brainwash Lisa.
"I heard you are stepping down from your responsibilities at work," Lisa asked as they sat for dinner.
"We talked about it, remember?" Marvin casually responded.
"I didn't know you would act on it so soon. Anyway, I also heard you have decided who is going to step into your shoes. And it is not our son."
Marvin let out a sigh. "Let me guess, Elton complained to you, like always, didn't he? Why can't he just discuss it with me?"
"Maybe because you don't l
