Chapter 12

Lisa is thinking about buying a more suitable couch if they are getting spontaneous again. When he is done his cheeks is flushed and he looks triumphant, the colour upon Lisa' spread over her face to her body. One of Joseph's hobbies is purchasing houses, this is an instance of childhood trauma and it is pretty commonplace in other families in the country.

"What first put you onto texting me? I mean the message comes from nowhere."

Joseph is a cuddle-a big surprise; the emotional wounds of early childhood leave ineradicable scars. He is lying on the couch with Lisa in his arms and a guilty look on his face. His mind travels back to the hot sultry day at the airport four years ago.

After his mother Lucy named him CEO of the family business, he thought it would be a great time for him to do some actual work for the company. It turned out he was too naïve, Lucy disapproved all his ideas, then they started to argue about how the company would grow. Finally, he yielded the palm to her, in