"Brandan!" Charles Hyde said angrily, "You're becoming more and more disobedient!"
Brandan replied calmly, "Dad, I'm twenty-six this year, not sixteen. What's this talk about obedience?"
"I handed Hyde Clan to you, not for you to act recklessly!" Charles Hyde shouted angrily.
"Marrying Emily Dormer as you say isn't reckless behavior?" Brandan sneered, "If you like her so much, why don't you marry her?"
"Brandan!" Charles was furious. "You're getting more and more outrageous!"
"Heh." Brandan chuckled coldly.
"Come home tomorrow." Charles commanded, "Emily hasn't seen you in a long time, she misses you."
"We'll see."
He spoke softly and then hung up the phone.
He stood up, with a subtle light flickering in his eyes, and as he looked up, he saw Iris Harris standing at the staircase, looking at him with a somewhat hesitant expression.
Brandan was startled: "Iris, weren't you showering?"
