Aurora, who knew the entire story far better than her siblings, understood exactly what Adam and Mary were hinting at beneath their calm words.
Even though she herself had never been raised by Asian parents, she had read countless threads and discussions online about how complicated that experience could sometimes be.
She knew, without any offense intended, that many Asian parents loved their children fiercely, often to the point of sacrifice.
At the same time, she had read story after story about how that love could twist under cultural pressure and become suffocating or even cruel.
In Adam's case, his parents had kicked him out not because he was evil or rebellious, but because of a single so-called flaw... a disease that made him steal more often than others.
Some families might accept such conditions and do their best to be supportive.
Others, however, gradually crumbled under the weight of frustration and fear.
