Yet, there were moments when the cold structure warmed up. Like the time Mr. Kun spent four hours silently helping Leo rebuild a broken computer, or the way the twins always left the last dumpling for him without being asked. It wasn't the loud, messy love Leo was used to, but it was there—steady, quiet, and unmistakably solid. He was a Kun now, at least on paper, and he was slowly learning that even the sturdiest structures take time to settle.
When I reached the dining room, the atmosphere was thick enough to cut with a knife. Mr. Kun sat at the head of the table, hidden behind a newspaper on a tablet. His wife—my mother—was fluttering around the kitchen island, looking nervous. My step family -Ch.2- -Kun family-
or plot point you are trying to verify?
. In this context, the Kun family is a massive, powerful lineage known for its intelligence, internal ruthlessness, and "backstabbing" nature. Yet, there were moments when the cold structure warmed up
"It's chaos," I muttered.