Ryan's mother remained silent for a long time.
Ryan exclaimed eagerly, "What's wrong, Mom? I didn't do anything wrong, and he has no idea who I am. I was just wondering if you wanted to meet with him. He doesn't appear to be as cruel as you think."
His mother said, slightly embarrassed, "Oh, no. I actually met with him during the summer."
Ryan froze and asked, "Have you met him? Where? Tell me!"
"Well, I, I'm cooking. And, there are guests waiting for me to serve them breakfast! I'm going to hang up now, bye." She then hung up the phone.
Ryan then took a deep breath and felt frustrated.
Ryan knew that everyone had some secrets that they wanted to keep hidden. When what happened in the past was brought up, they would become flustered and overwhelmed.
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