Vireo was stunned when he heard that. "Dad, what are you…talking about?"

"Don't go to college. Money is very tight for the family this year, we won't be able to support you," Lucius said.

"Dad!" Vireo immediately got so emotional that tears were streaming down his face.

Logically speaking, he was an eighteen-year-old young man and was at the age where he never cried easily anymore. However, he was unable to hold it back. He truly could not take it. He had endured the fact that his parents' love for him made him feel isolated growing up. He had endured the fact that his grandparents did not love him. He had also endured all the mocking and sarcasm from his sisters.

All he had in his mind was being able to get into college one day, and then he would no longer need to rely on his family anymore. He would not inherit the family's properties as well. If he was able to make a name of himself working out there, he would still come home and treat his parents well. Therefore, he put in his