”It’s never enough time when it comes to exams, you know that, sis” Steven chuckled, taking a sip of his wine.

Albert picked up the conversation. ”So, Bette, Tina told me that you studied at Yale. What is your specialty?”

Tina tensed up, stunned that her father went there. She had told him the day before about Bette’s failed education. Why was he making it so difficult? She shot him a pleaded look as Bette answered.

”I attended Yale’s School of Music for one academic year. It never got me anywhere, so I transferred to the Law Department shortly after” The brunette spoke up as surely as possible. The subject of her college years was still a sore spot. ”My father is a lawyer, so he edified me to study Law” She finished, smirking to herself. Melvin had not really edified her to do Law, he had forced her to do it, admonishing her for even being interested in wasting her time for such an unprofitable activity as music studying.

”Wow, you play some musical instrument?” Steven wondered.

”Uh, yeah… A guitar actually, acoustic” Bette replied tersely, not willing to elaborate any more.

”Do you sing too? Have you written your own songs?”

Bette gave Steven a small modest smile, nodding evenly. ”I guess…”

”That’s so cool, Bette! Why didn’t you tell me?” Tina exclaimed enthusiastically, smiling at the bashful brunette.

”Maybe you could perform at our wedding someday” Lindsey suggested in a carefree way.

Bette coughed involuntarily at that, soaking her throat with a sip of wine.

Albert cut off the further discussion of Bette’s creative skills, continuing his questioning right away.

”Law is pretty serious. Your father must be very proud of you for graduating with a law degree” He said, pretending to be unaware of Bette’s dropout.

Tina was so mad at Albert she wanted to disappear. Her father was really doing the opposite of what she had pleaded of him yesterday.

Bette herself was getting peeved too, but still trying to overpower her explosive temper in order to be polite for Tina’s sake.

”I left my studies not long after shifting departments. Law was not right for me either, I guess” She responded in an evasive manner.

Albert sat back, lifting his hand to rub his chin imperiously. He looked at Tina, who was on a verge of storming off the kitchen in hysterics. However, he intended to know more.