Conner's mistress's son did not mind that his mother had another lover.
The man was an athlete. Although he had failed to enter a professional club, he often performed well in local amateur competitions.
He was the kind of person who had one foot inside the door of professional sports and the other outside.
If he worked hard, he might have a chance of becoming a substitute.
If he did not, he could still maintain the status quo.
After all, athletics was a field that relied heavily on talent.
For middle school students, having some connections in society was undoubtedly something "cool."
If someone could bring people from society to the school to stand up for him—even if they did not actually stand up for him, but merely chatted at the school gate and smoked a cigarette together—
it would greatly improve that person's standing in school! After all, this was the Federation, and gang culture was flourishing. No one knew whether those people from society were ordinary people or gang members.
The school bullies might have a certain degree of authority within the school environment, but once they entered society, especially when compared with gang members, that authority seemed rather meaningless.
The woman's young lover had visited her illegitimate son's school. The athlete's indistinct air of either strength or brutality had allowed the illegitimate son to get by fairly well at school.
There was no reason for the two of them to hate each other, and they got along reasonably well.
So this time, the three of them would probably go together.
The woman thought for a while. "In the next few days, then. We can get out and clear our heads, and spend the winter holiday there."
The Federation in winter truly was unsuitable for these "delicate" people.