Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted by Eleven Jewell

Grace said, “Son, as long as you want to study, I will support you, whether it’s for a double degree or even ten degrees! I’m so happy right now. If you’re joking, please tell me, or else I’ll take you seriously!”

Joe smiled and hugged Grace’s arm. “Mom, can’t I truly want to be like my brother and make you proud?”

Grace rubbed his yellow hair affectionately. “I used to be proud of you, but after you dyed your hair yellow, not so much.”

Joe was speechless. “Then I’ll dye it back.”

Grace immediately handed him a card from the hair salon. “Go quickly. It closes at midnight, so there’s still time today.”

Joe was delighted, realizing his mother had been unhappy with his yellow hair for a long time. “Alright, alright, I’ll go now.”

As she handed him his coat and sent him out, Grace asked, “Sweetheart, earlier you mentioned that someone talked to you, and that’s what made you change your mind. Was it your teacher?”

“Not my teacher, but he does like to teach others,” Joe replied. Though, in reality, he was just a crafty liar—an extremely capable one.

Grace was curious. “He just said a few words, and you suddenly saw the light? I’ve talked to you countless times, and nothing changed.”

explained, “He challenged me to run 20 kilometers, saying if I won, he’d let me join his team. He’s ten

wanted to preach to me, to get me to focus on my studies. At

weren’t many people in Rivera who could out-earn the Esper family. She

to school. Connecting

coat and didn’t respond directly. She only told Joe to come

shift

long after, his racing friend called. “Where are you? It’s late, and the race

the hope he’d given his mother, he resisted. “I’m not going tonight. You

planning this for ages, and now you’re backing out? What’s going on? Did your family shut you

just don’t see the point anymore. I’ve wasted a lot of time and want to

down? Your family’s loaded—what’s the point? Quit joking and get over here. There’s a million-dollar prize. We’ve got it all planned out. Don’t

but it was never about the money for Joe. His family had plenty. He joined the race for the thrill, hoping to meet a

had thought they shared a passion for racing, but now he saw some of

dangerous shortcut to wealth. He’d heard stories about illegal races where drivers risked their lives, betting everything for a big payout. He was shocked at first, but his teammates spoke of it casually, as if it were

Joe understood what Keegan meant about goals and motivations. He’d chosen the wrong path and the wrong friends. Their dreams weren’t the

Joe said, “I’m serious. I won’t be participating in these races