Zachary thought back to how he had treated Rowan over the years and genuinely didn’t feel he’d pressured him.
Serenity, however, gave him a look. “When I first married into the family, Rowan was still in high school. You may not have pressured him openly, but every time you gave him a gift, it was a stack of test papers.”
She raised her brows. “Isn’t that pressure? And besides, you eight older brothers are all incredibly outstanding. Even if you don’t say anything, he feels it. If he’s even a little behind, everyone compares him to you.
That kind of invisible pressure surrounds Rowan all the time. Even now that he’s out in society, as long as people know he’s Rowan of the York family, they compare him to you all over again.
Rowan knows he may never surpass his older brothers, but he at least wants to narrow the gap so no one can say the youngest York brother is useless while his brothers are all exceptional. That alone is a huge pressure.
Don’t be fooled by Rowan’s carefree, childish personality. Deep down, he’s shouldering a lot. He only loosens up in front of us sisters-in-law.”
Among all of Rowan’s support systems, the sisters-in-law were the only ones who truly didn’t pressure him.
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