His Eagle Eyes on Me

She stood up abruptly, intending to plead her case to the butler.

"Where are you going?" Lucas yelled.

"I'm going to talk to the butler."

"What's the point? Do you think that my dad is going to listen to the butler?" Lucas said calmly.

"It's still better than not explaining myself at all, right?" Irene insisted on talking to the butler.

Lucas had merely wanted to see how she would react. He had not expected her to be this nervous.

"I've explained the situation to my dad." He thought back to how swiftly had she run into the rain and realized that Irene could disappear in an instant if he didn't explain everything to his father. "I told him that I was the one who ordered you to buy this."

She stilled before sighing a breath of relief. "And what did he say? Is he angry with me?"

"He didn't say anything. He left after I finished my food."

to punish me to tease me. Mr. Lucas, you are horrible. I brought you food and you try to scare me," she complained

I'm wrong sometimes." Lucas had never regretted any of his actions and

she compromised and said, "Did you try the ointment I bought

mom doesn't ask as many questions as you do." He finished the lamb shank and picked up the bowl

that if the one I bought isn't working, I will need to buy another type of ointment." Sensing the annoyance in his voice, she explained herself and remained quiet after that. He watched as she bowed her head pathetically, and for a moment, he could not explain the feeling that

He pitied her.

had lived a miserable life. A life that was more

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cleaned up the plastic containers on the table and put them into the trash

grades?" he

such a question

grandmother

her grandmother became ill, she haddeft

grades had been poor ever since

you still get into college, then?"

to college. Thank you for asking, Mr. Lucas. I'll get going