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."

mentioned that he was going to punish me to tease me. Mr. Lucas, you are horrible. I brought you food and you try to scare me," she

Lucas had never regretted any of his actions

wrong. I was." Seeing how Lucas had not betrayed her, she compromised and

are so nosy. Even my mom doesn't ask as many questions as you do." He finished the lamb shank and picked

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

He pitied her.

life

you need to read tonight?" Lucas asked after finishing the stew. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FindNʘᴠᴇl.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access

I will read at home." She cleaned up the plastic

grades?"

ask such a question and

grandmother had

to have excellent grades. However, ever since her grandmother became ill, she haddeft school, and studying at home

had been poor ever since

still get into college, then?" he asked.

you for asking, Mr. Lucas. I'll get going now." She changed the