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."

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

one who said that I'm wrong sometimes." Lucas had never regretted any of his actions

compromised and said, "Did you try the ointment I

you do." He

the drugstore said 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

He pitied her.

miserable life. A life that was more

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up the plastic

grades?"

expected him to ask such a question

grandmother

became ill, she haddeft school,

had been poor

into college, then?" he asked.

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