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."

was going to punish me to tease me. Mr. Lucas, you are horrible. I brought you food and

that I'm wrong sometimes." Lucas had never regretted any of his actions and refused to admit that he was

I was." Seeing how Lucas had not betrayed her, she compromised and said, "Did you try the

doesn't ask as many questions as you do." He finished the lamb shank

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

He pitied her.

life that was more miserable than anyone he

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read at home." She cleaned up the plastic containers on the table and

your grades?" he

had not expected him to ask such a question and

grandmother

grandmother became ill, she haddeft school, and studying at home could hardly compare

Her grades had been poor ever since

still get into college, then?" he

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