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."

me. Mr. Lucas, you are horrible. I brought you food

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

not betrayed her, she compromised and said, "Did you try the

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

type of ointment." Sensing the annoyance in his voice, she explained herself and remained quiet after that.

He pitied her.

life. A life that was more miserable than anyone he

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home." She cleaned up the plastic containers on the table and put them into the

your grades?"

to ask such a question and

her grandmother had

grandmother became ill, she haddeft school, and studying

Her grades had been poor ever

you still get into college, then?" he asked.

Mr. Lucas. I'll get going now." She changed the trash bag in the can