His Eagle Eyes on Me

Irene felt as if she had been showered with gifts. She happily nodded!

"Mr. Lucas, thank you! Thank you for letting me have lessons with you!"

"Do you like having lessons that much?" Lucas looked at her.

She flushed with delight. Her eyes sparkled once more.

"Yes!" said Irene. after giving the matter some careful thought, she said, "Actually, Mr. Lucas, I don't like going to lessons, but I want to go to college. Only by going to college can I find a better job. The only way I can support myself is if I were to get a good job."

"Eat up." Lucas ended this heavy topic.

Irene immediately headed to the kitchen to grab some utensils.

"Mr. Lucas, you treat me well," said Irene after a few she got a few spoons of food into her. "Other than Grandma, no one has ever treated me this well."

Lucas was confused. "How am I treating you well?"

Irene, listing out the actions that moved her. "Mr. Lucas, although you look fierce, you're a nice person. Many people look nice, but when they see me, they look disgusted. They would even call me ugly to my face. They look down on people with a defect in their appearance. They feel that people like me should not leave the house to scare others.

what she said, and his heart sank a

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Lucas, this is what I think so, too, so really, thank you for letting me sit in

the tutor arrived at

forties. He had black-rimmed glasses which made him look scholarly. Whoever saw him could immediately guess

during his lessons Don't worry. I won't disturb you while tutoring Mr. Lucas," Irene said politely and poured the teacher a glass of water. S~ᴇaʀᴄh the FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website on

glass, drank some water, and asked, "Where is Mr.

Irene looked at the time. It was almost half past three.

immediately headed

was by the door, she reached her hand out to knock

There was no response.

breath and opened the door. The room was

filled with a scent unique to Lucas, reminding Irene that she was

was beating fast. She walked over to the