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?"

No one has ever invited me to eat with them," said 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

heard what she said, and

the people who used to look down on you will be

for letting me sit

the afternoon, the tutor arrived

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

Mr. Lucas," Irene said politely and poured the teacher a glass of water. S~ᴇaʀᴄh

drank some water,

having a nap." Irene looked at the time. It was almost

immediately headed to

reached her hand out to

There was no response.

a deep breath and opened the door. The room was a little

was filled with a scent unique to Lucas, reminding

beating fast. She walked

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