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?"

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 look disgusted.

what she said, and his heart sank a

people who used to look down

you for letting me sit in on your lessons.

afternoon, the tutor arrived at

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

while tutoring Mr. Lucas,"

the glass, drank some

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

headed to Lucas'

by the door, she reached

There was no response.

opened the door. The room was a

a scent unique to Lucas, reminding Irene that

She walked

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