"Haha! I bet he won't be back tonight. Do you think the celebration only lasts for a day?" Sam said confidently. "Let's see if he comes back tomorrow! Father sent him off to Bennett's mansion, and he said that the celebration is going to last for two days!""Oh... Thank you for telling me this, Mr. Sam. I will get off work later, then," Irene said."Sure. Why do you look disappointed?" Sam teased. "Have you fallen for my brother?""It's not funny, Mr. Sam," she said expressionlessly. "Mr. Lucas told me to come here tonight. I'm just his servant. I do as he commands.""I want to ask you something, Irene." Sam sat down on the couch and said sincerely, "Is Lucas really more charming than Noah and I?""I don't know about that, Mr. Sam. I might be able to answer your questions if you had asked me about my studies." Irene was smart enough to know not to cross Sam."Haha, I know the answer. He just looks better than us, but so what? You can make a living with looks alone. That Bennett g

At nine in the morning, Irene finished her breakfast and walked out of the kitchen. She intended on going through her notes as she waited for Lucas and the tutor.Shortly after, someone came knocking. She went to open the door and spotted Sam outside the door."Mr. Sam."Irene did not understand why Sam enjoyed coming to the South Block so much. If Lucas was home, she would never have dared to let Sam in, but even in Lucas' absence, she did not have the courage to let him in."See? I was right!" Sam said before pushing the door open to enter the living room. "I told you that he wouldn't be back.""Is there something you need, Mr. Sam?" Irene did not want to talk about Lucas with Sam, but Sam insisted on continuing the subject."Irene, I know that Lucas has been taking care of you, so you are protective of him," he said as he sat down on the couch, "but listen to me. Don't dream about getting anywhere with him."Seeing that Sam refused to drop the subject, she remained quiet as s

She had thought that being one year older, she would be wiser and her life would begin to improve, but it had not worked out quite the way she had expected.Irene had a strong feeling that Lucas would not forgive her this time. Though she meant every word she said to Sam, after regaining her composure, she realized that some parts of them sounded rather hurtful Irrespective of whether Lucas was truly without talent and without the capacity to make ends meet, she should have never agreed to something like that, be it in front of Lucas or behind his back. She tried to place herself in his shoes and knew that she would be just as upset if she found out that Lucas was mocking her looks behind her back with Kasey."Why did I say all those things to Mr. Sam?" she thought. "I didn't even want to discuss Mr. Lucas with him. Maybe I was provoked! Maybe it's because Mr. Lucas broke his promise of celebrating my birthday, or maybe it's because he stayed the night in Ms. Bennett's house…"M

Eric looked at Avery's response and felt as though he was standing at a crossroads.Ever since he had rejected Layla, she had not contacted him, nor had he reached out to her.They had rarely met in the past, but they had still occasionally talked to each other, texted each other, or commented on each other's social media posts. In the present, they were further than strangers, and it felt terribly awkward.Not wanting the awkwardness to continue, he considered the matter for a while, before sending Layla a message.[Are you busy with work lately?]Layla was responding to the comments to her post and immediately opened the message she received from Eric."Did he see my post?" she muttered.[It's alright.] she replied, following it with another message, [When are you and your girlfriend getting married? I'm still waiting to be invited to your wedding!]Eric was instantly rendered speechless.[Are you two going to live in Bridgedale or Aryadelle after you get married?] Layla a

As the tutor explained the content, Irene spotted Lucas walking toward the kitchen from the corner of her eye. She immediately told the tutor to wait before running off to the kitchen."Mr. Lucas, are you hungry? I made pancakes for you. I think it's gone cold now. I will heat it up in the microwave." She knew that Lucas had come to the kitchen because he was starving and darted into the kitchen to get to work."I made some stew as well. You said you didn't want too much meat, so I didn't put much in. It's mostly vegetables. Have a taste." Irene placed the pancakes into the microwave before filling a bowl with stew from the pot."Mr. Lucas, there's pasta in that pot over there. Do you want some?""I'll do it myself." Lucas was facing the microwave and had his back toward Irene. Irene felt helpless when she could not see his face. "Mr. Lucas, I'm sorry! I know that I was wrong. Please don't be mad.""You are just a servant. Remember your place. Apart from cooking and cleaning, do