Irene lowered her head and said softly, "Three thousand dollars."
"Oh, that's a small sum! You should have toldabout it earlier. | would have helped you with that." Mr. Woods pretended to be
generous. "It's also okay if Sam helps you. Since you want to resign, I'll settle your pay tomorrow."
"Thank you, Mr. Woods."
"Don't mention it. | will give you a little more money. This would have been your grandmother's pension for all the years of service.
You can use it to pay your school fees," Mr. Woods said.
Irene was extremely grateful. She immediately thanked him, "Thank you! | thank you on Grandma's behalf!"
"Thank you for taking care of Lucas these past few months," Mr. Woods said. "It's late. Go home!"
"Okay! I'll clean the kitchen and leave." Irene cleared the plates from the dining table.
Mr. Woods walked to Lucas' room. Lucas did not lock his room. Mr. Woods turned the doorknob, pushed the door, and entered.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWhen Irene had finished tidying up and was about to leave, Mr. Woods still had not cout. She wondered what they were
talking about.
Irene could tell that Mr. Woods" attitude toward Lucas had changed. He treated Lucas a lot better than when Lucas had first arrived
at the Woods' mansion.
Whether or not it was because of Kasey liking Lucas, seeing Mr. Woods' treating his son well made Irene happy.
Although the Woods family was not the wealthiest of families, they were still much richer than any ordinary family. At least, Lucas
did not have to worry about life.
The next day, at six in the morning, Irene cout from her room and ran toward the Woods' mansion.
At the stime, a car from the Woods' mansion left for the airport.
When Irene reached the Woods' mansion, a guard told her that Lucas had left.
Irene took her phone out with a look of disbelief. It was six-twenty. Did they not say that they were leaving at half past six?
"Mr. Lucas left at six," the guard said. "He did not want anyone to send him off."
Irene was panting. Her eyes reddened.
She felt as though someone had hollowed out half her heart. Back then, when her grandmother had passed away, she had felt the
sway, too.
Irene gripped her bag and left the Woods' mansion.
After taking the first bus to school, she could not help but send Lucas a message, [Mr. Lucas, | went to the mansion, but they told
She deleted the last sentence before sending the message. After sending the message, she was not surprised that Lucas did not
reply to her message.
Irene looked at the screen of her phone. She felt aggrieved. She could not stop herself from crying.
After a while, she raised her hand to wipe away her tears. She picked up her pen and wrote the following words, 'Study hard. Only
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmby becoming strong will you not be afraid of being abandoned.’
In a blink of an eye, summer arrived.
Irene and the other students preparing for the university entrance exam started their three-day exam period.
The three days passed by extremely quickly.
After the last exam, her teacher used the remaining class fees to take everyone to a restaurant for a meal.
"Irene, have you contacted the travel agency | introduced you to?" her teacher asked.
Irene shook her head. "Not yet! | have been preparing for the exam, so | didn't think about it."
"Hmm. Are you planning to wait for the results before going, or are you going within the next two days?" the teacher said. "I told
them to charge you less."
Irene said, "Thank you! | don't think I'll be going to Ylore anymore."