NovelEnglish"Who hurt you?" "I'm fine." Irene did not want others to be affected by her negative emotions.
She took the down jacket out of the bag.
"Mr. Lucas, I used the remaining money to buy you a down jacket. When you head out in the future, wear this!" She passed him the jacket. "I bought it with your money. You don't have to thank me." "I'm asking you who hurt you!" Lucas furrowed his brows. He threw the down jacket on the sofa, not even bothering to look at it. "Mr. Lucas, this is a private matter. It will not affect my job." Irene placed her bag down. She had intended to place it in the shoe cupboard.
"Your grandmother is dead. Now you're alone. Other than work and study, what other private matters do you have?" Lucas looked at her bag and said, "Your bag is a little dirty today." That comment undid Irene.
She bent down and covered her face. She cried, "They took away the bracelet that Grandma gave me. That was the only thing she left for me... Grandma said that the bracelet is not worth a lot, but the bracelet is very important to me..." "Who took the bracelet from you?" Lucas walked over to her and looked at her from high above. "Have you been robbed?" "No." Irene lowered her head. She choked up and said, "I owed them money. I haven't returned the money to them yet..." "How much did you owe? Why would you owe them money?" 11 "About three thousand dollars or so... I borrowed money from them to cover Grandma's medical fees." Irene wiped away her tears. She lifted her gaze and stared at Lucas with dark eyes. "Mr. Lucas, don't worry. I'll be able to return the money. Mrs. Woods said that she will double my pay. As long as you don't fire me, I'll be able to pay them back by next year." "They took away the bracelet that your grandmother gave you. Will they return it to you?" Lucas had never expected her to be drowning in debt because of her grandmother. Sure enough, bad luck would only cto the unfortunate.
"I got them to agree to return it toonce I pay them back the money. They agreed." Irene's voice turned low. "But they might not give it back toanymore." "Stop crying already." Lucas swallowed. He did not know how to console her. He changed the topic. "I'm hungry. Go makesfood." Irene immediately nodded and stood up. "I'll go get the ingredients from the back kitchen." "No need. I'll eat what you bought last night. Go reheat it." "Oh... okay, Irene quickly reheated the food and placed it on the table. She asked worriedly, "Mr. Lucas, why is the down jacket I bought for you go? Did you throw it away?" S "I took it to my room." "Oh... does it fit you? If the size doesn't fit, I can change it." "It fits." "That's great." Irene let out a sigh of relief. "Eat! I'II..." "Let's eat together," Lucas said, "I have something to tell you." Irene sat in the chair and looked at him nervously. "Mr. Lucas, what is it? Are you planning to kickout? If you really don't want to seeanymore, I won't blyou.@know the scar on my face is disgusting—" "My father founda private tutor. They will cto the house to educate me." Lucas seemed not to have heard her, and he pushed on, "I don't like studying. I don't like extra lessons, but the tutor my father found forwill be coming over this afternoon." Irene was stunned.
"Accompany me," Lucas said.
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