#Chapter 164: Engagement Plans

Lucas POV After my father's latest request, I decided that Victoria and I needed to meet to discuss our plan further. I had a feeling she would be just as surprised as me, and I hoped she wouldn't want to call off our agreement. It was already a lot to ask of her and now, we had to speed up the process. I was thinking of visiting Victoria at her house but decided it would best to go somewhere away from prying eyes. Her parents weren't my biggest fans. Victoria suggested meeting at a small coffee shop on the other side of town. It would be the best place for us to go talk without someone we knew finding out. As we sat at a booth near the back corner, sipping our lattes, the weight of the situation weighed on on me. "I'm guessing you don't have good news since you wanted to meet so urgently," Victoria said as she stirred her latte with a spoon. "No really," I blew out a breath. "My father had made some recent... adjustments to our original agreement?" "You mean, h