Chapter 288

Helen was starting to lose her patience. Over the past few days, she'd been pulling every string for him, but he didn’t like a single one—wait, no, he didn’t even bother looking. Her chest tightened with anger. “Do you know why your dad rushed back from the States all of a sudden? That woman’s son is getting married—and he’s only eighteen! Why the rush? Obviously to beat you to having a kid!” “That mother and son duo are at it again. Your dad’s already not happy with us because of the whole Morgan family mess, and now that woman’s probably pushing his buttons. If her kid has a baby before you do—especially a boy—what are we supposed to do then?!” “I don’t care what it takes. You need to pick a decent girl, settle down, and by the end of this year, I want a grandchild on the way!” Lucas’s face had gone cold. He didn’t say a word. After sitting silently for a bit, he got up and walked out. Helen sat there, troubled, mind spinning. She couldn’t stop thinking about how he’d been glued to h