Chapter 103

Josephine and Flower leave with Lucas for the Duck King restaurant, which was chosen by Melisa. Throughout the trip Josephine and Flower didn't speak to Lucas and thought of him like a driver because they were both sitting in the back. Lucas tried to strike up a conversation, but Josephine and Flower completely ignored him and were engrossed in talking to each other. Lucas finally fell silent. "Mommy, are they going to hurt uncle Nicholas?" asked Flower worriedly, in a low voice and whispering in Josephine's ear so Lucas couldn't hear her. "Of course not, honey," Josephine replied in a whisper. "Uncle Nicholas is such a great and powerful person, there's no way they could hurt or beat him. I guess instead, they need my help to do something about Uncle Nicholas." "Don't we need to tell Uncle Nicholas about this first?" "No need honey. Uncle Nicholas is busy and he isn't well either. I can take care of this myself, so let's not disturb Uncle Nicholas for now." Josephine held Flower's han