Chapter89

"IfIalreadyknow,Idon'tneedtotellit.Nowgoback,Iwanttorest,"Lucasaid.

TheyoungmanlookedatLucaasstubbornlyashisfather,andthenaskedablankquestionthatshouldnothavefallenoutofhismouth.

"Whatreasondoyourefusetoseemyfather?Imean,father,whydoyourefusetoseehim?"

"Mr.Albertmusthavetoldyouthat."Lucapretendedtoliftthecuptoavoidpanicbeforeputtingitontheflooratherfeet.

"Itoldyou,"Jacobadmitted."ButIthinkthat'swhyIdon'thaveweight.Idon'twanttoseeDad,Idon'twanttoseemyfamilybecauseIthinkI'mthetroublemaker,givingDadtrouble.Itgoesagainstwhatyou'retryingtoshowsociety."Tellthetruth.

Lucareallyburped.Astheyoungmansaid,hetriedtoshowsocietythathewasapositivepersonwholovedandrespectedhisdignity,despitemanyinsultstohisOmegastatusinthepast.ButthereasonwhyhehasshunnedJeremyfortwodecadesrunscountertohisimage.HeknewthatotherpeopleknewaboutwhathappenedbetweenhimandJeremy,butnoonesaidit.Jacobwasthefirsttocriticizehimdirectly.

"It'sbecauseIlovehim,soIdon'twanttomakehislifemorechaotic."Lucagavemorereasons.