"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.