"Alright aunty, I'll do as you say. As long as Lucas becomes mine." Lynn Carter blushed just at the thought of Lucas in her head.
Later at night almost to dinner time, Lucas arrived at Brook's mansion with his latest Mercedes Maybach car. He decided to stay in the family house for the night due to his grandfather's summoned to urgently see him after work.
Immediately he stepped into the house, his brother was already waiting for him.
"Brother! Did you know about what happened to mom. I heard grandfather locked her up in the room. Aren't you going to help her?" Evan Brook asked in rush as he followed his brother up the stairs till, he got to the front of his room.
"Why don't you mind your business?" Lucas replied in his cold voice.
"But this is about mother. What if something happens to her? Grandfather is being mean to her." Evan grumbled before his brother glared at him.
"Have you finished with the proposal I asked you to prepare in three weeks?"
"Brother, you just told me few days ago. I haven't even started yet."
"Finish it in a week and send it to me. Failure to do that, then you're off the project." Lucas slammed the door close after he entered his room.
"Brother! But you said to finish in three weeks? Brother?" Evan called a few times before giving up and rushing to his room.
During dinner time, they all had dinner in silence without asking questions.
As old man Brook's word stands in the house, Judith Brook (Madam Brook) didn't eat with them during dinner and was served inside her room as per old man Brook's orders, she's not allowed to see or meet anyone till further notice.
Immediately they all finished having their food while their plates were being taken away, old man Brook turned to his son.
"Brandon, do something about your wife. She's causing too much trouble." Old man Brook ordered in a frown as he excuses himself from the dining table.
Brandon Brook nodded to his father's orders while he also excused himself.
"Lucas, a word in my study." Old man Brook ordered before making his way to his study.
He didn't think too much and followed after his grandfather immediately with one hand in his pocket.
Immediately they both entered into the study; he began to ask questions.
"In the way your grandmother and I have raised you for years, I don't think I thought you to ignore your own family. To the extent of rejecting your own child." Old man Brook frowned with his back turned against Lucas.
When old man Brook mentioned 'rejecting your own child' Lucas frowned because he knew his grandfather already figured everything out.
"It was done without my consent. Besides it's not just about me rejecting the child, it's the best for both of us." Lucas loosened himself a bit when he spoke remembering how April cried the other day.
"It's the best? To have your own child aborted? That is your own blood!" Old man Brook screamed turning to him.
"Even if it came in the wrong way, the child still belongs to you."
"Yes! The child belongs to me, and I can't deny that. But it will ruin her marriage." Lucas admitted the fact that the child belongs to him and immediately he said it, old man brook was surprised by the last statement.
"Her marriage is at stake. Wouldn't it be best if she aborts the baby and then enjoy her marriage in peace and the life after that."
Lucas actually had been pondering over the matter from the first day it was reported to him. Remember the day the doctor confessed to her crime, and then Lucas handed a black card to April, that was the day it all began to stick in his mind.
"She's a woman and it's her body. I can't impose the decision to keep the baby on her. It's too risky for her safety."
Old man Brook was surprised by the way his grandson decided to handle the situation and felt his strength to protect April's reputation.
"Alright! Very well said, it's best to keep it that way. But what if she decides to keep the baby? It will be even more complicated." Old man Brook replied as he walked to his chair to sit.
"Let's do this! We meet up tomorrow with her family to discuss the matter before it causes further damage to April. The earlier the better." Old man brook ordered.
"Yes, grandfather."
As Lucas turned to leave someone knocked on the door.
"Come in!"
"Grandfather, it's me Evan."
"What do you want? I'm sure you didn't come here to have a chitchat with me. Since you've become a busybody after you ate too much foreign food." Old man brook opened one of the books on his table.
Evan Brook just arrived back from overseas months ago after he finished his studies.
"A-hem! Grandfather I came to ask about mother." Evan smiled.
"Grandfather, I'll take my leave now." Lucas bowed to take his leave.
"Take this brat along with you, he's disturbing my peace." Old man Brook ordered as Lucas immediately carried out the order without asking questions.
"Heh! Brother what are you doing? I want to-." Evan's words were cut off with Lucas's cold glare at him which was enough to shoot bullets.
Swiftly, Lucas made his way towards his room as Evan breath out of relief. "That scared me."
Lucas couldn't keep his mind off the situation even while he had his bath till he went to his study to continue working. The words she said to him 'you heartless man! I hate you!' Continued to replay in his head causing him headache.