Irene lowered her head and said softly, "Three thousand dors."


    "Oh, that''s a small sum! You should have told me about it earlier. I would have helped you with that." Mr. Woods pretended to be generous. "It''s also okay if Sam helps you. Since you want to resign, I''ll settle your pay tomorrow."


    "Thank you, Mr. Woods."


    "Don''t mention it. I will give you a little more money. This would have been your grandmother''s pension for all the years of service. You can use it to pay your school fees," Mr. Woods said.


    Irene was extremely grateful. She immediately thanked him, "Thank you! I thank you on Grandma''s behalf!"


    "Thank you for taking care of Lucas these past few months," Mr. Woods said. "It''ste. Go home!"


    "Okay! I''ll clean the kitchen and leave." Irene cleared the tes from the dining table.


    Mr. Woods walked to Lucas'' room. Lucas did not lock his room. Mr. Woods turned the doorknob, pushed the door, and entered.


    When Irene had finished tidying up and was about to leave, Mr. Woods still had note out. She wondered what they were talking about.


    Irene could tell that Mr. Woods'' attitude toward Lucas had changed. He treated Lucas a lot better than when Lucas had first arrived at the Woods'' mansion.


    Whether or not it was because of Kasey liking Lucas, seeing Mr. Woods'' treating his son well made Irene happy.


    Although the Woods family was not the wealthiest of families, they were still much richer than any ordinary family. At least, Lucas did not have to worry about life. The next day, at six in the morning, Irene came out from her room and ran toward the Woods'' mansion.


    At the same time, a car from the Woods'' mansion left for the airport.


    When Irene reached the Woods'' mansion, a guard told her that Lucas had left.


    Irene took her phone out with a look of disbelief. It was six-twenty. Did they not say that they were leaving at half past six?


    "Mr. Lucas left at six," the guard said. "He did not want anyone to send him off."


    Irene was panting. Her eyes reddened.


    She felt as though someone had hollowed out half her heart. Back then, when her grandmother had passed away, she had felt the same way, too. Irene gripped her bag and left the Woods'' mansion.


    After taking the first bus to school,Text content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    she could not help but send Lucas a message [Mr. Lucas, I went to the mansion, but they told me that you had left. I''m now at school. I wish you safe travels. I will work hard to get into Turlington University...]


    She deleted thest sentence before sending the message. After sending the message, she was not surprised that Lucas did not reply to her message. Irene looked at the screen of her phone. She felt aggrieved. She could not stop herself from crying.


    After a while, she raised her hand to


    wipe away her tears. She picked up her pen and wrote the following words, ''Study hard. Only by bing strong will you not be


    afraid of being abandoned


    In a blink of an eye, summer arrived.


    Irene and the other students preparing for the university entrance exam started their three-day exam period.


    The three days passed by extremely quickly.


    After thest exam, her teacher used the remaining ss fees to take everyone to a restaurant for a meal.


    "Irene, have you contacted the travel agency I introduced you to?" her teacher asked.


    Irene shook her head. "Not yet! I have been preparing for the exam, so I didn''t think about it."


    "Hmm. Are you nning to wait for the results before going, or are you going within the next two days? the teacher said. "I told them to charge you less."


    Irene said, "Thank you! I don''t think I''ll be going to Ylore anymore."