"..."
All of Mr. Lucas's irritation and embarrassment dissipated with Abbie's words, "From the time we were born, you weren't there for us."
He looked at Abbie solemnly through the twilight, irritated but knowing he had no grounds to blame the child.
Because Abbie was right.
In his absence, it was the Duke and Duchess of Redington and David Redington who took care of him and Lulu, even Lily.
It wasn't just Abbie and Lulu.
Even Ben's actual caretaker was a different Aidan Lucas.
On a romantic level, his loyalty to Lily was undeviating.
But in terms of family, he had always been in debt to the three children.
"Ethan..." Seeing Aidan Lucas with a solemn expression, furrowing his brows as if lost in thought, Lily feared he might become truly angry after the recent rejections by Charlie and Abbie.
