"He is just so unappreciative. It's rare enough that Kasey expresses interest in him, and he just ignores her. I would be over the moon if Kasey was interested in Noah." Mrs. Woods rolled her eyes. "Which university are you sending Lucas to? Turlington University?"
"I've contacted Turlington University, and it's not impossible to get Lucas in, but he will have to do so under a sports scholarship, and he might be reluctant to do so. After all, that means that he will need to go for training."
"You sure care a lot about this son of yours!" Mrs. Woods said sarcastically. "Outside this family, he is a nobody, so I don't know why you are acting so carefully around him. Kasey Bennett is just having fun with the boy. I mean, she looks like the typical playgirl."
"I'm not scared of him if that is what you are insinuating. He has recently been brought into this family and hasn't gotten used to everything..." Mr. Woods argued.
"He's been back for almost half a year and he still hasn't gotten used to everything? If he is that horrible at adapting to his surroundings, how is he going to survive in university? How is he going to keep a job once he graduates? Are you going to support him for the rest of his life?" Mrs. Woods sneered. "You have never been so caring toward Noah or Sam! Back when Sam was studying abroad, you didn't even bother giving him a call until I asked you to do so..."
"Why are you bringing that up?" Feeling humiliated, Mr. Woods raised his voice, "Sam has always been an obedient child, and I have never had to worry about him. How can you compare Lucas to Sam?"
"Just because Lucas is rebellious, you are giving him more attention? How is that fair to Sam and Noah?" Mrs. Woods set her spoon down and said, "Why should he get to live in the South Block and the rest of us are forbidden from going there? Why don't you just go ahead and buy him a mansion of his own instead?"
"Why don't YOU move to the South Block instead, if you like it so much? No one is stopping you!" Mr. Woods roared.
"Stop it, Mom." Noah tapped his mother on the shoulder. "Lucas is my younger brother, and it's normal that Dad needs to pay more attention to him. Besides, Lucas is not great at studying and Dad needs to spend that much more effort in helping him find a great university, or he might not be able to get a job when he graduates. Wouldn't that be even more troublesome?"
"Even Noah understands, yet you are here arguing with me over this!" Furious, Mr. Woods slammed his spoon down onto the table and stormed out.
In the South Block, Irene tidied up the kitchen and went over to Lucas's bedroom.
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