The Girl They Ignored Returned as the Woman Seven Men Would Die For novel Chapter 129

Lucas's gaze darkened.

Before he could pinpoint exactly where that strange feeling was coming from, Minerva's affectionate voice chimed in perfectly.

"Lucas, my sweet girl just returned to the Jace family and doesn't have many friends in Juniper Springs yet.

I heard you have a wide circle. If you get the chance, I hope you can take my granddaughter out to mingle with the young people in our crowd."

Lucas stayed silent for a moment before replying with polished tact, "Of course, if the opportunity arises."

His mother and Minerva had always been close.

Even if he didn't approve of Seraphina, he wasn't about to flat-out reject the request in the older woman's hospital room.

A polite brush-off was enough.

But Seraphina clearly had no intention of letting the opportunity slip. Her eyes lit up as she naturally pulled out her phone.

"Then Lucas, let's add each other on social media. It'll be easier to keep in touch!"

Under Minerva's expectant gaze, Lucas finally accepted Seraphina's request.

Leaving the hospital, he walked back to the parking lot. While waiting for the car to warm up, he noticed a new message from Seraphina.

[I know you don't want anything to do with me. I've thought long and hard about what happened with Mika, and I admit I was wrong.

But I'm an orphan. The biggest lesson I learned at St. Jude's Home wasn't how to love others, but how to love myself.

If I wasn't a little selfish, I might have gone hungry, frozen, or been bullied. That's a kind of life you can't even imagine.]

[Now, I've finally found my family. Grandma loves me, and even if it's just for her sake, I want to change who I used to be.

I'm begging you not to tell her about my past. Can we just maintain a surface-level friendship? Is that okay?]

Lucas rested one hand on the steering wheel, his other hand gripping his phone tightly.

As his cold eyes swept over every word Seraphina had typed, that inexplicable feeling intensified.

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