Chapter 287
Chapter 287
Lucas’s face went pale. Suddenly, countless images flashed through his mind.
He seemed to see Emily sitting on the ground, her face as pale as a sheet, being blamed by others; Emily cowering helplessly in a corner, being scolded; Emily standing there, panic in her eyes, being interrogated.
And in every one of those scenes, among the figures blaming, scolding, and questioning her, were members of the Bennett Family, and Lucas was one of them.
In that instant, it was as if Lucas suddenly understood Emily’s situation with the Bennett Family and why she acted the way she did toward them now.
Yet, Lucas still didn’t get it. ‘Why? Mom, Dad, and Andrew were never unreasonable people. But why did they always lose all sense when it came to Emily?’ he wondered.
Lucas’s lips trembled as he slowly said, “I was just speaking my mind. I didn’t bully Lydia.”
Emma looked at him, her face full of disappointment. “We all saw it. Are you still trying to make excuses?”
Andrew’s eyes bore down on him. “Lucas, I’m only going to say this one more time. Apologize to Lydia right now,”
Lydia lay in Emma’s arms, not saying a word, just sobbing and hiccupping.
As Lucas watched the scene play out, a chilling, familiar sense washed over him, making his whole body tremble.
Only this time, he was the one on the receiving end; back then, it had been Emily standing where he was now.
Sometimes, one never really understood how much something hurt until one was the one getting stabbed.
Lucas stared blankly at the people in front of him. Along with confusion and shock, there was a creeping fear he couldn’t even put into words.
He staggered back a couple of steps, his eyes darting over those once-familiar faces. For the first time ever, they all felt like complete strangers to him.
“You guys-” Lucas stammered. He tried to point at them, but for a long moment, no words would come out.
Maybe it was fear, maybe something else, but suddenly he turned and bolted out of the room, his panicked figure fleeing as if a demon were chasing him.
The Bennett Family was left completely stunned by his reaction exchanging bewildered ølances unable to react
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Chapter 287
which had been a mess, start to clear up a bit.
Lucas had gotten into plenty of trouble before, but this was the first time his whole family had scolded him like this. Deep down, besides that bit of unease, what he felt even more was anger.
He’d only spoken up because he thought it was for the family’s good, but they actually thought he was bullying Lydia and wrongly accused him without even trying to understand.
Lucas had never been wronged like this before, and the frustration was eating him up inside. With nowhere to let it out, he just grabbed his car keys and hit the streets for some racing.
Whenever he was in a bad mood, street racing was his go-to way to blow off steam. Usually, by the end of the night, he’d have cooled down enough to head back to the Bennett Family.
But this time, he stayed out for several days, almost like he was sulking on purpose. He didn’t go back to the Bennett Family, and he didn’t even bother to call home.
