Chapter 272

Lucas spoke slowly as if speaking was difficult for him. He seemed to be telling her his last will.

"Lucas, stop talking…"

Chelsey sobbed.

"Stop. Please, just stop…"

She couldn't hold back her tears anymore. She reached a hand up to cover Lucas' mouth, tears streaming down her face.

Lucas grabbed her hand and kissed her palm, channeling his love for her into the kisses he planted on her palm.

He didn't want to hand her over to another man. He hoped she would remember him in the event of his death.

When he was drinking tonight, he overheard Xavier and Fred's conversation. Xavier said that he wanted to pursue Chelsey.

So, if Xavier and Chelsey ended up together, Fred would become his uncle-in-law. Fred was too intoxicated to take those words to heart, but Lucas heard everything.

Lucas thought that Xavier seemed like a more dependable person than Timothy.

Timothy has yet to marry Chelsey even though it's been a long time since she'd given. Lucas felt that he was an assh