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Chapter 14

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last update Last Updated: 2024-12-16 22:47:36

Lucas walked down the stairs when he heard voices. The voices he heard were giggling and chatting.

They were familiar voices, but he wished they wouldn't be there in his house. He hoped he would wake up and find them gone.

But there they were, still in his house like a bad dream. He clenched his jaw in anger.

Mia and Lucy quieted down as Lucas stepped off the last few stairs. They looked in his direction, but he tried to pretend they were invisible.

"Aren't you going to greet your mother, wife-to-be, and son, Lucas?" Lucy asked with a grin as if mocking him.

Lucas continued to walk towards the exit like he was not affected by Lucy's words.

"Lucas Archer Jr!" Lucy said as loud as she could in an attempt to get a reaction from Lucas, but he knew her too well and was not going to give her the satisfaction by responding to her.

"LJ, I love the sound of that," Mia cheerfully added as she rubbed her stomach.

Lucas angrily stopped in his tracks and turned back towards where h
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