Chapter 378: Lunch with Dad.
When Lucas and Noah walked into the restaurant. They were immediately ushered into a private room. The staff there were familiar with all the people from high society, so they were very efficient in carrying out their duties.
Noah sat down on the luxurious seat and Lucas sat opposite him as he took in the room. The room was quite spacious and was moderately decorated. They had managed to make it look luxurious without making it look tacky.
"Order what you want," Noah said and gestured at the tablet at the centre of the table. Lucas picked it up and requested some water before making his choice of lunch before handing it over to Noah, who did the same.
Soon Lucas watched his father as he sipped on his ss of iced sparkling water. He wanted to ask him what he wanted to talk about, but he knew that he couldn''t rush him.
"How has work been?" Noah asked after observing Lucas for a few minutes.
"It''s been okay, much better than it was when I hade back from my vacation," Lucas said as he gotfortable on his seat as well.
"It''s good that you are managing fine," Noah said as he absentmindedly stared at the bubbles that were rising in his ss of water.
"You should visit more, your mother keeps asking after you, especially since you''ll be leaving," Noah said, his grey eyes examining Lucas'' face.
"I''ll visit more," Lucas promised. He felt a bit bad because he had stopped going home more recently. He was still busy after new years, but after he had had a handle on things, it had slipped his mind.
"Mmmh," Noah responded. He wouldn''t have bothered saying anything, but Hellen keptining about how her sons have forgotten about her and why they should have just had daughters instead. Theseints really gave Noah a headache.
He had been satisfied with the one child in the beginning, but Hellen wanted a daughter too and he was swept up in her momentum and they got another son instead.
After a few years, she was saying the same thing again, and she persuaded him with the fact that their family was only filled with men and how nice it would be if there was a cute daughter who was being taken care of by her brothers and he ended up agreeing again and here he was looking at the third attempt.
After Lucas he didn''t get swayed anymore, he knew a family that had six sons and one daughter; he was definitely not ready for that brand of stress.
While he was lost in thought, their lunch finally arrived. Both men straightened up in their seats and began to eat their meal in silence. It had always been like this with Noah; it was better with Hellen around as she would make conversation during mealtimes, but Noah would remain silent. Even if Lucas wanted to talk, it was pointless since Noah didn''t like it.
Lucas didn''t know it, but it was because his father was a foodie, it had nothing to do with proper etiquette or discipline, he just didn''t want to be disturbed when he was eating.
The two of them ate in silence and after a while, they had both finished their meals. After the server took away the dishes, he brought them their coffee before disappearing once more.
"Are you wrapping up your projects?" Noah asked, and Lucas nodded in affirmation.
"Don''t take up any new projects personally. David will take over your spot until you are done with university," Noah said and sipped on his coffee. He was fond of David because he was very smart.
If he was more ambitious, he would have been in the board of directors already, but as hardworking as the boy was, he waszy. Yes, the workaholic in everyone''s eyes waszy in Noah''s eyes.
Noah knew that David was working so hard so he could bezyter in life, he was the perfect example of someone who used his youth to the max for long-term satisfaction. If only he wasn''tzy, Noahmented inwardly but didn''t show it on his expression.
"If there is something that is going to interest you while you are still here, then you can join in but don''t get too invested, you only have about five weeks left," Noah said bluntly.
"I know," Lucas answered.
He was going to leave a few weeks in advance, not just to settle down but also because he was going to be transferred to thepany branch in Country M and had to get used to the environment there before he starts going to school. That was why he was feeling bad about not spending enough time with everyone.
"And Your f- And Jen?" Noah asked. He had almost made a big mistake because of his wife. She always referred to her as her daughter-inw and as usual, he also got swept up in her momentum.
"I''ve told her everything, we''ll work it out," Lucas answered. He didn''t tell his father that everything would depend on her from now on.
"Good, I don''t want any surprises while you are gone," Noah said, referring to their rtionship. It was one thing for them to break up because of long-distance, but he was aware of how much Lucas loved that girl, he would definitely be devastated by a breakup. He should have been smart like Ethan and just found a reason to tie her to him.
Ethan, who didn''t deliberately get Leanna pregnant:
"I''ll be careful," Lucas said with a sigh. It wasn''t like he could make any promises, anyway. Even he was uncertain how his rtionship with Jen was going to y out over the next year.
"I wish you luck," Noah said and set down his empty coffee cup.
Lucas smiled after hearing his father''s sincere well wishes.
"Thank you," he answered as he too put down his cup. The two sat and chatted at the restaurant for another ten minutes before they got up and left the restaurant.
When they got out of the restaurant, the driver was already waiting for them outside the restaurant. When he noticed the two men, he opened the door to the backseat and Noah got in the car. When he wanted to go to the other side, Lucas gestured for him not to bother and opened the car by himself and got inside.
The pair of father and son went back to the office and met Noah''s assistant was already waiting for them outside, so he joined them from the moment they walked into thepany. Just as they did on their way out, they drew people''s attention once more.
When the elevator stopped at Lucas'' floor, he said goodbye to his father and went back to his office. He stopped in front of David''s desk and saw that he was eating his lunch from a lunch box. David looked up at him from the top of his sses in question.
"You''re going to be the next general manager," Lucas said to David, and David nodded without surprise.
"You aren''t surprised?" Lucas asked.
"I got the email this morning, it''s a temporary spot, I''m not too concerned," David said after swallowing his food.
"At least you''ve already prepared an assistant for yourself," Lucas said with a smile.
"Mmmh," he responded as he chewed on his food.
"Well, enjoy your meal," Lucas said and knocked twice on his desk before leaving for his office. He took off his jacket and sat back down on his seat before he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket.
He pulled out the phone and opened the message he received and saw that Jen had taken a picture of her lunch. He smiled in amusement as he looked at the food that she had packed in a lunchbox. It seemed that she did not enjoy the food that they provided on campus.
[Looks delicious, enjoy your lunch] he texted and immediately resumed his work.
Jen was sitting with Nancy in the cafeteria as they were eating together. She smiled when she saw Lucas'' text and put down her phone. Since he did not call, it meant that he was probably busy with work.
Nancy had ended up packing lunch for herself because she had prepared some for David before he left for work. She spent most of her time at his ce recently because her house was empty now that Leanna had left for her honeymoon with her husband.
"It''s just been two days, but I already miss Leanna," Nancy said as she looked at the empty space next to her. They always hung out during lunchtime, so her missing presence was really felt right now.
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