87 Lukes Story 2 (1/2)

William grimaced when Joanna made another intense schedule for Luke.

This was harsh even within the families in their inner circle.

Luke had a extremely busy schedule that even rivaled what he had to go through in elementary school.

It was common knowledge that schedules got more intense as you went up in grades.

”Are you going to look after Luke then?” Joanna asked him when William disagreed with her methods.

William was given even more work than Joanna. His parents were more harsh to him than Joanna as the heir of the Roselia family.

He barely had any time to eat with all the work he was given. Ever since he married Joanna, there was never a time where he slept more than three hours.

He worked seventeen hours per day with no breaks as he could not disappoint his parents.

William knew that he could not take care of Luke with his busy schedule.

William sighed as he agreed with Joanna.

Eventually, when Joanna was on vacation with her sister, William arranged even harsher schedules for Luke than Joanna had previously created due to his work that was doubled without Joanna.

It wasn't that he didn't love his own son. It was the same reason as Joanna, they just didn't have the time or energy to look after him.

It was much better with Lucius as the Suilett family helped with taking care of him.

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William felt guilty as he briefly observed Luke's small face during dinner time.

William only spent time with Luke during mealtime.

One tradition or family rule in the Roselia family was that all family members were to eat their meals together in the house.

If it was up to William, he would eat his meals while working so that he could have an additional hour of sleep at night.

Luke's face was void of all emotion at a young age of three. His bright smiles have completely disappeared ever since Joanna entrusted Luke to all the hired tutors.

Luke had impeccable manners and elegance as he elegantly cut his steak into small pieces.

”How was your day today?” William brightly smiled to try to get rid of the expressionless emptiness on Luke's face.

”I studied math and english today,” Luke coldly answered without even looking at William.

”What would you like for your birthday?” William tried to change the topic when the previous attempt failed.

”I would like to rest for a hour,” Luke replied while picking up another fork to eat his salad.