Chapter 1530
Georgie shot him a pointed look. “What’s inappropriate about it? You’re her uncle.”
Before Lucas could respond, Faye quickly jumped in, saying, “Mom, seriously, this isn’t really appropriate. I’m not a kid anymore. I’m already in my twenties. And Uncle Lucas has a girlfriend now. It’d be weird for me to live with him. Just forget it.”
Georgie dismissed her words with a flick of her hand. “What nonsense. You’re family. You and Lucas have always been close. This is nothing.”
After Georgie finished speaking, Kane said, “Precisely! What possible objection could arise from such an arrangement? This is nothing inappropriate. Faye and Lucas share familial bonds. Surely Ms. Wright won’t be jealous because of such a matter, right?”
His calculated words immediately directed everyone’s gaze toward Belinda.
Belinda felt resigned.
Before she could say anything, Lucas said, “I’ve already declared such arrangements completely inappropriate. Family connections don’t grant immunity for everything. What mature woman in her twenties lives with her uncle? I am Faye’s uncle, but not her guardian!”
As he delivered that final declaration, his tone sharpened. His words caused visible pallor to wash across Faye’s previously composed features.
“Lucas, you—” Georgie’s brows knitted together as she prepared to say something, only to find herself silenced by a commanding voice that brooked no argument.
“Enough of this discussion!” Harold’s authoritative voice thundered across the room. “This debate ends now. Lucas is right. What twentysomething woman needs to live with her uncle? It’s not as if she had nowhere else to live. Georgie, do you think I wouldn’t treat Faye well if she lived here? Or perhaps you find yourself uncomfortable with your daughter residing beneath our family’s roof?” The weight of Harold’s words was evident.
Georgie’s expression changed immediately, and she rushed to explain, “No, Dad, that’s not what I meant. I… I just believed that Faye has maintained exceptional closeness with Lucas since her childhood, so I assumed she would experience greater comfort living with him.”
Harold’s glare intensified as it bore down upon Georgie, and he responded with brutal directness, “You speak of closeness rooted in childhood experiences. But Faye has matured into full adulthood now, well into her twenties. You want her to live with her uncle… Have you completely abandoned all sense of propriety?”
Harold’s words carried an almost direct implication that Faye’s behavior bordered on shameless conduct.
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For a moment, both Georgie’s and Faye’s faces turned pale with embarrassment and discomfort.
The topic ended there.