Just Blame Me

39

Lisa's words successfully caused Lucas to shut up.

The dinner table quieted a great deal after that. When they finished dinner, Lucas said that he wanted to hang out in A City, so Lisa had the driver take them to Starlight Park.

Jungkook also tagged along.

It was very hot out, and since Lisa didn't want to get tan from being outside, she let Lucas wander around on his own. She and Jungkook sat inside a pastry shop to enjoy the air conditioning and eat desserts.

Jungkook looked at the cup of lemon soda and the piece of orange jelly mousse cake in front of her and raised his brows. "You're still hungry after our meal?"

She was the one who'd eaten the most at the table. Even Lucas ate less than her.

Lisa took a sip of her lemon soda and picked up a spoon of cake. "Didn't you know that there's a stomach for eating meat, and then there's a stomach for eating dessert?"

"...I don't really understand your black magic." But seeing how happy she was, he couldn't help ordering a serving of ice cream.

The serving of ice cream was very large, enough for three people to eat. Lisa took a spoonful, looked at him, and said, "Sorry. Don't be too concerned about what my brother said."

Jungkook chuckled. "Don't worry, your brother's hardly someone in my sights."

"Huh..." Lisa said, "Actually, my brother isn't a bad person. He's just been pampered by my parents all his life, so he's rather spoiled."

Jungkook esponded, "It's one thing for girls to be pampered and spoiled, but it's not good for a boy to be like that." He tried his ice cream, and it was surprisingly not bad. "But your brother doesn't seem completely hopeless. If you train him a bit, he should get better."

"...Oh." For some reason, hearing those words come from Jungkook felt a bit off.

When it was nearly 5 o'clock, Lucas finally had enough fun and returned back to Lisa and Jungkook.

Lisa had spent the entire afternoon in the pastry shop eating, so she wasn't in the mood for dinner. Jungkook planned on letting Lucas have a few slices of cake and then they'd all head home.

Lisa thought for a moment and said, "I'll stay with my brother at my apartment."

"Why?" When Lucas heard, he immediately lifted his head. "We're not staying with Brother-in-law?"

"No, that's too much trouble (for him)."

"It's fine," Jungkook said, before Lucas even had the chance to rebut. "Stay at my house. There are a lot of rooms."

"Look! Brother-in-law said it's okay!" Lucas took a sip of soda and looked over at Jungkook "Thank you, Brother-in-law!"

Jungkook smiled but didn't say anything.

As they were leaving the pastry shop, Jungkook ordered a few pieces of cake to-go for Lisa to eat tomorrow. When they arrived back at his villa, Lucas started looking around excitedly.

Jungkook arranged the villa's smallest room for Lucas, but after he saw the room, Lucas excitedly cried out, "It's such a beautiful room! Thank you, Brother-in-law!"

"...No need for thanks." Jungkook walked out and closed the door. Lucas plopped down onto the bed and bounced twice. He sat up to call his mother. "Mom, I'm staying at Brother-in-law's house tonight! His house is really big, it's a super luxurious villa. There's even a garden and swimming pool! The room's really spacious too..."