Chapter 82 Pure Joy

Lucas always has a reason for everything. He said, "If you have time, you should focus on reviewing for tomorrow's assessment. Nothing is more important than that." I ultimately had no choice but to give in. He had already bought the shoes, and he was also going to make dinner that night. … After we left the shoe store, I went with Lucas to pick Gary up from kindergarten. The moment Gary spotted us from afar, he took off running… Straight past Lucas and into my arms. He opened his mouth, as if about to call me "Mom", but then hesitated when he noticed Lucas standing nearby. "You both came to pick me up? I'm so happy!" Gary was so overjoyed that he practically jumped three feet in the air. … Lucas turned to Gary and said inside the car, "Ms. Whitman and I picked out a pair of shoes for you. She noticed that your old ones were starting to come apart." "Really?" When Gary heard that I had helped choose him a pair, he lit up with excitement. "Here, take a look. Do you like the