Lily was momentarily taken aback by Luke's question, but she answered, "Arthur is my brother."
"Oh, no wonder he was so protective." Luke let out a sigh of relief and felt a surge of hope.
Lily assumed Luke was referring to Arthur's gun and explained, "I've been in some dangerous situations before. Arthur carries a gun to protect me and prevent similar things from happening again."
Luke nodded earnestly. "I see."
He reached into his backpack and pulled out an sketchbook, placing it on the table.
"Hey, I heard you admire Alvar Aalto. I happen to have one of his sketchbooks. Consider it my apology."
Lily's eyes lit up as she stared at the sketchbook. She opened it and saw the work of her dream artist.
She cherished the sketchbook and as she touched its edges, and after admiring it, ha
