He nodded, guessing the same about her. She seemed to have a fairly good idea of how people really worked - and didn't seem naive about it. Considering how helpful she'd been it was surprising. Most people shut down with that knowledge. "Exactly. It's a taboo subject." He laughed slightly. "Minus the fact we're talking about it now." Her question made his expression turn briefly bitter, before he forced it back to amusement again. This was why he should never have used it as part of his cover in the first place. "Briefly. I ended up dropping out of college - Oxford didn't suit me. Went into the business world and never looked back." He shrugged, name dropping on purpose. It had taken a few well placed bribes to get his name on that transcript as he wanted it.
The look he gave was pure, honest sympathy. "I don't think he does. You might say he has an...issue with it. He's had it for years. I don't think he can help it." And he hoped that she would believe it. It wasn't far off from the truth. There was something wrong with Lucas - he had no fucking sense of humanity. His expression darkened slightly when thinking of his reaction. If he really was the Count of Monte Cristo, Lucas would be Fernand. Was Lucas smart enough to put it together? Would he actually get some sense? "Right. We'll have to wait on see on that case." A sigh escaped him despite himself.