Her father had always been adamant that they should marry someone of equal social rank and wealth. Back when she had decided to marry Nathaniel, her father was strongly opposed to it. He had only relented because of how much he doted on her.
If the old man found out about Cyrus and Noelle, however…
Lucinda wondered if her brother would somehow manage to get permission to marry someone with a humble background.
She spent the rest of the day at work, and after so many busy hours, Lucinda finally clocked out and drove home to the villa.
She arrived to find that Nathan’s custom-made sign had already arrived. It hung in the garden, with the words N & L Fairy Land standing out in stark contrast against the black and white pattern of the stone slab.
Lucinda felt all warm and fuzzy at the sight. She unknowingly hurried her pace.
She hadn’t seen Nathan all day. She missed him a lot.
She opened the front door, but before she could even set foot in the foyer, a tall figure suddenly popped out from behind the door and lunged at her. Lucinda was wrapped into a tight embrace as Nathan snaked his arms around her waist and perched his chin on her shoulder.
“I’ve missed you,” he whispered into her ear, his voice filled with as much yearning as she felt.
Lucinda smiled and stroked his back.
“I’ll take the day off tomorrow and stay home with you, okay?”
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Nathan pulled back and grinned at her.
“That would be great!” It would be even better if she would sleep in his arms at nights.
But he was content with whatever she gave him.
They had dinner together, after which the alarm rang, like it always did. Time for Nathan to take his medicines, and for Lucinda to administer them.
Lucinda went to fetch a glass of water, and then headed to get his medicines. She piled them into a small cup according to the prescription and put the bottles back in place.
As she did, she noticed out of the corner of her eye that the bottom drawer of cupboard was slightly open.
She frowned.
Just as Nathan had said, Lucinda had never seen the contents of lots of drawers in the house before. Nor had she felt an urge to look into them.
But for some reason, a voice inside her head was telling her to take a closer look at this one, specific drawer.
So she pulled it open, and the first thing she saw was a pack of cigarettes.
In the bedroom, Nathan waited for Lucinda for a long time, but she didn’t return with the medicine.
“Lucinda?”
Downstairs, a warm glow spilled from the lights, but there was no reply from Lucinda.