His face turned pale and his eyes were droopy with dejection. The bloodstain on his thin lips was very obvious. He looked utterly miserable.
“You made a mistake! Why are you acting like you were wrongly accused?”
Lucinda sighed, unable to bear seeing him in pain. Leaning closer, she pressed her lips against his. Her tongue delicately brushed his wounded lip. This made him feel better.
She tasted his blood.
After the ki*s, she gently pinched his face and studied him closely.
She couldn’t bear to watch him in distress.
“Since you said that you didn’t smoke, that cigarette should still be somewhere here. If you can find it, I’ll believe you.”
Nathan’s eyes brightened.
“Yes! It’s in the study.
His voice trailed off.
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He had asked Sonny to throw the cigarette away with the trash in the study, and now he had no idea where it could be.
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Lucinda pinched his face even harder and demanded, “Which part of the study? Give me more details!”
“I threw it in the trash can, and Sonny has taken the trash out when he left…” Nathan replied, feeling frustrated.
She raised an eyebrow and remarked, “What a coincidence!”
It was the truth!
Nathan realized that he had no concrete proof to show that he was innocent.
Anxiety consumed him as he looked at Lucinda, his eyes welling up with tears.
“I don’t have any physical proof, but I do have a witness. Sonny will testify to clear my name in front of you!” he declared.
Lucinda glanced at him with arrogance. She finally let go of him and reluctantly agreed.
About a minute later, Sonny answered the call.
Before he could say a word, Nathan’s anger flared up. He clenched his teeth and said, “You have fifteen minutes to get your ass over here!”
Since Sonny was on his way, Lucinda didn’t want to humiliate Nathan in front of other people.
“Take a seat.”