“Do you have any idea how hard it was for me to procure the medicine? If you don’t take it tonight, you won’t have another chance in the future. You can even send me back to prison, but you won’t be getting it!”
Lucinda could tell from his tone that he wasn’t lying.
She considered her options for a moment before saying, “Fine. I understand.”
She hung up the phone and gingerly walked over to Nathan.
“Hey Nate, something urgent came up. I need to go out and take care of it and… Well, it may take a while. Don’t wait up for me and go to bed early, okay?”
Nathan snatched her hand, a stern look on his face.
“It’s getting late, plus, it’s so cold outside. It’s not safe for a woman to go out by herself. Why don’t I come with you?”
“Are you forgetting that I’m skilled in combat? There are very few people in the world who can hurt me. Besides, between the two of us, it’s you who shouldn’t be going out at night. Don’t worry and just sleep, okay? I’ll be back soon.”
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Lucinda pulled her hand free, cupped his face, and pressed a ki*s on his forehead.
“Promise me that you will take your medicine and go to bed early.”
“Okay,” Nathan relented, though the hard set of his jaw remained.
Lucinda pecked him on the lips as a reward, and then she gathered her purse and coat and headed out.
Nathan stood on the balcony and watched her drive out of the gates.
He stayed there until she completely disappeared in the distance, and then he returned to his perch on the bed. He turned and looked at the pills lined up on the nightstand.
What could be so important that she would leave in the middle of their nightly ritual and rush out on her own?
What bothered him more was Lucinda’s expression throughout their exchange. She was guarded, and at the same time a little jumpy. It was almost as if she was lying to his face.
Nathan gritted his teeth. He thought he had heard a man’s voice through that damn phone call.
In the end, he couldn’t stop his impulse to call Sonny.
“Find out what Lucinda has been up to lately. I want to know where she went during the day, what she did, who she met up with…”
Nathan hesitated for a moment before adding, “She’s currently out, in the Maserati MC77 with the plate number, CAD AQ4551. Tap our connections and get her location, and then send someone to tail her.”
There was a beat of silence on the line. Sonny was struggling to process his boss’ orders.
“Sonny?”
“Yes! I’m still here, Boss, but… Did I hear you correctly? You want to have Miss Simmons’ followed by our men?”
Sonny didn’t even wait for a response. He breathed out a weary sigh.