They had a pact that she would try her best to follow his lead when others were around.
And when they were alone at home, she could be his queen and have him obey her commands.
Lucinda stopped struggling immediately and asked in a hushed voice, “I’m not full yet. Tell me what kind of meat you want to grill for me at home?”
He raised an eyebrow and smirked mischievously.
“You’ll find out when we get home.”
The expression on his face…
It was clear that he was hinting at something. He wouldn’t just serve her roasted meat, would he?
Compared to them, Uma and Sally were young. They might not understand what the two were talking about, but they envied their intimacy.
Suddenly, the meat in their plates didn’t taste as good anymore.
Lucinda’s ears turned red. Feeling embarrassed, she turned to the girls.
“Enjoy your meal. Order anything you want and put it on my tab. I’m taking my leave now.”
“Let’s go!” Nathan urged. Sally said, sounding jealous, “Just go please. Enough of the PDA. The meat in my plate has lost its flavor!”
Nathan smiled, looking at Lucinda in his arms.
“You heard that right?
She said that we shouldn’t disturb them while they eat. Let’s go home!”
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He walked out of the restaurant carrying Lucinda in his arms. He told Abel to drive her car, and he would drive her home himself.
On the way back, he mentioned meeting Brinleigh in the hallway.
“Brinleigh tried to poison me?”
She felt a bit shocked to hear that.
“I’ve known him for years, and I understand him well. He doesn’t seem capable of such a foolish act.”
Moreover, he was the pillar of his family now that Melody was in prison. Whether he succeeded or not, it would still be a suicide mission.
He wouldn’t be so thoughtless as to harm Lucinda as well as destroy himself.
Unless…
“Someone must be taking advantage of his situation by offering him some benefits. Else, he wouldn’t have made such a desperate move.”