“No worries, I got it!”
Sonny affirmed, and then walked into the visitation room.
With utmost care, Nathan carried Lucinda to the backseat of the car.
Since Sonny had left for work, Nathan had arranged for a driver to drive them.
On their way, with Lucinda nestled in his arms, Nathan multitasked, working on his Laptop.
However, as soon as Lucinda settled into the car, her eyes fluttered open.
She quietly leaned against Nathan’s chest, and absentmindedly gazed out of the window.
Sleep eluded her at this moment, but she decided to let Nathan handle the confrontation with Valerie after hearing her mocking remarks.
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As they got to the Payne family’s garage, Nathan planned to carry Lucinda out of the car, only to realize that she had been awake the entire time.
He playfully tapped her nose with his finger.
“When did you wake up?
Was I making you uncomfortable while I worked on the laptop?”
Lucinda gave a faint smile and replied, “It’s alright. I just woke up.”
Nathan didn’t press further. He simply lifted her tenderly from the car and cradled her securely in his arms as they made their way back to N&L Fairy Land.
As they passed through the winding pathways of the Payne family estate, Lucinda kept her gaze fixed on him.
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After much hesitation, she finally mustered the courage to voice her question.
“Nate, if… If I’m really not a Simmons, if my true identity is revealed, our engagement wouldn’t mean anything. Once the whole country finds out that you, the head of the Payne Group, would marry the daughter of a prisoner, an illegitimate nobody, the Payne Group would suffer huge losses. You could lose billions overnight.
Even knowing all that, would you still be willing to get married to me?”
Nathan remained silent. His eyes were fixed ahead as he treaded cautiously. He didn’t turn to meet her gaze or provide an immediate response to her question.
“When we get inside, I have a gift for you.”
Without getting a definite answer, disappointment washed over Lucinda.
Without her Simmons family background, if she truly became nothing more than an illegitimate child of a prisoner, the stark difference in their social standings would undoubtedly make Nathan pause.
She knew she should understand the situation, but the letdown she felt was undeniable.
In just one day, she had been cast aside by her own family.