Since the matter of inheritance had yet to be settled, Graham was bound to seek her out again in the future. She might as well hear him out and establish boundaries once and for all.
Lucinda walked over to the nightstand and picked up her phone. She was about to type a message to Abel, telling him to let Graham in.
But as soon as she unlocked her screen, she received a call.
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It was from Leon.
Something must have happened with Valerie.
Lucinda answered it immediately.
“Miss Simmons, there was a downpour last night. Valerie collapsed in the middle of reading the scriptures. She contracted a fever this morning, and has been drifting in and out of consciousness. We didn’t do anything to treat her wounds last night, so there might be an infection. Should we have her checked by a doctor?”
Lucinda didn’t even hesitate.
“Of course. Call a doctor over and have her treated right away. The sooner she wakes up, the sooner she can get back to her punishment. There will be no exemptions, but next time after you’re done whipping her, be sure to give her some medicine for her wounds.”
“Yes, Miss Simmons.” Something else occurred to Leon.
“By the way, she was already rasping when she read the scriptures. Her throat might have been injured, since she barely made a sound since. Do you still want her to continue with reading the Prajna Sutra?”
Lucinda cocked her head to the side and narrowed her eyes.
“Surely, she can still write? If she can’t read, then she should just kneel and transcribe the scriptures. I will show some mercy and allow her to alternate between reading out loud and writing it down.”
“Understood.”
When she hung up, Lucinda’s expression seemed to be worse than last night.
She went back to the window and glared daggers at Graham.
“Now I know what he came here for,” she sneered.
“It looks like he wants to plead Valerie’s case.”
Nathan frowned at that, but elected to say nothing.
Lucinda called Abel’s number.
“Tell Graham that I will never forgive him, and that I never want to see his face again. Get him out of here! Don’t let him appear anywhere near me again!”
She was roaring toward the end, her voice shaking with anger. She was livid!
Abel could only nod and mutter a brief confirmation.
He hurried to the gates and conveyed everything Lucinda had said to Graham. Then, he added, “Mr. Simmons, please Leave. Miss Simmons won’t see you no matter what. She is in a terrible fit of rage. Even if you stand here for two more days, I’m afraid it will only anger her more.”