Nathan’s sense of grievance even grew stronger.
“Because I love you more. You’ve just recovered, and I didn’t want to see you exhausted.
As your husband, I wanted to lend a hand with the party. Besides, Zenia can handle the kids on her own. We took all the necessary precautions beforehand, and nothing will go wrong.”
“Nothing will go wrong?” Lucinda scoffed.
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“Thankfully, nothing went wrong this time. What could happen next time? We can’t take that risk! Nathan, you’re the one person I trust the most in this house. I told you to watch the babies, but you left them with the nanny and nearly caused a huge disaster. Do you still believe that you didn’t do anything wrong?”
Disappointment weighed heavily on her, and she couldn’t help but feel that Nathan didn’t really care about their kids.
Their daughter was missing, and he showed no concern. He even dismissed her worries as mere overreaction.
The more she dwelled on it, the angrier she grew. Storming over to the drawer, she fetched a ruler, and then sat cross-legged on the bed with a serious expression on her face.
“Stretch out your hands,” she demanded.
Nathan was stunned.
Since they hired Zenia, Lucinda hadn’t beat him.
By the look of her furious countenance, she seemed unwilling to let him off the hook easily this time.
Nathan remained frozen, still hopeful for a way out.
“Lucinda, it’s too late. The villa is so quiet. Someone might hear us.”
He was, of course, talking about Zenia, who was sleeping in the babies’ room.
But Lucinda was resolute.
“And so? You did something wrong today and need to face the consequences. Who would say that I’m wrong in giving you some punishment?”
Nathan fell silent, unable to find the right words to defend himself.
Not wanting to waste any more time, Lucinda was determined to teach him a lesson.
“Come on, stretch out your hands!” she insisted.
It had indeed been a long time since he had been in such a situation, and this time, he decided to resist.
He hesitated, refusing to extend his hands as he looked at her with a plea in his eyes.
“Just hear me out, okay?” he implored.
Lucinda couldn’t help but feel a twinge of annoyance as she rapped on the bedside, and told Nathan, “You can explain it later, after you’ve received your punishment.”