He must be doing this on purpose.
Conor and Jose almost exploded with anger, but they dared not erupt in front of Lucinda.
Lucinda had no idea what they were thinking.
But she knew something was wrong with Nathaniel. It didn’t seem Like he was pretending.
She unbuttoned his shirt and pulled his shirt down to reveal his back.
She saw crisscrossed wounds. Several of the more serious injuries had turned dark purple. Some of the wounds were still bleeding.
Seeing her face get colder and colder, Conor and Jose almost knelt in front of her and trembled with fear.
Lucinda’s tone was calm.
“Who did this to him?”
Unable to tell whether she was angry or not, they answered honestly, “Mr. Cyrus.”
“How? What could cause this sort of injury?”
“It’s… They whipped him 90 times with a thick ratten whip.” Conor rushed to defend Cyrus.
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“Miss, Mr. Cyrus was only distressed by your injury. He was so angry that.
Lucinda sounded indifferent when she said, “If Cyrus did it, then Nathaniel deserved it.”
Hearing this, Nathaniel clenched his hand beneath the quilt.
Nathaniel’s mouth twisted. So he deserved a beating from Cyrus?
Did she really just side with Cyrus without hesitation?
Nathaniel was furious and devastated.
He wanted revenge. He wanted Cyrus to hurt like he did physically and emotionally.
Sensing Nathaniel’s anger and resentment, Lucinda smiled.
But the wounds on his back indeed upset her a little.
“Conor. Apply some ointment to his back.”
Conor was stunned.
“What? Me?”