“Just a cold?” Lucinda questioned, doubtful of Nathaniel’s explanation.
Lucinda continued to frown, as she detected a strange odor in the air.
There was a peculiar scent of men’s cologne mixed with a strong smell of blood that filled the place.
“This place has been abandoned for a long while. How could there be the smell of blood?” she pondered aloud.
Lucinda began to walk around the room, searching for the source of the smell.
After a thorough search, she discovered a pool of dark red blood on the ground that appeared to be fresh and had not yet dried up.
As she slowly squatted down to examine the blood, Nathaniel suddenly grasped her wrist tightly.
“Don’t touch it. It’s dirty.”
Lucinda frowned at him and said, “The blood is fresh, so something must have happened here just now. Didn’t you see anything when you and Sonny rushed here?”
Nathaniel threw a glance at Sonny, which the latter quickly understood and explained, “When I got here, I saw someone jumping out of the window to get away. I thought quickly and hurt him with the knife, spilling a little blood.”
“And where is this person? Are you so weak that you couldn’t catch someone who was just in front of you?”
Sonny scratched his head as if embarrassed and apologized sheepishly, “I’m sorry. He wasn’t alone, so I thought it wise not to go after him.”
Since the person was clearly not here anymore, there was nothing more Lucinda could ask.
She glanced at Nathaniel again and noticed that although he seemed to be fine, his face and Lips were very pale.
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“In that case, let’s go back to the villa,” Lucinda said and turned around to go out first.
Nathaniel nodded and followed after her.
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However, he had to restrain a groan of pain for every step he took as a sharp pain went through his waist each time. It hurt so much that he lost his balance and almost gave himself away.
Luckily, Sonny grabbed his arm quickly.
Lucinda heard the strange noise behind her and looked back to see Sonny’s hand around Nathaniel’s arm.
“What’s wrong?” She quirked an eyebrow.
Nathaniel struggled to school his features and said quietly, “Nothing.
Sonny slipped.”
Sonny looked at his boss in disbelief.
Then, he forced a smile on his face for Lucinda and said, “That’s right, Miss Lucinda. I missed a step, but reacted quickly and held onto his arm.”