I killed him. It’s me…” Lucinda said, through her tears.
Cyrus gently held her tearful face and told her over and over, “No, it’s not your fault. You didn’t kill him. He made his own choice.
He’s gone now, but you have to move on. Don’t keep hurting yourself like this!”
“But Cyrus…”
Lucinda leaned on his arm, shuddered and choked on her sobs.
“I want to numb my feelings. I’ve been drinking a lot, trying to forget everything and regain my sanity, but it’s not working. The more I drink, the more sober I become. The image of his wounds and blood won’t leave my mind. Cyrus, I…”
Lucinda cried so hard that she couldn’t catch her breath and eventually fainted.
“Lucinda!”
Cyrus was scared and immediately called Abel to call for the doctor.
He brought her out of the bathroom and rushed to the third floor.
There were only men around, so nobody could help change her clothes or wipe her body. In desperation, he asked Leon to bring Mary over to help.
They all worked tirelessly to take care of the unconscious woman all night long.
When the doctor arrived, he gave her an injection to bring down her fever, but she was still weak from drinking high concentration liquor for three days on an empty stomach. She had two big bags of nutritious Liquid infusion before she began to recover.
It took another two days and two nights of continuous treatments and care before Lucinda finally woke up.
She had a terrible headache, and the first thing she said was his name.
“Nathaniel…”
Even though her voice was hoarse, Cyrus who was sitting right beside her could hear her.
He sighed and blew on the bowl of chicken soup that Mary had just made.
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“Lucinda, take him out of your mind. I believe that you’ll find a better man who loves you more,” he said, trying to comfort her.
Lucinda was taken aback by Cyrus’ words. She wanted to argue with him, but she couldn’t make herself speak.
She knew that in the contemporary society, people were often self-centered and apathetic. It was rare to find someone who would be willing to lay down their life even for the one they love.
She doubted she would ever find someone who loved her as much as Nathaniel did.
Her heart ached so sharply that she winced and started sweating profusely.
Cyrus could tell that she was in a lot of pain and it was difficult for her to accept the situation. He knew that he just had to keep convincing her gently.