“Well,” Conor began, “you wouldn’t believe how much the Payne family has surged in power during that time. They’ve even surpassed the Simmons family and are now the wealthiest in the area.”
“Oh,” Lucinda responded.
Lucinda’s expression betraying nothing.
It seemed that her father’s didn’t work hard enough.
“No worries. Now that I’m back, I’ll help Dad secure the position of the richest family in Stastle again.”
Conor’s adoration for Lucinda was palpable as he continued speaking.
“I heard that about six months ago, old Mr. Payne’s eldest grandson returned from the army and took back control of the Payne family in just a month. Under his guidance, the Payne Group reached unprecedented levels of success within six months. Now, he’s the most talked-about man in all of Stastle. Everyone reverently calls him ‘Master Nathan’.”
“Master Nathan?”
Lucinda’s hand holding her glass of red wine paused. It was unusual for her to show a different expression on her face.
“That’s his name?
‘s
Nathan?” she asked.
“Yes, Nathan Payne,” Conor replied.
It was rare for Conor to see Lucinda show any interest in other men over the past six months.
“Miss Simmons, do you think Master Nathan is powerful too?” he asked.
Lucinda drank the remainder of her wine without saying a word.
She couldn’t help but feel that the name Nathan Payne sounded familiar.
But… It was probably because it somehow reminded her of Nathaniel.
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“If the relationship between the Simmons family and the Payne family isn’t bad, why haven’t I heard of Nathan Payne before?” she mused aloud.
Conor responded, “I heard that his parents passed away in an accident when he was very young. To protect him, old Mr. Payne sent him to the army for training at a young age.”
“Nathan had lost both his parents? That must have been a difficult time for him to live alone in the Payne family.” Lucinda felt a pang of sympathy for him.
“That’s quite pitiful,” she remarked.
Lucinda sighed.
She blinked her stupor away and got back to her drink. The next thing she knew, she had finished an entire bottle of wine.
Just as she was reaching for another one, Abel rushed forward and stopped her.