With that, she left the ancestral temple.
Meanwhile, Levi, Marceline, and Nikolas continued to plead for mercy.
In her room, Lucinda couldn’t shake off her unsettled feelings, and it took her a long time to calm down.
Nathaniel being burnt filled her mind.
If only these people weren’t her family, she thought. She would kill them, or at least make them pay for what they had done.
Relief washed over her as she breathed a sigh.
Then she remembered the lies she had told Nathan at the Payne family’s house. She spoke ill of Nathaniel, but for a good reason.
“I’m sorry, Nate,” she said, clasping her hands together.
“I spoke those words to piss Nathan off and force him to break off our engagement.
Once I’ve dealt with all the people who hurt me from the Simmons family, I’ll return to Forden to live in the house where we once lived together. I won’t ever get married or have children.”
During her moment of contrition, the servant had come twice to urge her to dinner.
Lucinda descended the stairs to the dining room slowly, her face cold as she took her seat.
Just as she was about to take a sip of her soup, Florrie, who was seated across from her, looked displeased.
“You are the most spoiled princess in our family indeed,” Florrie said.
“Making your elders wait for you? What happened to your manners?”
Coughing, Atticus said, “Shut up.”
Florrie snorted and rolled her eyes.
Lucinda didn’t tolerate her behavior and threw her spoon on the table.
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“Florrie, have you forgotten how you seduced my father to marry into the Simmons family? You’re so shameless. How dare you scold me?
“Stop it!” Atticus exclaimed.
“Don’t argue anymore. Just eat!” Atticus felt helpless as the argument continued. Lucinda turned to him and said, “You saw what happened. She provoked me first. If you can’t get her to stop, I won’t be able to continue living here.”
She stood up and headed upstairs.
“I won’t tolerate this kind of behavior from anyone,” she declared.
“Sweetie, please don’t be angry. Just sit and have your dinner, okay?”