Lucinda pursed her lips as she silently studied the food on the table.
What was Nathan trying to do?
Why did she feel like he was plotting something? Did they have sex last night?
She quietly reached under the covers to make sure she was not hurt anywhere.
In the end, she had no choice but to ask the hotel manager, “Hey, I just returned to Stastle, you see, so I know very little about Nathan. Do you know what he looks like?”
The hotel manager immediately shook his head with a scandalized look on his face.
“We’re literally just nobodies. We’re not worthy of knowing what Mr. Payne Looks Like. He always wears that mask whenever he goes outside, but I’ve seen him before. He is tall and has long, powerful legs and an excellent temperament, so I don’t think he’s ugly underneath his mask.”
Lucinda only hummed in response.
It seemed that the only way for her to get the full story was to question Nathan directly.
She did not eat the breakfast that Nathan ordered for her. She showered, checked out, and headed to the construction site to check on the new Angle Intl building.
Leon came back after being gone all morning.
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“Miss Simmons, Master Nathan isn’t at home.”
“Did you go to the Payne Group headquarters?”
“He’s not there either.”
Surely, Lucinda reasoned, Nathan would spend some time at home or at the office in the days ahead.
However, after two days, Leon still failed to locate Nathan. Lucinda even had some people camp outside the Payne estate and the Payne Group headquarters, but there was no luck tracking him down. His men also refused to tell them where he was.
Lucinda was starting to wonder if Nathan was avoiding her.
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What was he hiding from her?
After two uneventful days, it was finally the day the grand party would be held.
Atticus’s villa would serve as the venue for the party to celebrate Lucinda’s return. It was a lavish feast, and all the political and financial heavy hitters of Stastle were expected to attend.
At the moment, the party was not set to begin for another two hours.
Lucinda was doing her makeup in her room. Next to her was a tasselled dress that Miss Z had made just for her. It was an exquisite dress, to say the least.
Rickey knocked on the door before entering. In a low voice, he reported, “Miss Simmons, the Payne family said that Master Nathan was on a mission and wouldn’t be able to make it tonight, but your father will still announce your engagement to him. You will probably be laughed at later since Master Nathan won’t be there. What should we do?”
Lucinda showed no emotion on her face despite what she learned.