He was speechless for a moment before turning a bewildered gaze back to Lucinda.
“What did you just call me?”
Nathan’s mind went blank, leaving him stunned.
Never before had she addressed him so intimately.
Could it be that she had feelings for him?
His thoughts were in disarray. After contemplating for a while, he mustered the courage to confess his feelings.
“Lucinda, actually, I…
Before he could finish his sentence, Lucinda, who was sleeping on the bed, suddenly grasped his sleeve in anger.
“Nathaniel! How dare you…” Her furious outburst interrupted him.
“If you ever lie to me again, I’ll make sure you regret it, I’ll dig your ashes out and flush them down the toilet!”
It seemed that she was really angry.
His words got stuck in his throat.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, he was lost in thought.
Nathan was acutely aware that Lucinda no longer harbored any romantic feelings for him.
As her former spouse, he felt that his sole purpose was to take the blame for everything that went wrong.
If Lucinda were to discover that he had lied to her once more, he was c
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ertain that she would despise him and not consider giving him another chance.
He gazed at Lucinda, who was sound asleep, and wondered what he could do to regain her trust.
He had put in a lot of effort to try and win her back, as divorcing her was the biggest regret of his life. The thought of losing her again was too much to bear.
He decided to let her accept the fact that Nathaniel was dead since confessing would only make things worse.
He would start over with her as Nathan Payne!
Lucinda slept poorly, and even in her sleep, she frowned, giving her a fierce expression.
Carefully smoothing her eyebrows, Nathan leaned in to ki*s her forehead.
Afterward, he headed to the bathroom and retrieved a towel to assist her in wiping her face and hands. Finally, he retrieved a fresh quilt from the wardrobe.
He spent the entire night sleeping on the small sofa.