He had missed the best opportunity to confess last night. If Lucinda was still willing to punish him tomorrow night, it meant she was considering forgiveness. Perhaps after whipping him, she would be less angry.
But if she refused to even punish him, then Nathan knew this situation would be much harder to resolve.
Nathan felt a pang of guilt as he thought about what Leon had said earlier, letting out a deep sigh.
“Hurry up. I’ve made her life so hard for the past six months. I have to do something because I really owe her that much.” Nathan urged Sonny to go and get the whip.
Sonny hesitated before deciding to keep quiet.
He really wanted to tell Nathan that he didn’t owe Lucinda anything anymore.
Despite this, Sonny knew that Nathan loved her so much and would go to great lengths to make her happy.
Nathan loved her with such humility.
Sonny couldn’t help but feel sorry for his boss, but there was nothing he could do to help.
While Sonny sympathized with Nathan, Lucinda woke up.
Lucinda’s first action upon waking up was to check her body for any visible marks or hickeys.
The quilt on the sofa had been neatly folded, giving the impression that whoever slept there had already left.
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It appeared that Nathan had not taken advantage of her the previous night.
He had even slept on the sofa, showing that he was a gentleman and not as the rumors suggested.
She could still recall what happened before she became intoxicated the previous night
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However, her judgment was clouded as she had consumed some alcohol.
Nathan’s behavior was peculiar, and it required further investigation.
Initially, she had considered declining Norton’s invitation to breakfast, but the matter regarding Nathan compelled her to accept it.
While conversing with Norton during breakfast, she tentatively asked, “Mr. Payne, I heard that Nathan didn’t return until six months ago.
I saw him last night, and he was incredibly handsome. However, why was there a rumor that he was unattractive?”
Norton remained composed and replied, “Once he had established himself in Stastle, numerous wealthy women attempted to pursue him, but he was uninterested. Consequently, he instructed his men to spread the rumor to discourage any further pursuit.”
“IT understand,” she replied. Her lips curled into a gentle smile as she inquired, Has he always been this handsome?”
“What do you mean?” Norton appeared perplexed as he gazed at her with a confused expression on his wrinkled face.
Lucinda grinned, her smile even brighter, and said, “I was just wondering if there were any old photographs of him since he is so striking.